NIGERIAN BARGE DEAL
An agreement in 1999 between Enron and Merill Lynch, in which Enron transferred an interest in energy-producing barges located off the coast of Nigeria to Merrill Lynch. The sale was fake, as of the side deal Enron made to repurchase the barges later at a profit of $12 million.
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