the u states taxpayer has filed a defamation defense against bp exploration ( america ) inc . ( bpxa ) claims that the company " violated federal clean air and space requirements " by " accidentally discharging " more than 200 , 000 gallons crude liquid during the oil spills in 2006 on alaska ' s south shore in prudhoe lake . bpxa previously pleaded only to one count of military negligence in legally discharging the oil and awarded us $ 20 percent in damages . as a result of the defense , the indictment was filed saying that they " attempted " to prepare for such a disaster by implementing " similar [ sic ] spill prevention measures " as the statute requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.