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Apache Corporation v. W&T Offshore, Inc.

  1. October 31, 2016

    Apache's $43M Award In Oil Well-Plugging Suit Bears Asterisk

    A Texas federal jury on Friday said W&T Offshore Inc. owes Apache Corp. $43.2 million for its share of the cost to plug undersea oil wells in accordance with federal environmental regulations, but also found Apache acted in bad faith and said the award should be reduced by $17 million.

  2. October 26, 2016

    Oil Co. Wants CWA Offenses Kept Out Of Well-Plugging Trial

    W&T Offshore Inc. asked a Texas federal judge Wednesday to not allow evidence of a 2013 guilty plea to Clean Water Act violations to be entered into its $44 million dispute over well abandonment liability with Apache Corp., saying Apache's bid to get the evidence introduced is a smear attempt.

  3. October 11, 2016

    Apache, W&T Offshore Abandonment Pact Found Ambiguous

    A Texas federal judge decided on Friday that a contract governing a $44 million dispute over well abandonment liability between Apache Corp. and W&T Offshore Inc. is ambiguous and declined to accept the argument of either side in interpreting the contract that governs government-mandated plugging and abandonment operations.

  4. September 28, 2016

    Apache Gets Expert Atty Booted In Well Abandonment Trial

    A Texas federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Thompson & Knight LLP partner can't testify in Apache Corp.'s $44 million contract dispute with W&T Offshore Inc. over well abandonment liability, saying that attorneys can't be brought on as experts to proffer legal conclusions about contract interpretation.

  5. September 15, 2016

    $44M Texas Undersea Well-Plugging Suit Heads To Trial

    A Texas federal judge declined Wednesday to pick a winner in a $44 million contract dispute over well-plugging liability between Apache Corp. and W&T Offshore Inc., clearing the way for a jury trial slated for next month.

  6. June 30, 2016

    Apache Wants Atty 'Expert' Booted From $44M Contract Suit

    Apache Corp. told a Texas federal judge Wednesday that Thompson & Knight LLP partner Andrew Derman shouldn't be able to testify in Apache's $44 million contract dispute with W&T Offshore over well abandonment liability, saying his opinions are irrelevant legal conclusions.