Edward C. Carey, and New England Petroleum Corporation v. National Oil Corporation and Libyan Arab Republic

This is a contract case which involves several international transactions and attempts to bring into play issues of international concern. The case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Kevin T. Duffy, Judge. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

The facts may be stated briefly as follows:

Appellant New England Petroleum Corporation (“NEPCO”) is a New York company which sells residual fuel oil in the eastern United States. One of the sources for this residual oil is a refinery company located in the Bahamas, the…