Organisation: Repsol
Dechamps opens in Uruguay with another Freshfields hire
UK-Argentine boutique Dechamps International Law has hired Juan Pomés as a partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to launch its new office in Montevideo.
24 September 2024
Shell raises stakes in feud with LNG exporter
Shell has reportedly alleged in an LCIA arbitration that a US exporter of LNG “wrongfully earned” US$3.5 billion by reneging on its long-term supply contracts with European customers and selling LNG on the open market.
05 September 2024
LNG supplier accuses claimants of confidentiality breach
CORRECTED: US LNG exporter Venture Global has accused two claimants in the wave of arbitrations it faces of sharing its confidential information – as counsel in the various proceedings come to light.
06 August 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes four
Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted Murphy Mok in Hong Kong, Emily Fox in Paris, Marco de Sousa in New York and Matthew Shelley in Brisbane to the partnership.
19 April 2024
Hodges retires from Herbert Smith Freehills
Paula Hodges KC is retiring as partner and head of global arbitration at Herbert Smith Freehills in London after 37 years at the firm – as Simon Chapman KC and Andrew Cannon take over as co-chairs of the practice.
11 April 2024
Ecuadorean state entity settles oilfield dispute with Sinopec
Petroecuador has agreed to partially pay a US$64 million UNCITRAL award won by Chinese state-owned energy group Sinopec over three Amazonian oilfields.
07 December 2023
Spanish utility on the hook in LNG price review
Spanish electric utility Endesa says it has been ordered to pay US$570 million in a price review arbitration at the ICC under a long-term contract for supply of liquefied natural gas.
20 November 2023
China’s energy deficit: opportunities for lawyers?
A panel at GAR Live Beijing considered the energy challenges facing China, the increase in energy disputes concerning Chinese companies, and the opportunities for arbitration lawyers in China and overseas.
19 October 2023
Sinopec to bring claim against LNG supplier
China’s Sinopec is reportedly preparing to file for arbitration against a US exporter of liquefied natural gas that is already facing claims totalling US$2 billion from other energy and construction companies.
12 October 2023
Repsol brings claim against LNG supplier
Spanish energy company Repsol has reportedly filed a US$100 million ICC claim against US exporter Venture Global – the fourth known case the supplier is facing over its alleged failure to provide contracted deliveries of liquefied natural gas.
21 September 2023