A Texas judge has ordered Chevron and BNP Paribas to produce any documents relating to the sale of OMLs 52, 53 and 55 in Nigeria. The sale became embroiled in litigation last year after Chevron decided to bypass the highest bidder, Britannia-U. The US major had become concerned that the Nigerian independent could not meet the extremely high offer price of US $1.6 Bn for these blocks, double the total offered by other companies.
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