New Zealand rejects Contact Energy's Wind Farm Project
Contact Energy announced on Tuesday that a New Zealand regulatory agency has refused to approve its consent application for the proposed 330 Megawatt 55 Turbine Southland Wind Farm Project.
UK court orders Barrick to pay Hannam $2 Million for the Randgold merger
The High Court of London ruled that Barrick Gold Canada must pay British dealmaker Ian Hannam’s firm $2 Million plus expenses for the work he did on the acquisition by Randgold Resources.
Reliance India says the oil ministry demanded $2.81 billion in gas dispute case
Reliance Industries, an Indian company, said Tuesday that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of India has demanded $2.81 billion in a dispute over gas drilling…
Vitol and Glencore receive $380 Million award in Nigerian LNG litigation
Court documents obtained by revealed that trading houses Vitol, Glencore, and their gas suppliers, trading firms Taleveras won a legal case in London against Nigeria's only liquefied gas (LNG)…
Vitol and Glencore receive $380 Million award in Nigerian LNG litigation
Court documents obtained by revealed that trading houses Vitol, Glencore, and their gas suppliers, trading firms Taleveras won a legal fight in London against Nigeria's only liquefied gas (LNG)…
Shell should be held responsible for oil spills in Nigeria, says community leader before UK trial
Shell must take responsibility for the environmental damage caused in Nigeria by oil spills. A community leader made this statement on Thursday, as a crucial hearing…
Viaro CEO accused of forging documents in UK lawsuit to steal millions
Former employer of the CEO of an independent British Oil Producer who is purchasing North Sea assets from Shell and Exxon Mobil, is suing him for allegedly falsifying…
Shell and Equinor face off against UK North Sea oil, gas projects
Shell and Equinor urged on Tuesday an Scottish court to support Britain's approval of the development two vast North Sea gas and oil fields as environmental activists…
ConocoPhillips wins approval from a judge for the seizure of payments made to Venezuelan PDVSA
ConocoPhillips won approval from a Trinidad court on Friday to seize payments made by the Caribbean nation to Venezuela's oil company in connection with a proposed…
PDVSA Changes Oil Deals to Include Shipping as Sanctions Bite
Venezuelan state-run oil firm PDVSA has begun offering to ship its own oil, figuring in the costs in crude supply deals to help customers who have struggled to hire…
KPMG Flags Oil Trader ZenRock's Questionable Deals
ZenRock Commodities Trading Pte Ltd is unlikely to continue its core oil trading businesses in the long term, its court-appointed supervisor KPMG Services said in…
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Exxon in Climate Change Document Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon Mobil Corp to probe whether the oil company…
Schlumberger Wins in US Supreme Court on Patent Damages
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that companies can recover profits lost because of the unauthorized use of their patented technology abroad in a victory for Schlumberger NV…
U.S. Top Court Rejects Constitution Pipeline Over New York Permit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt another setback to a proposed natural gas pipeline running from Pennsylvania to New York, rejecting Constitution Pipeline…
Singapore Court Blocks Noble Group Shareholder Meeting
Noble has other investor meetings due in next few weeks; but court decision could complicate restructuring process. A Singapore court blocked commodity trader Noble…
British VW Drivers Kick Off "dieselgate" in High Court
Lawyers for more than 50,000 British car owners kicked off a lawsuit against Volkswagen in London's High Court on Tuesday in a battle for compensation over a diesel…
Noble Group Hit by Shareholder Lawsuit
Goldilocks Investment Co, a leading shareholder of Noble Group Ltd, has filed a lawsuit with the Singapore High Court against the commodities trader and some of…
Norway's Scatec Solar Says Three Projects Caught in South Africa Row
Three solar plants planned by Norway's Scatec Solar were among 27 energy deals blocked by a South African court on Tuesday when it agreed to hear a legal challenge…
Dana Gas swings to net profit in 2017
United Arab Emirates energy producer Dana Gas swung to a net profit of $83 million in 2017 from a net loss of $88 million a year earlier after a $1 billion payment…
UK Court: Nigerians Cannot Pursue Shell Claim in England
The Court of Appeal in London ruled on Wednesday that two Nigerian communities cannot pursue Royal Dutch Shell in English courts over oil spills in Nigeria's Delta region.
