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Burlington Resources Inc. v. Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 (formerly Burlington Resources Inc. and others v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador))

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Short Name:

Burlington Resources v. Ecuador

Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Applicable Procedural Rules:
ICSID
Applicable Treaty:
Ecuador-United States BIT (1993)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Ecuador-United States BIT
Economic Sector:
Mining and Quarrying Including Hydrocarbons (Oil and Gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $379,802,267
Other Remedy:
Denies Ecuador’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Decision on Liability
See case mapped on Investor-State LawGuide

Available documents

29 Jun 2009
Procedural Order No. 1 on Burlington Oriente’s Request for Provisional Measures (English)
Procedural Order No. 1 on Burlington Oriente’s Request for Provisional Measures (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Procedural Order No. 1 on Burlington Oriente’s Request for Provisional Measures (English)
Procedural Order No. 1 on Burlington Oriente’s Request for Provisional Measures (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern, Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Noiana Marigo, Viren Mascarenhas, Alexander A. Yanos, Javier Robalino Orellana
Respondent's counsel
Eduardo Silva Romero, George K. Foster, José-Manuel García Represa, José Murillo Venegas, Wilson Narváez, Luis Felipe Aguilar, Juan Francisco Martínez Castillo, Álvaro Galindo Cardona
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Alex Martinez
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Marco Tulio Montañés-Rumayor
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Procedural Order No. 1 on Burlington Oriente’s Request for Provisional Measures (English)
Procedural Order No. 1 on Burlington Oriente’s Request for Provisional Measures (Spanish)
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2 Jun 2010
Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern, Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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8 Nov 2012
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Orrego Vicuña (English)
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Orrego Vicuña (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Orrego Vicuña (English)
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Orrego Vicuña (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Entities
Document Summary
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Orrego Vicuña (English)
Dissenting Opinion of Arbitrator Orrego Vicuña (Spanish)
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14 Dec 2012
Decision on Liability (English)
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Liability (English)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern, Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Decision on Liability (English)
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14 Dec 2012
Decision on Liability (Spanish)
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Liability (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern, Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Entities
Document Summary
Decision on Liability (Spanish)
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13 Dec 2013
Decision on the Proposal for Disqualification of Professor Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on the Proposal for Disqualification of Professor Francisco Orrego Vicuña
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Entities
Document Summary
Decision on the Proposal for Disqualification of Professor Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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9 Apr 2015
Press Release on the Visit of the Tribunal from the Ecuadorian Amazon (Spanish)
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Press Release on the Visit of the Tribunal from the Ecuadorian Amazon (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Entities
Document Summary
Press Release on the Visit of the Tribunal from the Ecuadorian Amazon (Spanish)
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7 Feb 2017
Decision on Ecuador's Counterclaims (English)
Decision on Ecuador's Counterclaims (Spanish)
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Ecuador's Counterclaims (English)
Decision on Ecuador's Counterclaims (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stephen L. Drymer
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern, Stephen L. Drymer
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
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Document Summary
Decision on Ecuador's Counterclaims (English)
Decision on Ecuador's Counterclaims (Spanish)
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7 Feb 2017
Decision on Reconsideration and Award (English)
Decision on Reconsideration and Award (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Reconsideration and Award (English)
Decision on Reconsideration and Award (Spanish)
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stephen L. Drymer
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern, Stephen L. Drymer
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Nigel Blackaby, Elliot Friedman, Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Elizabeth M. Silbert, Jamie Miller, Jan Paulsson, Lauren Friedman, Lisa Wong, Constantine Partasides, Leon C. Skornicki, Bonnie Doyle, Craig S. Miles, Wade M. Coriell, Kate E. Hill, Javier Robalino, Janet Tasigianis, Cassia Cheung, Alkesh Mcween, Mandeep Dhaliwal, Janet Kelly, Suzana Medeiros Blades, Fernando Avila, Laura Robertson, Lauren Friedman
Respondent's counsel
Diego García Carrión, Christel Gaibor, Eduardo Silva Romero, Philip Dunham, Erica Stein, Maria Claudia Procopiak, Audrey Caminades, Pierre Mayer, Marie Bouchard, Gabriela González Giráldez, Diana Moya, José-Manuel García Represa, Véronique Moutot, Blanca Gómez de la Torre, . Alvaro Galindo
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Christopher P. Moyes, Manuel A. Abdala, Pablo López-Zadicoff, Mark Sheiness, Geoffrey Egan, Hernán Pérez Loose, Richard F. Strickland, Pablo D. López Zadicoff
Respondent's expert
René Daigre, Ivor Ellul, Anton de Feuardent, Benjamin Roux, Arthur Salaun, Antoine Antoun, Juan Pablo Aguilar
Claimant's witness
John Crick, James Johnson, Alex Martinez, Eric d’Argentré
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Marco Tulio Montañés-Rumayor
Tribunal assistant
Magnus Jesko Langer
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Document Summary
Decision on Reconsideration and Award (English)
Decision on Reconsideration and Award (Spanish)
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31 Aug 2017
Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
Participants listed are for this document only and may not include all participants involved in the entire case. Always consult the original documents.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Stephen L. Drymer
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Arbitrator(s)
Piero Bernardini, Vera van Houtte
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Senior Vice-President Legal, General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Arbitration
Respondent's counsel
Pierre Mayer
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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Entities
Document Summary
Decision on Stay of Enforcement of the Award
This summary note is machine-generated. Always consult the original materials.