Energy Archive » July, 2008

Energy - July, 2008

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• Bankruptcy Practice: Fulbright & Jaworski
• Five States To Sue EPA Over Ship, Other Emissions
• Arco Faces Suit Over Mont. Superfund Site
• Russian Court Says TNK-BP Board Nominations Illegal
• Ex-CEO's Trading Firm Lost $290M, SemGroup Says
• Westinghouse Superfund Case Trimmed
• Anadarko, Kerr-McGee Sued Over Seismic Data
• Top U.S. Renewable Energy Official Calls It Quits
• Senator Charged With Concealing Gifts From VECO
• Sierra Club To Sue Luminant Over Air Pollution
• Ex-Chief Of Enron Unit Settles With SEC For $31.5M
• Judge Orders Apex Oil To Clean Up Contamination
• Defense Contractors Plead Guilty In Bid-Rigging Probe
• Clean Energy Tax Credit Bill Falters In Senate
• Calif. Judge Slams Smog Agency, Delays Power Plants
• EPA To Staff: Don't Talk
• D.C. Circ. Rules Against FERC In Settlement Dispute
• Mex. Voters Oppose Bigger Role For Foreign Oil Cos.
• SemGroup Seeks Approval Of $250M DIP Loan
• Cashier Slaps BP With FLSA Class Action
• Maritime Co. Hit With Class Actions Over Oil Spill
• FERC Approves Midcontinent Express Pipeline
• BP's Texas Refinery Still Hazardous, Expert Says
• $422M MTBE Deal Made 'In Good Faith': Judge
• NRC Approves Entergy Spinoff
• Energy Practice: Fulbright & Jaworski
• Regulators Launch Probes Into SemGroup Energy
• TNK-BP Exec Flees Russia Amid Bitter Feud
• U.K. Lawmakers Urge Ofgem To Shore Up Markets
• EPA's Greenhouse Gas Proposal
• Manuli Rubber Pleads Guilty In Price-Fixing Scheme
• Corporate Compliance Practice: Foley & Lardner
• Calif. Adopts World's Strongest Ship Fuel Standard
• Top Ships To Pay $1M To Settle Securities Class Action
• SemGroup Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Hedging
• Senator Blocks CFTC Nominations
• EPA Hiding Global Warming Threat: Sen. Boxer
• Jury Verdict Stands In BP Oil Lease Dispute
• Chevron Gets Some Claims Tossed In Nigeria Case
• Regulators Blame, Fine Utah Mine Operator
• Energy Practice: Akin Gump
• FirstEnergy Faces 3 More Suits Over Plant Emissions
• Mexico: Reforms May Open Up Petroleum Industry
• Optiver Charged With Rigging Oil Futures Prices
• Greka Hit With $8.5M Suit Over Cleanup Order
• EU Restarts Inquiry Of StatoilHydro-Jet Deal
• Regulatory And Govt. Affairs Practice: WilmerHale
• Shipping Co. Faces Criminal Charges For Oil Spill
• BP Settles With 4 More Plaintiffs In Texas City Case
• Puget Sound Energy Strikes Deal Over Buyout Plan
• Oil Speculation Didn't Drive Up Prices: CFTC Report
• Judge Gives U.S. Energy More Time To File Plan
• Massey Hits W.Va. Court Admin With FOIA Suit
• Alaska House To Vote On Gas Pipeline License
• 9th Circ. Rules Powerex Is 'Foreign State'
• Regulatory Practice: Fish & Richardson
• Arkema Hit With ERISA Suit For Separation Pay
• U.S. Makes Plans To Ramp Up Oil Shale Production
• EPA Too Slow In Curbing Mercury Pollution: Report
• PG&E Missed FERC Deadline To Appeal Rule: D.C. Circ.
• SemGroup Files For Bankruptcy Amid Margin Calls
• EPA Gets Heat Over Proposed Waste Permit
• Speculation Bill Should OK Offshore Drilling: Senator
• Gibson Dunn Nets Energy Star From Pillsbury Winthrop
• Court Rules Against Oil Co. In Storm Damage Spat
• SEC Accuses Biofuel Company Of Fraud
• Plant Must Be Open To Violate Clean Air Act: 5th Circ.
• Lawsuit Filed Over LyondellBasell Crane Collapse
• Gas Natural, Gazprom Strike LNG Trading Deal
• Thompson Hine Goes Green With New Practice Group
• Court Nixes FERC's Approval Of Dominion LNG Plant
• Halliburton Must Post $14M Bond: Judge
• Entergy Can Recoup Franchise Fee Increase: Court
• Oil Giants Complain To Norway On Pipelines: Report
• Vacatur Of Clean Air Rule Creates Uncertainty
• Russian Government Tightens Grip On Arctic Oil
• MTBE Case Against Sunoco Can Proceed: Judge
• Senators Push To Curb Energy Speculation
• FERC Stalls In Decision On Edison Mission Case
• EPA Report Highlights Impacts Of Climate Change
• FERC Pushes Ahead With Case Against Amaranth
• Suit Seeks To Stop Duke Power Plant In N.C.
• EU Court Chides Spain Again On Takeover Policy
• Russian Authorities, Executives Target TNK-BP CEO
• 9th Circ. Rejects Franchisees' Antitrust Claims
• DOJ Slow To Shield Lawyer-Client Privilege: Senator
• Exxon To Fight $448M In Oil Spill Interest
• Prevailing-Wage Requirement For Biofuel Incentives
• N.Y. Attorney General Investigates Wind Farm Deals
• Cos. Settle Dutch Probe Into Oil-For-Food For €1.3M
• After Votes, GDF Suez Will Arrive July 22
• Judge To Consider Challenge To $50M BP Deal
• Value of Human Life Depreciating: EPA
• Exxon Begins Work On Disputed Alaskan Gas Field
• EPA Issues Proposal For Underground CO2 Storage
• Energy Practice: DLA Piper
• Total Joins Others In Withdrawing From Iran
• Groups Sue Government Over Colorado Drilling Plan
• W.Va., Coal Mine Settle Suit Over Selenium
• Dynegy Loses Bid To Toss Natural Gas MDL Claims
• Chavez Directs Another Threat At ExxonMobil
• Bush Symbolically Lifts Ban On Offshore Drilling
• Bankrupt C.W. Mining Creditors Sue Aquila
• The Exxon Valdez Decision And Punitive Damages
• Ex-El Paso Execs Settle SEC Suit Over Reserves
• Appeals Court Tosses Fleming's Enron Suits
• More Power For Baker Botts' Houston Office
• Consent Decree Upheld In Maine Contamination
• Judge Approves NorthWestern Securities Settlement
• Locke Lord Partner Joins Akin Gump's Energy Practice
• Supreme Court Provides Power Contract Protection
• Morgan Stanley Banker Arrested For Insider Trading
• D.C. Circuit Overturns Tough EPA Clean Air Rule
• Calif. Court Declines To Review Oil Lease Dispute
• Futures Execs Urge Caution In Oil Price Debates
• California's Aggressive State-Level Carbon Strategy
• NRDC Challenges BP Refinery In Court
• EPA, Calif. Clean Air Groups Reach Understanding
• Exxon Valdez Victims Owed $500M In Interest: Filing
• Brazilian Biodiesel Giants Fight Over Sales Contracts
• Energy Practice: McDermott, Will & Emery
• CFTC Director To Join McDermott Will & Emery
• Judge Refuses To Toss Puerto Rico's MTBE Claims
• EU Backs A Compromise On Gas Unbundling
• DOE Not Ready To Manage Eco-Energy Loans: GAO
• EPA Deputy Accuses Cheney Of Withholding Info
• Reliant Wins Fourth Extension To File Plan
• DOI Sued For Allowing 'Incidental' Polar Bear Take
• Six Plaintiffs Settle In BP Texas City Case
• Efforts To Curb Arbitration Are Gaining Momentum
• EU Lawmakers Vote To Cap Airline CO2 Emissions
• Deutsche Bank Freed Of Most Claims In ARS Suit
• Report Prompts U.K. To Rethink Biofuel Boom Policy
• Trial Date Set For DTE Energy In Mercury Case
• La. Act 312 Will Apply To Cleanup In Exxon Suit: Court
• Judge Rules For Tremont In Halliburton Dispute
• Massachusetts Signs Off On Clean Energy Act
• In BLM Reversal, Solar Projects To See Light Of Day
• Lawmakers Urge Ethanol Reduction
• Transcor And Petrobras Fight Over Texas Refinery
• Harman Appeals Massey Decision To Supreme Court
• Ninth Circuit Allows GE Unit To Seek Default Interest
• Suit Says Citgo Played Favorites With Distributors
• U.S. Gives Antitrust Clearance To BHP-Rio Tinto Deal
• EU Plans Rigorous Probe of Mining Deal: Report
• High Court Won't Stay Ruling On BP Blast Plea
• U.S. Gives DuPont, ConocoPhillips $52M For Cleanup
• Plaintiffs' Expert Can Tout MTBE's Dangers: Judge
• Iraq Sues 93 Over Oil-For-Food Corruption
• PG&E Counsel Sanctioned In Spent Nuclear Fuel Case