Venezuela Holdings, B.V., et al (case formerly known as Mobil Corporation, Venezuela Holdings, B.V., et al.) v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Netherlands-Venezuela BIT
Applicable legal instruments:
Netherlands-Venezuela BIT
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of damages:
US $189,454,482
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3 Nov 2008
Procedural Order Concerning Questions of Procedure Pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 20 (not public)
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PARTICIPANTS
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gilbert Guillaume
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Covington & Burling LLP
Respondent's counsel
Procuraduría General de la República, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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10 Jun 2010
Decision on Jurisdiction
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Decision on Jurisdiction
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gilbert Guillaume
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
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Respondent's witness
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Decision on Jurisdiction
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9 Oct 2014
Award of the Tribunal (English)
Award of the Tribunal (Spanish)
Document provided by: ICSID
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Award of the Tribunal (English)
Award of the Tribunal (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gilbert Guillaume
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Award of the Tribunal (English)
Award of the Tribunal (Spanish)
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13 Feb 2015
Opinion and Order of US District Court for the Southern District of New York on enforcement of ICSID Award against Venezuela
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Opinion and Order of US District Court for the Southern District of New York on enforcement of ICSID Award against Venezuela
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Opinion and Order of US District Court for the Southern District of New York on enforcement of ICSID Award against Venezuela
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4 Mar 2015
Judgment of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Judgment of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Paul A. Engelmayer
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
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Judgment of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York
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12 Jun 2015
Decision on Revision (English)
Decision on Revision (Spanish)
Document provided by: IAReporter
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Revision (English)
Decision on Revision (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gilbert Guillaume
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Thomas L. Cubbage III, Miguel López Forastier, Covington & Burling LLP, Gaëtan Verhoosel, Scott Vesel, THREE CROWNS LLP, René J. Mouledoux, Eugene J. Silva II, Production Company Law Department Exxon Mobil Corporation
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Viceprocurador General de la República, George Kahale III, Benard V. Preziosi Jr., Miriam K. Harwood, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP, Gabriela Álvarez-Ávila, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle S.C.
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Decision on Revision (English)
Decision on Revision (Spanish)
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17 Sep 2015
Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
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Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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30 Mar 2016
Submission of the United States of America Regarding Jurisdictional Immunity of Venezuela
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Submission of the United States of America Regarding Jurisdictional Immunity of Venezuela
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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Submission of the United States of America Regarding Jurisdictional Immunity of Venezuela
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9 Mar 2017
Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
Document provided by: ICSID Website
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Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Franklin Berman
Arbitrator(s)
Rolf Knieper, Cecil W.M. Abraham
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., Three Crowns, London, U.K.
Respondent's counsel
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York, NY, U.S.A. and Mexico City, Mexico
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)
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11 Jul 2017
Decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Rejecting Ex Parte Recognition of the Award
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Decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Rejecting Ex Parte Recognition of the Award
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Judges Pooler, Hall, Carney
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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Claimant's expert
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Decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Rejecting Ex Parte Recognition of the Award
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1 Mar 2021
Decision on Respondent’s Representation
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Respondent’s Representation
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Andrea Giardina
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Nicolas Angelet
Arbitrator(s)
Nicolas Angelet
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
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Respondent's witness
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Decision on Respondent’s Representation
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10 Jul 2023
Resubmission Award
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Resubmission Award
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stephen L. Drymer
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Andrea Giardina
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Nicolas Angelet
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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Resubmission Award
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22 Nov 2023
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award Before US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award Before US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award Before US District Court for the District of Columbia
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26 Sep 2025
Memorandum Opinion of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Memorandum Opinion of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Leonard P. Stark
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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Respondent's expert
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Memorandum Opinion of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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26 Sep 2025
Order and Judgment of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Order and Judgment of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Leonard P. Stark
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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Country in which this occurs:
United States
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Order and Judgment of the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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