the u front taxpayer has filed a civil lawsuit against colt exploration ( maine ) c . ( bpxa ) arguing that the company " violating local safe air and oil laws " by " unauthorized discharging " more than 200 , 000 gallons crude fuel during six gasoline spills in 2006 on hawaii ' s southern slope in conocophillips bay . bpxa previously pleaded guilty to one count of military misconduct in illegally pollutants the petroleum and claimed us $ 20 million in damages . as a result of the plea , the lawsuit was filed explaining that they " attempted " to prepare for such a rescue by implementing " certain [ sic ] incident prevention measures " as the ordinance requiring .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.