Bridas S.A.P.I.C. v. Government of Turkmenistan

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

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Plaintiffs-appellees, Bridas S.A.P.I.C., Bridas Energy International, Ltd., Intercontinental Oil & Gas Ventures, Ltd., and Bridas Corporation (collectively, “Bridas”) originally brought this action to confirm an international arbitration award rendered in Bridas’s favor against Defendants-appellants, Government of Turkmenistan (“the Government” or “Turkmenistan”), Concern Balkannebitgaz-Senegat, and State Concern Turkmenneft (collectively “Turkmenneft”).

Bridas, an Argentinian corporation, entered into a joint venture agreement (“JVA” or “the agreement”) on February…