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CISG-online number
730
Case name
BP Oil International, Ltd. v. Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
Judges
Jerry E. Smith (Circuit Judge), Rhesa H. Barksdale (Circuit Judge), Sidney A. Fitzwater (District Judge)
Date of decision
11 June 2003
Case nr./docket nr.
02-20166
Claimants 2
Name
BP Oil International, Ltd.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
BP Exploration & Oil, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Respondents 2
Name
Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
Place of business
Ecuador
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
Saybolt, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Company responsible for testing the goods at the port of departure
Case History
BP Oil International, Ltd. v. Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USA, 09 November 2001 – 99-1475, CISG-online 3296
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USA, 09 November 2001 – 99-1475, CISG-online 3296
Present decision reversing and remanding in part, affirming in part
Seller 1
Name
BP Oil International, Ltd.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
Place of business
Ecuador
Category of goods
33: Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
Goods as per contract
140,000 barrels of unleaded gasoline
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Ecuador law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 9(2); Art. 36(1); Art. 39(1); Art. 40
Legal issues regarding Incoterms addressed
Effect on seller's obligations under a CISG contract; Effect on the passing of risk
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Decision published in 1
332 Federal Reporter, Third Series (F.3d) 333
CLOUT number
575
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
030611u1
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