Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 31/12/2002 - 01/01/2000 | Vitol Group | 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. | Iraq | Financial Times, Bloomberg | Bribing & Corruption, Oppressive Regimes | |
| 31/12/2002 - 01/01/2002 | TOTAL | 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. | Iraq | Financial Times, Bloomberg | Bribing & Corruption, Oppressive Regimes | |
| 25/04/2002 - 01/01/1995 | TOTAL | Accusations of complicity in crimes against humanity, such as torture and forced labour, committed by Myanmar military junta during construction and operation of 'Yadana' Gas Pipeline - case dropped by Belgian authorities. | Andaman Sea, Myanmar | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Forced Labor, Oppressive Regimes, Torture | |
| 12/03/2007 | The Royal Bank of Scotland Group | RBS criticized by environmental groups over financing heavily on carbon emitting oil & gas projects furthering climate change. | PLATFORM, Bank rack, Friends of the Earth, nef, people & planet | Climate Change | ||
| 16/12/2008 | TOTAL | Managing director of Italian division of Total, along with ten other executives, arrested by Public Prosecutor’s Office for corruption charge of €15 million to undertake the oilfield in Basilicata on contract. | Potenza, Italy | Financial Times | Bribing & Corruption | |
| 12/12/1999 | TOTAL | 'Erika' oil tanker, managed by Total, sinks; 30,000 barrels of heavy fuel oil dumped into Atlantic sea; considered one of biggest environmental disasters in France; immense damages to local fishing industry; Total charged with negligence - 200m euros in damages + 375,000 euros fine. | Britanny coast, France | BBC | Negligence, Pollution | |
| 16/01/2012 | Chevron | 'KS Endeavor' jackup rig explodes while drilling an exploration well for Chevron; 2 workers dead; Reuters news report alleges worker evacuation requests were ignored by Chevron; witness alleges Chevron also ignored rig engineer advise to stop drilling and evacuate staff. | Nigeria | Reuters | Deaths, Negligence, Occupational Hazard | |
| 20/06/2007 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Multiple oil spills related to oil companies in a 10 meter distance from people's homes left uncleaned for over 7 months. | Biseni, Nigeria | Environmental Rights Action | Pollution | |
| 07/09/2007 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Argentine government orders refinery shut down over lack of proper environmental permits and impact studies; pollution in soil samples, insufficient waste handling procedures; water from the nearby River Plate taken without permit. | Buenos Aires, Argentina | BBC | Pollution |