Petrobras

Criminal Indictment alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act regarding "bribes to foreign officials at Brazil's state-owned and state-controlled oil and gas company, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras" involving entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Liberia, Panama, and Uruguay in USA v. Glenn Oztemel, described as a citizen of the USA, and Eduardo Innecco, described as a citizen of Brazil and Italy, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Application by Aguila Energia e Participações Ltda., described as a Rio de Janeiro-based "startup oil company founded by an entrepreneur with significant experience in the Brazilian oil and gas segment", to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil against JPMorgan Brazil and Petrobras, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a fine of $25 million on Tenaris S.A., described as "a global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products and related services, headquartered in Luxembourg", for "violations of the anti-bribery, books and records, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by Tenaris, as a result of a bribe scheme involving agents and employees of its Brazilian subsidiary to obtain and retain business from a Brazil state-owned entity Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.".

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to "obtain and retain business in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Brazil, Venezuela, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo" in USA v. Glencore International AG, described as "a multinational commodity trading and mining company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $22.7 million on Amec Foster Wheeler Limited, described as a Switzerland-domiciled parent of a group "with a significant presence in the United Kingdom", regarding "a bribery scheme to obtain an oil and gas engineering and design contract in Brazil" involving Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras.

Criminal Information alleging a bribery scheme involving, inter alia, Brazilian petroleum firm Petróleo Brasileiro - Petrobras, unidentified "intermediary" companies in Brazil and Monaco, and unidentified citizens of Brazil, Italy, United Kingdom and United States in USA v. Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Deferred Prosecution Agreement regarding an alleged bribery scheme involving Brazilian petroleum firm Petróleo Brasileiro - Petrobras in USA v. Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, of Switzerland, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Criminal Information under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act alleging bribery in USA v. J&F Investimentos SA, of São Paulo, Brazil, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Plea Agreement regarding a "bribery scheme" in USA v. J&F Investimentos SA, of São Paulo, Brazil, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Criminal Information alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involving, inter alia, Asphalt Trading, of the Bahamas; Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., a.k.a. Petrobras, of Brazil; Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., a.k.a. PDVSA, of Brazil; Empresa Publica de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador, of Ecuador, and Daniel Sargeant in USA v. Sargeant Marine Inc., described as "an asphalt company" based in Boca Raton, Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Plea Agreement regarding alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act involving, inter alia, Asphalt Trading, of the Bahamas; Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., a.k.a. Petrobras, of Brazil; Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., a.k.a. PDVSA, of Brazil; Empresa Publica de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador, of Ecuador, and Daniel Sargeant in USA v. Sargeant Marine Inc., described as "an asphalt company" based in Boca Raton, Florida, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Criminal Indictment alleging the "laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in connection with the scheme to defraud the government of Brazil and to pay bribes to foreign officials" involving Brazilian firm Odebrecht SA and other companies and individuals in Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Mozambique, Panama, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, and the USA in USA v. Peter Weinzierl and Alexander Waldstein, both Austrian former bankers, at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and for Preliminary Injunction in aid of Arbitration in Alperton Capital Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Capinvest Fund Ltd., of the Bahamas; Universal Investment Fund Ltd., of the Bahamas; Comercial Perfuradora Delba Baiana Ltda., of Brazil, and Interoil Representacao Ltda., of Brazil v. Constellation Overseas Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Conyers Directors (Cayman) Ltd., as the Foreign Representative of Schahin II Finance Company (SPV) Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Order instituting cease and desist proceedings in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A..

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Vantage Deepwater Company and Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. v. Petrobras America Inc., Petrobras Venezuela Investments & Services, BV, and Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Notice by Non-Party Echemus Investment Management Ltd. in The Abi Jaoudi and Azar Trading Corp. v. CIGNA Worldwide Insurance Co. at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Petition for sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas v. Schahin II Finance Company (SPV) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Rogerio Luis Murat Ibrahim, as the Foreign Representative of Odebrecht Oleo e Gas SA, Odebrecht Oil & Gas GmbH, Odebrecht Oil Services Ltd., Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Limited, Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd., Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Eight GmbH, Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Nine GmbH, Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., ODN I GmbH, Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Six GmbH, and ODN Tay IV GmbH, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Abu Dhabi Investment Authority v. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, and Petrobras Global Finance B.V. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Meridian Trust Company, as Trustee for The Chrisly Trust, and American Associated Group, Ltd. v. Eike Batista, Eike Batista, Werner Batista, Thor Batista, Paulo Mendonca, Flavio Godinho, Paulo Gouvea, Marcus Berto, Luiz Carneiro, Aziz Ben Ammar, 63X Investments Ltd., 63X Master Fund, 63X Fund, EBX Holding, Ltda., EBX International, S.A., EBX Capital Partners, Centennial Asset Mining Fund, LLC, Centennial Asset Brazilian Equity Fund LLC, Thorque1 Fund Ltd., Thorque Investment Management Ltd., Olin Batista, Flavia Sampaio, and Luma De Oliveira at the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Complaint in Banco Safra S.A. - Cayman Islands Branch v. Andrade Gutierrez International S.A., Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S.A., Andrade Gutierrez S.A., Otávio Azevedo, and Leandro de Aguiar at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in State Street Cayman Trust Company, Ltd., solely in its capacity as Trustee of Russell Emerging Markets Equity Fund, v. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the British Virgin Islands by Marcus Wide, as the Foreign Representative of OAS Finance Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.