The Trump administration will not grant special permission to U.S. companies, including Exxon Mobil, to carry out oil and gas drilling in Russia while sanctions remain intact, according to a statement from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Friday.
Energy giant ExxonMobil, while under the leadership of Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, made deals with Iran, Syria and Sudan while these countries were under US sanctions as state sponsors of terrorism, according to US media reports.
ExxonMobil’s deal to secure some oil blocks in Nigeria is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, according to documents obtained by The Guardian of the United Kingdom.