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Article

20 Dec 2005

Author:
David Leigh, David Pallister, Guardian [UK]

Investigation urged into west African oil deals [Rep. of Congo]

BP, Britain's biggest oil firm, has been buying oil from west Africa which may have been corruptly sold, a high court judgment has found. Last night campaigners called for an inquiry into the deals...BP yesterday said that its deal was found by the court to be "a typical arm's length commercial transaction between entities involved in the conventional trading of oil". [also refers to Sphynx, Africa Oil & Gas, Glencore UK]