A case in point: When Ecuador placed a windfall tax on foreign oil operations, French and U.S. companies filed claims and were awarded more than $800 million.
The social unrest echoed similar disruptions in recent years in countries from France to Ecuador and Nigeria, triggered by state-led efforts to curb consumption of carbon-polluting fuels by hiking prices.
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