Venezuela Auction Judge Denies Special Master’s Fee Allocation Request

( February 12, 2026, 1:58 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The federal judge overseeing a $5.8 billion auction in Delaware federal court of oil assets belonging to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its affiliates to satisfy confirmed arbitral awards and bond debts denied a request by the court-appointed special master to re-allocate more than $3 million in attorney fees he has incurred defending against a motion to disqualify himself so that the fees are paid by the movants....