Crystallex International Corp. v. PDV Holding Inc.

  1. September 30, 2016

    One PDVSA Affiliate Can't Dodge Crystallex Enforcement Suit

    A Delaware federal judge on Friday dismissed one U.S. subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela SA from a Canadian mining company's suit accusing the state-owned oil company of orchestrating transfers so Venezuela could avoid paying a $1.39 billion arbitration award, but refused to do the same for another.

  2. August 22, 2016

    Miner Says Fraud Law Can Make Venezuela Pay $1.4B Award

    Gold mining firm Crystallex International Corp. asked a Delaware federal court Friday not to toss its suit against Venezuela's state oil company and its U.S. subsidiaries, saying there's no conflict between the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and a state anti-fraud law.

  3. July 25, 2016

    Venezuela's Oil Co. Wants $1.4B Arbitration Award Suit Nixed

    Venezuela's state-owned oil company argued Monday that there's no reason why it should have to face a Canadian mining company's Delaware suit alleging that it orchestrated certain transfers and debt offerings so Venezuela could avoid paying a $1.39 billion arbitration award.

  4. July 13, 2016

    Mining Co. Says Venezuela's $2.8B Transfer Was Fraudulent

    A Canadian mining company told a Delaware federal court Wednesday that it's been unable to enforce a $1.39 billion arbitration award against Venezuela because the country has put $2.8 billion in U.S. assets out of reach through fraudulent transfers involving its state-owned oil company.

  5. April 18, 2016

    Citgo Pans Gold Miner's Del. Suit Over Asset Transfer

    Citgo Holding Inc. again urged a Delaware federal judge Friday to toss a lawsuit brought by a mining firm that aims to force the oil company, which is indirectly owned by Venezuela, to repatriate corporate bond revenues from Venezuela to the U.S. to pay a $1.38 billion arbitral award owed by the South American country.

  6. April 05, 2016

    ICSID Hands Canadian Miner $1.38B In Row With Venezuela

    An arbitral tribunal handed a Canadian gold miner a roughly $1.38 billion award against Venezuela on Monday, finding the country had violated a bilateral treaty with Canada when it reneged on expected mining permits in the southeast region of Las Cristinas, the miner announced.

  7. March 21, 2016

    Canadian Miner Fights Venezuelan Co.'s Transfer Of Assets

    A Canadian gold producer seeking to force Venezuela's national oil company to return nearly $3 billion in assets to American soil so it can enforce an anticipated arbitration award over mining rights told a Delaware district court Friday that the state's laws on fraudulent transfers cast a wide net to catch "ingenious" debtors.

  8. February 04, 2016

    Citgo Says It Doesn't Belong In Venezuela Arbitration Fight

    Citgo, the U.S. oil refiner owned by Venezuela's government, asked a Delaware federal judge Wednesday to toss a Canadian gold miner's suit that seeks to enforce a potential arbitral award against the South American country for allegedly stealing billions of dollars' worth of mining rights.

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