Türkmengas v. BNP Paribas: Discovery Application

Application by Türkmengas, described as “the national gas company of the Republic of Turkmenistan and operates in the exploration, production, and export of natural gas”, to take discovery from BNP Paribas for use in legal proceedings in the Republic of Turkmenistan regarding allegations of fraud and bribery involving “a 2011 oil services and equipment contract awarded by Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources to Chemix BV (International) Ltd., a Gibraltar company, for the processing and disposal of oil-contaminating waste in Turkmenistan”, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.