Canada’s Nexen to fight corruption charges in Yemen

According to government sources and former employees in Yemen, Nexen has engaged in “illegal” behavior as its senior management was trying to bribe their way through a production-sharing agreement extension, allowing them to retain Yemen’s most lucrative oil site.Read More on Bikyamasr.

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Nexen Inc. is a Global Compact participant since 2001/03/01

Petrobras Spilled More Oil in 2010 Than Chevron Did in Brazil This Month

"Brazilians newspaper O Globo Sunday reported Brazilian oil company Petrobras spilled more oil in all of 2010 than did Chevron Corp. earlier this month off the coast of Rio de Janeiro."

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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A is a "Global Compact Advanced" participant and became a participant on 2003/11/26.

Colombia's Ecopetrol challenged over human rights record

"Colombians recently had a rare opportunity to buy a stake in the...Ecopetrol company, but critics complain that it still has questions to answer over its record on human rights and the environment…Human Rights Watch says Ecopetrol…has taken no action to address reports of extrajudicial executions and a massacre committed by state security forces close to their oil installations 10 years ago"...

ECOPETROL S.A is a Global Compact participant since 2009/05/13

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