Prudhoe Bay Spill

State, BP to arbitrate royalty income lost from Slope leaks

The state's civil suit against BP over the high-profile pipeline leaks in the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 2006 is headed to arbitration.

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BP oil spill case goes to judge

The question of whether the circumstances surrounding a 2009 BP oil spill on Alaska's North Slope amount to another environmental crime by the corporation -- justifying new penalties -- now is before U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline.

2009 BP spill on North Slope may lead to criminal charges

Two years ago, a BP pipeline carrying a mix of oil, water and natural gas blew open on the North Slope, spilling an estimated 13,500 gallons of crude. Now a federal court is trying to determine whether the circumstances leading up to it amount to criminal behavior by BP.

Prosecutors aim to revoke BP probation

Prosecutors aim to revoke BP probation

BP, the biggest oil field operator on Alaska's North Slope, has failed to fix pervasive management and environmental safety problems and is a repeat environmental offender, federal prosecutors said in a new court filing this week.

PDF: BP's brief (11/14/11)

PDF: Government's brief (11/14/11)

BP reports another liquid spill in its North Slope facilities

A spill at a Prudhoe Bay oil production facility has shut down a flow station operated by BP Exploration (Alaska).

North Slope pipeline breaks, spills during pressure testing

State environmental officials are investigating why a pipeline on Alaska's North Slope operated by BP ruptured early Saturday during a pressure test. Workers in nearby buildings felt the ground shake from the force of the underground line break, said Tom DeRuyter, the on-scene coordinator for the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

BP agrees to penalty in North Slope spill lawsuit settlement

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. has agreed to pay a $25 million civil fine to settle a federal lawsuit over the largest-ever oil spill on Alaska's North Slope.

PDF: Consent decree appendix

Alaska Newsreader: GOP debates BP's offshore drilling future

Cleanup of North Slope's record spill continues

Heavily bundled crews braved merciless cold Monday to continue cleaning up the largest crude oil spill ever on Alaska's North Slope.

Federal agency calls for major work on trans-Alaska pipeline

Federal pipeline regulators have proposed that the trans-Alaska pipeline operator begin major work to make the 33-year-old, 800-mile line less susceptible to accidents as the amount of oil flowing through it declines.

PDF: Proposed pipeline safety order

Alaska Newsreader: Coast Guard can't handle Arctic oil spills, Congress told

Ruling narrows state's case against BP for Slope oil spills

An Alaska judge has made a key ruling that could spare BP from paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the state as compensation for suspended oil production after major 2006 spills on the North Slope.

Judge could revoke BP's probation in North Slope spills

A federal probation officer is asking a judge to revoke BP's probation in Alaska -- which could mean new penalties for the oil giant in connection with its criminal conviction for a massive 2006 North Slope oil spill.

BP probation for 2006 oil spill set to expire

Unless federal attorneys make a move within the next few weeks, BP will come off probation for its big 2006 North Slope oil spill in 22 days.

State, BP investigate cause of latest Prudhoe Bay oil spill

A pipe rupture at the Prudhoe Bay oil field has sprayed oil onto 17,000 square feet of well gravel pad and additional nearby tundra, the state says. The cause of the break was not immediately known.

Photos: Damage caused by pipe break

Video: Spill scene

BP may face third criminal violation after recent Slope spill

As cleanup continues on one of the biggest oil spills ever on Alaska's North Slope, criminal and civil investigations are under way into the circumstances of the pipeline's rupture.

Spill is one of worst on the North Slope

Officials have found a 24-inch jagged rupture in a pipeline that began pouring oil and water Nov. 29, creating one of the biggest North Slope crude oil spills ever.

Photos: Lisburne oil spill

New North Slope spill BP's second in four days

In the midst of cleaning up a major North Slope oil spill with an unusual twist, BP has reported another spill involving a different pipeline.

Cause and scope of oil spill at Prudhoe Bay remain a mystery

Officials say they still don't know the basics about a BP oil spill discovered Sunday on the North Slope: What caused a rupture in a pipe that had been shut down weeks earlier because of ice plugs? How much oil leaked onto the tundra?

Crews cleaning Prudhoe Bay oil spill estimated at 3/4 acre

Cleanup efforts continued Tuesday on a three-quarter-acre area of tundra affected by a spill of oil and water near BP's Lisburne Processing Center on the North Slope.

Suit seeks hundreds of millions from BP

The state is aiming to collect "several hundred million dollars" from BP as compensation for pipeline leaks in 2006 that hobbled North Slope oil production and cut into state revenue, a state lawyer said.

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State, feds seek hefty fines for BP Alaska's 2006 spill

The state and federal governments each are suing BP Alaska seeking potentially huge fines and other collections against the company in connection with disastrous oil spills in the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 2006.

PDF: The federal complaint

BP fined, rebuked for oil spill (11-30-07)

BP reports a small leak at Prudhoe Bay

BP said Wednesday it reported a small oil leak that occurred while attempting to bring a well back online earlier this week at the nation's largest oil field. A company spokesman said the leak did not affect overall production and is unrelated to the power outage that temporarily shut down Prudhoe Bay Friday.