Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Equilon Pipeline Company LLC
Current Parent Company:
Shell PLC
Penalty:
$25,000,000
Year:
2002
Date:
December 11, 2002
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Equilon pleaded no contest to criminal charges resulting from the 1999 rupture of a pipeline in Bellingham, Washington that spilled 236,000 gallons of gasoline, some of which ignited and caused three deaths. It also settled related civil allegations.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Western District of Washington
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil and criminal
Facility State:
Washington
Facility City:
Bellingham
HQ Country of Parent:
United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
oil and gas
Specific Industry of Parent:
oil & gas
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Parent company note:
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