A consortium of western oil companies, led by ExxonMobil, has drawn up legal agreements with African governments that potentially override the human rights of the local populations, according to a report published today by Amnesty International...An ExxonMobil spokesman in the UK yesterday expressed regret that Amnesty had not consulted the company during the preparation of the report. "ExxonMobil condemns human rights violations in any form and has actively expressed these views to governments and others around the world," the spokesman said. The spokesman added that in Chad some oil revenues would be used to help social development projects. An Amnesty spokeswoman, Sarah Green, said the organisation had discussed the report with Andre Madec, an ExxonMobil representative in the public affairs department at its headquarters in Houston, Texas. She said Amnesty was not adopting an aggressive stance but wanted to enter into a dialogue with ExxonMobil and other companies about such agreements.