Russia's Federal Arbitration Court in Tyumen on Friday ordered British Petroleum (BP) to pay 100 billion rubles (US$3.1 billion) in damages to TNK-BP, BP's 50-50 joint venture with Alfa Access Renova (AAR) , a consortium representing four Russian...
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A coalition of environmental protection organizations sued the US Department of the Interior , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and other officials on Tuesday in an effort to block offshore oil drilling by Royal Dutch Shell [corporate...
The Federal Arbitration Court in Tyumen on Monday ordered a new hearing in a lower court in a lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP) . The suit was brought by minority shareholders in BP's Russian venture, TNK-BP, alleging that...
BP oil spill trial postponed to allow more time for settlement agreement
Judge Carl Barbier of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana postponed the trial over the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill Monday, hours before it was set...
Federal judge rules punitive damages available against BP in claims over oil spill
The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Friday ruled on motions to dismiss made by British Petroleum (BP) and other defendants in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder;...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday dismissed consolidated racketeering claims against British Petroleum (BP) in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...
Federal judge allows lawsuit over BP Deepwater Horizon drilling leases
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ruled Monday that environmental groups' lawsuit, challenging the government approval of oil drilling leases granted to the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon...
Federal judge rules BP oil spill victim fund not independent entity
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday ordered the administrator for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) to refrain from characterizing himself as independent from...
Mississippi AG seeks to remedy deficiencies of BP oil spill victim fund
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Tuesday requested that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana order the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) to fulfill its legal obligations to aid...
Federal judge dismisses request to end delay in issuance of drilling permits
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Thursday dismissed a request by the Ensco Offshore Company to end an alleged delay in the issuance of drilling permits....
