Oil Giant ConocoPhillips Asks Court To Postpone Awards Overlap Ruling Until Venezuela Asset Auction: Report (CORRECTED)


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Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to accurately portray ConocoPhillips’ request to postpone awards overlap decision until Venezuelan asset auction.

On Friday, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) reportedly asked a U.S. court to postpone its decision on overlapping awards against Venezuela until the proceeds from the auction of shares in a Citgo Petroleum parent are determined.

The U.S. District Court in Delaware is overseeing an auction of shares in a Houston-based Citgo Petroleum parent company to address $21.3 billion in claims related to Venezuela’s past expropriations and debt defaults, as per Reuters.

The auction is expected to conclude this year and put the Venezuela-owned refiner in the hands of rivals or investors.

As per the report, Conoco’s three claims total over $11.5 billion, more than half of the amount of money sought in the case. 

However, a provision in the award mandates the deduction of a partial overlap in two of the awards.

Conoco’s lawyers are asking the court to reject Venezuela’s stance and said in a filing, “The possibility of a double recovery will not arise until, if ever, the sale process raises at least $16.3 billion,” 

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Investors can gain exposure to the stock via IShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (BATS:IEO) and SPDR Select Sector Fund – Energy Select Sector (NYSE:XLE).Price Action: COP shares are up 0.57% at $128.00 premarket on the last check Monday.


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