report on programme manipulation - Independent Inquiry Committee
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INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO THE UNITED NATIONS OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME<br />
REPORT ON PROGRAMME MANIPULATION<br />
CHAPTER TWO<br />
OIL TRANSACTIONS AND ILLICIT PAYMENTS<br />
Chart B – Top Financiers of Oil Purchases in Phase IX 8<br />
Glencore<br />
11.54%<br />
Oil purchased mostly through<br />
Glencore Int’l AG &<br />
Petrogaz Distributi<strong>on</strong> S.A.<br />
registered in Switzerland<br />
Other<br />
38.59%<br />
Vitol<br />
13.21%<br />
Oil purchased mostly through<br />
Mastek Sdn. Bhd. registered in<br />
Malaysia<br />
Taurus<br />
17.81%<br />
Oil purchased mostly through<br />
Italtech SRL registered in Italy<br />
Bayoil<br />
18.85%<br />
Oil purchased mostly through<br />
Alc<strong>on</strong> Petroleum Ltd. &<br />
Fenar Petroleum Ltd.<br />
registered in Liechtenstein<br />
Iraq’s decisi<strong>on</strong> to value illicit income over political influence in Phase IX altered the typical<br />
distributi<strong>on</strong> of Iraqi oil to companies which had been principally based <strong>on</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>ality in prior<br />
phases. The four traders and the companies they used to purchase oil were not from the countries<br />
most favored by Iraq. As illustrated above in Chart A, Liechtenstein, Italy, Malaysia, and<br />
Switzerland replaced countries like France and China.<br />
Surcharges were assessed and paid <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tracts financed by Bayoil, Taurus, Glencore, and Vitol<br />
in the surcharge phases. All four traders had some of the surcharges paid to Iraqi-c<strong>on</strong>trolled bank<br />
accounts through other entities and agents. Taurus and Vitol also paid certain surcharges directly<br />
to Iraqi-c<strong>on</strong>trolled bank accounts. All of these oil traders and companies deny knowingly making<br />
surcharge payments to the Government of Iraq.<br />
Certain practices developed to cope with the surcharges. Companies used a disclaimer in their<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tracts providing that the party to the c<strong>on</strong>tract was not involved in paying surcharges. The<br />
inclusi<strong>on</strong> of the disclaimer did not appear to prevent the payment of surcharges. In <strong>on</strong>e instance,<br />
an agent for Bayoil admitted to including the disclaimer in fabricated, after-the-fact agreements<br />
created to disguise the payment of surcharges. Companies sometimes attempted to disguise<br />
8 <strong>Committee</strong> oil financier table. Some companies lifted the oil c<strong>on</strong>tracted under previous phases in Phase<br />
IX. This Chart reflects <strong>on</strong>ly c<strong>on</strong>tracts executed in Phase IX, as opposed to the quantity of oil lifted in Phase<br />
IX, as menti<strong>on</strong>ed in other parts of the Report.<br />
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