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UK oil consultant Gerrity fined over drilling-results insider trading

By Martin Coyle ( January 16, 2026, 17:16 GMT | Insight) -- Russel Gerrity, a consultant who worked on a Chariot Oil & Gas project, has been fined almost £310,000 for insider trading by the UK’s financial regulator. The experienced oil professional used inside information on drilling operation results to make more than £100,000 profit through illicit trading.An oil rig consultant who worked on a Chariot Oil & Gas project has been fined £309,843 for insider trading by the UK’s financial regulator....

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