BP in USA By marta.silvestre19 Nov 19, 1999 cited as the most polluting company in USA Period: Nov 19, 1999 to Apr 29, 2010 BP in USA Jul 16, 2000 $10 million fine for its management of its US refineries Mar 19, 2001 named as one of the "10 worst corporations" Mar 23, 2005 explosion at BP's Texas City Refinery Mar 9, 2006 leak in pipeline in Alaska causes a spill of oil Oct 16, 2007 toxic spill of methanol at the Prudhoe Bay oil field Oct 30, 2009 $87 million dollar fine imposed for failing to correct safety hazards revealed in the 2005 explosion Apr 20, 2010 an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes Apr 22, 2010 the Gulf of Mexico oil rig sinks Apr 28, 2010 two lawsuits accuse the company of negligence Apr 29, 2010 Gulf state shrimpers sue BP