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Company: Sinclair Oil Corp.
Current Parent Company: HF Sinclair Corporation
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Penalty: $74,450,000
Year: 2008
Date: January 15, 2008
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Mega-Scandal: Refinery Pollution
Violation Description: Sinclair Oil Corp. agreed to pay a $2.45 million civil penalty and spend more than $72 million for new and upgraded pollution controls to reduce air pollution from the company's three refineries in Casper and Sinclair, Wyo., and in Tulsa, Okla.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
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.