Energy Archive » November, 2007

Energy - November, 2007

154 articles

• Homeland Security's Final Rule On Chemical Security
• EPA Proposes New Emission Standards For Big Ships
• Court Denies Alcoa $12M Tax Refund For Cleanup
• EPA Scolds BP Refinery, Blames Renovation
• Energy Bill Runs Into Roadblock
• Objections Pile Up To Calpine's Fourth Plan
• Waxman Challenges EPA On Energy Cos.' Deal
• NRC Accepts First New Nuclear Reactor Application
• Monitor Oil's Bondholders Object To DIP Financing
• High Court Throws New Query Into Arbitration Case
• Greenhouse Gas Emitters Should Take Note Of KDHE
• Petraia Maritime Sentenced In Waste Oil Case
• Kinder Morgan Drops $25M In Settlement
• Dominion Is Latest To Submit Nuclear Plant Bid
• Power Company Sued For Contaminating Water
• Indiana AG Balks At Dana's Reorganization Plan
• Chevron's Plea In Nigerian Case Falls On Deaf Ears
• EPA Raises Renewable Fuels Standard For 2008
• BP Offers To Plead Guilty For Alaska Spills
• EU Wants New Quality Standards For Biofuels
• Asarco Settles Some Of Its Environmental Disputes
• States Sue EPA Over Public Data On Toxic Chemicals
• NatWest 3 Plead Guilty To Wire Fraud, Will Pay $7.3M
• Ameren To Pay $180M For Missouri Reservoir Breach
• Nearing Emergence, Calpine Gets Approval For Deals
• Cal Dive To Pay $2M To Settle Antitrust Case
• Supreme Court Hears N.J.-Del. Dispute Over BP Site
• Wachovia Broker Fined Over Trades In Gas Merger
• Second Judge Recuses Self From BP Explosion Case
• Monitor Says Ex-Chairman's Suit Led To Ch. 11
• Energy Politics And Economic Effects Of The PTC
• Judge Quashes Yukos Investors' Suit Against Russia
• Victims' Objections Delay BP Sentencing Hearings
• Ecuador Lawyers Lose Bid To Sidestep Sanctions
• EPA Granted Stay In Clean Water Suit
• Texas Bigwig Punished For Oil-For-Food Role
• Italian Watchdogs Probe Gas Storage Shortages
• Feds Want Judge To Fine Tanker Co. $9M
• NLRB Orders Massey Energy To Hire Union Workers
• Agreement On Energy Bill Expected Next Week
• Judge Dismisses Suit Over Ky. Price-Gouging Law
• High Court Won't Weigh In On "Excessive" Damages
• BP Blast Victims Add Fuel To Settlement Objection
• TRO Granted In Energy Company's Trade Secrets Case
• Broker Pleads Not Guilty In TXU Insider-Trading Case
• After Losing Contract Bid, Monitor Oil Files For Ch. 11
• DuPont Secures Permission For CERCLA Suit
• Dingell Lays Out Details Of CAFE Compromise
• Lead Plaintiff Named In Optionable Litigation
• Calpine Will Reject Some Contracts
• Coughlin Stoia Wants $700M From Enron Deal
• Pillsbury Nabs Milbank Capital Markets Partner
• Fishermen Sue Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Anadarko Fined For Destroying Wetlands
• Citgo To Depose Activist Over Tampering Concerns
• Environmental Punitive Damages And Due Process
• Ninth Circuit Tosses Case Over Electricity Rates
• Vitol Agrees To Pay $17.5M In Oil-For-Food Case
• Judge Backtracks On Order In Prairie Oil Pact Dispute
• New Estimate Says Reorganized Calpine Worth $19B
• Blast Victims Say BP's $50M Fine Not Enough
• Judge Considers Fate Of Emissions Law
• Energytec CEO Hit With Wells Notice From SEC
• EPA Reports Sharp Drop In Acid Rain Emissions
• Shell Suit Restricted To U.S. Purchasers: Judge
• EPA Enforcement Breaks Record In Fiscal 2007
• Alaska Steps Closer To Hiking Its Oil Tax
• Calpine Wants To Pay $66.6M In Emergence Awards
• Energy Waste Co. Indicted For Environmental Crimes
• Shell Told To Indemnify Du Pont For Bayou Sorrell Suit
• Key Energy Sued Over Oil Drilling Patent
• Calpine Slashes $50M From Transwestern Claim
• Solutia Noteholders Call For Review Of $280M Claim
• FERC Grants Investment Incentives To New Projects
• FERC Lets Midwest ISO Keep Grandfathered Contracts
• Vinson & Elkins Opens Second UAE Office
• Ex-Exec To Serve Time For Hiding Chemical Info
• International Coal Group Settles Ammonia Spill Suit
• EPA Enforcement Transcends Politics: Experts
• Energy Trade Groups Target FERC Enforcement Rules
• EPA Orders Paper Mills To Clean Up Wisconsin River
• Last Two Plaintiffs Booted In Chevron Cancer Suit
• FERC Changes Course On Unocal Pipelines
• Court Puts Brakes On Light Truck CAFE Standards
• CFTC's Sommers Stands Up Against FERC
• FERC's Enforcement Power Yields $41.6M In Fines
• Chevron Latest To Settle Oil-For-Food Charges
• NRC Revises Employee Protection Rules, Enforcement
• JPMorgan Faces $1B Suit For "Derailing" Amaranth
• Ft. Lauderdale Residents Sue Over Toxins
• Dow, EPA Launch Emergency Hot Spot Cleanup
• Judge Throws Out Distress Claims In Water Suit
• EPA Cites Dow For Clean Air Violations
• High Court Seeks Govt. Comment In Exxon Case
• Halliburton, Others Hit With $30M Cleanup Suit
• European Parliament Sets Airline Emissions Cap
• High Court Won't Hear Edge, Duke Natural Gas Suit
• PJM's Monitoring Unit Remains Independent: Report
• Amendment Affects Energy Contracts In Kazakhstan
• Muslims Hit Exxon With $12M Civil Rights Suit
• National Energy Group Reveals Plans To Liquidate
• Dems Question Distribution Of Anti-Radiation Drug
• Calpine Agrees To Lift Of Stay For Geysers Fire Suits
• Court Tosses Poland's Plea To Stave Off Carbon Cuts
• Calpine, Pipelines Spar Over Contract Jurisdiction
• All Appropriate Inquiries, One Year Later
• Entergy Spin-Off's Risks Highlight Nuclear Uncertainty
• Coral Energy Traders Settle False-Reporting Claims
• Appeals Court Refuses To Hear Mobil Dispute
• Calpine Closes $135M Deal With Harbinger
• Bar Pilot Involved In Ship Crash Has Spotty Record
• Judge Denies Reliant's FOIA Dispute With FERC
• Democrats Urge DOJ To Take Up Oil Royalty Case
• Senate Backs House In Overriding Bush Veto
• California Sues EPA Over Emissions Waiver
• Ex-BP Execs Plead Not Guilty In Propane Gas Case
• Mirant's Atha Settles CFTC Action
• Energy Giants Lobby For Antitrust Case Dismissal
• Union Says San-West Owes Benefits Contributions
• Chemical Cos. Still Fighting Over Turtle Bayou Cleanup
• Fulbright Adds Energy Partner To London Office
• Cleantech: Another Big New Tech Wave
• Creditors Help Calpine Against Pension Fund Claims
• German Regulator Discourages Energy Unbundling
• Supreme Court Considers Arbitration Case
• House Overrides Bush Veto Of Water Resources Bill
• Massachusetts Bill Promotes Use Of Biofuels
• Virginia Leaders Want Out Of Power Corridor
• Ex-Exec Pleads Guilty To Bribing Nigerian Petrol Co.
• LNG Imports Lag Behind Demand: FERC Chairman
• Pennsylvania Steps Up Fight Against Power Corridors
• Senators Try To Add Ethanol Amendment To Farm Bill
• Supreme Court To Tackle Federal Arbitration Act
• Southern Co. Faces ERA Retaliation Complaint
• Entergy To Split Utility, Non-Utility Nuclear Facilities
• Arcelor Shareholders Sue Over Buyout Offer
• New Ground Water Rules May Have Significant Impact
• W-H Energy Services Faces FLSA Class Action
• German Energy Cos. Accused Of Price-Fixing
• Senators Question Bush Over Oil Lease Royalties
• Kentucky Uranium Plant Suit Revived
• Exxon Dodges $3.5B Bullet In Royalty Dispute
• Mediator Named In Pacific Lumber Case
• Asarco Proposes Rate On Most Unsecured Claims
• Former Alaska Lawmaker Found Guilty Of Bribery
• Enron Subsidiaries' Claims Unresolved: British Bank
• Fourth Circuit Vacates Ruling Against RZS
• Judge Reluctantly Allows FERC's Amaranth Action
• House Passes Legislation To Undo 1872 Mining Law
• Solutia Secures $2B In Exit Financing
• Anadarko Win Could Mean Billions In Losses For U.S.
• Chinese Solar Co. Hit With Suit Over IPO
• Ex-Navy Contractor Pays $13M For Site Cleanup
• Judge OKs Global Power's Disclosure Statement