U.K. oil and gas services company sets aside $280 million for bribery settlements with multiple countries

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On February 20, a London-based oil and gas services company, reported in a filing with the SEC that it has set aside $280 million as an estimate for the settlement of investigations by U.S., Brazilian, and French law enforcement authorities regarding potential violations of anticorruption laws in several countries. The company’s predecessor previously paid $338 million to settle FCPA charges brought by the DOJ and the SEC in 2010.