Energy Archive » December, 2008

Energy - December, 2008

102 articles

• Constellation, Residents Settle For $54M Over Fly Ash
• $165M Suit Filed Over Tenn. Coal Ash Spill
• La. Agency Comes Up Short In Spat With FERC
• Wash. Regulators OK Puget Energy Takeover
• DOI OKs New Plan For Gas Drilling In Montana
• DOL Fines ConocoPhillips For Work Safety Breaches
• The EPA Interpretation Of CO2 Emissions
• Facing An Ad Hoc GHG Emission Limit
• Merrill, Reliant Squabble Over $300M Credit Deal
• EU Accuses EDF Of Suppressing Competition
• SEC Approves 'Modernized' Oil, Gas Reporting Rules
• States, DC Prepare For CAIR Amid Uncertainties
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC Competitive Markets Rule
• Oil Giant Flying J Lands In Ch. 11
• Massey Unit To Pay $4.2M In WVa Mine Deaths
• Green Groups Sue To Bury New Mining Waste Rule
• Property Claims Tossed In BP Oil Pipeline Suit
• BP Strikes Deal With Authorities Over Indiana Refinery
• Superior Offshore Founder Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion
• TVA Raises Estimate Of Fly Ash Released In Spill
• Energy Legislation To Look For In 2009
• EPA Fines Exxon $6.1M For Settlement Violation
• Russia Mulls Antitrust Fines For Rosneft and LUKoil
• Constellation Energy Faces New ERISA Class Action
• Rapanos Caused Drastic Enforcement Drop: Study
• Regional Authority Can Sell Power Directly: 9th Circ.
• Landowners Can't Sue Chevron Over Waste: 5th Circ.
• Fixing America's Failed Energy Policy
• Constellation Dumps Buffett Bid, Goes With French
• 5th Circ. Denies Bid To Go Dutch In Oil Insurance Spat
• Utility Tariffs Can Include Political Activity: Court
• Lawsuit Aims To Block Oil, Gas Land Lease Sale
• $12M Settlement In RI Waste Suit Could Fall Apart
• Plaintiffs Must Exhaust Local Remedies: 9th Circ.
• European Parliament Greenlights Climate Plan
• Carbon Market Exclusions Justified: EU High Court
• Genco Accuses Exec Of Takeover Conspiracy
• A Greener House Energy And Commerce Committee
• Utilities Protest Early Ch. 11 Motion By Pilgrim's Pride
• FERC And The Financial Crisis
• Sunoco Ordered To Fix Dam At Mercury Mine
• Natural Gas Co. CDX Heads For Ch. 11
• Obama Names Chu, Browner For Top Energy Posts
• High Court To Consider Valdez Oil Tanker Tax
• EPA Expands Rule On Comparable Fuels Burning
• EPA Proposes More Leeway For Refinery Emissions
• 9th Circ. Rejects 'Quick-Take' In Pipeline Project
• EU OKs Plan To Tackle Carbon Emissions
• MTBE Judge Rebuffs Bid To Delay Trial
• IT Workers Win Certification Against Baker Hughes
• Curbing 'Guesstimates' In NJ Energy Initiatives
• Action Against Ex-McGuire Woods Partner On Hold
• Ford Fights MichCon Bid To Toss Cleanup Suit
• FERC Licensing For In-Stream Hydrokinetic Projects
• Calif. OKs Broad Greenhouse Gas Rules
• EU Charges Toshiba, Siemens, ABB In Cartel Probe
• Monitor Oil Bankruptcy Shifts To Ch. 7
• Obama To Pick Climate Change Expert To Head DOE
• Shell Labor Case Belongs In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• NJ Wins Veto Power Over Offshore Gas Terminal
• Shareholders Fight Constellation Over Merger Plan
• EPA Sets Rules For Fugitive Emissions
• Reliant Unit Loses Bid To Toss Breakup Fee Appeal
• Parties Dispute Limitations Statute In Gas MDL
• Facing Suit, Luminant To Upgrade Emissions Controls
• Fla. Launches Morgan Stanley Price Gouging Probe
• House Panel Scrutinizes Bush's 'Midnight Regs'
• EU States Call For Lights Out On Incandescent Bulbs
• House Plans Hearing On Last-Minute Enviro Rules
• King & Spalding Nabs 3 Energy Lions From Kirkland
• Constellation In Talks With EDF Over $4.5B Nuclear Bid
• Enron Settles $44M In Commercial Paper Claims
• Concarb Gets OK To Pursue Conoco Pollution Claim
• Greenhouse Emissions Rocketed In '07: US Report
• CORRECTED: Adelphia To Pay Duke Energy $4.8M In Contract Spat
• Sparrows Point LNG Project Poses Little Risk: FERC
• Enviros Protest BLM Utah Drilling Lease Plans
• VeraSun Gets Approval To Tap $230M In DIP Funds
• EU Seeks Input On RWE's Promise To Divest
• Obama Urged To Toss Mining Waste Rule Change
• Latest DOE Bechtel Citation Could Yield $385K Fine
• Enhanced Performance Standards For NY Buildings
• France Slaps 4 Oil Giants With €41.1M In Fines
• Kings Plaza Seeks To Recoup Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2009
• Miss. AG Hits Entergy Corp. With Antitrust Suit
• UBS, AgStar Tussle Over VeraSun Collateral
• EPA OKs Controversial Mining-Waste Disposal Rule
• Duke Energy Plant Must Face CAA Review: Judge
• EU Taps Brakes On Car Emissions Reduction Plan
• Reed Smith Snags 2 More Thelen Partners
• Supreme Court Hears Power Plant Technology Cases
• Chevron Off The Hook In Nigerian Violence Case
• Germany To Drop Gas Price-Fixing Probes
• Maritime Co. Unit, Officers Found Guilty Over Oil Dump
• SemGroup Examiner Gets Court OK To Quiz Execs
• FPA Preempts State Hydropower Laws: DC Circ.
• High Court Denies Massey's $100M Damages Appeal
• Jordanian's Suit Over Oil Deals To Stay In Florida
• Green Groups, Power Cos. Head To High Court
• High Court Begs Off In Conn., Islander Pipeline Spat
• Preservation Through 'Clean Coal' Technology