Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Conservation Law Foundation sues Gulf Oil
Lawsuit filed
The Conservation Law Foundation sued Gulf Oil Limited Partnership under the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit alleged that the company failed to comply with a state stormwater permit and that its facility posed risks of hazardous-waste contamination. The plaintiffs also alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. These are allegations made in the lawsuit.
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The plaintiffs leveled 18 charges against Gulf Oil, 15 violations of the Clean Water Act and 3 violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
The plaintiff, Conservation Law Foundation, alleged that the energy company failed to abide by a state stormwater permit and that its facility, located on a floodplain, does not do enough to prevent the possible contamination of the local environs with with hazardous waste that “may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment.”
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership was sued on Thursday in the District of Connecticut under the citizen suit enforcement provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
1975
Illegal political contributions by Gulf executives
Several senior Gulf executives, including chairman Bob Dorsey, were implicated in unlawful political contributions and left their positions. The episode occurred while Gulf was already facing international political and financial pressures.
1970
Political controversy surrounding Gulf’s overseas relationships
Gulf’s close relationships with governments and political actors in Kuwait and Angola attracted criticism. In Angola, the company’s protection of oil installations and commercial involvement were viewed in the context of the civil war and wider Cold War tensions.