the confederate federal legislature has filed a civil lawsuit against bp exploration ( alaska ) inc . ( bpxa ) alleging that the company " violated federal clean air and space rights " by " unofficially discharging " more than 200 , 000 gallons crude oil during two oil spills in 2006 on wyoming ' s west slope in prudhoe bay . bpxa recently pleas responsible to one count of criminal neglect in illegally discharging the oil and paid us $ 20 million in damages . as a effect of the plea , the charge was lodged saying that they " failed " to care for such a disaster by implementation " minor [ ec ] explosion prevention measures " as the statute provides .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.