From: George Sherwood 

Guess we have a better idea how BP won the "Contract of the
Century" here.  Also very interesting the part about MI-6 working with
BP to hopefully put in governments more friendly to UK interests.

George

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=454
442&in_page_id=1770

BP executives working for Lord Browne spent millions of pounds on
champagne-fuelled sex parties to help secure lucrative international oil
contracts.

The company also worked with MI6 to help bring about changes in foreign
governments, according to an astonishing account of life inside the oil
giant.

Les Abrahams, who led BP's successful bid for a multi-million-pound deal
with one of the former Soviet republics, today claims that Browne - who was
forced to resign as chief executive last month after the collapse of legal
proceedings against The Mail on Sunday - presided over an "anything
goes" regime of sexual licence, spying and financial sweeteners.

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