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Saipem paid bribes to Petrobras officials, former Keppel Fels agent's plea agreement says

By Rodrigo Russo ( October 19, 2018, 21:24 GMT | Insight) -- Italian oil and gas exploration giant Saipem has been further implicated in the corruption scheme that took place at Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, according to court documents seen by MLex. Seeking authorization for dawn raids to further investigate the dealings of former Petrobras engineer Mário Miranda, prosecutors disclosed portions of a plea agreement to a federal judge in which a former agent of Singapore-based shipyard Keppel Fels said that Miranda also intermediated bribery payments made by Saipem to other Petrobras officials in connection with a contract for a pipeline in the Mexilhão oil field.Italian oil and gas exploration giant Saipem has been further implicated in the corruption scheme that took place at Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, according to court documents seen by MLex....

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