​The hearing on the merits in Mobil Investments Canada Inc. and Murphy Oil Corporation v. Canada is scheduled to take place before a three-member arbitral tribunal from 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 through Friday, October 22, 2010.

The parties have agreed to make the hearing open to the public, except for those parts which involve confidential matters. The hearing will be broadcast live in room J1-050 of the World Bank. The room is located at 701 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20433. Members of the public wishing to attend are requested to provide to Ms. Ivania Fernandez (ifernandez1@worldbank.org) of ICSID their names, affiliations and e-mail addresses in order to arrange for access to the broadcast room. Visitor passes will be issued upon presentation of a valid picture ID. The passes will allow access to room J1-050 only.

Cameras and recording equipment are not allowed on the premises.

The tentative schedule is as follows:

October 19, 2010:                       Parties’ opening arguments, witness examination

October 20 and 21, 2010:          Continuation of witness and expert examination

October 22, 2010:                       Parties’ closing arguments

Note: The above is a tentative schedule subject to change.