NOPSA issues prohibition notice to Woodside following fire on offshore facilityApr 22, 2009The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) has issued a Prohibition Notice to Woodside Energy Ltd, the operator of the Ngujima-Yin Floating
Canada Energy commences legal action against West EnergyApr 20, 2009Canada Energy Partners has commenced legal proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta against West Energy Ltd. (West) for a declaration that
BMG project partners file defense in Australian CourtApr 20, 2009ROC Oil reports on behalf of its subsidiary, Anzon Australia Pty Limited (AZA) in relation to a notice of a claim served on the participants in the BMG Project by
EDF suspends two employees ahead of enquiryApr 13, 2009EDF has decided, as a precautionary measure following an internal enquiry, to suspend Pierre François, site protection engineer, and his line manager
Claim against Arrow Seismic from CGGVeritas ruled unfounded by the courtApr 9, 2009Petroleum Geo-Services on July 7th 2008 informed the market that CGG Veritas had initiated a law suit against PGS' subsidiary Arrow Seismic ASA (Arrow).
New survey battle rests with defenceApr 8, 2009A Norwegian judge has ruled at a courtoom outside Oslo that local survey outfit Arrow Seismic does not have to pay France-based counterpart CGG Veritas ...
Sibir Energy commences High Court proceedingsApr 7, 2009Sibir has launched High Court proceedings against, amongst others, two former directors and publishes a trading update for the fourth quarter 2008.
AF Gruppen wins $36M court rulingMar 30, 2009A court in Oslo has ruled that oilfield engineering outfit Aibel must pay North Sea construction and demoliton outfit AF Gruppen 240 million kroner ($35.6 million) for ...
Victoria gets support for appeal in Kemerkol caseMar 17, 2009The Board of Victoria Oil & Gas says that the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the General Prosecutor) has supported the Company’s appeal
UK industry seeks “Norwegian” tax dealMar 10, 2009U.K. oil company advocacy Oil & Gas UK is urging the U.K. government to adopt a Norway-style exploration rebate and to cut an extra corporate ...
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Pacific Energy files chapter 11 of the U.S. BankruptcyMar 10, 2009Pacific Energy Resources and its wholly owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
Canadian Superior application for CCAA protection successfulMar 9, 2009Canadian Superior Energy says that its application to the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta for an Order under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (CCAA)
Elixir's subsidiary receives arbitration notice over block SL-4Mar 9, 2009Elixir Petroleum says that its subsidiary, Elixir Petroleum (UK) Limited (EP(UK)), has received a notice of arbitration issued by TGS-NOPEC Invest AS (TGS),
Sibir suspends CEO, orders probeFeb 25, 2009Russia-based oil and gas explorer Sibir has ordered its lawyers and Earnst & Young to investigate the company’s chief executive and ...
Indago, partners settles insurance claim for Jebel HafitFeb 24, 2009Indago Petroleum Limited says that a settlement has been reached on its insurance claim in relation to the underground blowout suffered at the Al Jariya well on the Jebel Hafit prospect in February of 2008.
Maersk Oil Qatar initiates legal action against UK based supplierFeb 23, 2009Maersk Oil Qatar has initiated arbitration against UK based supplier SLP Engineering Ltd., Lowestoft.
Cancelled FPSO starts legal battleFeb 20, 2009Norway-based BW Offshore is sueing project partners in the Basker Manta Gummy Phase 2 oil and gas project for some $90 million in ...
Chevron cites new instances of misconduct marring trial in EcuadorFeb 13, 2009Chevron Corporation has asked an Ecuador judge to discard a court-requested assessment of current environmental conditions in Ecuador's Amazon, as a result of fraud, gross errors and conflict of interest.
KBR pleads guilty in Bonny Island caseFeb 12, 2009Halliburton Company declares the resolution of the previously disclosed Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Oilexco obtains Court order for CCAA Creditor ProtectionFeb 9, 2009Oilexco Incorporated has obtained a court order for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada). Ernst & Young Inc. was appointed monitor under the order.
European Commission imposes a fine of 25.6 million euros on ParkerFeb 6, 2009Parker Hannifin has been notified that the European Commission (EC) is imposing a fine of 25.6 million euros (approximately $32.9 million), in connection with its investigation of whether Parker's ITR subsidiary, acquired in 2002
Norwegians sue ConocoPhillips in TexasJan 26, 2009Norwegian workers are among 80 who had spent time working for ConocoPhillips in Texas and are now suing the oil company over health ...
Halliburton takes 32% hit on settlementsJan 26, 2009Halliburton posted fourth-quarter 2008 net income on Monday of $468 million, a 32-percent drop year-on-year primarily on money it might end up ...
EMGS loses patent battleJan 20, 2009Norwegian survey outfit EMGS has lost a patent decision to Schlumberger in a London court which decided the Oslo-based company could not make money in ...
