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Shell files new arbitration against the Netherlands over Groningen gas field closure
SOMO | 22-Jan-2026
Shell is suing the Netherlands in yet another attempt to evade its responsibility for decades of gas extraction in Groningen.
keywords: energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Bras de fer fiscal sur 41 milliards entre Woodside et Sénégal : les derniers développements au Tribunal arbitral
Seneweb | 17-Jan-2026
Dans le bras de fer fiscal qui l’oppose à l’Etat du Sénégal, Woodside avait saisi le CIRDI de la Banque mondiale, le 30 mai 2025. Ce, après avoir aussi déposé une plainte au Tribunal de Dakar. Depuis, la procédure a bien évolué au niveau de l’instance arbitrale.
keywords: energy , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Senegal
Wingtech pursues international arbitration against Dutch state over Nexperia seizure
Reuters | 12-Jan-2026
China’s Wingtech is seeking international arbitration in pursuit of up to $8 billion in damages following the Netherlands’ seizure of chipmaker Nexperia.
keywords: China , digital economy | e-commerce , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Wingtech engage une procédure d’arbitrage international contre l’État néerlandais après la saisie de Nexperia
Zone Bourse | 12-Jan-2026
Le groupe chinois Wingtech a lancé une procédure d’arbitrage international pour réclamer jusqu’à 8 milliards de dollars de dédommagements, après la saisie par les Pays-Bas du fabricant de semi-conducteurs Nexperia.
keywords: China , digital economy | e-commerce , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Wingtech inicia arbitraje internacional contra el Estado holandés por la incautación de Nexperia
Marketscreener | 10-Jan-2026
El caso de Wingtech invoca el Artículo 10 del tratado de inversión entre Países Bajos y China, que establece que los inversores de cada país deben ser tratados en igualdad de condiciones que los inversores nacionales y compensados en caso de intervención estatal.
keywords: China , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Petrogas sues the Netherlands over fiscal measures meant to protect the public interest
SOMO | 5-Nov-2025
SOMO and Both ENDS strongly condemn the newly revealed investor-state dispute settlement case filed by Petrogas, an Omani oil and gas company operating two shallow-water gas fields in the Dutch North Sea, against the Netherlands.
keywords: energy , finance | banking | taxes , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
ExxonMobil contre les Pays-Bas : pourquoi la Belgique doit quitter le Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie
CNCD 11.11.11 | 21-Oct-2025
Comment ExxonMobil a utilisé sa filiale belge et le Traité sur la Charte de l’énergie pour attaquer les Pays-Bas en justice.
keywords: Belgium , ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Exxon and Shell sue the Netherlands in secret tribunals for closing Europe’s biggest gas field
Drilled | 19-Sep-2025
Following billions in profits and over a thousand gas extraction-related earthquakes, the oil and gas giants filed claims against the Dutch state in four separate investor-state disputes concerning compensation for home damages and the permanent closure of the Groningen gas field.
keywords: ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
Aftershock in Groningen
SOMO | 2-Jul-2025
How Shell and ExxonMobil use arbitration to offload the costs of closing the Netherlands’ largest gas field.
keywords: climate , ECT , energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands
"Totally irresponsible": how Exxon is exploiting international law to sue the Dutch government
Land and Climate Review | 10-Mar-2025
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to an obscure legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
keywords: energy , environment , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands