Showing posts with label Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Show all posts

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Swiss Court Fines Egypt $2 Billion, Muddies Mideast Gas Market - BLOOMBERG

27 April 2017, 7:54 μ.μ. EEST
Yaacov Benmeleh & Tamim Elyan
  • Court says Egypt breached contract to supply gas to Israel
  • Israel now hoping to export natural gas to southern neighbor
A Swiss court ordered Egyptian natural gas companies to pay Israel’s state-owned electricity provider $2 billion in fines for breach of previous contracts, a step that could complicate chances for the two nations to sign future gas deals as Israel seeks to become an energy exporter.

The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland said Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding were liable for the damages caused by repeated attacks on a pipeline through the Sinai Desert that supplied gas to its neighbor, Israel Electric Co. said in a text message Thursday. The Egyptian companies had appealed a previous ruling from Dec. 2015 that imposed a $1.73 billion penalty.