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Article: United States: State Department report clears Hunt Oil of wrongdoing with Iraq contract.
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- April 2, 2009
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Byline: manish03
U.S. policy discouraged companies from seeking oil contracts in Iraq with regional governments at the time Hunt Oil Co. signed its deal in 2007, according to a government watchdogs report.
However, Dallas-based Hunt didnt break U.S. rules because the policy was "ambiguously articulated" and didnt have the force of law, according to a report issued Tuesday by the State Departments inspector general. The governments communication of its policy to oil firms was so muted as to be "essentially passive," the inspector general reported.
The inspector generals findings generally confirm evidence released by the House Government ...