Legal Opinion
Diaz v. Southeastern Drilling Co. of Argentina, SA
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided July 11, 1969No. Civ. A. 3-1841PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ON FOREIGN LAW ISSUES
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This is a suit against Southeastern Drilling Company, et al., for an accounting of the net profits realized from a contract between Southeastern and Yaciemientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF) for the drilling of 1500 oil wells in a government owned, proven field in Argentina. YPF was the agency of the Argentine government which had jurisdiction over that country’s petroleum fields and activities.
By written agreements, Southeastern gave 20% of its net profits from such operation to Diaz, O’Neall and Dillin for their services in securing…
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