the united states taxpayer has filed a civil charge against bc exploration ( alaska ) corp . ( bpxa ) alleging that the company " neglected federal clean air and water laws " by " illegally discharging " more than 200 , 000 barrels crude oil during two oil spills in 2006 on washington ' s north coast in chevrontexaco bay . bpxa previously pleaded guilty to one count of gross negligence in improper discharging the oil and paid nz $ 20 000 in damages . as a outcome of the plea , the lawsuit was filed saying that they " failed " to wait for such a disaster by implemented " appropriate [ sic ] spill preventing measures " as the law requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.