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Hess Corporation v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation

  1. February 19, 2020

    Hess, Schlumberger Urged To Settle After $218M Valve Trial

    A federal judge in Houston encouraged the two sides of a $218 million suit, in which Hess accuses Schlumberger of selling faulty safety valves used in deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico, to consider settling after they closed out arguments Wednesday.

  2. February 12, 2020

    Black's Law Editor Can't Testify In Hess Valve Dispute

    The editor-in-chief of Black's Law Dictionary can't testify for Schlumberger Technology Corp. in a Texas federal court trial as Hess Corp. seeks $218 million for allegedly faulty safety valves, the judge ruled Wednesday.

  3. February 03, 2020

    Hess Tells Court Schlumberger's Faulty Valves Cost It $218M

    Kicking off a bench trial Monday, Hess Corp. told a Texas federal judge that Schlumberger Technology Corp. owes it $218 million for what Hess spent to retrieve and replace four allegedly faulty safety valves from deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

  4. November 08, 2019

    Hess' Faulty Valve Suit Against Schlumberger Gets Trimmed

    Schlumberger Technology Corp. convinced a Texas federal judge to end one claim for damages brought by Hess Corp. in a suit seeking about $200 million in damages stemming from allegedly faulty offshore drilling valves it purchased, agreeing that Hess can't recoup damages for methanol contamination in one well that it admittedly caused.

  5. July 03, 2019

    Hess Says Schlumberger Can't Duck Liability For Bad Valves

    Hess Corp. on Tuesday urged a Texas federal judge to dump Schlumberger Technology Corp.'s claim that it's shielded from liability over defective oil well valves it supplied to Hess, saying the oilfield service giant's indemnification argument "belies common sense."

  6. June 30, 2017

    Schlumberger Can't Ditch Hess' Oil Well Valve Failure Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday said Hess Corp. can move forward with claims it spent $171 million to replace defective valves used in its offshore drilling operations, but that its claims against Schlumberger Technology Corp. are limited by a one-year warranty for the parts.

  7. January 27, 2017

    Hess Told To Clarify Claims In Oil Well Valve Failure Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Friday said that Hess Corp. must amend its breach of contract complaint against Schlumberger Technology Corp. over failed underwater safety valves that cost the energy giant more than $115 million to fix, saying its claims of product nonconformity are presently unclear.

  8. December 08, 2016

    Schlumberger Blasts Hess' Suit Over Oil Well Valve Failures

    Schlumberger Technology Corp. moved to toss Hess Corp.'s suit over failed underwater safety valves that the oil and gas giant says cost more than $115 million to fix, telling a Texas federal court on Thursday that the litigation has no legs because the valves allegedly failed after the warranty ran its course.

  9. November 18, 2016

    Hess Says Oil Well Valve Failures Cost It Over $115M

    Hess Corp. hit oilfield services company Schlumberger Technology with a suit in Texas federal court Friday over failed underwater safety valves that the oil giant says cost more than $115 million to fix.

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