Chapter #4 – Dereliction of duty: Exxon as security guard – Part 1
We continue our analysis of the arrangement with Exxon by looking at the claim that the Venezuelan belligerence was the justification for the selection of Esso/Exxon and that this belligerence constituted special circumstances under Section 13(3) of the Regulations made pursuant to the 1986 Petroleum act. Both governments since the signing of these contracts have…