Energy Archive » March, 2007

Energy - March, 2007

151 articles

• U.S. Energy Biogas Seeks Exclusivity Extension
• Outstanding Women: Erica A. Ward
• Law Firm Drops $16M Over Failed Enron Deal
• Kroes Shoots Down Arguments Against Unbundling
• Mine Fined $1.5M After Employee Deaths
• Calpine Scores $5B For Refinancing
• Nicor Pays SEC $10M For False Transactions
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss Oil Cos.' Price-Fixing Case
• Circuit Takes Pass On SEC Subpoena Decision
• Employer Not Responsible For Stock Fall: Judge
• Decisions Threaten Market-Based Rate Contracts
• Ex-Enron Lawyers Targeted By SEC Suit
• Texas Energy Regulators Propose $210M Fine For TXU
• Ex-Auditor Criticizes MMS For Favoring Big Oil
• New Bill Focuses On Nuclear Safety
• Vinson & Elkins
• JP Morgan Wins Dismissal Of Enron Class Action
• Exxon, Chevron, Others Tainted Florida's Water: Suits
• BP Propane Antitrust Case Delayed Amidst DOJ Probe
• ExxonMobil Eyed For Price-Fixing In Mediterranean
• South Africa: Mittal Abused "Super Dominant" Power
• Judge Extends Asset Freeze For TXU Investors
• Judge Tosses Bid For New Enron Complaints
• Murphy Oil Sends First $60M To La. Residents
• FERC Battles MMS Over Offshore Jurisdiction
• Bill Aims To Stop Petroleum Mergers
• Lawyers Get Busy As FERC Pushes Compliance
• Supreme Court Denies Writ In Indian Royalty Case
• E.U. May Take Spain To Court Over Endesa
• Fulbright & Jaworski Adds Energy Partner
• E.U. Energy Chief Opposes Natural Gas Cartel
• Supreme Court Thwarts Whistleblower's Payday
• "Flagrant Violations" Led To Miner's Death: Report
• Total CEO To Remain At Post
• Power Plants And Polar Bears
• CFTC Accuses Nine Firms Of Duping Investors
• E.On Takes Legal Action Against Enel, Acciona
• BP Hit With More Suits Over Texas Refinery Blast
• Company Skirting Law With Ethanol Plant: Suit
• Judge Prevents Auto Makers From Concealing Data
• Settlements Of $263M With Nevada Power Approved
• Ipiranga Sale Sparks Insider Trading Probe
• Total SA CEO Banned From Meeting Iranian Officials
• Magnolia Bids Adieu To Chapter 11 Status
• Leasing Due Diligence On Federal Lands
• Energy Lobbyist Pleads Guilty In Abramoff Scandal
• CFTC Fines Gas Trader For Price Manipulation
• Gibson Dunn
• Class Action Status Denied For Tritium Suit Plaintiffs
• Texas Energy Co. To Pay $23M For Cleanup
• U.S. Energy Biogas Makes Deal With Illinois, ICC
• E.U. Takes Aim At Members For Unreported Emissions
• Christenson Electric Dealt Retirement Fund ERISA Suit
• Credit Suisse, Calpine Clash Over $7.9M Claim
• Total Execs Questioned Over Iran Contracts
• Enron Dismissal Raises Questions For Banks
• Enron Fights Judge's Ruling On Suspensions
• Statoil: Iran Project Might Lead To U.S. Sanctions
• Tanker To Pay $37M For Dumping
• Protein Drink Maker Tries To Stop Ethanol Plant
• High Court Knocks Down Attorneys' Fees Ban
• Businesses Seek Federal Action On Climate Change
• Report Blasts BP For Refinery Accident
• Hogan & Hartson
• Russia Wins Tax Suit Against PwC
• E.U. Says Unbundling Support Is Sufficient
• European Biodiesel Group Decries U.S. Subsidies
• Action Heats Up Against Oil Giants Over Fuel Price
• Court Thwarts Enron Shareholders Class Action
• Giuliani Defends Himself Over Ties To Chavez
• ConocoPhillips Subpoenaed Over Spill
• Illinois Utilities Accused Of Price-Fixing
• Sullivan & Worcester Lures Energy Experts
• Pepper Hamilton
• Court Finds Shell, Railroads Liable For Cleanup
• Appellate Court Vacates FERC Pipeline Case Again
• Law To Probe TXU Deal Passes Texas Senate
• RICO Claim In Chevron's Nigeria Case Dismissed
• Suit Over Online Payment Technology Settled
• Auto Makers Resist Mandatory CAFE Improvements
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
• New Senate Bills Target Oil Mergers, OPEC
• FTC Blocks $970M Natural Gas Co. Acquisition
• Giuliani's Law Firm Has Ties To Chavez
• Machinist Accuses BP Of Negligence
• Whistleblowers Banned Under Labor Dept. Deals
• FERC Wants Enron Advisors, Lawyers Suspended
• Jones Day
• Entergy Inches Towards June Exit
• Construction Co. Indicted On Bid-Rigging Charges
• Think Tank Urges FERC To Reform Merger Policies
• Williams Pays $2.2M For Clean Air Act Violations
• Oil Cos. Seek Philippines Supreme Court Ruling Reversal
• PG&E Sues U.S. Over High Electricity Charges
• Chadbourne Hauls In West Coast Energy Team
• Goodwin Procter
• E.U. Called On To Adopt Sanctions In Climate Pact
• PGE To Cut $59M From California "Crisis" Payments
• FERC Issues Final Transmission Service Rule
• Tesco Drills Oil Companies Over Motor Patent
• Judge Refuses To Toss Contamination Suit
• ConocoPhillips Sued For $10B Over East Timor Rights
• Judge Approves $73M Arthur Andersen Settlement
• Russian Police Raid PwC For Evidence Against Yukos
• Ropes & Gray
• Ex-Aide Accuses KeySpan Of Retaliatory Fire
• Texas Regulators Want To Weigh In On TXU Deal
• Nuclear Energy Imperils E.U. Climate Change Plan
• Governor Seeks Review Of Energy Ownership Rights
• Show Me The Studies, FERC Tells Canada
• SEC Probes E.ON Over Accounting
• Circuit Upholds American Electric's Benefits Denial
• E.C. Mulls Fresh Approach To Unbundling
• Pataki Takes On Energy Role At Chadbourne
• House Creates New Committee On Global Warming
• Mexico's Latest Step Towards Energy Liberalization
• E.U. Takes Further Action On E.On-Endesa Merger
• Court Sides With Union In Bargaining Agreement Spat
• Reliant Unit To Shell Out $22M Over Trading Episode
• Ethanol Co. Sues Workers Over Trade Secrets
• Bangor Gas Fined $1 Million For Shipping Violations
• Auto Makers Seek To Derail Global Warming Suit
• Venezuela Compensates BP, Total For Jusepin Field
• BP, OSHA Reach Settlement Over Ohio Refinery
• Calpine Allowed To Seek Post-Petition Financing
• Energy Firms Mull Joining Distribution Forces
• Steel Makers Covered By Corporate Veil: Court
• Duke Reaches Nuclear Fuel Settlement With DOJ
• N.Y. Lawmakers Worried Over Gas Merger
• Yukos Execs Sentenced In $13B Embezzlement Case
• Ramco Wins Dispute Over Oil Field Contract
• Gas Chief Sure Of Merger Despite Antitrust Concerns
• Oil And Gas Partners Join Holland & Hart
• BP Internal Report To Remain Sealed
• Unbundling May Harm E.U. Energy Firms: Exec
• SEC Files Insider-Trading Suit Over TXU Deal
• Oil Companies Face Another Class Action
• TXU Faces Class Action Suits Over Buyout
• Bracewell & Giuliani
• Chevron Will Not Settle Ecuador Pollution Suit
• Chavez Floats South America Gas Cartel
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
• AES Settles Waste Suit With Dominican Republic
• Businesses Take Action On Climate Change
• Thompson & Knight Forms Energy Consulting Firm
• Hess Accused Of Violations At Petroleum Facility
• FERC OKs Big Settlement In California Energy Crisis
• Yukos Execs Found Guilty Of Embezzling $13B
• Oil Royalty Mediation Fails; Court Challenge Resumes
• Judgment Overturned In Gas Tank Patent Dispute
• Lerach Thrown Off Halliburton Securities Case