Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2009 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Petrochemical facility fined for excess discharge of pollutants into Santiago Creek and Caribbean Sea at unpermitted locations, failure to report discharge data, and lacking adequate operation and maintenance of a discharge pipe. Penalty - $1,025,000. | Puerto Rico | US Environmental Protection Agency | Fraud, Pollution | |
| 22/06/1997 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Check valve failure causes explosion and fire in facility from flammable gas release; several workers injured; closure of transportation routes; property damages. Check valves were deemed inappropriate for use. Penalty - $350,000. | Deer Park, TX, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency, (2) | Pollution | |
| 30/03/2009 - 25/02/2009 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Petrochemical facility unlawfully discharged pollutants for 14 days, and did not properly operate and maintain a diffuse pipeline for 105 days. Penalty - $153,057 | Puerto Rico | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 05/09/2013 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Numerous air permit violations were documented on Shell arctic ship fleets exploring and drilling for gas and oil. Settlements - $1.1 million. | Alaska, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 10/06/1999 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Equilon Enterprises) (Olympic Pipeline Company) | Ill-maintained pipeline ruptures and releases over 230,000 gallons of gasoline and ignites - 3 people killed, including two ten-year-old boys; over 9 injured; home destroyed; resulting fire killed over 100,000 fish and other aquatic organisms; massive environmental damage on creeks and soil. Civil and criminal penalties on Shell and Olympic - $92 million. | Bellingham, WA, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 05/10/2006 | (Motiva Enterprises) (Equilon Enterprises) (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (BP (Beyond Petroleum)) | Violations of the Clean Air Act from 1999 through 2004; companies produced and distributed noncomplying fuel to motor vehicles threatening public health. Civil penalties for - Shell $600,000 & BP $900,000. | United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 01/10/2008 | (Merit Energy Co.) (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) | Companies fined for Clean Air Act violations at natural gas processing facility; excess SO2 emissions; no installation of SO2 reduction controls. Civil penalty - $500,000. | Manistee, MI, USA | US Environmental Protection Agency, (2) | Pollution | |
| 31/03/2010 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Violations of Clean Air Act; excess emissions of NOx, VOCs, benzene and SO2. Civil penalty - $3.5 million. | Alabama & Louisiana, US | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 10/07/2013 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell fined for Clean Air Act violations at large refinery and chemical plant; excess emissions of VOCs and HAPs. Civil penalty - $2.6million. | Deer Park, Texas, USA | US Environmental Protection Agency | Pollution | |
| 20/01/2015 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Equilon Enterprises) | Oil companies fined for Clean Air Act violations. Civil penalty - $900,000. | Texas, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Fraud, Pollution |