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Confronted by the evidence revealed by the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, about the maritime incident provoked by the US transnational ExxonMobil , 10 out of the 12 member states of the Lima Group have withdrawn article 9 of the joint communiqué. Under this article, the Group had denounced an alleged Venezuelan provocation, which placed in danger security in the region.
Only two countries – Canada and Paraguay – did not make the necessary correction. For the governments of Canada (...)

According to the US transnational ExxonMobil, on 22 December 2018 the Venezuelan navy expelled two ships that were carrying out prospecting works in the territorial waters between Venezuela and Guyana. Venezuela and Guyana are disputing to which of them these waters belong. On the faith of this communiqué, Guyana, followed by the United States and finally the Lima Group have condemned this military action by Venezuela.
According to Para 9 of the Lima Group’s Declaration on 4 Jan 2019, the (...)

"Rosneft" - a leading company of the world oil business - adopted a new development strategy: it wants to gain qualified intelligence through collaborative projects with the sharks of the West. The first step in this direction is an agreement with Exxon-Mobil to develop the potential oil fields off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

[Editor’s note: At issue in a federal court trial in Manhattan is use of a gasoline additive, MTBE, which enhanced engine performance.]
Lawyers for New York City are trying to convince a jury in a federal trial that Exxon Mobil knew that an additive that it used in gasoline would contaminate groundwater.
The trial, which began on Tuesday before Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of United States District Court in Manhattan, is one of hundreds of cases that have been presented around the country (...)

John D. Rockefeller created the first vertical oil trust: Standard Oil. By the means of not very orthodox methods, he ruined his US competitors and organized the tax evasion of his incomes. Later, by establishing an alliance with his rivals BP and Shell, he formed a cartel to control the world market. He financed, as no one did, the Nazi military adventure with the hope of taking control of the USSR’s resources. His company, turned into Exxon-Mobil, is today the world leader and subsidizes the neoliberal think tanks (Center for investigation, propaganda, and dissemination of ideas, generally of political nature) and Bush’s electoral campaign.

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