The Attorney General of Equatorial Guinea, Carlos Mengue
Mekua, has opened an investigation on allegations brought up by the
administrator of Technip SA, Daniel Lebegue.
The Attorney General is reviewing Mr. Lebegue’s statements
that Equatorial Guinea is a country where one cannot do business because of
corruption. The Attorney General has opened this investigation to verify the
facts.
Mr. Lebegue is a trustee and auditor of the Equatorial
Guinea company Technip SA, which operates in the Aseng oil field through Noble
Energy and Gepetrol. Mr. Lebegue has not reported any corruption on his
business operations being carried out in Equatorial Guinea.
