Energy Archive » March, 2008

Energy - March, 2008

131 articles

• K&L Gates Adds Nuclear Energy Powerhouse
• Calpine Professionals To Reap $440M In Fees
• Navajo, Citizens Energy Plan Wind Power Project
• FTC Puts Pressure On Health, Energy Sectors: Report
• FERC's Standard Of Conduct Changes
• Del. Wins High Court Feud With N.J. Over BP Plan
• FERC Backs New Nuclear Reliability Standard
• Constellation Strikes Deal On Consumer Credits
• Tetra Hit With Securities Class Action
• Environmentalists Claim Duke's N.C. Air Permit Illegal
• FERC's New England Electricity Pricing Affirmed
• Islamic Finance Upstarts Challenge London
• U.S. Downturn Could Affect Asian Deal-Making
• Constellation Expects Deal On Consumer Credits
• FERC Questions Company About $750M Holding
• DOE Lab Hit With FLSA Suit
• Middle Eastern Capital Fuels Boom In Islamic Finance
• Dutch Ruling Hands Yukos Creditor Moravel $848M
• Superior Offshore's IPO Spurs Class Action
• Atomic Experiment Raises Safety Questions: Suit
• Green Group Calls On SEC To Fine Chevron
• Enron Creditors Reach $1.66B Deal With Citigroup
• Speech-Impaired BP Worker's Bias Claim Advances
• EPA Serves Greka With 4th Enforcement Order
• Reforming Ourselves Out Of The Green Boom
• Ethanol Producer Halts Operations On Road To Ch. 11
• Group Asks Court To Reconsider Cap-And-Trade Plan
• GE Unit Hit With $1.2M Suit Over Fire Cleanup
• Kansas Governor Vetoes Plan For New Coal Plants
• OSHA: Extending Compliance To Chemical Plants
• OSHA Levies $1M In Fines For Fatal Tunnel Fire
• FERC Rule Aimed At Making Compliance Easier
• FERC Mulls Refunds In 2000-2001 Energy Crisis
• FERC Tweaks Paperwork Requirements For Pipelines
• States Appeal Plan For Regional Power Corridor
• Oil-For-Food, Iraq: Grist For The Anti-Corruption Mill
• FERC Approves 1st U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
• BP's Russian Oil Venture Faces Environmental Probe
• National Grid Wins Stay Of Order On Gas Meters
• Northeast Utilities, ConEd Settle Suit For $50M
• Judge OKs Reliant's $468M Channelview Sale
• FERC Probe To Shine Light On Florida Blackout
• Peruvians' Toxic Tort Is Removed To State Court
• Maryland, Constellation Energy Begin Talks Over Suit
• ARCO Settles Plant Neighbors' Claims For $27M
• New Rules For Gas Pipelines Could Have Big Impact
• Navajo Suit Pushes For EPA Action On Coal Plant
• FERC Scores In Price-Fixing Feud With ETP
• FERC Stops Fuel Data Collection For Electric Plants
• Pilot Charged With Negligence In Calif. Oil Spill
• U.K. Court Strikes $12B PdVSA Asset Freeze
• $1.7M Award For Injured Transocean Worker Upheld
• Despite $10M Settlement, ETP's Legal Woes Continue
• Judge Tosses Marathon's Superfund Claim
• Court Tells FERC To Rethink Pipeline Ruling
• Reliant Gets Another Extension To File Plan
• No $6M Bonus For Adequate Job: Calpine U.S. Trustee
• EPA Analysis Buttresses Senate Global Warming Bill
• Feds Tap Shell Oil In Investigation Of Import Bribes
• EISA Provision Poses Major Problems
• GAO Slams FERC For Poor Utility Merger Oversight
• Congressmen Grill Mukasey On BP Settlement
• CFTC Subpoenas Traders In Jet Fuel Price Probe
• Damages Opinion Could Help Total In Tanker Spill Case
• Citigroup Asks Court To Stay Enron MegaClaims Trial
• Climate Change: Legislation And Litigation
• New Bill Seeks To Stall Alaskan Oil Leasing
• EPA Tightens Pollution Cap, Some Say Not Enough
• FERC Fines Constellation, Entergy New Orleans $5M
• Bill Would Put Coal-Fired Power Plant Plans On Ice
• House Committee Embraces Clean Diesel Bill
• Santa Monica, Attorneys Lay Fee Dispute To Rest
• Green Group, PG&E Settle Over Nuclear Plant
• The Road To Global Climate Change
• Budget's Focus On Nuclear Power Provokes Critics
• Nigerian Plaintiffs Move To Drop Chevron Claims
• OSHA Audit Yields Worrisome Results
• Guest Workers Sue Oil Firm Over Residency Promises
• China To Overhaul Energy Management Departments
• Cruise Lines Reach $21M Deal Over Fuel Surcharges
• Constellation Subsidiary Settles With FERC For $7M
• Appeals Court Denies Transco Rate Increase
• ArcelorMittal Sued Over Failed Power Plant Project
• Paul Hastings Adds High-Power Energy Lawyer
• Measure Would Overturn EPA Ruling On Emissions
• Greka Hit With 3rd EPA Cleanup Order This Year
• Senators Propose Clean Energy Investment Bank
• PHMSA Advisory Emphasizes Safety, Collaboration
• Study Sees Drop In U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Energy Cos. May Be Underpaying Royalties: GAO
• DOE Pushes Ahead With Power Corridor Plans
• FERC OKs Settlement For Dakotas Wind Power
• Trade Rep Warns Of Risks In Climate Change Bills
• Oil Tycoon Gets 2 Years In Oil-For-Food Scheme
• Royal Dutch Settles U.S. Shareholder Suit For $83M
• KBR Plaintiff Tries Again To Escape Arbitration
• Fallout Over Ex-McGuire Woods Partner Continues
• Due Diligence In The Age Of Climate Change
• China Redirects Foreign Money From Unclean To Green
• Shell Subsidiary Off The Hook In Human Rights Case
• Spain's Conditions On E.ON Deal Illegal: EU Court
• Former Duke Energy Trader Settles With CFTC
• Judge Keeps Oil Technology Case Alive
• Class Action Claims EnerNOC Misled Investors
• Lawmakers Eye Measure To Create Energy Agency
• Feds Put Rural Power Plant Loans On Hiatus
• Green Group Challenges Duke Energy's Nuclear Plans
• Nigeria Bars Dutch Company Over Faulty Fuel
• Wittig Sues Westar For Unpaid Criminal Defense Fees
• Calpine Hit With $200M In Compensation Requests
• BP Settles Shareholder Case Over Bad Management
• Potential ESA Listing Could Chill Natural Gas Boom
• Policing The Oil Industry
• Official Predicts U.S. Won't Meet Ethanol Goals
• New Bill Takes Aim At Non-Tanker Oil Spills
• States' Push Unlikely To Alter Electric Corridors
• Pressure Mounts On EPA For Alleged Stalling Tactics
• Miners Look To Senate For A Friendlier Reform Bill
• Claims Against BP For Texas City Blast Exceed $2B
• Pacific Lumber Disclosure Statement Approved
• Exxon Wins Appeal In Employee Defamation Case
• Noble Challenges Nigerian Laws That Call Rigs Boats
• Puget Energy Faces Penalties From 2006 Spill
• EPA's Logic On Calif. Emissions Law Draws Fire
• Judge Puts Off Enron Settlement Ruling
• Ship Owners To Pay $2M Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Calpine CEO To Receive $29M Bonus
• EPA Hopes To Expedite Federal Air Quality Reviews
• Futures Regulator To Probe Jet Fuel Market: Report
• GE Claims Mitsubishi Infringes Turbine Patents
• Kinder Morgan Must Face San Diego Pollution Suit