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Investment treaty awardUnpaid

Tidewater v. Venezuela

Offshore vessel operations taken over in 2009

Headline amount
$46.4MPrincipal
Respondent
VenezuelaState
Awarded
Mar 13, 2015
Status
UnpaidNothing collected

Latest development Oct 8, 2026

Tidewater opposed the abeyance of the Citgo appeal.

The award

Amount awarded
$46.4M plus interest
Award holder
Tidewater Inc. and affiliates
Respondent
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Forum
ICSID ARB/10/5

Challenges

During the ICSID annulment phase the stay of enforcement was lifted (gCaptain). Details not re-verified.

Enforcement

Citgo queue: 2nd. Under the sale order it would be paid in full if the sale closes.

Recovered to date

None