Yes legal trouble is possible.IMO Issuing misleading pr's is not covered by safe harbour : A safe harbor is a provision of a statute or a regulation that reduces or eliminates a party's liability under the law, on the condition that the party performed its actions in good faith or in compliance with defined standards. Legislators may include safe-harbor provisions to protect legitimate or excusable violations, or to incentivize the adoption of desirable practices. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_harbor_(law) One may question if the 6 Million barrels announced were backed up by defined standard, or by generally approved standards, which many doubt.