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Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. The Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/11

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Ecuador-United States BIT
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 $1,769,000,000
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Available documents

17 Aug 2007
Decision on Provisional Measures (English)
Decision on Provisional Measures (Spanish)
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Provisional Measures (English)
Decision on Provisional Measures (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Louis Yves Fortier
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern
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 Provisional Measures (English)
Decision on Provisional Measures (Spanish)
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9 Sep 2008
Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Louis Yves Fortier
Arbitrator(s)
Brigitte Stern
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 Jurisdiction (English)
Decision on Jurisdiction (Spanish)
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20 Sep 2012
Dissenting Opinion (English)
Dissenting Opinion (Spanish)
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Dissenting Opinion (English)
Dissenting Opinion (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Louis Yves Fortier
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
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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Dissenting Opinion (English)
Dissenting Opinion (Spanish)
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5 Oct 2012
Award (English)
Award (Spanish)
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Award (English)
Award (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Brigitte Stern
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Louis Yves Fortier
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
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Document Summary
Award (English)
Award (Spanish)
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10 Apr 2013
Procedural Order No. 1 of the ad hoc committee
Annex 1 to Procedural Order No. 1
Annex 2 to Procedural Order No. 1
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Procedural Order No. 1 of the ad hoc committee
Annex 1 to Procedural Order No. 1
Annex 2 to Procedural Order No. 1
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Juan Fernández-Armesto
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Florentino Feliciano, Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco
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
Procedural Order No. 1 of the ad hoc committee
Annex 1 to Procedural Order No. 1
Annex 2 to Procedural Order No. 1
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30 Sep 2013
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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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Juan Fernández-Armesto
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Florentino Feliciano, Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco
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 the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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23 Sep 2014
Decision on the Request to Modify the Decision on the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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Decision on the Request to Modify the Decision on the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Juan Fernández-Armesto
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Florentino Feliciano, Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco
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 the Request to Modify the Decision on the Stay of Enforcement of the Award
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2 Nov 2015
Decision on Annulment of the Award (English)
Decision on Annulment of the Award (Spanish)
Document provided by: ICSID website
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Decision on Annulment of the Award (English)
Decision on Annulment of the Award (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
Juan Fernández-Armesto
ICSID Annulment Committee members
Florentino Feliciano, Rodrigo Oreamuno Blanco
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Covington & Burling LLP
Respondent's counsel
Procurador General del Estado, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Dechert LLP
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 Annulment of the Award (English)
Decision on Annulment of the Award (Spanish)
This summary note is machine-generated. Always consult the original materials.