ited ▁only ▁France , ▁Russia ▁and ▁China ▁( count ries ▁who ▁were ▁also ▁strongly ▁anti - war ) ▁as ▁viol ators ▁who ▁paid ▁kick back s . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁report , ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁recip ients ▁of ▁oil ▁included ▁Russia ▁( 3 0 % ), ▁France ▁( 1 5 % ), ▁and ▁China ▁( 1 0 % ), ▁which ▁are ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council . ▁The ▁US ▁received ▁ 2 – 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁oil . ▁US ▁recip ients ▁included ▁Ex x on M obil , ▁Che v ron Tex aco ▁Cor p . ▁and ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁Cor p . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁US ▁companies ▁was ▁originally ▁cens ored ▁by ▁C IA ▁law y ers , ▁cit ing ▁priv acy ▁issues , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁le aked . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁German ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁anti - cor ruption ▁organisation ▁Trans par ency ▁International ▁( TI ) ▁lod ged ▁a ▁compla int ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Energy ▁( B MW i ) ▁against ▁ 5 7 ▁German ▁companies ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁pay ing ▁$ 1 1 . 9 m ▁in ▁kick back s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ’ ▁O il ▁for ▁Food ▁Program me ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁O il ▁coup ons ▁as ▁b rib es ▁The ▁US - fund ed ▁satellite ▁network ▁Al ▁Hur ra ▁broadcast ▁a ▁story ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁detail ing