Case Details

Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH in Liqu. v. Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No. ARB/15/26)

Subject of Dispute:

Natural gas pipeline project
Economic Sector:

Oil, Gas & Mining
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Austria - Türkiye 1988
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH in Liqu. (Austrian)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Turkey (Turkish)
Date Registered:

June 16, 2015

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Specht Partner Rechtsanwalt GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Respondent(s):

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Ankara, Turkey
Prime Ministry, Ankara, Turkey
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

November 5, 2015 - The Secretary-General issues a procedural order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Order of the Secretary-General Taking Note of the Discontinuance of the Proceeding

Available on the ICSID Website

Order of the Secretary-General Taking Note of the Discontinuance of the Proceeding (November 5, 2015) English (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
June 16, 2015	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
September 10, 2015	Following appointment by the Claimant, Kaj Hobér (Swedish) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
September 16, 2015	Following appointment by the Respondent, Rolf Knieper (German) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
September 17, 2015	The Claimant files a request for the Chairman of the Administrative Council to appoint the arbitrator not yet appointed pursuant to Article 38 of the ICSID Convention.
October 28, 2015	The Claimant files a request for the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44.
November 4, 2015	The Respondent informs the Centre that it does not object to the Claimant’s request for the discontinuance of the proceeding.
November 5, 2015	The Secretary-General issues a procedural order taking note of the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 44.