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Venezuela Holdings B.V. and others v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27)

Case no.
ARB/07/27
Applicable rules
ICSID Arbitration Rules · ICSID Institution Rules
  1. 10 June 2010Arbitration

    10 June 2010Arbitration

    Decision on Jurisdiction dated 10 June 2010

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal held that it had jurisdiction over the Mobil Parties' claims subject to the applicable dates and the Netherlands–Venezuela investment treaty, rejected jurisdiction under Article 22 of the Venezuelan Investment Law, ordered the arbitration to continue, and reserved costs.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities
    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Authorities cited

    4
    • Venezuelan Decree with Rank and Force of Law No. 356 on the Protection and Promotion of Investments of 3 October 1999 (Decree with Rank and Force of Law No. 356 (Venezuela, 3 October 1999))
      statute
    • Phoenix Action, Ltd. v. Czech Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/5, Award, 15 April 2009)
      case-law
    • Olguin v. Paraguay (ICSID Case No. ARB/98/5, Award, 26 July 2001)
      case-law
    • Saipem S.p.A. v. The People's Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/7, Decision on Jurisdiction and Recommendation on Provisional Measures, 21 March 2007)
      case-law

    9 months and 14 days later · 287 days

  2. 24 March 2011Arbitration

    24 March 2011Arbitration

    Decision on Production of Documents dated 24 March 2011

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal denied Venezuela's application for an order requiring production of documents because the requested documents had not been shown to be necessary.

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    3 years, 6 months and 15 days later · 1295 days

  3. 9 October 2014Arbitration

    9 October 2014Arbitration

    Award dated 9 October 2014

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal rejected the income-tax claim for lack of jurisdiction, upheld jurisdiction over the extraction-tax, production and export-curtailment, and expropriation claims, and ordered Venezuela to pay compensation for the production and export curtailments and the expropriation of the Cerro Negro and La Ceiba Projects, with annual compound interest at 3.25% from 27 June 2007. Each party was to bear its own costs and counsel fees, and the parties were to share the Tribunal and ICSID costs equally.

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    8 months and 3 days later · 246 days

  4. 12 June 2015Arbitration

    12 June 2015Arbitration

    Decision on Revision dated 12 June 2015

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal dismissed the Application for Revision as inadmissible, automatically terminated the stay of enforcement, and ordered Venezuela to bear the costs of the proceeding and the Mobil Parties' legal fees and expenses.

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    1 year, 8 months and 25 days later · 636 days

  5. 9 March 2017Arbitration

    9 March 2017Arbitration

    Decision on Annulment dated 9 March 2017

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

    Decision summary
    The ad hoc Committee rejected annulment requests concerning jurisdiction and document production, partially upheld the request concerning compensation for the Cerro Negro expropriation, and annulled paragraph 404(d) and related paragraphs of the Award. The parties were to bear their own case-preparation costs and share the annulment proceeding costs equally.

    Supporting details

    International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
  6. Date not availableUnited States

    Date not availableUnited States

    Order and Judgment of a United States federal court

    United States federal court

    Decision summary
    The court issued an ex parte order and judgment for the full amount of the Award.

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