ExxonMobil used a European subsidiary , Infineum , in which it owned a 50 % share , to deal with Iran , Sudan and Syria whilst these countries were under US sanctions , according to filings with the Securities and exchange commission . Sales of $ 53.2 m to Iran , $ 600,000 to Sudan and $ 1.1 m to Syria took place between 2003 and 2005 , during which time Rex Tillerson , Donald ’s Trump ’s nominee for secretary of State , was an executive at the oil company . Infineum , a joint venture with Shell , has offices in Singapore , the uk and the United States .
ExxonMobil used a European subsidiary, Infineum, in which it owned a 50% share, to trade with Iran, Sudan and Syria whilst these countries were under US sanctions, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sales of $53.2m to Iran, $600,000 to Sudan and $1.1m to Syria took place between 2003 and 2005, during which time Rex Tillerson, Donald’s Trump’s nominee for secretary of State, was an executive at the oil company. Infineum, a joint venture with Shell, has offices in Singapore, the UK and the United States.