Editing HKN, Inc. (section)

==Controversies==
===Insider trading allegations===
{{Main|Harken Energy scandal}}
{{See also|George W. Bush, business and early political career|George W. Bush insider trading allegations}}

Harken attracted attention because of the role played in its affairs during the 1980s by George W. Bush, later the [[President of the United States]]. On June 22, 1990, while he was a member of the company's board of directors, Bush sold stock in Harken shortly before the company announced substantial losses.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/bush/story/0,7369,752706,00.html | title=Bush and Harken Energy | first=Mark | last=Tran | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 10, 2002}}</ref> This transaction resulted in a [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] investigation of probable [[insider trading]].

A transaction associated with the [[financial endowment]] of [[Harvard University]] was also investigated.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1034111592892893796 | title=Harvard Was Unlikely Savior Of Bush Energy Firm Harken | first=Glenn R. | last=Simpson | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=October 9, 2002 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===Exploration offshore Costa Rica===
In 2000, a subsidiary of the company received a 20-year concession to exploit resources offshore [[Costa Rica]]. After pressure from indigenous tribes and environmentalists, operating as [[Acción de Lucha Anti-Petrola]], the government instituted a moratorium on exploration. In September 2003, the company filed a dispute seeking $57 billion from the government of Costa Rica for lost earnings. The lawsuit was thrown out of court and the concession was revoked.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://ticotimes.net/2004/10/15/high-court-rejects-oil-company-case | title=High Court Rejects Oil Company Case | first=Steven J. | last=Barry | work=[[The Tico Times]] | date=October 15, 2004}}</ref>