BP and other oil companies [Unocal, Statoil, Turkiye Petroleum, ENI, TotalFinaElf, Itochu Oil, Delta Hess, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan] have demanded an extraordinary and outrageous deal, giving them complete freedom from regulation for a pipeline they propose to build across Turkey...It exempts the companies from obligations under any current or future Turkish law that may threaten the project's profits, including environmental, social and human rights legislation.