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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BP
Current Parent Company: BP
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $205,000
Year: 2022
Date: December 7, 2022
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: MTBE violation
Violation Description: BP agreed to pay $205,000 in settlement of allegations it caused pollution of Rhode Island's soil and groundwater with the gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Rhode Island Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Rhode Island
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
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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