Energy Archive » September, 2007

Energy - September, 2007

137 articles

• Calpine Files Fourth Amended Plan, Statement
• U.S. Sues Starmet To Recover Toxic Site Cleanup
• Judge Seeks To Stick Edison With $200M Penalty
• American Electric Wins Judgment Bid In ERISA Suit
• Hydro-Quebec Targeted In Market Manipulation Probe
• Petroleum Refiner Settles Clear Air Act Suit
• House Dem Sides With CFTC Over FERC
• Bristow Cleans Hands Of Nigerian Bribe Probe
• Shell Sues Kinder Morgan Over Pipeline Burst
• Judge Tosses EPA's Renewed Suit Over Polluted Site
• An Uncertain Future For Climate Change Law
• EEOC Sues Logging Co. For Religious Discrimination
• Solutia, Calpine Seal $140M Deal
• DOI Hit With Second Suit Over Wyo. Oil, Gas Wells
• FWS Sued For Greenlighting Army Base
• FERC Finally Kicks Up Gas Clamp-Down Efforts
• Marcal Urges Court To Approve Settlement With EPA
• Calpine's Disclosure Statement Gets The Go-Ahead
• High Court To Take On Energy Contract Spat
• House Subpoenas Chao Over Utah Mine Docs
• FERC Won't Rehear Order On NERC Authority
• Judge Turns Down Bid For Appeal In Enron Ruling
• U.S. Wants Court Approval Of Marcal's Superfund Deal
• AAI Questions FERC On Electricity Merger Review
• Bill Proposes Credits For Energy-Saving Utilities
• HSBC, Bank Of NY Seek Trustee For Calpine Units
• Enron Barred From Accessing $136M In CalPX Case
• Insurance Broker Willis Sues Lawyer Over Liability
• Rep. Accuses Bush of Thwarting Calif. EPA Waiver
• Senators Back FERC In Turf War Over Amaranth
• Zeroing OK For Administrative Review: Fed. Circ.
• NEPA, ESA Form Backbone Of Alaskan Court Battles
• FERC Rules Call For More Transparency From Gas Cos.
• Groups Sue EPA For Faulty Compliance Standards
• Oil Cos. Denied Pricing Relief On Govt. Contracts
• Equity Holders Try To Thwart Calpine Hearing
• Spain Violated Law In Enel Takeover: EU
• Mediator Appointed Over Asarco Asbestos Claims
• PSEG, Verizon To Pay $306K To Settle Flood Suit
• Good Riddance To Con Ed Discrimination Suit: Judge
• Reid Fights Power Plants With Renewable Energy Bill
• East Kentucky To Pay Largest Acid Rain Fine Ever
• Energy Firms On High Alert In Wake Of Subpoenas
• EU Proposes Unbundling Energy Cos.
• Upset Grows Over Calpine Disclosure Statement
• Asarco Asks Court To Toss $68M Texas Cleanup Claim
• Nuclear Renaissance To Face Steep Hurdles
• California Gas Suit Goes Forward Against EnCana
• CFTC, Congress Seek Answer To "Enron Loophole"
• Calpine Plan Calls For Amended Valuation Analysis
• USIS Urges Court To Let Antitrust Spat Proceed
• AG Set For Trial In Dam Rent Suit Against Utilities
• Hunton & Williams Scores EPA Bigwig
• Coral Energy Joins Reliant In Fight Against Gas Suit
• Reliant Seeks Dismissal From Natural Gas Suit
• Attorneys Seek To Sidestep Chevron's Sanctions Bid
• California Car Pollution Suit A Political Issue: Judge
• Honeywell Claims City Should Pay For Cleanup
• PSEG, Katz Trade Briefs In Dismissal Spat
• Ecuador Claims Chevron Can't Pursue Claims
• Dynegy Pays $10M To Settle ERISA Suit
• Calpine Disclosure Triggers More Objections
• BP Settles Refinery Blast Suits Before Trial's End
• SEC Drills Energy Co. Over $19M Investment Scheme
• Part Of Pollution Case Moot: American Electric
• AG, Advocates Appeal Permits For Coal-Fired Plants
• "Scheme Liability" Awaits High Court Scrutiny
• DOE Names Head For Native American Energy Office
• 11 Nations Join Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
• U.S. Attorney Fights Dana Over Superfund Claims
• N.Y. Subpoenas Energy Cos. Over CO2 Disclosures
• Banks Object To Calpine Consolidation Plan
• DHS' New Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
• Court Continues To Keep Shell Out Of Beaufort Sea
• AG Asks National Grid To Drop Appeal Of FERC Ruling
• Lawmakers Blast EPA For Slow Cleanup Of Sites
• Navajo Win Victory In Coal Royalties Case
• Brooklyn Oil Spill Bigger Than Imagined, EPA Finds
• Ex-VECO CEO Drills Lawmaker At Trial
• Exxon Seeks Arbitration Over Venezuela Dispute
• Two Indicted In DOJ's Marine Hose Crackdown
• Study Details Fuel Overcharges By Railroads
• Impact Of Vt. Emissions Case Proves Hard To Gauge
• Asarco's Bid for Veto Power Draws Objections
• BP Refinery Ignored Advice For Years: Blast Reports
• Westar, Terax Exec Accused Of Widespread Fraud
• Holders Slam Calpine For Ending Rights Offering Talks
• Texas Petrochemicals Exec Charged In $11.8M Scam
• Halliburton's Summary Judgment Bid Nixed
• Auto Giants Receive Blow In Emissions Battle
• Judge Orders Honeywell To Give Up Documents
• Parties Split On SEC's Oil Reserves Reporting Rules
• State High Court Declines Williams' Royalties Case
• Controversies Dim Prospects For Fall Energy Bill
• Securities Suit Against Hornbeck Offshore Dismissed
• Allenergy Resolves Spat With Investors
• ConocoPhillips To Offset Emissions From Calf. Refinery
• Judge Gives Credence To Global Power Protests
• Enron Lenders To Appeal Debt Classification
• Asarco Moves To Quash Harbinger's Bid For Docs
• Global Power Lodges Chapter 11 Plan
• Suit Challenges Construction Of Minn. Steel Mill
• Calpine Settles With Pipelines
• Consol Sues Bluestone For Trespassing
• New York AG Hits Back At NYRI
• Oklahoma Regulator Nixes $1.8B Power Plant
• Senators Warn BP On Methane Project
• Natural Gas Cos. Seek Colorado Case's Dismissal
• China Sunergy Hit With Class Action Over IPO
• Biofuels: Challenges To Calif.'s Transportation Network
• Texas City Exec Denies Putting Profit Before Safety
• DOE Loses Bid To Toss Tribe's Claims For Cleanup
• Mine Safety Chief Comes Under Attack At Hearing
• Xethanol Loses Bid To Toss Securities Action
• Plant Fired Worker Who Raised Safety Concerns: Suit
• Texas Oil Co. Settles Clean Water Act Claims
• Tanker Co. Convicted Of Illegally Dumping Waste Oil
• Coal Co. Claims Executives Stole Trade Secrets
• Gas Legislation May Raise Pump Prices: FTC
• $800M Coal Contract Suit Bounced To Federal Court
• Gas Tech Institute Execs Face Kickback, Fraud Claims
• Enron CEO's Appeal Questions Feds' Tactics
• EPA Sued Over Ocean Ship Pollution Standards
• Judge Guts Antitrust Suit Against PPL—Again
• FERC Gives Its Blessing To TXU Merger
• Mittal Fined $96M By South African Antitrust Body
• California Mulls "Win-Win" Incentives For Utilities
• BP Settles Another Suit Over Refinery Blast
• Sutherland Taps Energy Litigator To Head New Group
• Government To Release Nuclear Oversight Papers
• SEC Asks Court To Press For Foreign Witnesses
• Judge Denies DOE Request To Use Nevada's Water
• Demand, Not Gouging, Caused Gas Price Hike: FTC
• Union Sues Murphy Oil To Recover Backpay
• Merrill Lynch, Allegheny Energy Ruling Reversed
• Chevron Alleges Obstruction Of Justice In Ecuador
• GdF, Suez Agree To New Merger Terms