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

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 297 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 297 High Court (General Division) 23 October 2023 HC/OS 126/2018 87 min read

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 Plaintiff Grace Ho Counsel Defendant Natalie Ng Counsel Defendant Paul Seah Counsel Defendant Ragini Parasuram Counsel Plaintiff Shawn Tien Counsel Plaintiff Siew Guo Wei Counsel 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.

[2023] SGHC 297 explained

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) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 23 October 2023. It is categorised under Companies, Conflict of Laws, and Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 4 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGHC 297 about?

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) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Companies - Memorandum and articles of association”, “Conflict of Laws - Restraint of foreign proceedings”, and “Civil Procedure - Injunctions - Prohibitory injunction to restrain breach of negative covenant”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 297 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 297?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 297 has been cited by 4 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

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.