Grynberg v. Total Compagnie Francaise des Petroles

MEMORANDUM OPINION

STARK, District Judge:

Plaintiffs Jack Grynberg (“Grynberg”) and Pricaspian Development Corporation *670(“PDC”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) brought this lawsuit against defendants Total S.A. (“Total”)1 and Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, Shell Transport and Trading Co., P.L.C., Shell Petroleum N.V., Shell Exploration B.V., and Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. f/k/a/ Shell International Petroleum Maatschappij B.V. (collectively, “Shell” and, together with Total, hereinafter, “Defendants”) to recover Plaintiffs’ purported share of revenue from Kazakh oil fields…