The Silence of the Family of Hubert Chazarenc Against a Cheque: the Transaction that the Oil Group Perenco Wanted to Conclude

This 34-year-old drilling specialist was the victim of a fatal accident, in 2020, on an offshore platform operated by Perenco, off Cameroon. Two years later, the oil group offered his partner 20,000 euros in exchange for his discretion.

A report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), reviewed by Le Monde, points to the responsibility of the French oil company Perenco in the deaths of six of its employees in Gabon. The tragedy occurred on March 20, 2024, on the Becuna offshore oil platform. On that day, a massive explosion, followed by a fire, claimed the lives of four Gabonese nationals, one Cameroonian, and one French national. According to the EIA, the platform ha…