Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd et al
| Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd and Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd |
| Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc and Baker Hughes Company |
| Springfield Exploration and Production Limited |
| 4:2022mc01285 |
| July 29, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Southern District of Texas |
| Houston Office |
| Keith P Ellison |
| Other |
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Filing 62
Order of USCA re: #47 Notice of Appeal ; USCA No. 23-20168. The appeal is dismissed pursuant to Appellant's motion, filed.(JenniferLongoria, 1)
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Filing 61
PROTECTIVE ORDER (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(JacquelineMata, 4)
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Filing 60
RESPONSE to #59 Status Report, , filed by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited. (Stowe, William)
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Filing 59
STATUS REPORT by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd, filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Protective Order with Petitioners' edits in redline, #2 Exhibit Petitioners' Response in Opposition to Springfield's Motion for Stay in the Fifth Circuit)(Sobota, Luke)
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Filing 58
ORDER.Submission Date by 5/15/2023(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(arrivera, 4)
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Filing 57
Order of USCA - PER CURIAM re: #47 Notice of Appeal ; USCA No. 23-20168. appellant's opposed motion to stay the order of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, Houston, dated 4/10/2023, is DENIED. It is further ordered that appellant's opposed motion for stay pending appeal is DENIED., filed.(DorinaReyna, 1)
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Electronic record on appeal certified to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals re: #47 Notice of Appeal USCA No. 23-20168, filed.(jtabares, 1)
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Electronic Access to Record on Appeal Provided re: #47 Notice of Appeal to Adam Warren Aston, counsel for Springfield Exploration and Production Limited, Edwin S. Gault, Jr, and Caroline McKibben Upchurch, counsel for Gaffney Cline & Associates, and Luke Sobota, counsel for Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Limited. Attorneys of record at the Circuit may #download the record from the Court of Appeals. (USCA No. 23-20168), filed.(jtabares, 1)
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Filing 56
DKT13 TRANSCRIPT ORDER REQUEST by Adam W, Aston. Transcript is already on file in Clerks office regarding Motion Hearing on 4/10/2023. (No transcript is needed). Court Reporter/Transcriber: Gayle Dye. This order form relates to the following: #47 Notice of Appeal, Motion Hearing,,, #45 Transcript, filed.(Aston, Adam)
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**THIS ENTRY WAS INCORRECTLY RECORDED** Electronic record on appeal certified to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals re: #47 Notice of Appeal, filed.(jtabares, 1) Modified on 4/28/2023 (jtabares, 1).
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Filing 55
Order of USCA re: #47 Notice of Appeal ; USCA No. 23-20168. The order of U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, Houston, dated April 10, 2023 is stayed pending this court's decision of Appellant's motion to stay the order and for stay pending appeal, filed.(JenniferLongoria, 1)
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Filing 54
ORDER denying #48 Motion to Stay.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(gkelner, 4)
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Notice of Assignment of USCA No. 23-20168 re: #47 Notice of Appeal, filed.(jtabares, 1)
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Filing 53
REPLY in Support of #48 MOTION to Stay Pending Appeal, filed by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Nana Osei Kofi Addae)(Pickett, Bethany)
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Filing 52
RESPONSE in Opposition to #48 MOTION to Stay Pending Appeal, filed by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1)(Sobota, Luke)
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Filing 51
Clerks Notice of Filing of an Appeal. The following Notice of Appeal and related motions are pending in the District Court: #47 Notice of Appeal. Fee status: Paid. Reporter(s): G. Dye, filed. (Attachments: #1 NOA) (scastillo, 1)
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Appeal Review Notes re: #47 Notice of Appeal. Fee status: Paid. The appeal filing fee has been paid.Hearings were held in the case - transcripts were produced. Number of DKT-13 Forms expected: 1, filed.(scastillo, 1)
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Filing 50
ORDER STAYING CASE, ( Responses due by 4/19/2023., Replies due by 4/21/2023)(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(arrivera, 4)
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Filing 49
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(arrivera, 4)
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Filing 48
MOTION to Stay Pending Appeal by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/5/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Stowe, William)
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Filing 47
NOTICE OF APPEAL to US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited (Filing fee $ 505, receipt number ATXSDC-29753565), filed. (Stowe, William)
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Filing 46
Notice of Filing of Official Transcript as to #45 Transcript. Party notified, filed. (ShannonHolden, 4)
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Filing 45
TRANSCRIPT re: Motion Hearing by telephone held on April 10, 2023, before Judge Keith P Ellison. Court Reporter/Transcriber Dye. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/12/2023., filed. (Dye, Gayle)
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Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Keith P Ellison. MOTION HEARING held on 4/10/2023 on the Motion to Quash filed by Springfield (ECF No. 22) and the Motion to Compel filed by Petitioners (ECF No. 24). The Court DENIED the Motion to Quash and GRANTED the Motion to Compel. Parties shall submit, within ten days, a Joint Protective Order that limits the use of any confidential information to judicial or arbitral proceedings that directly relate to the question of unitization. Any production pursuant to this Order is STAYED until after the Protective Order is entered. A written Order memorializing this ruling will follow. Appearances: Luke Sobota, Caroline Upchurch, Bethany Pickett, William Stowe. (Court Reporter: Dye)(Law Clerk: BES), filed.(arrivera, 4)
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Filing 44
NOTICE of Setting as to #24 MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782, #22 MOTION to Quash Subpoenas. Parties notified. Motion Hearing set for 4/10/2023 at 02:00 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (arrivera, 4)
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Filing 43
RESPONSE to #37 Brief Gaffney Cline & Associates and Baker Hughes Company's Response to Petitioners' Supplemental Brief, filed by Baker Hughes Company, Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc. (Gault, Edwin)
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Filing 42
DECLARATION of Kimathi Kuenyehia re: #41 Response, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit)(Sobota, Luke)
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Filing 41
RESPONSE to #38 Brief, #36 Brief, Responsive Supplemental Brief, filed by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd. (Sobota, Luke)
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Filing 40
RESPONSE to #37 Brief Springfield's Response to Petitioners' Supplemental Brief, filed by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited. (Pickett, Bethany)
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Filing 39
SEALED DOCUMENT Springfield's Brief Regarding Confidentiality by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited, filed. (Pickett, Bethany)
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Filing 38
Supplemental BRIEF on Petitioner's Motion to Compel Discovery by Baker Hughes Company, Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc, filed.(Gault, Edwin)
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Filing 37
Supplemental BRIEF by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd, filed.(Sobota, Luke)
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Filing 36
Supplemental BRIEF by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11)(Pickett, Bethany)
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Filing 35
ORDER for supplemental briefing. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(arrivera, 4)
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motion hearing is cancelled. (arrivera, 4)
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Filing 34
ORDER granting #33 Motion for Caroline Upchurch to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(gclair, 4)
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Filing 33
MOTION for Caroline Upchurch to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Baker Hughes Company, Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc, filed. Motion Docket Date 1/3/2023. (Gault, Edwin)
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Filing 32
NOTICE of Setting as to #24 MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782, #22 MOTION to Quash Subpoenas. Parties notified. Motion Hearing set for 12/16/2022 at 02:30 PM in by telephone before Judge Keith P Ellison, filed. (arrivera, 4)
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Filing 31
NOTICE Designation of Attorney-in-Charge by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd, filed. (Sobota, Luke)
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Filing 30
REPLY to #28 Response in Opposition to Motion, #29 Response in Opposition to Motion to Compel, filed by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd. (Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 29
RESPONSE in Opposition to #24 MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782, filed by Baker Hughes Company, Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc. (Gault, Edwin)
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Filing 28
RESPONSE in Opposition to #24 MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782, filed by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Stowe, William)
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Filing 27
NOTICE of Appearance by Edwin S. Gault, Jr. on behalf of Baker Hughes Company, Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc, filed. (Gault, Edwin)
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Filing 26
ORDER for Expedited Response; Motion-related deadline set re: #24 MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782 Response to Motion due by 11/28/2022(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(gkelner, 4)
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Filing 25
DECLARATION of Isha Jain re: #23 Response to Motion, #24 MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 24
MOTION to Compel Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782 by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd, filed. Motion Docket Date 12/1/2022. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 23
RESPONSE to #22 MOTION to Quash Subpoenas filed by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd. (Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 22
MOTION to Quash Subpoenas by Springfield Exploration and Production Limited, filed. Motion Docket Date 11/21/2022. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Proposed Order)(Stowe, William)
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Filing 21
RETURN of Service Executed as to Baker Hughes Company on 08/09/2022 re: Subpoena to Produce Documents, filed.(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 20
RETURN of Service Executed as to Gaffney Cline & Associates, Inc. on 08/08/2022 re: Subpoena to Produce Documents, filed.(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 19
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting Petitioner's Application. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(arrivera, 4)
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Filing 18
ORDER granting #17 Motion for Luke A Sobota to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(JosephWells, 4)
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Filing 17
MOTION for Luke A. Sobota to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd, filed. Motion Docket Date 8/19/2022. (Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 16
DECLARATION of Giuseppe Valenti, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 18 - Letter from MoE to Eni and Vitol, attaching Review of Eni's Technical Evaluation of the Afina Discovery, #2 Exhibit 19 - Springfield's Reply to Vitol's Stateement of Defence and Defence to Counterclaim in the Springfield Proceedings, #3 Exhibit 10 - Letter from the MoE to Eni and springfield)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 15
DECLARATION of Giuseppe Valenti, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 14 - Part 3 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni, attaching Draft Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement, #2 Exhibit 15 - Letter from MoE to Eni, #3 Exhibit 16 - Letter from Petroleum Commission to MoE, #4 Exhibit 17 - Eni and Vitol, Technical Evaluation of the Afina Discovery)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 14
DECLARATION of Giuseppe Valenti, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 14 - Part 2 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni, attaching Draft Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 13
DECLARATION of Giuseppe Valenti, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 14 - Part 1 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni, attaching Draft Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 12
DECLARATION of Giuseppe Valenti, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 6 - Letter from Springfield to MoE, attaching Brief Technical Report, #2 Exhibit 7 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni, #3 Exhibit 8 - Letter from Springfield to MoE Petroleum Commission and GNPC, #4 Exhibit 9 - Wood Mackenzie Asset Report, #5 Exhibit 10 - Wood Mackenzie, Ghana Upstream Summary Slides, #6 Exhibit 11 - Petroleum (Exploeration and Production) act 2016 (excerpt), #7 Exhibit 12 - Petroleum (Exploration and production)(General) Regulations 2018 (excerpt), #8 Exhibit 13 - Letter from MoE to springfield and Eni, attaching GNPC Independent technical Evaluation)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 11
DECLARATION of Giuseppe Valenti, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - OCTP Petroleum Agreement, #2 Exhibit 2 - Assignment Deed, #3 Exhibit 3 - OCTP Integrated Plan of Development, #4 Exhibit 4 - Amendment to the OCTP Intergrated Plan of Development, #5 Exhibit 5 - Data obtained from Eni internal BMS system)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 10
DECLARATION of Kimathi Kuenyehia, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 8 - Motion for Order to Produce Documents in the Judicial Review Proceedings, #2 Exhibit 9 - Funds Preservation Order in the Springfield Proceedings, #3 Exhibit 10 - Funds Preservation Modification Order in the Springfield Proceedings, #4 Exhibit 11 - Ruling on Interlocutory Injunction in the Springfield Proceedings, #5 Exhibit 12 - Ruling on Application for Judicial Review of Minister's Directives, #6 Exhibit 13 - Ruling on Application to Produce Documents in the Judicial Review Proceedings, #7 Exhibit 14 - Notice of appeal in the Judicial Review Proceedings, #8 Exhibit 15 - High Court (Civil Procedures) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47)(excerpt), #9 Exhibit 16 - Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (C.I. 19))(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 9
DECLARATION of Kimathi Kuenyehia, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Originating Notice of Motion for Judicial Review, #2 Exhibit 2 - Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in the Springfield Proceedings, #3 Exhibit 3 - Vitol's Statement of Defence in the Springfield Proceedings, #4 Exhibit 4 - Petroleum (Elploration and Production) Act 2016 (excerpt), #5 Exhibit 5 - Petroleum (Exploration and Production)(General) Regulations 2018 (excerpt), #6 Exhibit 6 - Eni's Statement of Defence and Counterclaim in the Springfield Proceedings, #7 Exhibit 7 - Springfield's Reply to Vitol's Statement of Defence and Defence to Counterclaim in the Springfield Proceeding)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 8
DECLARATION of Luke a. Sobata, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 16 - Originating Notice of Motion for Judicial Review, #2 Exhibit 17 - Motion for an Order to Produce Documents in the Judicial Review proceedings, #3 Exhibit 18 - Ruling on Application for Judicial Review of Minister's Directives, #4 Exhibit 19 - Ruling on Application to Produce Documents in the Judicial Review Proceedings, #5 Exhibit 20 - Notice of Appeal in the Judicial Review Proceedings, #6 Exhibit 21 - Springfield's Reply to Vitol's Statement of Defence and Defence to Counterclaim in the Springfield Proceedings)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 7
DECLARATION of Luke A. Sobota, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 10 - Part 3 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni, attaching Draft Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement, #2 Exhibit 11 - Letter from MoE to Eni, #3 Exhibit 12 - Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in the Springfield Proceedings, #4 Exhibit 13 - Funds Preservation Order in the Springfield Proceedings, #5 Exhibit 14 - Funds Preservation Modification Order in the Springfield Proceedings, #6 Exhibit 15 - Ruling on Interlocutory Injunction in the Springfield Proceedings)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 6
DECLARATION of Luke A. Sobota, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 10 - Part 2 - Letter from MoE to Springfiled and Eni, attaching Draft Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 5
DECLARATION of Luke A. Sobota, Continuation, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 10 - Part 1 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni, attaching Draft Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 4
DECLARATION of Luke A. Sobota, Continued, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 9 - Letter from M0E to Springfield and Eni, attaching GNPC Independent Technical Evaluation)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 3
DECLARATION of Luke A. Sobota, filed. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Subpoena to Produce Documents to Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Inc., #2 Exhibit 2 - Subpoena to Produce Documents to Baker Hughes Company, #3 Exhibit 3 - OCTP Petroleum Agreement, #4 Exhibit 4 - Assignment of Deed, #5 Exhibit 5 - OCTP Integrated Plan of Development, #6 Exhibit 6 - Wood Mackenzie Asset Report, #7 Exhibit 7 - Wood Mackenzie Ghana Upstream Summary Slides, #8 Exhibit 8 - Letter from MoE to Springfield and Eni)(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 2
MEMORANDUM of Law in Support of Ex Parte Application of Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd and Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd for an Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1782 to Conduct Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceedings by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd, filed.(Cunningham, Scott)
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Filing 1
LETTER ROGATORY/Request for Judicial Assistance as to Ex parte Application for an Order Pursuant to 28 USC Sec. 1782 to Conduct Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding ( Filing fee $ 49 receipt number ATXSDC-28540724.) filed by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production ltd, Viitol Upstream Ghana Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Cunningham, Scott)
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