Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States

In this suit, the plaintiff, Standard Oil Company of California ("Standard”), alleges that the United States breached various provisions of a complex and intricate contract that governs the production of oil from the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California. The dispute relates to the amount of oil that Standard was entitled to receive out of the production of the Reserve.

The petition contains four counts, each charging a breach of a different provision of the contract. Standard has moved for summary judgment on the first three counts, and the government has cross-moved on the first…