( December 9, 2024, 9:08 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 5 affirmed the issuance of a writ of attachment in favor of ConocoPhillips entities seeking to enforce an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitral award worth more than $8.5 billion against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and a $1.9 billion International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against its state-owned oil company at a planned auction....