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Sunday, August 23, 2020
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Maersk Executive Charged In Petrobras Corruption Scheme

by Marcelo Rochabrun (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors pressed charges on Friday against two people for an alleged scheme to obtain confidential market

August 23, 2020
Total Views: 367

Friday, September 28, 2018
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Petrobras to Pay $853 Million U.S. Fine in Car Wash Probe

By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Petróleo Brasileiro SA will pay an $853.2 million fine to settle charges that former executives and

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 24

Friday, July 13, 2018
Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption
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Brazil Charges Former Vantage Drilling CEO with Corruption

BRASILIA, July 12 (Reuters) – Brazilian federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former chief executive of U.S. oil services company Vantage Drilling

July 13, 2018
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
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Petrobras to Pay $2.95 Billion to Settle U.S. Class Action Over Corruption

By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Wednesday that it has agreed to

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 16

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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Keppel’s Man in Brazil Says Managers Backed Bribes

By Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Keppel Corp.’s Brazil problems just keep growing. The world’s largest builder of offshore oil rigs has seen

August 3, 2016
Total Views: 42

Friday, May 27, 2016
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Foreign Companies Named in Brazil’s “Car Wash” Probe

May 27 (Reuters) – Brazilian police said this week they were investigating local units of three international steelmakers in a massive corruption

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 157

Thursday, May 19, 2016
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Shipyards Named in Petrobras Suit

May 19 (Reuters) – Investment management firm EIG Management Co added Brazil’s engineering conglomerate Odebrecht SA and a few other shipyards in

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 46

Monday, April 4, 2016
Petrobras Sought Arbitration in Sete Brasil Talks, Sources Say
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Petrobras Sought Arbitration in Sete Brasil Talks, Sources Say

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Aluísio Alves SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) – State-controlled Petróleo Brasileiro SA unsuccesfully sought the appointment

April 4, 2016
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Former Odebrecht Head Sentenced to 19-Years in Petrobras Bribery Scandal
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Former Odebrecht Head Sentenced to 19-Years in Petrobras Bribery Scandal

By Blake Schmidt and Sabrina Valle (Bloomberg) — Marcelo Odebrecht, the former head of one of Brazil’s largest industrial conglomerates, was sentenced

March 8, 2016
Total Views: 15

Monday, February 1, 2016
Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced Over Vantage Drilling Contract
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Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced Over Vantage Drilling Contract

SAO PAULO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced the former head of state-run oil company Petrobras’ international division to 12 years and

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 76

Thursday, December 17, 2015
Brazil Charges 12 in SBM Offshore Bribery Scheme
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Brazil Charges 12 in SBM Offshore Bribery Scheme

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged 12 people with a bribery scheme involving Dutch firm SBM Offshore NV, the

December 17, 2015
Total Views: 29

Friday, October 23, 2015
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Keppel May Get Sucked Into Petrobras Bribery Scandal

SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Singapore oil rig builder Keppel Corporation Ltd said it may face an investigation into deals with Brazilian state-run oil

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 55

Thursday, September 24, 2015
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Transocean Linked to Petrobras Bribery Scandal for First Time

  By Peter Millard and Yasmine Batista (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, is being linked for the first

September 24, 2015
Total Views: 286

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Vantage Drilling Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe
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Vantage Drilling Bonds Plunge as Petrobras Cancels Deal Amid Bribe Probe

  By Sridhar Natarajan (Bloomberg) — Bonds of Vantage Drilling Co. dropped as Petroleo Brasileiro SA terminated a $1.7 billion drill deal amid a

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 72

Petrobras Cancels Vantage Drillship Contract Citing Breaches
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Petrobras Cancels Vantage Drillship Contract Citing Breaches

  Houston-based Vantage Drilling says it has been notified by Petrobras terminating it’s contract for the Titanium Explorer drillship. The 8-year

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 102

Monday, August 17, 2015
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Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison Over Samsung Drillship Bribe

  SAO PAULO, August 17 (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 26

Friday, August 14, 2015
Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE
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Key Moments in Petrobras Corruption Scandal – TIMELINE

  By Caroline Stauffer Aug 14 (Reuters) – Prosecutors and federal police in Brazil have unearthed the country’s largest-ever corruption

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 79

Friday, August 7, 2015
Petrobras Bribery Scandal – Six Charged Over Vantage Drilling Rig Contract Award
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Petrobras Bribery Scandal – Six Charged Over Vantage Drilling Rig Contract Award

  SAO PAULO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday presented formal charges against Jorge Zelada, the former head of state-run oil

August 7, 2015
Total Views: 52
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