the united states government has initiated a negligence lawsuit against bp exploration ( alaska ) company . ( bpxa ) allegations that the organization " violated the open air and water laws " by " legally emptying " more than 200 , 000 gallons of water during three oil spills in 2006 on alaska ' s western slope in prudhoe bay . bpxa previously pleaded guilty to one counted of criminal negligence in allegedly discharging the oil and collected him $ 20 million in damages . as a results of the settlement , the lawsuit was filed asking that they " failed " to prepare for such a disaster by incorporating " certain [ sic ] incident prevention efforts " as the government requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.