ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors

[2023] SGHC 297 High Court (General Division) 23 October 2023 HC/OS 126/2018

16 cases cited (8 SG, 8 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	23 October 2023
Judge	Vinodh Coomaraswamy
Charges / claim	Companies, Conflict of Laws, Civil Procedure
Counsel	Haridass Ho & Partners, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, Ajaib Hari Dass, Grace Ho, Natalie Ng, Paul Seah, Ragini Parasuram, Shawn Tien, Siew Guo Wei

Source: [2023] SGHC 297, High Court (General Division), decided 23 October 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Companies - Memorandum and articles of association Conflict of Laws - Restraint of foreign proceedings Civil Procedure - Injunctions - Prohibitory injunction to restrain breach of negative covenant

Practice Areas

Companies Conflict of Laws Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Vinodh Coomaraswamy Delivered

Counsel (9)

Haridass Ho & Partners Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Ajaib Hari Dass Counsel for the plaintiff

Grace Ho Counsel for the defendant

Natalie Ng Counsel for the defendant

Paul Seah Counsel for the defendant

Ragini Parasuram Counsel for the plaintiff

Shawn Tien Counsel for the plaintiff Siew Guo Wei Counsel for the defendant

Parties (9)

Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro SAPI de CV Defendant

Oro Negro Decus Pte Ltd Plaintiff Oro Negro Drilling Pte Ltd Plaintiff Oro Negro Fortius Pte Ltd Plaintiff Oro Negro Impetus Pte Ltd Plaintiff Oro Negro Laurus Pte Ltd Plaintiff Oro Negro Primus Pte Ltd Plaintiff

Alonso Del Val Echeverria Defendant

Gonzalo Gil White Defendant

Case Significance

Oro Negro Drilling Pte Ltd and others v Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro SAPI de CV and others [2023] SGHC 297 is a grounds of decision of Vinodh Coomaraswamy J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 23 October 2023 in Originating Summons No 126 of 2018. The six plaintiffs are companies incorporated in Singapore with their centre of main interests in Mexico, the first plaintiff being the sole shareholder of the other five; all six plaintiffs and the first defendant had been insolvent since at least September 2017. The application engaged a prohibitory injunction to restrain breach of a negative covenant, the companies' memorandum and articles of association, and the restraint of foreign proceedings, with the excerpt not disclosing the outcome.

Summary

Six Singapore-incorporated Oro Negro companies, with their centre of main interests in Mexico, sought injunctive relief against Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro SAPI de CV and others amid a multi-jurisdictional dispute over control of the plaintiffs' assets and restructuring. The case raised issues of prohibitory injunctions to restrain breach of a negative covenant and restraint of foreign proceedings. The High Court allowed the plaintiffs' application for final relief and entered final judgment against the first and third defendants, with costs of $25,000 and assessment of damages adjourned pending appeal.

What was Oro Negro Drilling v Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro [2023] SGHC 297 about?

It was a High Court application before Vinodh Coomaraswamy J involving six Singapore-incorporated Oro Negro companies with their centre of main interests in Mexico, concerning a prohibitory injunction, company constitution and restraint of foreign proceedings, decided on 23 October 2023.

What issues did [2023] SGHC 297 raise?

The case engaged a prohibitory injunction to restrain breach of a negative covenant, questions on the companies' memorandum and articles of association, and the restraint of foreign proceedings, in a dispute between insolvent Singapore-incorporated plaintiffs and their former controllers.