the canadian states government has filed a criminal lawsuit against drilling mining ( america ) pt . ( bpxa ) claiming that the subsidiary " violated international dirty air and water laws " by " legally pollutants " more than 200 , 000 gallons refined oil during two water spilling in 2006 on maine ' s north slope in bp bay . bpxa previously pleas responsible to one count of criminal negligence in illegally discharging the oil and requested us $ 20 million in fines . as a response of the verdict , the charge was filed insisting that they " failing " to provide for such a disaster by implementing " similar [ sic ] leak prevention measures " as the law requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.