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

[2010] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 192

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).