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Company: Shell Oil Company
Current Parent Company: Shell PLC
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Penalty: $49,000,000
Year: 2003
Date: August 5, 2003
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: federal leasing royalty violation
Violation Description: Shell Oil Company agreed to pay $49 million to settle claims under the False Claims Act and various administrative provisions relating to its unauthorized venting and flaring of gas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.