Shaya Ecuador S.A. (formerly Kamana Services S.A.) v. Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador (formerly known as Empresa Pública de Exploración y Explotación de Hidrocarburos Petroamazonas EP)

The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (as adopted in 1976)


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Shaya Ecuador S.A. (formerly Kamana Services S.A.) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP Petroecuador (formerly known as Empresa Pública de Exploración y Explotación de Hidrocarburos Petroamazonas EP) (State entity )
Names of Parties -
Case number 2021-03
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Contract-based arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Oil and gas
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced -
Language of Proceeding Spanish
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) Chile
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Prof. Antonio Hierro (Presiding Arbitrator)
Prof. Gustavo Parodi
Prof. Andrés Jana Linetzky

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Javier Robalino Orellana
Verónica Arroyo
Cristina Viteri Torres
Michielle Vasco
Jorge Duqye
Robalino Abogados

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Juan Carlos Larrea
Ana María Larrea
Lily Díaz Granados
Gabriela Campaña
Leonardo Coronel
Procuraduría General del Estado

Eduardo Silva Romero
José Manuel García Represa
Gabriel Otoya Henao
Wordstone Dispute Resolution

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 17 December 2020
Date of issue of final award 22 July 2024
Length of Proceedings 3-4 years
Additional notes -