Hygo Energy Transition chief executive Eduardo Antonello is taking leave from his role at the company after his implication in a Petrobras bribery scheme last week.

Hygo's parent, Golar LNG, said on Tuesday that Antonello had informed the company he would be taking time to address allegations made in his native Brazil, where he has been accused of paying oil executives $40m in bribes to secure a $2.7bn