Organisation: Schlumberger
Schlumberger applies to stay Guatemalan oil claim
US oil services group Schlumberger has sought to stay an UNCITRAL arbitration worth at least USS$230 million over alleged corruption in a Guatemalan oil project, arguing it is not a signatory to the underlying contracts.
20 March 2025
Sinopec sees off challenge to Ecuador oilfield award
A Chilean court has upheld a US$64 million award won by Chinese state-owned energy group Sinopec against Ecuador’s national oil company, finding it did not violate national public policy.
18 May 2023
Sinopec wins damages in Ecuador oil dispute
Chinese state-owned energy company Sinopec has won a US$64 million award against Ecuador’s national oil company over three Amazonian projects, a case that saw Quinn Emanuel partner David Orta disqualified as arbitrator because of his ties to the claimant’s counsel.
10 August 2022
Onslaught of claims against Congo continues
A UK mining company has launched an ICSID claim against the Republic of the Congo over the revocation of its iron ore permit – the latest in a wave of claims by miners against the state.
16 November 2021
Congo faces yet another mining claim
A UK mining company has become the latest investor to threaten the Republic of the Congo with a treaty claim after its iron ore permit was revoked.
02 July 2021
Azerbaijan hit with claim over oilfield sale
A Georgian businessman has filed an Energy Charter Treaty claim against Azerbaijan, seeking more than US$700 million in compensation over alleged interference by the state energy company leading up to the sale of his stake in an oil and gas field.
02 July 2020