(January 29, 2024, 10:46 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge granted a Texas company an extension of time to respond to the Republic of Ecuador’s petition to confirm a Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal’s award against it for more than $6 million in attorney fees, which the company was ordered to pay after the tribunal rejected its claims that Ecuador harmed the company’s investment in Ecuador by allegedly interfering with its contracts to manage Ecuadorian refineries....