Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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04/11/2010 | Transocean | Transocean charged with paying approximately $90,000 in bribes to Nigerian customs officials to circumvent Nigerian customs regulations. Criminal penalty - $13.44 million. | Nigeria | US Department of Justice | Bribing & Corruption | |
20/04/2010 | (Transocean) | Drilling rig 'Deepwater Horizon' on lease to BP explodes and catches fire - 11 killed, 17 injured; 4.9 million oil barrels leaked; local wildlife, fishing and tourism immensely damaged; potential health hazards for clean-up workers and coastal residents; multiple lawsuits for companies involved; BP pleaded guilty to criminal charges; reparations and damages - over £20 billion. | Gulf of Mexico | US Department of Justice, Business & Human Rights Resource Center, Financial Times | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Occupational Hazard, Pollution |
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