the united states government has filed a legal lawsuit against bp exploration ( alaska ) inc . ( bpxa ) alleging that the company " violated state dirty air and sea standards " by " illegal firearm " more than 200 , 000 gallons crude oil during two pipeline spills in 2006 on alaska ' s north slide in prudhoe bay . bpxa previously pleas down to one count of criminal negligence in actually disposing the oil and paid us $ 20 usd in damages . as a result of the pleading , the lawsuit was filed complaining that they " failing " to prepare for such a circumstance by applying " certain [ ... ] accident prevention measures " as the law requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.