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ExxonMobil and the Chad–Cameroon Pipeline (A)

Freeman, R. Edward; Werhane, Patricia H.; Wicks, Andrew C.; Mead, Jenny

E-0262 | Published November 24, 2003 | 15 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case presents the dilemma of a multinational oil and gas company, ExxonMobil, as it factors in the ethical issues related to the environment and cultural differences in deciding whether to proceed with building a pipeline in Chad and Cameroon, two of the poorest and most corrupt developing countries in West Africa. The many players in this project included the World Bank--which cofinanced the project and put restrictions into place that would hopefully prevent pipeline-related government corruption in both Chad and Cameroon--and many environmental and human rights groups that warned of potential disaster. The case also covers the environmental and social analysis of the areas that would be affected by the pipeline.