energy

oil, gas, agrofuels

Engie files arbitration case against Hungary over gas sector policies
The proceedings are based on the Energy Charter Treaty and seek relief for breaches of the principle of investor protection in the gas sector.
TTIP: Chevron lobbied for controversial legal right as 'environmental deterrent'
US oil company wanted EU-US trade deal to give foreign investors the legal right to challenge government decision, documents show
French court rules in favor of Russia's Roscosmos in Yukos assets seizure case
Russian space agency Roscosmos has won a court action in France concerning $700 million in payments owed to the company, which were seized by French authorities.
ICSID decides that Tidewater is now free to enforce $37 million of the $65 million arbitral award for the taking of the company's Venezuelan operations
Enforcement of remaining $28 million remains pending further ICSID decision.
NAFTA wind energy dispute ramps up
The case concerns a moratorium imposed in 2011 by the Canadian province of Ontario on offshore wind energy generation projects, citing public concerns and scientific uncertainties about the health, safety, and environmental effects.
Court rules in favour of Spain in suit against renewable energy cuts
An international arbitrator threw out claims from two investors protesting against Spain's 2010 cuts to renewable energy subsidies, setting a potential precedent for other lawsuits pending.
Mexico and the European Free Trade Association to update free trade agreement
The document, signed by the parties, establishes the terms for the negotiations to update and expand the FTA between Mexico and the EFTA.
What does China want in a free trade deal?
It's unclear where China's requests end and its demands begin.
China, Gulf to speed up free trade talks
China and the oil-dependent Gulf monarchies said they would accelerate talks on a free trade deal which has been under negotiation for more than a decade.
Interview: End of US crude oil export ban – consequences for TTIP and the climate
The EU has been advocating an end of this ban as part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. The EU wants to be able to import US oil for energy security reasons and set global rules for energy markets.