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Addax Petroleum

Switzerland-based oil-and-gas subsidiary of Chinese state-owned Sinopec.

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Addax Petroleum

Switzerland-based oil-and-gas subsidiary of Chinese state-owned Sinopec.

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What happened

Switzerland-based oil-and-gas subsidiary of Chinese state-owned Sinopec. Named in DOJ filings as the entity that wired the $2.1M bribe to former NNPC GM Paulinus Okoronkwo in October 2015. Used a sham consultancy engagement letter listing a fake Lagos address. As of the DOJ release the corporate side does not appear separately charged.

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