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BP P.L.C.

Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste (Alaska)

Date: 09/23/1999 (Date of Guilty Plea)

Misconduct Type: Environment

Enforcement Agency: EPA

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Criminal

Amount: $22,000,000

Disposition: Pleaded Guilty

Synopsis: BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., a subsidiary of BP Amoco P.L.C. “pleaded guilty to one felony count related to the illegal disposal of hazardous waste on Alaska's North Slope, and it agreed to spend $22 million to resolve the criminal case and related civil claims…BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., or "BPXA," admitted in U.S. District Court in Anchorage that it failed to immediately notify authorities of a release of hazardous substances to the environment, and it agreed to pay the maximum criminal fine of $500,000. As part of the plea agreement, BPXA also admitted that it failed to provide adequate oversight, audits and funding to ensure proper environmental management on Endicott Island, Alaska.”