Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Shell Chemical
Current Parent Company:
Royal Dutch Shell
Penalty:
$6,500,000
Year:
2007
Date:
March 15, 2007
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Shell Chemical agreed to pay a fine of $1 million and spend $5.5 million on environmental improvement projects.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Louisiana
HQ Country of Parent:
Netherlands
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
oil and gas
Specific Industry of Parent:
oil & gas
Source of Data:
Shell Chemical to pay $1 million fine in settlement with DEQ, The Advocate, March 15, 2007 (via Nexis)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
