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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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What for?
by action- Fine €43.4m 100 % · 2 cases
Who?
by companyWhen?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €43m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | €353,702 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
2 cases
19 Dec 2025 Russel Gerrity (Berater; Handel in Chariot Oil & Gas und Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas)Oil and gas consultant trades on knowledge of drilling results – insider dealing €353,702
Between 2018 and 2022, a consultant with access to confidential drilling results bought shares in Chariot Oil & Gas and Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas ahead of positive announcements and on one occasion sold ahead of a negative one. The FCA imposed 309,843 GBP (128,765 GBP disgorgement, 181,078 GBP penalty); the investigation was triggered by suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) from a financial firm.
Put external consultants with access to project or exploration data on the insider list and instruct them on trading bans.
Insider dealing ban for external consultants with project access
- Authority / court
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
- Legal basis
- Art. 14(a) UK MAR
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- 30 % discount for settlement at an early stage of the proceedings
- Published
- 16 Jan 2026
Original amount 309,843 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2025.
- FCA fines oil rig consultant £309,843 for insider dealing Press release of an authority
- 2025 fines Enforcement database of an authority
- FCA Final Notice: Russel Gerrity (19 December 2025) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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27 Aug 2024 TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SATotalEnergies trading subsidiary: attempted manipulation of gasoline futures €43m
The trading company sold physical gasoline below the bids in order to depress the benchmark price and thereby benefit its short positions in EBOB-related futures. Under the settlement, it is paying a civil penalty of 48 million USD.
Monitor physical trading and derivatives positions together, because manipulation often takes place via the benchmark price.
Market manipulation in commodities trading (physical transactions to benefit derivatives positions)
- Authority / court
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
- Legal basis
- Commodity Exchange Act und CFTC-Regulations (versuchte Marktmanipulation)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
Original amount 48,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Aug 2024.
- CFTC Orders Swiss Energy Trader to Pay $48 Million for Attempted Market Manipulation Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link