the united kingdom government has registered a civil lawsuit against bp bp ( alaska ) inc . ( bpxa ) claiming that the company " neglected federal clean air and water rules " by " illegally discharging " more than 200 , 000 gallons crude fluid during the oil leak in 2006 on california ' s northwestern slope in oilfields bay . bpxa formerly pleaded convicted to 2 count of total corruption in illegally discharging the oil and paid about $ 20 million in damages . as a result of the verdict , the lawsuit was filed saying that they " failed " to prepare for such a disaster by implementing " certain [ mis ] damage preventing measures " as the law demands .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.