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Company: Marathon Oil Company
Current Parent Company: Marathon Oil
Penalty: $241,500,000
Year: 2024
Date: July 11, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Mega-Scandal: Refinery Pollution
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced a settlement with Marathon Oil Company resolving Clean Air Act violations at the company's oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The settlement required that Marathon pay a civil penalty of $64.5 million, the largest ever for violations of the Clean Air Act at stationary sources, which include facilities such as oil and gas tank systems. Under the settlement agreement, Marathon will also spend $177 million to implement extensive compliance measures to achieve major reductions in harmful emissions from over 200 facilities across the state.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Dakota
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.