Canadian court rules villagers in Ecuador can pursue class action lawsuit...
The Supreme Court of Canada said in a unanimous decision that the company can be pursued in the country for its alleged actions in Ecuador, in a case that’s spanned more than two decades.
View ArticleU.S. Virgin Islands sues Hess Corp. over shuttered refinery
The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday sued Houston-based Hess Corp. for more than $1 billion, alleging that the firm abandoned a massive oil refinery it had pledged to run through the...
View ArticleIndustry group lawsuit against Denton is dismissed
A North Texas district judge has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit filed against Denton by the Texas Oil & Gas Association at the request of both parties.
View ArticleSEC plans oil payment transparency rule by June 2016
In an "expedited schedule" filed with a federal district court, the SEC said it would propose a draft rule by the end of the year and adopt a final set of disclosure mandates in June 2016. The move...
View ArticleArgentina accuses Noble Energy of illegally operating in Falkland Islands
Noble has brushed off the accusations, maintaining that its concession contracts are with the Falkland Islands Government, not Argentina.
View ArticleTexas one of 24 states suing Obama administration over clean power plan
The plan, details of which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized earlier this year, aims to dramatically reduce carbon emissions from electric-generating plants by 2030.
View ArticleLouisiana parish drops suits against oil and gas companies
The Plaquemines Parish council voted to dismiss 21 suits it had pending against 68 oil companies, officials and a lawyer said.
View ArticleHouston company among oil firms sued by Arkansas royalty owners
Claims against the companies include fraud, violation of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and civil conspiracy.
View ArticleNigerian farmers cleared to sue Shell in Dutch court
Activists said the ruling sets a landmark legal precedent that clears the way for Dutch-based companies to be sued for alleged negligence of their subsidiaries elsewhere in the world.
View ArticleTennessee AG sues Chevron over petroleum spill cleanup costs
Money from the tax — four-tenths of a cent per gallon — is intended as a last-resort fund for owners who cannot afford spill cleanup costs.
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