Energy Archive » March, 2009

Energy - March, 2009

165 articles

• Terrorism No Issue In Nuclear Relicensing: 3rd Circ.
• Electric Co-Op Wins Bid To Return Suit To State Court
• Pinnacle's Claims Survive Bluestone Challenge
• Draft Bill Calls For Greenhouse Gas Cuts Of 83%
• Coal Co. Must Face Trade Secret Theft Claims
• Westinghouse Can Sue Over CERCLA Cleanup: Judge
• Securities Action V. Halliburton Tossed — For Now
• Wash. Hydrogen Fuel IP Spat Stayed For Arbitration
• US To Pay Oil Cos. $85M For WWII Plane Gas Cleanup
• Bill Aims To Pump Up Tax Credit For Biofuel Upgrades
• Cap-And-Trade Bill Would Spare Big Industry
• Obama Picks Policy Gurus For DOE, Commerce Posts
• Texas High Court Spares Exxon $18M Jury Award
• Obama Calls Climate Meeting Ahead Of Dec. Talks
• Baard Ditches Bid For DOE Loan Guarantee Program
• Crusader Files For Ch. 11 After Defaulting On Debt
• DOJ Challenges Anadarko Win In Royalty Relief Case
• Dominion Faces $1B Coal Ash Lawsuit
• Groups Urge Caution In Raising Ethanol Blend Caps
• Bank Loses Bid To Use MFN Status In Enron Suit
• Thai Energy Co. Enters $325M Asian Coal Market Deal
• JP Morgan, Western Gas Strike Deal In Antitrust MDL
• Credit Problems Grow For Cash-Poor Crusader Energy
• FERC, State Agencies Pose Smart Grid Funding Rules
• Delco Liable For $21.5M In Loan Default Case: Judge
• Bill Proposes 'Green Bank' To Finance Cleaner Energy
• Chevron Wins Ruling Over Tahoe Property Cleanup
• Senate Bill Would Put Kibosh On Mountaintop Mining
• Wis. Cos. Accuse CMS Of Plot To Fix Gas Prices
• EPA Greenlights Ariz. Carbon Capture Project
• Senate Bill Aims To Stop Natural Gas Manipulation
• Bill Aims To Fund Offshore Renewable Energy Efforts
• Carbon Caps May Send Power Prices Sky-High: Study
• Northern States, Wis. DNR Settle Waste Suit For $1.3M
• Profane Judge Booted From Shell Oil Contract Spat
• Md. Moves 1 Step Closer To Re-Regulating Electricity
• Bill Presses To Ban Oil, Gas Drilling Off Atlantic Coast
• Ind. Gov. Backs Coal Gasification Plant
• Power Cos. Would Take Brunt Of Emission Cuts: Study
• Bill Targets Potential Abuses In Carbon Market
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Retained In Libyan Oil Refinery Plan
• US Rep. Touts Permits As Carbon Market Alternative
• Facing Eviction, Transmeridian Files For Ch. 11
• Stimulus Potential For Cleantech
• EU, Member States Strike Deal On Energy Unbundling
• House Bill Seeks $1B Fund For Carbon Capture Efforts
• Patriot Coal, Green Groups Settle CWA Suit
• EPA To Scrutinize Surface Coal Mining Permits
• PG&E Settles With Green Group Over Plant Cleanup
• Class Certified In $25M XTO Natural Gas Royalty Case
• Obama Announces Picks For 2 Top DOE Posts
• Suncor To Buy Petro-Canada In $15B All-Stock Deal
• Anti-Nuke Group Seeks To Shut Down Bioweapons Lab
• High Court Grills US In Enron Double Jeopardy Case
• RECs In Secured Transactions Under Calif. Law
• No Easy Path For Renewable Energy
• EPA Moves To Regulate Greenhouse Gases
• FERC Reveals Proposed Action Plan For Smart Grid
• Next Steps For The Energy Sector's Stimulus
• Energy For Taking Advantage Of ARRA
• Potential Regulatory Gaps In Energy Trading
• Obama Names Picks For Energy, Labor Posts
• Total On Hook For $1B In Claims From Huge UK Blast
• Feds Join Challenge Of FERC Decision In LNG Case
• Constellation, PPL Settle Emissions Contract Spat
• Energy West Sues US Power Fund Over Loan Deal
• Colo. Senate Nears Vote On Oil, Gas Drilling Rules
• Bill Would Lower Tariffs On Imported Ethanol
• EU Hits Eni With Antitrust Warning Over Gas Pipelines
• Energy Slump May Force Drilling Cos. Into Bankruptcy
• Harris Wiltshire Partner Named DOE General Counsel
• Valero Picks Up 7 VeraSun Ethanol Plants For $477M
• Shell Slams Witness List In Nigerian Torture Trial
• Ushering In Renewable Energy, Transmission Projects
• Ex-Allegheny Energy Atty Gets Mixed Bag In Bias Suit
• Planning A New Electrical Transmission Grid
• DOE Loan Guarantees Under ARRA
• House Urged To Make Offshore Drilling Plan Eco-Safe
• Mayo To Pay Sandridge $2M In Oil Services Spat
• RWE To Shed German Gas Network Over EU Worries
• A Closer Look At In Re National Gas Distributors
• Whipstock Settles Drilling Patent Suit V. Key Energy
• Progress Energy Adds 12 Cos. To CERCLA Suit
• Dickstein Shapiro Scores Former Constellation GC
• Power Co. Can't Alter New Pricing Model: DC Circ.
• Oil Co. Told To Pay Comerica $4M In Loan Default Suit
• DOI, FERC Settle Turf War Over Hydropower Projects
• DOJ, SEC Continue FCPA Probe Into Shell Oil
• Locke Lord Lands Akin Gump Energy Guru
• Payoffs Don't Preclude FERC License: DC Circ.
• Calif. Law Firm At Center Of Bloody Kazakh Oil Fight
• Marathon Challenges Order Protecting Lyondell Parent
• Schumer Gets Fired Up Over High NY Power Rates
• General Maritime Unit Fined $1M For Waste Oil Plot
• Latham Scores New Energy Partner From Dickstein
• DOI Moving Ahead On Oil Leases: Salazar
• Bankrupt Superior Sues To Reclaim $9M From Ex-VP
• EU Slaps Anti-Dumping Duties On US Biodiesel
• Pacific Energy Gets Creditor Protection In Canada
• Ethanol Industry Cheers SD Blender Pump Tax Law
• US Energy Sale Of Landfill Gas Stake Approved
• Bill Barrett Loses Bid To Bar Wyo. Coal Exploration
• Alliant Lawyers Seek Over $400K For ERISA Victory
• Del. Fails To Block FERC Approval Of LNG Terminal
• 8th Circ. Nixes Enviro Group Bid To Halt Power Plant
• Samson Sues Sunoco Over Oil Delivered To SemCrude
• Jury Hits Exxon With $150M Payout For Gas Leak
• SF Court Tosses $4B Fraud Claims Against PG&E
• Flying J, Great American Settle $23M Bond Dispute
• Judge Signs Off On BP's $50M Guilty Plea
• Renewable Energy To Be DOI's 'Top Priority': Salazar
• Nev. Nears Long-Term Emissions Planning Law
• Jump-Starting EGS Technologies
• EC Raids EDF Offices In Ongoing Antitrust Probe
• Wash. Senate OKs Bill On Renewable Energy Goals
• Ecuador Lawyers Accuse Chevron Of 'Delay Tactics'
• Fly Ash Rules To Be Introduced In Wake Of Tenn. Spill
• Bankrupt SemGroup Resolves Partnership Spats
• Senate Dems Pass $410B Spending Bill
• EPA Proposes National Emissions Reporting System
• BP Unit To Pay Up For Unreported Toxic Releases
• 3 Steps Toward Improving Document Review
• Ethanol Cap For Gasoline May Be Raised To 12%
• Australia Aims For Major Emissions Cuts By 2050
• MarkWest Pipeline Fixes Not Insured: 10th Circ.
• Okla. Sues Ex-Quest CFO Over $10M Fraud Scheme
• OSHA Fines Suncor For 27 Refinery Violations
• 5th Circ. Denies Halliburton, Era Indemnity Claims
• Past Failures Shape Future Cap-And-Trade Scheme
• Oil Price Drop Sends Pacific Energy Into Ch. 11
• Appeals Court Vacates Shell Offshore Drilling Decision
• Lloyd's Coverage Suit Against Consol Unit Tossed
• Minding FERC's Tying Prohibition
• American Electric Cut, Dynegy Kept In Wis. Gas MDL
• Reid's Bill Would Revamp Green Transmission Grid
• Northeast Biofuels Sued For Trying To Withdraw $8M
• Flying J Off The Hook As Coke Supplier To Hanford
• New Dominion Forum Shopping Over Oil Contracts: BP
• VeraSun Scores More Time To Sell Assets, File Plan
• DOJ Likely To Appeal Kerr-McGee Oil Royalty Ruling
• Merrill, Barclays Cut From Enron Shareholder Suit
• NY Dems Angling To Regulate Energy Again
• Volvo Execs Face Bribery Charges Over Oil-For-Food
• Feds Drop Navigable Waterway Claim In La. Oil Spat
• US Charges 2 Men In KBR Nigerian Bribe Case
• Samson Wants Out Of Conoco Contract Spat
• GAO Urges Caution In Mandating Carbon Offsets
• Verdict For Chevron Stands Over Nigerian Oil Standoff
• Boxer Calls On EPA To Regulate Coal Combustion
• Global Agencies Propose Slashing Fuel Use By 2050
• Ore. Court Refuses To Review LNG Facility Challenges
• Citation Oil & Gas Spill Deal Gets Final Approval
• Bill Aims To Overturn Bush-Era Mining Rule
• Green Groups Urge EPA Action On Coal Ash Regulation
• DOJ Seeks $1.6M From EPNG In NC Cleanup
• Turkey Hits BP With $275M Tax Fine
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Chief Over Power Plant Permit
• Enmex Fires Back At Tesoro With $2B Breach Claim
• SEC Seeks Final Judgment In Westar Fraud Case
• Sen. Proposes Bill To Kill $50M Oil, Gas 'Subsidy'
• Weatherford Counterclaims Live In Tesco Patent Suit
• BP Unit Escapes Securities Action Over 2006 Oil Spill
• New Grid Is Key For Green Energy: Experts, Utilities
• Geithner Defends Budget Before Senate
• Higher Energy Rates May Foil Smart Grid: Experts