Mr Hague had a private meeting with a representative of Heritage Oil in March and has exchanged letters with an aide over the past few months, it has emerged.In October, the company was awarded a $19.5 million [£12.23 million] oil deal in Libya which it believes will provide it with a foothold in the region.
Tony Buckingham, the chief executive of Heritage Oil and a former mercenary, has given the Conservative party almost £60,000. He was embroiled in controversy earlier this year when the Telegraph disclosed that Mr Hague had personally intervened in a £175 million tax dispute between Heritage Oil, its partner Tullow Oil and the Ugandan government.
Industry sources have disclosed that as the war in Libya was raging, Mr Hague met Christian Sweeting, a representative of Heritage Oil, at the Carlton Club in London. At the time, the company was seeking inroads into Libya after the breakdown of the Gaddafi regime.
After the meeting, letters were exchanged in which Mr Sweeting provided the Foreign Office with intelligence on the situation on the ground in Libya.
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