Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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1case from 1 jurisdiction

€200,913Total of monetary amounts

€200,913Largest single case: ExxonMobil Chemical Limited

€200,913Median per case with an amount

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Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court (Ermittlungen: Scottish Environment Protection Agency, SEPA) €200,913 100 % · 1 case

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Emissions and permits €200,913 100 % · 1 case

Who?

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ExxonMobil Chemical Limited €200,913 100 % · 1 case

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28 Oct 2025 ExxonMobil Chemical LimitedExxonMobil Chemical: 176,000 GBP fine for six days of continuous flaring in Fife United KingdomEmissions and permits €200,913

Following a loss of steam in April 2019, the ethylene plant in Fife flared for almost a week; the smoke significantly exceeded permit limits, and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) received over 900 complaints. Existing procedures and emergency plans should have prevented the incident but were not adequately followed. The company pleaded guilty and was fined 176,000 GBP.

What organisations can take from it

Emergency plans only protect if staff apply them consistently in an emergency – regular drills are part of permit compliance.

Relevance to training and awareness

Compliance with operating and emergency procedures in industrial plants

Authority / court: Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court (Ermittlungen: Scottish Environment Protection Agency, SEPA)
Area of law: Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
Legal basis: Regulation 67(1)(b) Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012; Section 2 Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: unknown
Sector: Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Employees: 10,000 or more
Culpability: negligent
Published: 28 Oct 2025

Original amount 176,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Oct 2025.

Sources

ExxonMobil Chemical Limited fined £176,000 for six days of flaring that sounded like a jet engine Press release of an authority

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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