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Petrobras America Inc. et al v. Vicinay Cadenas, S. A.

  1. January 04, 2021

    Petrobras Unit Settles Oil Rig Defect Fight With Spanish Firm

    Houston-based Petrobras America and a Spanish company said Monday that they had reached a settlement to end a $165 million court dispute over an allegedly defective chain used on an offshore oil and gas rig.

  2. April 10, 2018

    Petrobras Says It Never Ditched $400M Suit's Legal Theory

    Petrobras America fought back on Monday against offshore equipment manufacturer Vicinay Cadenas SA's bid to duck or stall a $400 million suit over an allegedly defective chain used to support a floating oil and gas facility, telling a Texas federal judge that contrary to claims, it's never gone back on its theory of what the case is about. 

  3. March 19, 2018

    Offshore Manufacturer Wants Out Of Petrobras' $400M Suit

    Spanish offshore equipment manufacturer Vicinay Cadenas SA urged a Texas federal court on Monday to dismiss Petrobras America Inc.'s lawsuit seeking $400 million over an allegedly defective chain used to support a floating oil and gas facility, because, despite Petrobras assuring the court its claims didn't rely on a purchase order, it is now arguing otherwise.

  4. March 16, 2018

    Petrobras Can Keep Lid On Risk Docs In $400M Oil Rig Suit

    Petrobras Americas Inc. can hang on to documents said to have forecast the economic risks of its plan to drill in the Gulf of Mexico, a Texas magistrate judge said Thursday, ruling that the financial information is unlikely to help Spanish manufacturer Vicinay Cadenas SA in a $400 million suit over its allegedly defective component used in an offshore rig.

  5. September 15, 2017

    Marine Chain Co. Appeals Petrobras' $400M Suit To 5th Circ.

    A Spanish manufacturer on Thursday challenged a Texas federal judge's decision not to freeze a $400 million suit brought by Petrobras America Inc. and its insurers for arbitration, the third time an issue in the long-running case will be taken to the Fifth Circuit.

  6. September 07, 2017

    Judge Won't Pause Petrobras' $400M Suit Over Bad Rig Chain

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday trimmed a $400 million suit brought by Petrobras America Inc. and its insurers against a Spanish manufacturer but declined to halt the remaining claims over an allegedly defective component at an offshore oil and gas rig for arbitration.

  7. August 16, 2017

    $400M Petrobras Row Must Be Arbitrated: Marine Chain Co.

    A Spanish marine chain manufacturer urged a Texas federal court on Tuesday to pause for arbitration a $400 million lawsuit initiated by Petrobras America Inc. and its insurers over an allegedly defective component in Petrobras’ offshore oil and gas operations, saying things have changed since the court refused a similar bid.

  8. August 10, 2017

    Petrobras Says Don't Pause $400M Suit For Arbitration

    Petrobras America Inc. and certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London urged a Texas federal court on Wednesday not to send to arbitration their $400 million dispute with Vicinay Cadenas SA over an allegedly defective component used in Petrobras' offshore oil and gas operations, saying Petrobras never signed the underlying arbitration clause.

  9. March 27, 2012

    Petrobras Demands $185M In Faulty Marine Chain Suit

    Petrobras America Inc. is seeking at least $185 million from a Spanish marine-chain manufacturer for damage to its oil production system in the Gulf of Mexico allegedly caused by a defective chain link, in a suit lodged Friday in Texas federal court.

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