Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Market Fraud & Antitrust(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/2004 - 31/12/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell executives knowingly overstated the company's oil and gas reserves as far back as 2001, Shell admits. Three top Shell execs quit. | BBC | Market Fraud & Antitrust | ||
| 17/12/2009 | Eni | 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. | Uganda | Platform | Bribing & Corruption, Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 06/03/2009 | Eni | European Commission files formal antitrust charges, believing ENI conspired to keep competitors from using its gas pipelines. | Brussels, Belgium | European Commission | Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 31/01/2004 - 01/01/1995 | TOTAL | $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. | Iran | Reuters | Bribing & Corruption, Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 30/11/2008 - 01/10/2008 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | US Regulators allege that BP manipulated the gas market through fraudulently trading physical natural gas in markets and trading points to increase the value of financial swing spread positions. | Texas, US | Reuters | Fraud, Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 31/12/2004 - 01/01/2003 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | BP charged with cornering and manipulating the price of TET propane in 2003 and 2004 - $303 million in restitution and fines as part of an agreement to defer prosecution. | United States | US Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Market Fraud & Antitrust |