PAO TATNEFT v. UKRAINE

  1. March 04, 2022

    Ukraine, Russia Oil Co. Want Pause In $172M Fight Amid War

    Ukraine and the Russian oil company PAO Tatneft on Friday moved to pause their feud over a $172 million arbitral award, telling a D.C. federal judge the break is "in the interest of justice" as a bloody war rages between the countries.

  2. February 02, 2022

    Judge Rejects Ukraine Effort To Stall $172M Award Discovery

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed an effort by Ukraine to delay financial discovery by Russian oil company Tatneft as it pursues a $172 million award, finding that the information appeared unlikely to undermine Ukrainian national security if leaked.

  3. January 24, 2022

    Ukraine Cites Russian 'Aggression' In $112M Award Suit

    Ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine were cited by Ukraine as it fights efforts by Russian oil company Tatneft to enforce a $173 million arbitral award against it, saying national security concerns warrant protecting certain information related to its assets.

  4. October 19, 2021

    Oil Co. Wins Discovery For Ukraine's Unpaid $112M Award

    A District of Columbia federal judge on Monday ordered Ukraine to comply with discovery requests from Russian oil company PAO Tatneft, slamming Ukraine for "stonewalling" Tatneft in its efforts to enforce a $112 million arbitration award the company won.

  5. October 15, 2021

    DC Circ. Mulls Whether To Nix $112M Tatneft Arbitral Award

    One member of the D.C. Circuit said Friday that he felt like Russian oil company Tatneft was trying to "dance away" from his questions about whether the lower court had employed the correct standard when deciding to enforce a $112 million arbitration award the company won against Ukraine.

  6. July 09, 2021

    Ukraine Urges DC Circ. To Nix $112M Tatneft Arbitral Award

    Ukraine urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to not enforce a $112 million award for Russian oil company Tatneft, arguing that the United States prevents rewarding parties for illegal acts and that Tatneft is trying to benefit from "illegal conduct."

  7. June 02, 2021

    Ukraine Must Post Bond To Pause $112M Award Enforcement

    Ukraine can't pause the enforcement of a nearly 7-year-old $112 million arbitral award in favor of Russian oil company Tatneft without posting a bond, a D.C. federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying there's a dispute revolving around the country's willingness to pay should it lose on appeal.

  8. April 13, 2021

    Tatneft Says Ukraine Still Trying To Avoid $112M Award

    Russian oil company Tatneft is urging a D.C. federal judge not to pause its efforts to enforce a $112 million arbitral award against Ukraine without the country posting a bond, arguing that the bid is a continuation of the former Soviet state's efforts to avoid paying the nearly 7-year-old award.

  9. August 24, 2020

    Tatneft Gets $112M Refinery Award Against Ukraine OK'd

    Ukraine on Monday lost its challenge resisting enforcement of a $112 million arbitral award issued to the Russian oil company Tatneft after a D.C. federal judge rejected arguments that an arbitrator lacked impartiality and that improprieties underpinned the award.

  10. May 14, 2020

    Ukraine Can't Add New Defense In $112M Award Fight

    Ukraine "appears to be hedging its bets" by trying to raise a new argument to resist enforcement of a $112 million arbitral award issued to the Russian oil company PAO Tatneft, which the country now claims arose out of an illegal investment, a D.C. federal judge concluded on Wednesday.

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