Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Fraud(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/1995 - 01/01/1993 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Illegal discharge of waste oil, paint thinner and other toxic and hazardous substances by injecting them down oil wells. BP Exploration Alaska failed to report the illegal injections when it learned of the conduct; BP pleads guilty to criminal charges - $22 million. | Endicott Island, North Slope, AK, United States | US Environmental Protection Agency | Fraud, Pollution | |
| 19/09/2013 | Halliburton | Pleads guilty to destroying 2010 Gulf spill evidence - $200.000 & 3-year probation. | New Orleans, LA, United States | Reuters, US Department of Justice | Fraud | |
| 23/04/2012 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Amnesty International exposes Shell's inaccurate reporting of massive 72-day Niger Delta oil spill. | Niger Delta | Amnesty International, CEHRD | Fraud, Pollution | |
| 01/11/2013 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell accused of not adequately assessing and providing false information regarding oil spills in Nigeria. | Ogoni, Rivers, Nigeria | Amnesty International, CEHRD | Fraud, Pollution | |
| 29/07/2015 - 01/01/1990 | Chevron | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud | ||
| 29/07/2015 - 01/01/1982 | Exxon Mobil | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud | ||
| 29/07/2015 - 01/01/1990 | Peabody Energy | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud | ||
| 29/07/1990 - 01/01/1990 | ConocoPhillips | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud | ||
| 29/07/2015 - 01/01/1990 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud | ||
| 29/07/2015 - 01/01/1990 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Leaked 330 page documents know as "Deception Dossiers" show that major oil companies were aware of climate change linked to their products for decades, and used deceptive tactics to reverse the information and block public policy. "These include forged letters to Congress, secret funding of a supposedly independent scientist, the creation of fake grassroots organizations, multiple efforts to deliberately manufacture uncertainty about climate science." | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Change, Fraud |