ICSID Registers ECT Arbitration Against Italy Over Production Concession

(May 24, 2017, 11:35 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on May 19 registered a request by an English exploration entity, commencing arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) against the Republic of Italy (Rockhopper Italia S.p.A., Rockhopper Mediterranean Ltd, and Rockhopper Exploration Plc v. Italian Republic, No. ARB/17/14, ICSID)....