Energy Archive » May, 2010

Energy - May, 2010

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• Williams To Pay NM $1.75M Over Air Quality Claims
• BLM Director Abbey To Oversee MMS Split-Up
• SandRidge, Arena Settle 6 Of 9 Shareholder Suits
• Italy Probes Eni, Shell On Bitumen Price-Fixing Claims
• Chevron Fights For Setoff Of SemGroup Debt
• Sales Reps Hit US Gas & Electric With OT Action
• DOC To Offer Guidance On Clean Energy Exports
• Shell To Pay $4.7B For Northeast Natural Gas Co.
• House Dems Rip BP As GOP Blames Obama For Spill
• MMS Faces More Suits Over Exploratory Drilling Permits
• Mass. AG Asks 1st Circ. To Revive State Oil Spill Act
• NC Wants Cap Lifted On BP Damages
• Salazar Seeks $29M For DOI In Response To Spill
• Jones Day Reps SunPower In $1.2B AUO Joint Venture
• Beleaguered MMS Head Birnbaum Resigns
• Canadian Competition And Foreign Investment Issues
• House Panel Seeks Quick Fix For Spill Liability Laws
• Obama Halts Shell's Plans For Drilling In Arctic
• Sutherland, Skadden To Rep Transocean Over Spill
• BP Oil Spill Suit Can Advance Despite MDL Bid: Judge
• House Committee Investigates Future Of Offshore Oil
• Conn. Governor Vetoes Renewable Energy Bill
• Markey Pushes FDA On Seafood Safety In Gulf
• Texas Gov. Decries EPA Refinery Permitting Takeover
• Lawmakers Postpone Iran Sanctions Bill For UN Action
• Remedial Clears Hurdle For $120M Sale To Creditors
• Increasing Iran Oversight
• Dispute Sends North American Petroleum To Ch. 11
• House Inquiry Reveals Red Flags Before BP Blast
• Va. Appeals Court Upholds Permit For Dominion Plant
• Senate Bid To Bar EPA Carbon Rules Set For June Vote
• BP May Evade Higher Oil Spill Liability Under OPA
• UK Energy Bill Targets Carbon Emissions
• Axis Appeals $3.2M GeoStar D&O Award To 6th Circ.
• 5 Tips To Avoid Over-Lawyering Your Trial Graphics
• Sullivan Counsels UIL In $1.3B Iberdrola Gas Deal
• Okla. Lawmakers OK Wind Energy Development Bill
• Law360 Survey: Most Admired Energy Attys
• $1B Transocean Dividend Difficult To Block: Experts
• Gulf MMS Workers Into Drugs, Porn, Illegal Gifts: DOI
• BP To Face EPA Penalties Over Oil Spill
• Excess Insurers Seek To Escape BP Pollution Liabilites
• RRI Accused Of Polluting River At Pa. Power Plant
• La. Wins Legal Tussle With Army Corps Over Barriers
• Malaysia, Indonesia May Take Palm Oil Worries To WTO
• Suit Against MSHA Over Massey Blast Interviews Nixed
• Shareholders Sue BP Over Safety Claims
• GOP Lambastes EPA For Holding Up Coal Permits
• US To Set Emissions Standards For Heavy Trucks
• Akeena Solar Securities Suit Lives To See Another Day
• Plains Sues Flying J Unit Over Oil Foreclosure
• Foley & Lardner Swipes M&A Partner From Bingham
• FERC Launches Probe Into Western Power Markets
• FERC Issues Transparency Rule For Intrastate Pipelines
• Chadbourne Adds GE, Disney Bigwigs To IP Team
• Regulating Energy Contracts Through SPDC Authority
• Sinochem To Snap Up Stake In Statoil Field For $3B
• Conflicts Could Knock Some Firms Off Gulf Spill Suits
• Massey CEO Defends Safety Record To Senators
• Mitsubishi Files Antitrust Suit Over GE Patent Onslaught
• FERC, PG&E Could Face Suit Over Declining Salmon
• Filmmaker Gets More Time To Produce Chevron Footage
• BP Ordered To Use Less Toxic Oil Dispersant In Gulf
• Excelsior Loses Bid To Enforce Power Pact With Utility
• Sierra Club Takes TVA Plant Repairs Suit To 6th Circ.
• Mayer Brown Lures T&K Energy Deal-Maker
• Oil Slick: Protecting Your Coverage Rights
• Suits Still Pouring In Over Deepwater Horizon Accident
• DOI To Split MMS Into 3 Independent Agencies
• Gulf Spill Spawns Fears Of Slapdash Rulemaking
• Hunton Nabs Paul Hastings Energy Finance Team
• Exxon Wins Attys' Fees In Gasprom Contract Spat
• Ohio Power Plant To Shut Down Over Pollution Issues
• Sharyland — An REIT Pioneer?
• Sens. Ask For BP Criminal Probe
• BP Spill Response Involves 'Lesser Of Evils': Official
• 'Villain' Transocean Unit Fined $2M For Legal Tactics
• Fishermen Want Court To Oversee BP Oil Spill Payouts
• 'Heads Will Roll' If MMS Misconduct Is Found: Salazar
• Obama To Name Independent Oil Spill Panel
• Deepwater — A Floridian Game-Changer?
• Oil Producers Sue Goldman, BP Units For Fraud
• BP Spill Could Continue Into Summer, Officials Say
• Chevron's Malice Suit Against Ecuador Atty Clipped
• Arch Coal, Mont. Board Face Suits Over Coal Lease
• Suits Take Aim At Salazar's Offshore Permitting
• High Court Lets Dismissal Of Conoco Oil Plot Suit Stand
• Florida Gas Wins Challenge Of FERC Pipeline Rules
• When Is A Win A Win With Attorneys' Fees?
• Massey Faces Criminal Probe Over Fatal Mine Blast
• Ark. Supreme Court Blocks $1.6B AEP Power Plant
• EMS Drops Rockwell From Energy Management IP Suit
• Exxon's Ill. Superfund Claims Allowed To Move Forward
• Worker Wins $1M From National Union For Gas Injury
• Salazar Taps 2 Officials To Lead Restructure Of MMS
• DOE Stuck With $44M Tab Over Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
• Univ. Of Texas Cuts China BAK From Battery IP Case
• ConocoPhillips Can't Nix Class Claims In OT Case
• Judge Tosses $20M Pollution Suit Against Exxon, CBS
• Sens. Seek Permanent Drilling Ban For West Coast
• Shareholders Drill Transocean Over Safety Claims
• 1st Attempt To Raise Oil Spill Liability Cap Fails
• 9th Circ. Greenlights Shell's Alaska Drilling Plans
• BP To Deploy 'Coat Hanger' In Gulf Before 'Top Hat'
• Exxon Dodges Interest In NYC's MTBE Case
• EPA Unveils GHG Emissions Rule For Large Polluters
• Drinker Biddle Unveils Face Of New Energy Practice
• Power Plant Must Limit Visible Emissions: Wis. Court
• TVA CEO To Be Deposed In Coal Ash Case
• Will Climate Change Suits Make It To Supreme Court?
• Transocean Seeks To Cap Oil Spill Liability At $27M
• Senate Climate Bill Won't Pass Easily, If At All: Experts
• White House Unveils Relief Plan For Gulf Catastrophe
• Massey Legal Woes Could Mount, But In Time
• McGuireWoods Lures FERC Expert From Skadden
• Casey Asks Pa. Agency To Put Hold On Massey Mine
• BLM Wins Bid To Toss Potash Co.'s Oil Drilling Fight
• House Keeps Pressure On Oil Execs Over BP Spill
• Gulf Disaster Prompts Slate Of Bills Aimed At Big Oil
• Nuances Of Natural Gas Supply Contract Arbitration
• Senate Climate Bill To Set Carbon, Drilling Limits
• Vinson & Elkins Reps Energy Transfer In $300M Deal
• North Atlantic Must Face MTBE Claims: NH High Court
• DOI To Split Offshore Drilling Enforcement, Lease Duties
• Union Sues MSHA For Access To Mine Blast Interviews
• EU Urges Oil Cos. To Take Offshore Drilling Precautions
• Oil Execs Face Senate Heat Over Gulf Disaster
• Who Should Determine Market Need For LNG Projects?
• Ex-Fla. AGs To Head State's BP Spill Legal Team
• Spain Targets Endesa In Electricity Antitrust Probe
• El Paso Must Pay MasTec $5M In Extra Pipeline Costs
• BP Seeks Consolidation In Texas As Suits Pile Up
• Foley Adds Former Ill. Commerce Boss To Energy Team
• EPA Eyes Easier Fuel Conversion System Approval
• Coal Ash Regulations: EPA Speaks — Sort Of ...
• Senate OKs Oil Spill Protections With Coast Guard Bill
• Reliance Industries Wins Indian Pricing Standard Row
• Fluor Fernald Qui Tam Suit Over Cleanup Chucked
• Peabody Can't Strip-Mine Land, Despite Deed: 7th Circ.
• Filmmaker Must Share Ecuador Footage: Chevron Judge
• Mass. Enviro Launches FOIA Fight Over Wind Farm
• Bill Pushes Clean Energy Projects On Brownfield Sites
• Calif.'s Low Carbon Plan Of Attack On Global Warming
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Wyo. Oil, Gas Lease Sales
• Forest Service Fights Drilling In Allegheny Forest
• 6 Coal Mines Shut Down Following Inspection Blitz
• US Bans New Offshore Drilling Permits
• Mass Tort Kings Plot BP Litigation Strategy
• Baker Hughes Fights For Payday In Star Receivership
• Ex-DOE Official Joins McKenna Gov't Affairs Group
• DC Circ. Rejects FERC's Station Power Netting Period
• Senate Panel Approves Obama FERC Nominees
• Case Study: Marathon Petroleum V. Cohen
• Gulf Coast AGs Seek Firm Commitment On Oil Cleanup
• Consol, GeoMet Resolve Drilling, Antitrust Disputes
• DC Circ. Puts Challenge To Yucca Pullout On Fast Track
• Sierra Club, Others Try To Block Wyo. Coal Lease Sales
• BP Hammered By Lawsuits As Oil Spill Worsens
• Conn. Legislators Pass Bill To Reduce Energy Costs
• Enviros Fight Shell Air Permits For Alaskan Drilling
• Green Groups Cheer As $520M Ore. LNG Plan Dies
• ABB To Purchase Software Maker Ventyx For $1B
• Senators Grill NRC Officials Over Tritium Leak Scare
• The Facilitation Of Nonincumbent Transmission Projects
• BP Barred From Forcing Cleanup Workers Not To Sue
• EPA To Regulate Coal Ash Disposal For 1st Time
• Obama Backs Bill To Up Oil Damages Cap To $10B
• Hiring Probes Mark Shift In Antitrust Enforcement
• Environmental Risk Hit With $29M Suit Over Cleanups
• E.ON To Offer Competitors Better Gas Pipeline Access
• MMS Regulators In Hot Seat Over BP Oil Spill
• San Juan, Other Enviros Fail To Halt Colo. Gas Drilling
• EPA's Aggressive Use Of Title V Objection Authority
• GS CleanTech Launches Ethanol Processing IP Suits
• BP Oil Spill Sparks Chain Reaction Of Insurance Claims
• BP Says It Will Pay For Oil Spill-Related Damage
• Tronox Narrows Claims In Adversary Suit With Anadarko
• 5th Circ. Revives EOG, Chesapeake Gas Contract Suit
• Chesapeake Resolves Texas Mineral Lease Action
• 3 Myths Of In-House Attorney-Client Privilege