Perenco Files
The Franco-British oil and gas corporation Perenco is little-known but powerful. It styles itself as “Europe’s leading independent oil and gas group”. It operates in 14 countries worldwide, including the largest onshore European oil farm, in England, and several gas rigs in the North Sea.
November 2022
The success of Franco-British oil giant Perenco has benefited its owners above all: the Perrodo family. The billionaires, who gave their name to their company (Perrodo Energy Company), have accumulated their fortune far from media spotlight and public scrutiny. Until now.
One of the reasons behind their discreet ascent is that Perenco is not listed on the stock market. As a result, the group is free from transparency rules that affect other oil giants like Shell or Total who are facing massive public criticism for their activities. And with fewer than 10,000 employees worldwide, Perenco is also not subject to French laws requiring companies to list the risks associated with their activities abroad.
All this makes attempts to scrutinise the company’s operations particularly difficult. Yet, Perenco’s business is worth looking into: it specialises in buying up mature assets that other oil majors are trying to get rid of due to aging facilities and ebbing reserves. This series by Investigate Europe and its French collaboration partner Disclose among others, will shed light on the company’s footprint in the world, including alleged pollution, structures in tax havens and political ties.
More from Perenco Files
Publications
Pétrole et paradis fiscaux : les intérêts cachés de la ministre de la transition énergétique
Disclose, France
8 November 2022
Perenco, la brute du pétrole
Disclose, France
8 November 2022
Petróleo, paraísos fiscales y herencias: lo que esconde una empresa familiar de la ministra francesa de Energía
infoLibre, Spain
8 November 2022
Ministra francesa da Energia aceita doação de petrolífera
Público, Portugal
8 November 2022
El órgano de control de la transparencia en la vida pública investigará a la ministra francesa de Energía
infoLibre, Spain
8 November 2022
Verbindungen zur Ölindustrie?: Frankreichs Energieministerin gerät unter Druck
Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
10 November 2022
Les milliards offshore de Perenco : grands crus, immobilier de luxe et viande halal
Disclose, France
8 December 2022
El grupo inmobiliario que utiliza a Tamara Falcó como imagen en España se alimenta con dinero del petróleo oculto en paraísos fiscales
infoLibre, Spain
9 December 2022
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Presidentdatter fikk aksjer da Petronor fikk oljelisens
Finansavisen, Norway
2 March 2023
Au Congo-Brazzaville, un champ de pétrole exploité par Perenco au cœur d’une enquête pour corruption
Disclose, France
1 March 2023
Perenco au Gabon : révélations sur les pollutions cachées du numéro 2 du pétrole en France
Disclose, France
21 June 2023
RDC : les virements suspects de Perenco au premier cercle du président Kabila
Mediapart, France
20 July 2023
Congo Hold-up : les virements suspects de Perenco au premier cercle belgo-congolais du président Kabila
Le Soir, Belgium
20 July 2023
Los negocios sospechosos del gigante petrolero Perenco con empresas cercanas al expresidente del Congo
infoLibre, Spain
19 July 2023