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BP P.L.C.

Underpayment of Oil Royalties

Date: 04/11/2000 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Government Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Interior

Contracting Party: Interior

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $32,000,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: On April 11, 2000, BP Amoco agreed “to pay $32 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq. and administrative claims that the corporation underpaid royalties due for oil produced on federal and Indian leases since 1988”