BP EXPLORATION OPERATING CO LTD v DOLPHIN DRILLING LTD (THE "BYFORD DOLPHIN")

[2010] Lloyd's Rep Plus 52

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice David Steel

Charterparty (Time) - Drilling rig charter - Charterer entitled to terminate contract "to suit its convenience" - Whether charterer entitled to terminate for convenience prior to commencement date for drilling work - LOGIC General Conditions of Contract for Drilling Rigs (Edition 1 - December 1997), section II 22(1).