Jury Says No Damages In Citgo Desalination Plant Suit

A Harris County jury determined Tuesday that neither Citgo Petroleum Corporation nor Rothwell Energy Services were entitled to any damages in a lawsuit over a soured deal to construct and install 10 desalination plants on the coast of Venezuela.

Rothwell filed suit in March 2019 and was seeking $2 million in damages from Citgo that included unpaid invoices and unrealized profits from the project. Citgo, which lodged counterclaims in the dispute, had asked jurors to punish Rothwell with $5 million in damages for its alleged fraud.