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Company: British Petroleum
Current Parent Company: Marathon Petroleum
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Penalty: $50,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: October 25, 2007
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Mega-Scandal: Refinery Pollution
Violation Description: British Petroleum and several of its subsidiaries agreed to pay a $50 million criminal penalty for environmental violations stemming from a fatal explosion at a Texas refinery in March 2005. The facility was later sold to Marathon Petroleum.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Texas
Facility City: Texas City
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
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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