Series of oil spills, not disclosed until a month later. Suspicions of official cover-ups by the State Oceanic Administration. Lawsuit from local fishermen due to damage to ecosystem – $297 million.
Incident Tag: Bribing & Corruption
Operation Car Wash and Petrobras corruption scandal
‘Operation Car Wash’ commenses, concerning corruption at Petrobras. Allegations that executives accepted bribes in return for awarding contracts to construction firms at inflated prices.
Shell admits fuelling corruption
Shell admitted it fed community conflict, poverty and corruption through its oil activities.
Algerian court jails six in oil firm corruption case – Saipem ver.
Court jails six over charges of corruption against Sonatrach, including money laundering, awarding contracts contrary to the law and regulations, and hiking the prices of contracts – Saipem, together with Contel-Funkwerk, also fined $38,000.
Algerian court jails six in oil firm corruption case
Court jails six over charges of corruption against Sonatrach, money laundering, awarding contracts contrary to the law and regulations and hiking the prices of contracts.
Saipem bribery Algeria
Italian prosecutors allege that Saipem paid intermediaries 197 million euros to bag contracts worth 8 billion euros in early 2010.
ENI Uganda Bribes
WikiLeaks cables reveal allegations that ENI tried to bribe its way into Uganda’s oil fields by making payments through the security minister and ruling party secretary-general.
Total settles U.S. bribe probe for $398 million; CEO may be tried
$60 million in bribes to induce an Iranian government official to help the company obtain lucrative development rights in three oil and gas fields – $398 million settlement.
Total and Vitol fined in Iraq corruption case
Vitol fined by Paris court of appeals for bribing of Iraqi officials during former president Saddam Hussein’s regime to secure oil supplies – 300,000 euros.
Total and Vitol fined in Iraq corruption case | Total, Vitol Fined in Iraq Oil-For-Food Case by French Court
Total fined by Paris court of appeals for bribing of Iraqi officials during former president Saddam Hussein’s regime to secure oil supplies – 750,000 euros.