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ChevronTexaco Corporation

Arthur Kill, NJ Oil Spill

Date: 04/25/2007 (Date of Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,045,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: In a settlement with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Chevron agreed to pay $1 million for spilling more than 10,000 gallons of crude oil into the Arthur Kill in February 2006. The spill occurred when a barge was offloading crude oil at the Chevron Perth Amboy facility. Chevron also paid the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection $45,000 in a settlement related to the spill.