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Perenco Ecuador Ltd. v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador), ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6

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Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
Ecuador-France BIT (1994)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
Ecuador-France BIT
Economic Sector:
Mining and Quarrying, Including Hydrocarbons (oil and Gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $503,313,917
Other Remedy:
Ecuador shall beer Perenco’s legal fees and costs related to the principal claim, plus simple interest. Claimant shall pay to Ecuador and Petroecuador their legal fees and costs related to the counterclaims, together with simple interest.
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8 May 2009
Decision on Provisional Measures (English)
Decision on Provisional Measures (Spanish)
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Decision on Provisional Measures (English)
Decision on Provisional Measures (Spanish)
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Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Thomas Bingham
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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Decision on Provisional Measures (English)
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8 Dec 2009
Decision on Challenge to Arbitrator
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Decision on Challenge to Arbitrator
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Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
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Chair/President:
Thomas Bingham
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
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Decision on Challenge to Arbitrator
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30 Jun 2011
Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
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Claimant appointee:
Neil Kaplan
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
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Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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12 Sep 2014
Decision on Remaining Issues of Jurisdiction and on Liability (English)
Decision on Remaining Issues of Jurisdiction and on Liability (Spanish)
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Decision on Remaining Issues of Jurisdiction and on Liability (English)
Decision on Remaining Issues of Jurisdiction and on Liability (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Neil Kaplan
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
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Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
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Decision on Remaining Issues of Jurisdiction and on Liability (English)
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10 Apr 2015
Decision on Ecuador's Reconsideration Motion (English)
Decision on Ecuador's Reconsideration Motion (Spanish)
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Decision on Ecuador's Reconsideration Motion (English)
Decision on Ecuador's Reconsideration Motion (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Neil Kaplan
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mark W. Friedman, Ina C. Popova, Thomas H. Norgaard, Sonia R. Farber, Terra Gearhart-Serna, Debevoise & Plimpton
Respondent's counsel
Diego García Carrión, Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Eduardo Silva Romero, Pierre Mayer, José-Manuel García Represa, Philip Dunham, Maria Claudia Procopiak, Audrey Caminades, Timothy Lindsay, Dechert
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Decision on Ecuador's Reconsideration Motion (English)
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11 Aug 2015
Interim Decision on the Environmental Counterclaim (English)
Interim Decision on the Environmental Counterclaim (Spain)
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Interim Decision on the Environmental Counterclaim (English)
Interim Decision on the Environmental Counterclaim (Spain)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Neil Kaplan
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Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mark W. Friedman, Ina C. Popova, Floriane Lavaud, Laura Sinisterra, Sarah Lee, Debevoise & Plimpton
Respondent's counsel
Eduardo Silva Romero, José-Manuel García Represa, Philip Dunham, . Alvaro Galindo, Maria Claudia Procopiak, Audrey Caminades, Gabriela González Giráldez, Dechert, Íñigo Salvador Crespo, Claudia Salgado Levy, Nazaret Ramos, Diana Moya Dávalos, Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Francisco Grijalva, Carlos Venegas, Rafael Parreño Navas, Diego García Carrión, Francisco Larrea, Gianina Osejo, Agustin Acosta, Francisco Paredes Balladares, Pierre Mayer
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Interim Decision on the Environmental Counterclaim (English)
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18 Aug 2017
Decision on Claimant’s Application for Dismissal of Respondent's Counter-claims
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Decision on Claimant’s Application for Dismissal of Respondent's Counter-claims
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Neil Kaplan
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mark W. Friedman, Ina C. Popova, Floriane Lavaud, Laura Sinisterra, Sarah Lee, Debevoise & Plimpton
Respondent's counsel
Eduardo Silva Romero, José-Manuel García Represa, Philip Dunham, . Alvaro Galindo, Maria Claudia Procopiak, Audrey Caminades, Gabriela González Giráldez, Dechert, Íñigo Salvador Crespo, Claudia Salgado Levy, Nazaret Ramos, Diana Moya Dávalos, Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Francisco Grijalva, Carlos Venegas, Rafael Parreño Navas, Diego García Carrión, Francisco Larrea, Gianina Osejo, Agustin Acosta, Francisco Paredes Balladares, Pierre Mayer
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Decision on Claimant’s Application for Dismissal of Respondent's Counter-claims
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27 Sep 2019
Award (English)
Award (Spanish)
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Award (English)
Award (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Neil Kaplan
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mark W. Friedman, Ina C. Popova, Floriane Lavaud, Laura Sinisterra, Sarah Lee, Debevoise & Plimpton
Respondent's counsel
Eduardo Silva Romero, José-Manuel García Represa, Philip Dunham, . Alvaro Galindo, Maria Claudia Procopiak, Audrey Caminades, Gabriela González Giráldez, Dechert, Íñigo Salvador Crespo, Claudia Salgado Levy, Nazaret Ramos, Diana Moya Dávalos, Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Francisco Grijalva, Carlos Venegas, Rafael Parreño Navas, Diego García Carrión, Francisco Larrea, Gianina Osejo, Agustin Acosta, Francisco Paredes Balladares, Pierre Mayer
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Award (English)
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1 Oct 2019
Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Neil Kaplan
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
J. Christopher Thomas
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Ada Fernandez Johnson, Mark W. Friedman, Ina C. Popova, William H. Taft V., Debevoise & Plimpton
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Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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3 Oct 2019
Respondent's Press Release (Spanish)
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20 Jan 2020
Procedural Oder No. 1 (Annulment Proceeding) (English)
Procedural Oder No. 1 (Annulment Proceeding) (Spanish)
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Procedural Oder No. 1 (Annulment Proceeding) (English)
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Procedural Oder No. 1 (Annulment Proceeding) (English)
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21 Feb 2020
Decision on the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Decision on the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Chair/President:
Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo
Arbitrator(s)
Mónica Pinto, Rolf Knieper
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mark W. Friedman, Ina C. Popova, Floriane Lavaud, Laura Sinisterra, Sarah Lee, Debevoise & Plimpton
Respondent's counsel
Eduardo Silva Romero, José-Manuel García Represa, Philip Dunham, . Alvaro Galindo, Maria Claudia Procopiak, Audrey Caminades, Gabriela González Giráldez, Dechert, Íñigo Salvador Crespo, Claudia Salgado Levy, Nazaret Ramos, Diana Moya Dávalos, Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Francisco Grijalva, Carlos Venegas, Rafael Parreño Navas, Diego García Carrión, Francisco Larrea, Gianina Osejo, Agustin Acosta, Francisco Paredes Balladares, Pierre Mayer
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Decision on the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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21 Apr 2020
Procedural Oder No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding) (English)
Procedural Oder No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding) (Spanish)
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Procedural Oder No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding) (English)
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Procedural Oder No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding) (English)
Procedural Oder No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding) (Spanish)
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28 May 2021
Decision on Annulment
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Decision on Annulment
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Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Eduardo Zuleta Jaramillo, Mónica Pinto, Rolf Knieper
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
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Decision on Annulment
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22 Feb 2022
List of Documents on PACER Regarding Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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List of Documents on PACER Regarding Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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Claimant's counsel
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List of Documents on PACER Regarding Petition to Enforce Arbitral Award
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22 Dec 2022
Respondent Press Release
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Respondent's counsel
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16 Mar 2023
Memorandum Opinion by the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Memorandum Opinion by the US District Court for the District of Columbia
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Jia M. Cobb
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20 Apr 2023
Order and Final Judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Order and Final Judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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