BP EXPLORATION LIBYA LTD. v. EXXONMOBIL LIBYA LTD.

No. 11-20547.

689 F.3d 481 (2012)

BP EXPLORATION LIBYA LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EXXONMOBIL LIBYA LIMITED, Defendant-Appellee, v. Noble North Africa Limited, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Scott Locher, Richard D. Deutsch, Paul Lee Mitchell, Andrew Kurth, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Scott A. Brister (argued), Andrew Kurth, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gregg C. Laswell (argued), James Stephen Barrick, Allen Harrington Rustay, Hicks Thomas, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Noble North Africa Limited.

David J. Beck, Andrea Jean Paterson, Russell Stanley Post (argued), Beck, Redden & Secrest, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee ExxonMobil Libya Limited.

Before JOLLY, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

BP Exploration Libya Limited ("BP"), ExxonMobil Libya Limited ("Exxon"), and Noble North Africa Limited ("Noble") are entangled in a disagreement over the appointment of arbitrators to hear and decide their dispute related to the alleged breach of an assignment agreement. The case arises from an underlying dispute implicating the interests of these three parties, under an agreement to arbitrate that seems designed for a two-party dispute...

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