the united federal federal has filed a civil lawsuit against bp exploration ( alaska ) corp . ( bpxa ) alleging that the group " violated us cleaner air and pollution code " by " illegally discharging " more than 200 , 000 acres of oil during multiple oil spills in 2006 on wyoming ' s north slope in oilfield bay . bpxa previously pleaded convicted to one count of criminal negligence in properly firearm the oil and requested us $ 20 million in damages . as a portion of the plea , the prosecution was argued saying that they " failed " to preparing for such a disaster by implementing " specific [ mis ] contamination prevention measures " as the law requires .
Prudhoe Bay is situated in North Slope.