February 19, 2020
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.
February 12, 2020
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.
February 03, 2020
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.
November 08, 2019
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.
July 03, 2019
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."
June 30, 2017
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.
January 27, 2017
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.
December 08, 2016
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.
November 18, 2016
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.