National Oilwell Varco, Inc. — $5,976,028 OFAC penalty

OFAC published a $5,976,028 civil penalty against National Oilwell Varco, Inc. on 11/14/2016. It is the #47 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #2 of the 9 actions published that year.

The record

Entity, as published by OFACNational Oilwell Varco, Inc.
Penalty / settlement amount$5,976,028
Date published by OFAC11/14/2016
Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings1
Rank among all published OFAC actions#47 of 1,052
Rank within 2016#2 of 9
Share of 2016 penalty total27.7%
OFAC egregiousness determinationEgregious
Conduct period citedOctober 2002 - April 2005
Sanctions programs named in the releaseIran, Cuba, Sudan

Primary source

OFAC enforcement release: 20161114_varco.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.

Comparable 2016 actions

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Source. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control — Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information. Retrieved 2026-07-26. Works of the U.S. federal government are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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Not legal or compliance advice. This page reproduces figures published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. OFAC’s own enforcement release is the authoritative record; where this page and OFAC differ, OFAC is correct. Consult qualified counsel for advice on any specific matter.