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External consultant paid by Rosneft Trading SA (unnamed)

المستشار الخارجي الذي دفعت له روسنفت تريدينغ (لم يُكشف اسمه)

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Under investigation

Named by an official body as under investigation; not charged.

What the documents say

Paid USD 250 million by Rosneft Trading SA in 2017 and 2018, according to company accounts reported by Bloomberg. On 29 March 2020 the Public Prosecution of the Kurdistan Region formed a committee to investigate claims that this sum was a bribe. The recipient has not been identified and no result has been published.

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Roles
  • Recipient of a USD 250 million advisory fee for services relating to Rosneft's contracts with the KRG (2017 to 2018)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Rosneft's USD 250 million advisory fee to an unnamed consultant for Kurdistan oil deals and the inquiry ordered by the Region's Public Prosecution (from 2017 to 2020)Recipient of a USD 250 million advisory fee for services relating to Rosneft's contracts with the KRG (2017 to 2018)Under investigationPaid USD 250 million by Rosneft Trading SA in 2017 and 2018, according to company accounts reported by Bloomberg. On 29 March 2020 the Public Prosecution of the Kurdistan Region formed a committee to investigate claims that this sum was a bribe. The recipient has not been identified and no result has been published.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 29 March 2020
    Under investigationPublic Prosecution of the Kurdistan Region forms an inquiry committee

Documents

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  1. Kurdistan2429 March 2020Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    ادعاء كوردستان يشكل لجنة تحقيق بمزاعم "رشوة روسنفت" و"المليار المحجوز"

    أعلن الادعاء العام في إقليم كوردستان الأحد تشكيل لجنة للتحقيق في المزاعم التي تتحدث عن رشوة بقيمة 250 مليون دولار قدمتها شركة روسنفت
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  2. Kurdistan2429 March 2020Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    كوردستان تضيق الخناق على الفساد وتتحرى عن "رشوة روسنفت"

    يؤكد رئيس حكومة إقليم كوردستان مسرور بارزاني على ضرورة إجراء رئاسة الادعاء العام تحقيقاً وتحرياً بشأن تلك المزاعم التي تتحدث عن تسلم 250 مليون دولار كرشوة من شركة روسنفت
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  3. Bloomberg (republished by the Iraqi Economists Network)2 March 2020Press reportTier D

    Russia's State Oil Company Paid Mystery Consultant $250 Million in Iraq Deal

    The advisory fee was agreed at US$250,000,000 and was fully paid by RTSA in 2017 and 2018.
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