ConocoPhillips has requested a U.S. court to delay a decision on overlaps in awards related to past expropriations by Venezuela until the proceeds from an auction of shares in a Citgo Petroleum parent are determined. The company is pursuing three claims totaling more than $11.5 billion for Venezuela's expropriation of oil properties. This request comes amidst ongoing legal battles involving major oil companies like BP and Exxon Mobil in various court cases.
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The government asked a Texas federal judge to wave away protests by Exxon Mobil to keep its documents sealed in a case over $1.8 billion in contested tax benefits for a joint venture with Qatar. https://t.co/mvnOf2YtNw https://t.co/35gUXOaUfY
A federal court judge in Houston ruled Thursday that BP willfully misrepresented details of a pension plan offered to thousands of employees in the late 1980s, resolving an eight-year court battle between the oil giant and a group of workers. https://t.co/I9ThCEfRxx