Halliburton acknowledges bribes may have been paid

[Kadie]

Halliburton acknowledges bribes may have been paid

Monday, November 8, 2004


(11-08) 11:04 PST HOUSTON (AP) --

Various investigations into an alleged $180 million bribery scandal in Nigeria involving a Halliburton Co. subsidiary and other companies have indicated that payments may have been made to Nigerian officials, the company said in a regulatory filing.

"We understand from the ongoing governmental and other investigations that payments may have been made to Nigerian officials," the Houston-based oil services conglomerate said in a quarterly filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Halliburton spokeswoman Wendy Hall said Monday that Halliburton has no concrete knowledge of such payments. "Halliburton's ongoing investigation has still not found any evidence that supports there were any bribes paid," she said.

The allegations center on a contract for a $4 billion Nigerian liquefied natural gas plant awarded in 1995 to TSKJ, a consortium of four partners -- M.W. Kellogg Co., a subsidiary of Dresser Industries; Technip SA of France; ENI SpA of Italy; and Japan Gasoline Corp.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/11/08/financial1404EST0154.DTL

[donachiel]

1. How ironic! I just got a letter about Halliburton

I just went out to get my mail and in the box was Rick Santorum's answer to my request about why our soldiers are driving Halliburton's people around and risking their lives for independant contractors who make much, much more than those poor boys do.

He basically spoke of Halliburton like it is God's gift to us! What a bunch of crap. As soon as I'm done eating my lunch, I'll scan it in and post it on my website and link it in this forum.

[rockydem]

10. Post that letter and keep it - if Halliburton is exposed

as utterlly corrupt and soulless (to the nation at large), I'm talking a complete flame out of corruption, which is possible, that letter could be useful in a coming campaign.

[liberal N proud]

2. It's OK, shrub got back in office, and it is all repub congress

What the fuck, no one will prosecute now.

[pinerow]

3. surprise surprise...

nt

[pdx_prog]

4. Ya think?

:)

[Tesibria]

5. 1995 -- that was when Cheney was in charge - right?

oh so interesting that it comes out NOW.

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[LVT]

6. per the article...

snip...
The allegations center on a contract for a $4 billion Nigerian liquefied natural gas plant awarded in 1995 to TSKJ, a consortium of four partners -- M.W. Kellogg Co., a subsidiary of Dresser Industries; Technip SA of France; ENI SpA of Italy; and Japan Gasoline Corp.

Halliburton acquired Dresser in 1998 -- three years after Vice President Dick Cheney began his 1995-2000 tenure as Halliburton's CEO -- and combined its Brown & Root subsidiary with M.W. Kellogg to form engineering and construction unit KBR.

[CO Liberal]

7. They Also Admit That Cheney May Be an Asshole

:-)

[cassiepriam]

8. I'm shocked and appalled (not)

[donachiel]

9. Done with lunch - Here's the 2 pages of the letter from Santorum