the associated states governments has filed a commercial dispute against bp energy ( canada ) inc . ( bpxa ) alleging that the company " abused american above air and water laws " by " unlawful negligent " more than 200 , 000 tons crude oil during two oil spilled in 2006 on alaska ' s north top in prudhoe bay . bpxa previously pleaded guilty to one accusation of criminal misconduct in illegally dumping the oil and awarded him $ 20 million in damages . as a outcome of the plea , the action was filed saying that they " failed " to prepares for such a disaster by executing " specified [ sic ] spill prevention measures " as the ordinance demands .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.