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|headquarters=Southlake, Texas | |headquarters=Southlake, Texas | ||
|website=http://www.hkninc.com | |website=http://www.hkninc.com | ||
| + | |description=A spooky Bush dominated company which never made much money for outsiders. | ||
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Harken Energy is the subject of a chapter of [[Russ Baker]]'s ''[[Family of Secrets]]''. | Harken Energy is the subject of a chapter of [[Russ Baker]]'s ''[[Family of Secrets]]''. | ||
| + | ==Explosive growth== | ||
| + | "In 1986, it has a total revenue of $4 million. In 1989, thanks to a flurry of acquisitions and infinitely complicated transactions revenue would exceed $1 billion, yet few outside investors made any money."<ref>''[[Family of Secrets]]'' by [[Russ Baker]]</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Involvement with Harvard=== | ||
| + | [[Harvard University]] invested $50 million in Harken Energy. The university has attempted to distance itself from this decision. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:08, 4 October 2015
 Harken Energy     | |
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| Headquarters | Southlake, Texas |
| A spooky Bush dominated company which never made much money for outsiders. | |
Harken Energy is the subject of a chapter of Russ Baker's Family of Secrets.
Explosive growth
"In 1986, it has a total revenue of $4 million. In 1989, thanks to a flurry of acquisitions and infinitely complicated transactions revenue would exceed $1 billion, yet few outside investors made any money."[1]
Involvement with Harvard
Harvard University invested $50 million in Harken Energy. The university has attempted to distance itself from this decision.
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