All Petrofac articles

  • Oilfield
    Article

    Petrofac fine fallout: Penalty too light for SFO to claim success?

    2021-10-08T15:43:00Z

    Petrofac’s relatively low penalty for multiple bribery offenses might encourage companies to take their chances when faced with the choice of a possible criminal conviction or cutting a deal with the Serious Fraud Office, legal experts warn.

  • Petrofac
    Article

    Petrofac to pay $105M for widespread bribery scheme

    2021-10-04T17:47:00Z

    Petrofac was ordered to pay £77 million (U.S. $105 million) to conclude a long-running investigation into allegations company executives paid to win lucrative oil contracts in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

  • SFO
    Article

    Petrofac readies bribery guilty plea, touts compliance enhancements

    2021-09-27T17:28:00Z

    Petrofac will plead guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery, the potential endpoint in a long-running investigation into allegations company executives paid to win lucrative contracts in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

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    Blog

    SFO: Former Petrofac executive pleads guilty in bribery case

    2019-02-07T10:15:00Z

    A former executive of Petrofac pleaded guilty this week to bribery offenses in connection with an ongoing investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office into the oilfield services company and its subsidiaries.

  • Blog

    Petrofac board: An update on SFO investigation

    2018-02-06T14:30:00Z

    The board of directors of oilfield services provider Petrofac this week provided an update on the U.K. Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the company.

  • Blog

    Petrofac makes governance changes amid SFO probe

    2017-06-01T13:30:00Z

    The board of directors of oilfield services provider, Petrofac, recently announced a number of significant governance changes, amid a bribery and corruption investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.

  • Blog

    SFO investigates Petrofac over Unaoil

    2017-05-15T11:30:00Z

    The U.K. Serious Fraud Office confirmed that it is investigating the activities of oilfield services provider Petrofac, its subsidiaries, and their officers, employees and agents for suspected bribery, corruption and money laundering.