Exxon's African Adventure. / Jerry Useem.
by Useem, Jerry; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 74Environment. Publisher: Fortune, 2002ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Exxon Mobil Corporation | World Bank | Non-governmental organizations | Petroleum industry and trade -- Cameroon | Petroleum industry and trade -- Chad | Petroleum pipelines | Social responsibility of businessDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In its bid to build a 660-mile pipeline from the oil fields of Chad, in the geographic heart of Africa, to the coast of Cameroon, Exxon has had to turn itself into something more than an oil company. Under pressure from activists, who have made the pipeline a focus of their campaign against globalization, Exxon has been forced to take on the unlikely role of development agency, human-rights promoter, de facto local government, and even (don't laugh) environmental watchdog." (FORTUNE)TThis article discusses Exxon's agreement to comply with demands by activists in order to build a pipeline.
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Originally Published: Exxon's African Adventure, April 15, 2002; pp. 102+.
"In its bid to build a 660-mile pipeline from the oil fields of Chad, in the geographic heart of Africa, to the coast of Cameroon, Exxon has had to turn itself into something more than an oil company. Under pressure from activists, who have made the pipeline a focus of their campaign against globalization, Exxon has been forced to take on the unlikely role of development agency, human-rights promoter, de facto local government, and even (don't laugh) environmental watchdog." (FORTUNE)TThis article discusses Exxon's agreement to comply with demands by activists in order to build a pipeline.
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