Case Details

Agip Caspian Sea B.V. and others v. Republic of Kazakhstan (ICSID Case No. ARB/26/10)

Subject of Dispute:

Oil and gas enterprise
Economic Sector:

Oil, Gas & Mining
Instrument(s) Invoked:

BIT France - Kazakhstan 1998, BIT Netherlands - Kazakhstan 2002 - ECT (Energy Charter Treaty)
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Agip Caspian Sea B.V. (Dutch), CNPC Kazakhstan B.V. (Dutch), ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Inc. (Bahamian), ExxonMobil Netherlands Participation B.V. (Dutch), INPEX North Caspian Sea, Ltd. (Japanese), Shell Kazakhstan Development B.V. (Dutch), TotalEnergies EP Kazakhstan (French), North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (Dutch)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstani)
Date Registered:

February 27, 2026

Claimant(s):

Three Crowns, Paris, France
Respondent(s):

Squire Patton Boggs, Astana Kazakhstan and Paris, France
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

February 27, 2026 - The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.

No References Available.

Date	Development
February 27, 2026	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.