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BP plc settles $40 million benzene emissions violation
BP plc is accused of violating federal laws by releasing cancer-causing benzene in wastewater from its Indiana refinery, leading to a $40 million penalty settlement.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A subsidiary of BP plc will pay a record-setting $40 million penalty to settle civil U.S. charges that its Indiana-based oil refinery violated federal laws aimed at curbing emissions of cancer-causing benzene in wastewater and other harmful pollutants, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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BP settles for $10.75 million over gas market manipulation
BP agreed to pay $10.75 million to settle claims it manipulated natural gas markets in 2008.
BP plc BP agreed to pay a civil penalty of $10.75 million, which is less than what it had previously paid in the case to settle claims that its traders had manipulated natural gas markets in 2008, reported Reuters, referring to a filing by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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BP Plc is accused of misleading fuel sales claims
BP Plc is accused of misleading consumers about fuel sales by claiming cleaner and emissions-reducing properties without disclosing climate impacts.
The lawsuit said Exxon Mobil Corp , BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell and industry group the American Petroleum Institute "have systematically and intentionally misled consumers" through fuel sales at branded stations as "cleaner" and "emissions-reducing" while not disclosing climate impacts.