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Energy - December, 2009

169 articles

• Appeals Court Lets Kelly Oil Off Hook For Blast
• Bill Would Close Off Part Of Mojave To Renewables
• DC Circ. Upholds Duke Energy Plant Closure Deal
• Devon Sells Gulf Projects To Maersk For $1.3B
• 4th Circ. Dims Prospects For Major LNG Project
• Liberty Units Balk At Coverage For Marathon Death Suit
• Enviro Groups Mull Appeal Of RRI CWA Case Dismissal
• New DOE Energy Efficiency Enforcement Efforts
• 2nd Circ. Orders New Trial In Knolls Age Bias Suit
• Former Quest CEO Resolves SEC Dispute
• Copenhagen Accord Might Help Senate To Act: Experts
• Vt. High Court Hands Entergy Win In Emissions Suit
• Wis. Electric Co. Wins $50M For Nuclear Fuel Removal
• Duke Energy Shells Out $93M Over Ind. Coal Plant
• 10th Circ. Orders New Panel In CO2 Royalty Fight
• Assessing FERC's New 'Notice Of Violation' Strategy
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Nuclear Agency Ruling On Fire Risk
• Corn Prices Push Hawkeye Energy Unit Into Ch. 11
• Tiberius Sues For Dissenters' Rights In Energy Merger
• BP Hit For $100M In Texas Workers' Toxic Fumes Suit
• Kan. Joins EPA Suit Over Westar Emissions
• Enviros Take Weapons Plant Cleanup Suit To Fed. Circ.
• World Fuel Services Wins $4.3M In Spat With Iraq
• ANI Keeps Up Fight To Avoid Bill For Superfund Suit
• API Seeks To Halt Tenn. Renewable Fuel Law
• TXCO Wins Approval For Disclosure Statement
• DOE Applications For ARPA-E Grants
• US Airlines Seek To Ground EU Emissions Scheme
• Ore. Governor To Fight LNG Terminal Approval
• Companies Scramble On Eve Of EPA's New GHG Rule
• Statoil Fined $4.3M Over 2007 Oil Spill
• Teamsters Sue To Halt $41B Exxon-XTO Energy Deal
• Industry Groups Move To Join Energy Corridor Dispute
• Oil Platform Dismantling Spat Heads To State Court
• Ex-Gas Traders, Manager Get Prison Time For Fraud
• EPA Delays Decision On Coal Ash Regulation
• Delta Petroleum To Get $65M Over Offshore Lease
• E.ON Ruhrgas Bows To EC Pressure In Gas Dispute
• GOP Senators Threaten To Block Any Copenhagen Deal
• Hydraulic Fracturing Reform Could Thwart Exxon Deal
• Deposition Ordered For Marathon In Hot Fuel MDL
• Energy Cos. Move To Toss State Antitrust Claims
• Court OKs $72M Renew Energy Sale To Valero
• Sierra Club Pushes EPA To Rule On Wis. Power Plant
• Hot Fuel Defendants Lose Bid To Toss MDL
• Judge Allows Drilling In Allegheny Forest To Resume
• Indian Nuclear Market Slippery, But Within US' Grasp
• USDA, Dairy Producers Forge Clean Energy Pact
• Trustee Enters Fray Over TXCO Disclosure Statement
• Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Block Shell Offshore Drilling
• House Urges USTR To Keep Ecuador Trade Benefits
• Delphi Wins Import Fee Drawbacks On Petroleum
• Investors Short $44M In Oil Deal: Pride International
• 5th Circ. Clears Superior Offshore's Liquidation Plan
• Law360 Ranks Largest Energy Practices
• High Tide For Green Energy On The Continental Shelf
• Enviro Groups Seek More Federal Action On TVA
• Edge Petroleum Gets Plan OK, Sells Assets To Mariner
• House Passes Iran Gas Sanctions Bill By Wide Margin
• Shell Asset Manager Wins Deductible Ruling In E&O Suit
• Valero Snaps Up Trio Of Ethanol Plants For $272M
• Loeb & Loeb Launches DC Office With Day Pitney Attys
• EU Court Scraps €1.2B State Aid Penalty Against EDF
• Khanjee Appeals Ill. Power Plant Fine To 7th Circ.
• Without Bonds, Pisces Risks Loss Of Oil Leases: DOI
• Murkowski Aims To Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Rules
• Enron Appeals Securities Settlement Decision
• Jackson Walker Hires Energy Regulatory Veteran
• US, Others Launch $350M Energy Efficiency Programs
• EIG, Fitch Settle Newsletter Copyright Case
• 9th Circ. Nixes Price-Fixing Action Against Shell, Others
• Chevron Faults Pisces Plan Over Oil Well Contracts
• ExxonMobil To Buy Gas Producer XTO For $41B
• 2nd Circ. Sticks GPU With Liability For Tar Cleanup
• Ex-Chevron Exec Loses Chunk Of Stock Option Case
• Ch. 11 Cure Amounts Vex Pisces Creditors
• UTC Gains Stake In Wind Turbine Firm For $271M
• Implications Of Animal Welfare V. Beech Ridge Energy
• Lukoil Pays $1.6B For BP Stake In Kazakh Venture
• Carbon Markets Raise Fears Of Speculation
• McCarter Lures Philly Lawyer To Corporate Practice
• Exelon Wins Dismissal Of 401(k) Fee Action
• Insurer Must Indemnify Maverick Over Piping: 5th Circ.
• Sens. Pitch Compromise Climate Legislation
• GE Scores $1.4B Wind Turbine Contract
• Pipeline Co. Sues To Block FOIA Request At FERC
• Creditors Balk At TXCO Disclosure Statement
• Exxon Franchisees Decry Company's Pricing Policies
• Texas Electric Co-Ops Want Out Of Fla. Insurance Fight
• The Do's And Don'ts Of Carbon Trading
• Critics Call Federal Coal Ash Regulation Into Question
• Law Firm Loses Bid To Toss Mid-America Receiver
• 7th Circ. Clears BP Of Wrongdoing In Franchising Spat
• InterOil To Build $7B LNG Plant In Papua New Guinea
• LG Electronics Fights To Keep DOE Energy Star Labels
• Objections To Edge Petroleum Ch. 11 Plan Pile Up
• Coal Co. Sues Insurers For Defense In Pollution Suits
• Russia Again Accuses Gazprom Unit Of Price-Fixing
• Developments In Canadian Communications Regulation
• In Canada, Fed. Gov't Stalls, Provinces Act On Climate
• W.Va. Wind Farm Work Halted To Protect Bat Habitat
• Solar Panel Ruling Ignites Fears Of Retroactive Duties
• Eaton Found Liable For Old CBS Switchgears
• Utah High Court Rulings Could Kill Coal Electric Plant
• Amerada Hess Settles Royalty Suit For $5M
• Think Tank To Challenge EPA Endangerment Finding
• Lawmakers Drum For Duties On Chinese Oil Pipes
• Kyoto Violators May Escape Serious Punishment
• GE Unit Seeks Enforcement Of $3M Award Over Contract
• Rescuers Lose Case Over Distress From Pipeline Blast
• Duke Agrees To Cut In Ken. Gas Rate Hike
• Babcock & Brown Power Inks $405M Debt Deal
• Northeast Biofuels CFO Must Be Paid: Creditors
• EPA Unveils Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
• Court Upholds Severance Pay To Avista Traders
• Insurer, Others Fight To Sue EPA Over Oil Well Blast
• LG Slams DOE Over New Energy Efficiency Standards
• Engineering Co. McDermott To Split Off 2 Units
• 5 Issues Set To Spark Hot Debate In Copenhagen
• Energy Attorneys Dominate Freshfields
• Gas Royalty Cases Halted For Definition Of 'Marketable'
• SEC Targets Texas Energy Co. Over $57M Investments
• Senate Bill Aims To Extend Wind Energy Tax Credit
• Ecuador Seeks To Block Chevron Arbitration Bid
• Ex-Troutman Energy Atty Lands At Foley & Lardner
• Bracewell Taps Energy Arsenal As Demand Rises
• Suit Over Cano Petroleum Share Offering Tossed
• Kerry Bill Lays Ground For Global Green Investments
• Denbury Snaps Up Conroe Oil Field For $430M
• White Energy Loses Bid To Stretch Exclusive Periods
• Power Co-Op Seeks To Shut Off Antitrust Price Suit
• SEC Suit Claims Energy Startup Misled Investors
• Optimism Surrounds Copenhagen, Despite Setbacks
• Exxon Seeks To Ditch Cross-Claims In Contract Dispute
• 9th Circ. Makes U-Turn, Nixes Gas Price-Gouging Suit
• PG&E Forges Wind Power Deal With Iberdrola
• Saratoga Wins Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan
• EC Signs Off On GDF Suez Competition Fixes
• Enron Shareholders Drop Suit Against Banks
• Harman Mining Again Asks Court To Review Massey
• Experts Doubt Senate Will Ratify Post-Kyoto Treaty
• Grain Co. Fights Rejection Of $5.4M Corn Supply Claim
• House Approves Ban On Radioactive Waste Imports
• Ore. Seeks To Take Pollution Case Out Of Court
• Eye On Copenhagen — Implications for 'Green IP'
• GE Liable For $6.5M Award In St. Croix Refinery Case
• Insurer To Pay For Fla. Petroleum Storage Site Cleanup
• Halliburton Found Liable For Coverage In Crash Suit
• Enviro Groups Haul EPA Into Court Over Coal Ash Info
• 9th Circ. Allows Oil Cos. To 'Take' Alaska Bears
• FERC Fights To Keep Power Over Energy Derivatives
• EPA To Mull Quashing Bush-Era Fuel Emissions Rule
• Yukos Investors Cleared To Seek $100B From Russia
• Australia To Oppose Caltex Acquisition Of Mobil Stations
• Senate Energy Committee Reviews Emissions Options
• Class Cert. Sought In ConocoPhillips Bonus Dispute
• Tantalus, IntusIQ Settle Spat Over Wireless Patents
• Judge Calls Nigeria Oil Violence Probe Legit
• Revised Idaho Plant Permit Regulates CO2 Emissions
• DC Circ. Affirms Limits On Prejudgment Interest Motions
• EPA To Rule In 2010 On Raising Ethanol Blend Limit
• Sidley Austin Starts Up Silicon Valley Office
• Calif. Must Honor $6.6B Sempra Energy Deal: Jury
• Alstom, Schneider To Buy Areva Power Unit For €4.1B
• Oil Lobby Tries Again To Join Ocean CO2 Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Boater's Blended Ethanol Suit
• SandRidge Pays Forest Oil $800M For Texas Reserves
• Linn Energy To Pay $154M For Oil, Gas Properties
• Wholesale Petroleum Buyers, Sellers — Beware