Prudhoe Bay Spill

State and BP are still far from leak claim decision

A decision in the high-stakes arbitration proceeding between the state and BP appears still to be months away. The dispute centers on the state's claim for damages stemming from pipeline leaks in the Prudhoe Bay oil field in 2006.

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PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

Prudhoe Bay spill of 4,200 gallons of oil, water contained

A tank at a Prudhoe Bay processing center operated by BP overflowed Monday, spilling an estimated 4,200 gallons of crude oil and oily water, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said in a report Tuesday.
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.
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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.
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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.
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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.
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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).
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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...
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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.
OIL AND GAS

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.
PRUDHOE BAY SPILL

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.