BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY CO BDCO (last ticker on record)
CIK 793306Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 3
- Newest began May 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Apr 2006 to Oct 2017
- Law firms
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter & Hedges | Jun 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 108 | 1.13 | 0.36 | 1.44 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Bryan K. BrownPorter & HedgesFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.34× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.38×
- NICK D. NICHOLASPorter & HedgesFirst linked Jun 2000 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.92× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.62×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan K. BrownPorter & Hedges | Dec 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 16 | 2.34 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
| NICK D. NICHOLASPorter & Hedges | Jun 2000 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.62 |