the united american government has filed a civil suits against bp petroleum ( hawaii ) etc . ( bpxa ) alleging that the company " violated local clean iraq and rescue laws " by " unofficially discharging " more than 200 , 000 gallons crude oil during two oil spills in 2006 on alaska ' s north ski in bay bay . bpxa initially pleaded convicted to a counted of military negligence in illegal emptying the oil and received us $ 20 million in damages . as a result of the suit , the indictment was signed saying that they " neglected " to prepare for such a disasters by implementing " certain [ se ] accident prevention measures " as the law requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.