PJSC Ukrnafta v. The Russian Federation

The PCA acts as registry in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the Encouragement and Mutual Protection of Investments dated 27 November 1998.


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) PJSC Ukrnafta (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Russian Federation (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2015-34
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Oil and gas
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the Encouragement and Mutual Protection of Investments dated 27 November 1998
Country A: Russian Federation
Country B: Ukraine

Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) Switzerland
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Presiding Arbitrator)

Mr. Daniel M. Price

Professor Brigitte Stern

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

 

Mr. John M. Townsend

Mr. James H. Boykin

Mr. Vitaly Morozov

Ms. Eleanor Erney

HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP

(Washington, D.C., United States)

 

Mr. Leon Ioannou

HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP

(Paris, France)

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Russia has not appointed any representatives. By letters dated 12 August 2015 and 15 September 2015 (received by the PCA on 18 September 2015), the Russian Federation indicated, inter alia, that the “[Ukraine-Russia BIT] cannot serve as a basis for composing an arbitral tribunal to settle [the Claimants’ claims]” and that it “does not recognize the jurisdiction of an international arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in settlement of [the Claimants’ claims].” The Russian Federation also stated that nothing in its correspondence “should be considered as consent of the Russian Federation to constitution of an arbitral tribunal, participation in arbitration proceedings or as procedural actions taken in the framework of the proceedings.”

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 15 June 2015
Date of issue of final award 12 April 2019
Length of Proceedings 3-4 years
Additional notes -

Documents

Press Release
Press Release dated 2 May 2016
Пресс-релиз от 2 мая 2016 года (неофициальный перевод)
Press Release dated 4 August 2016
Пресс-релиз от 4 августа 2016 года (неофициальный перевод)
Пресс-релиз от 4 июля 2017 года (неофициальный перевод)
Press Release dated 4 July 2017
Press Release dated 19 February 2018
Пресс-релиз от 19 февраля 2018 года (неофициальный перевод)
Press Release dated 24 April 2019
Пресс-релиз от 24 апреля 2019 года (неофициальный перевод)