Shell Seismic Survey Approval Complied with Rules, S.Africa Minister Says
process."As part of the exploration right application, an environmental impact assessment was carried out in 2013 (and) no objections were received," the letter said."All applicable legislative requirements were followed in granting the exploration right."On Dec. 28, a South African high court blocked Royal Dutch Shell from conducting seismic testing offshore of the Wild Coast, the latest ruling in a case brought by environmental groups and residents against Shell.Environmentalists and others have protested against Shell's plans for seismic blasting, saying its underwater acoustics
S. Africa Court Stymies Shell Offshore Seismic Survey
A South African high court today blocked Shell from conducting seismic testing offshore from South Africa's pristine Wild Coast, in the latest ruling in a case seeking to prevent the oil major from exploring for oil and gas.On Dec. 3 a different high court order gave Shell the go-ahead to conduct an extensive seismic survey off South Africa's eastern coast, but this is stopped by Tuesday's ruling that forms part of a broader court application contending Shell did not have the necessary environmental approvals."We respect the court’s decision and have paused the survey while we
Schlumberger Wins in US Supreme Court on Patent Damages
law generally applies only domestically, but Schlumberger said that since the law protects against infringement that occurs when components of a patented invention are supplied from the U.S. for assembly abroad, it should be fully compensated for the infringement, including any lost foreign sales.The high court agreed. Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said ION infringed patents owned by Schlumberger subsidiary WesternGeco in the United States.The "overseas events were merely incidental to the infringement," he said.Writing for the dissent, Justice Neil Gorsuch said that allowing
Orsetd, Formerly Dong Energy, Sued over Name Change
Oil and Natural Gas. It said the new name, chosen from more than 3,000 alternatives, was inspired by 19th century Danish physicist Hans Christian Orsted, who discovered electromagnetism. But three direct descendants of Orsted will file a writ of summons with the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court on Friday, Jens Jakob Bugge, the lawyer for H.C. Orsted's great-great-great-grandchild Soren Peter Orsted told Reuters. Orsted's descendants believe that the company is in breach of the Danish companies act by using a family name. Soren Peter Orsted told Danish newspaper Berlingske that the
New Zealand Refuses Marine Mining Proposal
legislation which took effect in June last year. The committee received 4,850 submissions and held hearings in Wellington, Hamilton, Whanganui, Pariroa Marae (Hawera) and New Plymouth during the course of the 25-day hearing. There is a 15-working day period for the lodgement of any appeals to the High Court which can be made on points of law only.
Troubled Otto Marine Geophysical Subsidiary
Singapore-based Otto Marine Limited informs of two applications by creditors to wind up its Reflect Geophysical Pte Ltd. At the hearing on the two applications to wind up Reflect filed by two of Reflect’s creditors with the Singapore High Court held on 22 February 2013, the court has ordered that the applications be adjourned to a date to be fixed after the conclusion of the judicial management application filed by Reflect on 21 February 2013, pursuant to section 227C(a) of the Companies Act (Chapter 50). At a separate hearing before the Registrar, the court ordered that the hearing
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