Case Details

Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/04/14)

Subject of Dispute:

Gas and oil production
Economic Sector:

Oil, Gas & Mining
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT Germany - Argentina 1991
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft (German)
Respondent(s):

Argentine Republic (Argentine)
Date Registered:

July 15, 2004
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

September 7, 2005

Composition of Tribunal

President:

Fali S. NARIMAN (Indian) - Appointed by the Secretary-General
Arbitrators:

Santiago TORRES BERNÁRDEZ (Spanish) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)
Piero BERNARDINI (Italian) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martínez Hoz (Jr.), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Winterhsall Akiengesellschaft, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Respondent(s):

Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Concluded
Outcome of Proceeding:

December 8, 2008 - The Tribunal renders its award.

(a) Original Proceeding

Published Decisions

Award

Available on the ICSID Website

Award (December 8, 2008) English (Original); Spanish (Original)

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
July 15, 2004	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
September 7, 2005	The Tribunal is constituted. Its members are: Fali S. Nariman (Indian), President; Piero Bernardini (Italian); and Santiago Torres Bernárdez (Spanish).
November 22, 2005	The Tribunal holds its first session in Paris.
March 10, 2006	The Claimant files a memorial on the merits.
June 13, 2006	The Respondent files a memorial containing objections to jurisdiction.
September 15, 2006	The Claimant files a counter-memorial on jurisdiction.
October 14, 2007 - October 16, 2007	The Tribunal holds a hearing on jurisdiction in Paris.
October 30, 2007	The parties file post-hearing briefs on jurisdiction.
December 8, 2008	The Tribunal renders its award.