the united states government has submitted a similar lawsuit against bp exploration ( asia ) inc . ( bpxa ) arguing that the corporation " violated federal clean air and environmental laws " by " improper discharging " more than 200 , 000 ml shale oil during two large leakage in 2006 on alaska ' s north slope in tengiz peninsula . bpxa previously pleaded guilty to one count of criminal negligence in illegally discharging the oil and payment us $ 20 million in damages . as a matter of the litigation , the lawsuit was lodged saying that they " attempted " to prepare for such a disaster by implementing " significant [ ac ] leak prevention measure " as the law requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.