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Al-Qarqani v. ARAB American Oil Company

  1. January 12, 2021

    Saudi Heirs' Atty Says Court Wrong To Strike Key Evidence

    Counsel for a group of Saudi landowners is expressing outrage after a Texas federal judge blocked his clients from submitting post-judgment evidence last month, shortly after the court declined to enforce an $18 billion arbitral award on the landowners' behalf.

  2. November 17, 2020

    Texas Judge Nixes Bid To Enforce $18B Saudi Oil Award

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday refused to enforce an $18 billion arbitral award against Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant following a dispute over oil fields, the product of a proceeding "so riddled with irregularities" that it resulted in the criminal convictions of several of the arbitrators.

  3. May 14, 2020

    Sheikh Heirs Say $18B Oil Fields Award Can Be Enforced

    The heirs of two Saudi sheikhs asked a Texas federal judge to enforce a nearly $18 billion arbitral award against Saudi Arabia's national oil company, challenging the company's argument that the award cannot be confirmed because there was no arbitration agreement.

  4. March 13, 2020

    Saudi Oil Co. Says $18B Award Fight Should Be Tossed

    Saudi Arabia's national oil company on Thursday urged a Texas federal court to throw out a case brought by the heirs of two Saudi sheikhs looking to confirm a nearly $18 billion arbitral award, slamming the arbitration as a "sham" and accusing the heirs of failing to properly serve the company.

  5. August 26, 2019

    Saudi Heirs Say $18B Chevron Award Fight Should Continue

    Petitioners seeking to confirm a nearly $18 billion arbitral award issued in a dispute over Saudi oil fields have urged a Texas federal court to keep alive their enforcement action, saying that efforts to serve the U.S. subsidiary of Saudi Aramco were sufficient under the New York Convention.

  6. August 02, 2019

    Saudi Oil Co. Unit Escapes Suit Over $18B Arbitral Award

    A U.S. subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company will not face litigation aimed at enforcing a nearly $18 billion arbitral award issued in a dispute over Saudi oil fields, a Texas court ruled Friday, concluding that the company never signed an underlying arbitration agreement.

  7. April 26, 2019

    Oil Co. Says Egyptian Ruling Applies In $18B Award Suit

    A Saudi Aramco unit stood by its decision to alert a Texas federal court to an Egyptian court ruling in support of its bid to shake litigation over a nearly $18 billion arbitral award won by a group of Saudi Arabians, saying Thursday that the decision is relevant.

  8. April 15, 2019

    Saudi Heirs Want Egyptian Ruling Axed From $18B Award Suit

    A group of Saudi Arabians seeking to enforce a nearly $18 billion arbitral award against a unit of Saudi Aramco wants a Texas federal court to bar the company from using an Egyptian court ruling that jailed those involved in the arbitration to support its dismissal bid.

  9. December 05, 2018

    Firm Doc Supports Claims In $18B Award Row: Saudi Heirs

    A group of Saudi individuals have continued to argue that their suit seeking to enforce a nearly $18 billion arbitral award issued in a dispute over oil fields should be preserved, telling a Texas federal court that a publication from King & Spalding LLP shows that their suit against a unit of Saudi Aramco is not frivolous.

  10. November 20, 2018

    Saudi Heirs Cite US Aramco Unit In Bid To OK $18B Award

    A group of Saudi individuals urged a Texas federal court Tuesday to keep alive their suit seeking to enforce a nearly $18 billion arbitral award issued in a dispute over oil fields in their country, saying the suit that names a U.S. subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company has merit.