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BP P.L.C.
Safety Violations at Scotland Refinery
Date: 01/18/2002 (Date of Conviction)
Misconduct Type: Environment
Enforcement Agency: International
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Criminal
Amount: $1,400,000
Disposition: Pleaded Guilty
Synopsis: BP was fined £1m (approx. $1.4 million) for breaching safety laws at its Grangemouth, Scotland refinery. The company pleaded guilty to charges relating to two separate incidents at the complex in June 2000. In the first incident, a high pressure steam pipe broke, injuring a woman. In the second incident three days later, a break in other pipework caused the release of highly flammable vapor which led to a major fire.
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