by Marcelo Rochabrun (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors pressed charges on Friday against two people for an alleged scheme to obtain confidential market information from Petrobras to benefit A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company. The case stems from an investigation that started in 2014 as part of Brazil’s sprawling Car Wash scandal, which has since … [Read more...]
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 directors of the state-run Brazilian oil company broke U.S. anti-corruption laws by bribing politicians and then seeking to conceal the payments, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) said on Thursday. Shares in Petrobras, as the … [Read more...]
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 with corruption and money laundering, accusing him of offering $31 million in bribes to public officials. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the charges against former CEO Paul Bragg related to irregularities in a … [Read more...]
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 pay $2.95 billion to settle a U.S. class action brought by investors seeking to recoup money they claim to have lost as a result of a corruption scandal. Petrobras, as the company is known, did not admit wrongdoing under the deal, … [Read more...]
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 investments plummet in one of its most important markets. A major client, Sete Brasil Participacoes, has entered bankruptcy protection. Then last month a former agent fanned the flames of an ongoing corruption investigation by saying … [Read more...]