Petroperu denies US corruption allegations after TV news report on law firm probe
( September 29, 2026, 21:38 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Petroperu, the Peruvian state-controlled energy company, said in a statement made in response to a TV news report that an investigation carried out by law firm Paul Hastings found no evidence of bribery or violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in its dealings the commodities firms Vitol and Gunvor. The Petroperu investigation began in 2022 after the public disclosure of a Gunvor employee admitting in the US that he paid bribes to officials of Petroecuador, the Ecuadorian state-run energy company.Statement follows below:...
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