Balkan Energy Limited v. Republic of Ghana

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) BALKAN ENERGY LIMITED, et al., ) ) Petitioners, ) ) v. ) Case No. 17-cv-00584 (APM) ) REPUBLIC OF GHANA, ) ) Respondent. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Petitioners Balkan Energy Limited (“Balkan UK”) and Balkan Energy (Ghana) Limited (“Balkan Ghana”) bring this action to enforce a 2014 foreign arbitral award returned against Respondent Republic of Ghana (“Respondent” or “Ghana”) by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague,…