Italy prosecutors seek to drop Eni Nigeria graft appeal
July 19, 2022 Prosecutors from the Appeal Court in Milan signalled on Tuesday they did not want to challenge the acquittal of Eni and Shell , as well as managers…
Italy prosecutors seek jail term for Eni, Shell executives in Nigeria case
Italian prosecutors in a Milan court have asked for oil majors Eni and Shell to be fined 900,000 euros ($1.04 million) each and sought to confiscate a total of $1.092…
I agreed to retract graft allegations because I was bribed- Witness tells court in Eni case
A witness in the corruption case involving Italian oil firm Eni told court on Monday that a senior official from the company had bribed him to withdraw his allegations of…
Dutch Prosecutors Prepare Criminal Charges Against Shell Over Nigeria Oil Deal
Dutch prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Royal Dutch Shell over its $1.3 billion acquisition of Nigerian offshore oilfield OPL 245 in 2011. Shell said in a statement on its…
Malabu oil deal: Italy Supreme Court rejects Shell’s plea to reverse trial
Italy’s Supreme Court threw out an appeal from Shell and four former Shell managers to stymie a corruption trial that has also involved Eni’s chief executive, legal sources said on…
Jitters in Nigeria as Swiss Govt blocks bank accounts over Malabu oil bribery case
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has blocked various bank accounts in Switzerland regarding an alleged oil bribery scheme linked to Nigeria. Executives from oil giants Shell…