
Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Federal Criminal Settlement
BP Exploration and Production reached a $4.5 billion settlement with the federal government over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill, and response. The agreement resolved all criminal claims by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and civil securities fraud charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In its resolution with the DOJ, BP agreed to plead guilty to 11 counts of misconduct or neglect of ship officers, one count of obstruction of Congress, one misdemeanor Clean Water Act count, and one misdemeanor Migratory Bird Treaty Act count. In addition, two BP supervisors on the Deepwater Horizon (Robert Kaluza and Donald Vidrine) were charged with involuntary manslaughter, seaman’s manslaughter, and a Clean Water Act violation, and a former senior executive (David Rainey) was charged with obstruction of Congress and making false statements to law enforcement officials. (In March 2015, an appeals court threw out the seaman’s manslaughter counts against Kaluza and Vidrine. In December 2015, Vidrine pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating the Clean Water Act. He was later sentenced to 10 months of probation. In June 2015, Rainey was acquitted at trial. In February 2016, Kaluza was acquitted at trial.) The $4 billion settlement with the DOJ includes $1.256 billion in criminal fines, a $2.394 billion payment to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and a $350 million payment to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). BP also agreed to a term of five years’ probation and to implement measures to improve the safety of its drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico and improve its corporate ethics policies and practices. In its resolution with the SEC, BP agreed to pay a $525 million civil penalty for misleading investors by significantly understating the oil flow rate in multiple reports filed with the SEC in April and May 2010.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 11/15/2012
Contractors Involved | Penalty |
---|---|
Total | |
BP P.L.C. | $4,525,000,000 |
Further Information | Released |
---|---|
BP Press Release | 11/15/2012 |
Criminal Information | 11/15/2012 |
DOJ Press Conference Remarks | 11/15/2012 |
DOJ Press Release | 11/15/2012 |
Plea Agreement | 11/15/2012 |
SEC Complaint | 11/15/2012 |
SEC Final Judgment | 11/15/2012 |
SEC Press Conference Remarks | 11/15/2012 |
SEC Press Release | 11/15/2012 |
Indictment (Kaluza, Vidrine) | 11/14/2012 |
Indictment (Rainey) | 11/14/2012 |
See also:
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2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Mexican Government Lawsuit
BP P.L.C., Halliburton -
2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Pointe-au-Chien Tribe Lawsuit
BP P.L.C., Halliburton -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (BSEE Citations)
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (BSEE Citations)
Halliburton -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Federal Contracting Suspension
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill — Federal, State, and Local Civil Settlement
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (Fishermen/Shrimpers Lawsuits)
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (Fishermen/Shrimpers Lawsuits)
Halliburton -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill — Gulf of Mexico Early Restoration
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (Halliburton Lawsuit)
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Halliburton Settlement
Halliburton -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Maryland AG Lawsuit
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (Mexican Lawsuits)
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (Mexican Lawsuits)
Halliburton -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Private Economic Loss and Medical Claims Settlement
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (Securities Litigation)
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Shareholder Lawsuit
BP P.L.C. -
April 2010 Oil Rig Explosion Lawsuits
Halliburton -
April 2010 Oil Rig Explosion Lawsuits
BP P.L.C. -
Bayona Corp. v. BP et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
BP P.L.C. -
Bayona Corp. v. BP et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
Bon Secour Fisheries et al. v. Halliburton (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
Carnival v. BP et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
BP P.L.C. -
Carnival v. BP et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
Cochran v. BP et al. (April 2010 Oil Rig Explosion)
BP P.L.C. -
Cochran v. BP et al. (April 2010 Oil Rig Explosion)
Halliburton -
Deepwater Horizon Coast Guard/BOEMRE Investigation
BP P.L.C. -
Deepwater Horizon Coast Guard/BOEMRE Investigation
Halliburton -
Destin v. BP et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
BP P.L.C. -
Destin v. BP et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
Destruction of Evidence Relating to Deepwater Horizon Incident
Halliburton -
Faris v. Transocean et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
Faris v. Transocean et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
BP P.L.C. -
Hogan v. BP, et al. (Exposure to Corexit)
Halliburton -
Hogan v. BP, et al. (Exposure to Corexit)
BP P.L.C. -
Pappas v. Transocean et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
BP P.L.C. -
Pappas v. Transocean et al. (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
Roshto v. Transocean Ltd (April 2010 Oil Rig Explosion)
BP P.L.C. -
Roshto v. Transocean Ltd (April 2010 Oil Rig Explosion)
Halliburton -
SEC v. Seilhan (Insider Trading)
BP P.L.C. -
St. Joe Co. v. Halliburton (April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
Halliburton -
U.S. v. Badalamenti (Destruction of Evidence)
Halliburton -
U.S. v. Mix (Obstruction of Justice in April 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)
BP P.L.C. -
Warner v. Lesar, et al. (Shareholder Lawsuit)
Halliburton