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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Williams Companies, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Williams Companies
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Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2003
Date: March 13, 2003
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: energy market manipulation
Violation Description: Williams agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations of market manipulation and antitrust violations during the 2000-2001 West Coast energy crisis.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Oregon Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Oregon
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Oklahoma
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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