UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 2, 2000
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TRITON ENERGY LIMITED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands 1-11675 None
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Caledonian House, Jennett Street
P.O.Box 1043
George Town
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands NA
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (345) 949-0050
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N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On May 2, 2000, Triton Energy Limited (the "Company") issued a press
release reporting financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. A copy
of the press release is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In April 2000, a lawsuit was filed in the High Court of Malaya at Kuala
Lumpur against Carigali-Triton Operating Company Sdn. Bhd. ("CTOC"), the
Malaysia-Thailand Joint Authority and Technip Geoproduction (M) Sdn. Bhd.
("Technip") by Pertiwi Ulung Sdn. Bhd. ("Pertiwi"). CTOC is the operating
company owned by Petronas Carigali (JDA) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of the
Malaysian national oil company, the Company and BP to operate their interest in
Block A-18 of the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area in the Gulf of
Thailand. The lawsuit relates to the award by CTOC of the engineering,
procurement and construction ("EPC") contract to a consortium of companies,
including Technip, for the Cakerawala Field gas-development project. Pertiwi
allegedly was to be a subcontractor for a consortium that was an unsuccessful
bidder for the EPC contract. In this lawsuit, Pertiwi alleges, among other
things, irregularities in the bidding process that favored the Technip
consortium, and seeks an order from the court to have the award of the EPC
contract to Technip set aside, to force CTOC to conduct a new bidding process
among the four final bidders and the award of an unspecified amount of damages.
CTOC believes it acted appropriately in the conduct of the bid process and
intends to defend this lawsuit vigorously.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release dated May 2, 2000.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TRITON ENERGY LIMITED
Date: May 3, 2000 By: /s/W. Greg Dunlevy
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W. Greg Dunlevy, Vice President,
Finance and Treasurer