Cairn Energy has filed a case in a US district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a court document showed, ratcheting up pressure on the government to pay its dues.
Han pasado 10 años desde la sentencia de Lago Agrio, hasta el día de hoy la petrolera se niega a cumplir con la sentencia; y, a su vez optó por activar todo un sistema que garantiza impunidad a las Transnacionales.
Dix ans se sont écoulés depuis la sentence du Lago Agrio, et à ce jour, la compagnie pétrolière refuse toujours de se conformer à la sentence. Au contraire, elle a décidé d’activer tout un système qui garantit l’impunité des transnationales.
Ten years have passed since the judgment of Lago Agrio. Until today the oil company refuses to comply with the judgement; and, in turn, has chosen to activate a whole system that guarantees corporate impunity.
Shell, empêtré dans de nombreuses affaires de pollution dans le delta du Niger, a été condamné à verser des dommages-intérêts, mais semble vouloir régler le contentieux à l’amiable, d’où la sollicitation d’un arbitrage.
SK Innovation is considering initiating international arbitration proceedings against the Peruvian government for blocking the company’s exit from Camisea Gas Project in Peru.
Luxembourg’s energy minister who used to be at the forefront of calls to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, has backtracked on his earlier statements, saying the EU should first aim to redouble efforts to reform.
While withdrawing, EU Member States could attempt to negotiate out of the sunset clause but would be subjected to it unless all other ECT Members agree to relieve them from the application of the clause.