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• Dutch treat: Netherlands judiciary only goes halfway towards adopting Delaware trilogy in takeover context

  - 2008-10-01

  ABSTRACT This Note examines Dutch takeover law in light of the current inter-EU competition to attract entities to individual Member States. The recent hostile takeover of the Dutch bank, ABN AMRO, provides an excellent example of the Netherlands' opportunity to use its judiciary to solidify its reputation as a...

  Tags: A., ABN AMRO, Bank of America Corp., Barclays Plc., Business, Court, Delaware, Delaware Chancery Court, II, Justice, LaSalle Bank Corp., Note, Part III, RBS, Revlon Inc., Section, U.S. Supreme Court, Unitrin, Unocal Corp.

• Western Standard Energy Corp. Adds to Management and Advisory Board

  - 2008-06-18

  WILLISTON, N.D. -- Western Standard Energy Corp., (OTCBB:WSEG), an oil and gas exploration company, today announced that it has appointed Dr. Steven W. Ohnimus as Vice-Chairman to its Advisory Board, and Mr. Gary Countryman as Senior Vice-President of Exploration. Both gentlemen bring several decades of experience in petroleum engineering to...

  Tags: Company, ConocoPhillips Co., Dr., petroleum, SEC, Unocal Corp., Western Standard Energy Corp.

• TURKEY - The Other Operators.

  - 2008-04-28

  Other firms in Turkey have included Texaco and Unocal now both part of Chevron, Canada's Asamera and Denison Mines. Unocal joined TPAO in exploring for geothermal energy in eastern Turkey, where the state firm has 30% in a venture estimated in 2005 Other firms in Turkey...

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• CNOOC LTD. PLANS NOT TO BUY ENERGY RESOURCES IN US

  - 2007-10-26

  AsiaInfo Services 10-26-2007 CNOOC Ltd. Plans not to Buy Energy Resources in US BEIJING, Oct 26, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China's largest offshore crude oil and natural gas producer CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO and SEHK: 0883) does not show an...

  Tags: CNOOC Ltd., NYSE Euronext, Unocal Corp.

• Dubai ports world under Exon-Florio: a threat to national security or a tempest in a seaport?

  - 2007-03-22

  I. INTRODUCTION In January and February of 2006, Congress and the public played a variation of the game "Which of these things does not belong?" This variation instead asked "Which of these transactions does not belong?" The list included a Singaporean company taking over a U.S. telecommunications business, (1)...

  Tags: American, CNOOC Ltd., Graham, House, J., L., Reagan, Technology, Treasury, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• INDONESIA - Chevron - East Kalimantan.

  - 2007-03-12

  Having acquired Unocal of the US in 2005, Chevron in October 2006 said it was to invest $6 bn over four years to develop Unocal's offshore oil and gas field in East Kalimantan. Unocal, whose PSC was extended in 1991 for another 20 years, has several ...

  Tags: Chevron Corp., Unocal Corp.

• From fretting takeovers to vetting CFIUS: finding a balance in U.S. policy regarding foreign acquisitions of domestic assets

  - 2006-10-01

  ABSTRACT Merger law in the United States has historically relied on a system of private ordering with as little intervention from the federal government as possible. This scheme lies in stark contrast to the merger law of many other developed nations and, as such, has become a trademark of...

  Tags: A., CNOOC Ltd., Delaware, House, J., L., Note, Treasury, U.S. Congress, Unocal Corp.

• Current legal highlights.(Legal Report)

  - 2006-04-01

  Current Legal Highlights SOURCE OF LAW BILL/CASE VENUE Federal Legislation Patriot Act H.R. 3199 ...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Government, Regulations, Unocal Corp.

• THE U.S. ASSET PORTFOLIO

  - 2006-03-01

  U.S. upstream M&A activity surged in 2005 in deals involving every type of E&P company-from major oils to newly formed private firms.The second half of 2005, especially during December, was one of the busiest periods in recent memory in the E&P merger and acquisition arena. The half began with Chevron...

  Tags: Chevron Corp., CNOOC Ltd., Unocal Corp., Vintage Petroleum Inc., Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

• China push downsized; City's focus shifts to middle-market operations, smaller developments.(News)

  - 2006-02-27

  Byline: Samantha Marshall It seems like everyone is shuttling between New York and China. Lawyer Albert Wang is on his way back from Xian. New York City development official Yuet-Fung Ho is in Beijing. And Queens real estate developer Michael Meyer Byline: Samantha Marshall...

  Tags: CNOOC Ltd., Unocal Corp.