UPDATE 1-U.S. court rejects Ecuador challenge to $96 mln Chevron award
August 04, 2015 at 12:33 PM EDT
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected Ecuador's challenge to a $96 million international arbitration award in favor of energy giant Chevron Corp, marking the latest twist in a decades-long dispute over the development of oil fields in the South American country.