The YPF case exposes the inconsistencies of the international investment protection system, which enables large corporations to engage in predatory practices, creating severe macroeconomic problems for Argentina.
Civil society groups are calling on the Government to leave the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and reject ISDS, as a new threat emerges over the government’s refusal to grant an exploration licence to an oil and gas company.
The Government of Pakistan is facing a potential threat of arbitration from Saudi and Kuwaiti investors, key shareholders in K-Electric, who have already served a USD2 billion notice on Islamabad.
La Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) anunció el retiro de dos demandas internacionales interpuestas contra el Estado hondureño por las empresas Scatec ASA y Norfund and KLP Norfund Investments AS, ante el CIADI.
SOMO and Both ENDS strongly condemn the newly revealed investor-state dispute settlement case filed by Petrogas, an Omani oil and gas company operating two shallow-water gas fields in the Dutch North Sea, against the Netherlands.
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal by Russia against a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of Russian oil giant Yukos, who claimed Moscow deliberately bankrupted the company more than 20 years ago.
La Russie reste condamnée à verser une indemnisation record de 50 milliards de dollars aux ex-actionnaires de l’ancien géant pétrolier Ioukos, a statué vendredi la Cour suprême néerlandaise, rejetant un appel russe.
La vente de 10 % des parts de la compagnie pétrolière portugaise Galp dans la zone 4 du bassin de Rovuma a ouvert un conflit fiscal sans précédent, qui pourrait définir l’étendue de la capacité du Mozambique à défendre sa souveraineté économique.