Energy Politics, Hero of the Day: Fabio de Pasquale: The oil deal, the disgraced former minister, and $800m paid via a UK bank

A concise illustration of how corruption is embedded in the relationships between the oil complex (industries) and dependent states.  The result is the petrostate, not a closed entity but a relationship.

The oil deal, the disgraced former minister, and $800m paid via a UK bank  (via The Guardian, Faull, et al.)

The Energy Politics hero of the day: Fabio de Pasquale

Italian prosecutor, Fabio de Pasquale, who is pursuing an indictment against Shell and Eni execs alleged to have participated in massive bribe to secure an oil concession in offshore Nigerian waters.    Photograph: AFP/Getty Images