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Orca’s ICSID case and special dividend put Tanzania’s gas sector in focus
The Citizen | 28-Feb-2026
Orca announced three arbitrations at the CSID: one under the Mauritius–Tanzania Bilateral Investment Treaty, and two under the PSA and GA. The claims-valued at roughly US$1.2 billion-allege Tanzania failed to extend the development licence, prolonged the “Protected Gas” regime beyond its contractual term.
keywords: energy , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Tanzania
L’intermédiaire suisse de Lukoil saisit l’arbitrage international
BNR News | 27-Feb-2026
Litasco a indiqué avoir adressé une notification officielle aux autorités bulgares en vue d’engager une procédure d’arbitrage international destinée à régler un différend lié à ses investissements.
keywords: Bulgaria , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Lukoil unit threatens legal action against Bulgaria over special administration
SeeNews | 26-Feb-2026
Swiss-based Litasco, the international supply and trading arm of Russia’s Lukoil, may initiate arbitration proceedings against Bulgaria after the country transferred the management of Lukoil’s local subsidiaries to a special administrator.
keywords: Bulgaria , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Oil majors running Kazakh Kashagan field file arbitration over $4.6 billion fine
Reuters | 25-Feb-2026
Shell, TotalEnergies, Eni, Exxon and other shareholders in Kazakhstan’s Kashagan oilfield have filed an arbitration claim against a 2023 environmental fine worth around $4.6 billion
keywords: energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kazakhstan
España se ’atrinchera’ en su batalla por las renovables: pide la anulación del segundo laudo de 262 millones de Eiser
El Español | 24-Feb-2026
Lejos de dar la guerra por perdida, el Gobierno ha presentado una nueva solicitud de anulación de este segundo laudo ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (Ciadi), el organismo de arbitraje del Banco Mundial.
keywords: ECT , energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Berkeley sube en el CIADI a 1.000 millones la indemnización que pide a España por su mina de Salamanca
Intereconomia | 9-Feb-2026
El grupo minero australiano Berkeley Energía ha presentado un memorial ante el CIADI en el que cifra en 1.250 millones de dólares (casi mil millones de euros) lo que pide a España. La compañía minera alega que las acciones de España contra su filial española y su proyecto en el país han violado múltiples disposiciones del Tratado sobre la Carta de la Energía (TCE), según ha recalcado a la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV).
keywords: Australia , ECT , energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
EU challenges 16 Member States over stalled energy charter withdrawals
The Brussels Times | 4-Feb-2026
The European Commission has launched new legal steps against several EU countries over energy-related obligations, including continued participation in the Energy Charter Treaty.
keywords: ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
España, ante un nuevo revés internacional por la ejecución de laudos CIADI
El Confidencial | 2-Feb-2026
La reciente sentencia de 24 de noviembre de 2025 del Tribunal del Distrito de Columbia, en el caso Blasket Renewable Investments LLC vs. Reino de España, marca un punto de inflexión en la ejecución de laudos arbitrales CIADI en Estados Unidos y tiene unas profundas implicaciones para España.
keywords: energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Spain
Commission opens in-depth investigation into arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to pay compensation to ACF
European Commission | 23-Jan-2026
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether an arbitration award, in which Bulgaria is ordered to pay compensation to ACF for changes to a renewable electricity support measure, is in line with EU State aid rules.
keywords: Bulgaria , ECT , energy , EU , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Ukraine wins arbitration in Stockholm on "green tariff"
UNN | 23-Jan-2026
The Arbitration Tribunal in Stockholm rejected the claim of the foreign investor Modus Energy International B.V. regarding changes to the "green tariff".
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Ukraine