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Energy - July, 2010

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• House Narrowly Passes Oil Spill Bill
• Merger Wrinkle Sends Halliburton IP Suit To Arbitration
• ADA-ES Wins $12M In Calgon Marketing Contract Spat
• China Opposes Tough EU Sanctions Against Iran
• Green Groups Seek To Halt Denison Uranium Mining
• Hong Kong Utilities Bid $9B For EDF's UK Assets
• BP Allowed To Appeal Remand Of Propane Suit
• NAICO, PC Pump Resolve Coverage Of $73M Fraud Suit
• Overhauling The Associate Recruiting System
• Plaintiffs Want La., Defendants Want Texas For BP MDL
• ConEd Settles With NYC Steam Pipe Blast Victim
• Sen. Seeks Stricter Rules For Oil Spill Dispersants
• House Panel Aims To Boost Small-Scale Hydropower
• Skilling Seeks Bail During 'Honest Services' Remand
• A Primer On New EPA Emissions Programs For SO2, NOx
• Fulbright Reps Enbridge In $682M Atlas Deal
• Murtha Cullina Nabs Energy Pro From Mintz Levin
• Enviros Ask FERC To Block 675-Mile El Paso Pipeline
• Sen. Moves To Bar Cap And Trade From Energy Bill
• Halliburton, Transocean Eyed In Criminal Spill Probe
• BP In Hot Seat Again Over Texas Refinery Emissions
• Utah Nuclear Waste Site Gets 2nd Chance
• Spotlight: M&A Trends In Russia
• Valdez Experts Preach Patience In BP Spill Claims
• 4th Circ. Kills $1B Emissions Control Order Against TVA
• Duke Holds On To Power Plant Tax Credit For Now
• Didion Released From Citizen Suit Over Ethanol Plant
• GE To Pay $23.5M To Settle SEC Oil-For-Food Claims
• BP Faces Securities Probe Over Gulf Spill
• Endangered Species Claims Added To Oil Spill Suit
• Quest Resources Settles Investor Suits For $10M
• Ledbetter Law Fails To Save Gas Co. Workers' Suit
• Dems Roll Out BP Oil Spill Response Packages
• Chesapeake Suit Over $1.75B BP Deal Stays Put
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Stricter County Drilling Rules
• 5th Circ. Upholds EPA Approach To Rig Cooling Systems
• EU Tightens Energy, Finance Sanctions On Iran
• BP, Others Face $42M CERCLA Suit Over Ariz. Site
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To Calif. Power Rates
• Delta Petroleum To Shed Noncore Assets For $130M
• DC Circ. Greenlights Anadarko Gas Drilling In Wyo.
• Senate Dems To Introduce Narrower Energy Bill
• Axis, Great American Rescind GeoStar D&O Policies
• Innospec Faces Antitrust Suit Over Fuel Additive Bribes
• MSHA Must Make New FOIA Mine Collapse Inquiry
• How To Gain An Edge When Bringing A Daubert Motion
• Hoosier To Pay Up To $300M Over Pollution Claims
• Ameren Accused Of Stalling On $20M Cleanup
• Sunoco, US Call Truce In Philly Oil Plume Fight
• EPA Inks $1.4M Settlement Over NJ Superfund Site
• 13 States Put Weight Behind EPA Tailoring Rule
• Bosque's Exclusivity Period Slashed By 60 Days
• Pacific Energy Resources Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Trafigura Fined €1M Over Ivory Coast Waste Export
• 'Beginning Of Construction' Guidance For 1603 Grants
• Davis Polk Advises Quicksilver In $1B Gas Unit Sale
• BP Can't Disqualify La. Judge Over Debt Instruments
• Oil, Gas Development Halted In Chukchi Sea
• Methane Surge Preceded W.Va. Mine Blast: Massey
• Russian Court Nixes Gazprom Antitrust Law Challenge
• Senators Tar And Feather BP Safety Boss
• BP Partners Face Pressure Over Gulf Spill Payments
• Energy Lawyers Try Their Luck Beyond Houston
• TPG Makes $300M Investment In Copano Energy
• Senate Punts Climate Bill To Fall, Puts Focus On BP
• 7-11 Must Shed Sites To Pursue Exxon's Aussie Assets
• Oil Service Cos. Slam US Bid To Nix Drilling Ban Suit
• Pension Funds Seek Lead Role In BP Securities Cases
• EPA Not Required To Block Ky. Power Plants: Judge
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Halt Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
• Cleanup Boat Captain Sues BP For Medical Monitoring
• Senate Panel OKs Solar Power Incentives Bill
• Mayer Brown Reps Ellora Energy In $695M Sale
• Chevron Settles With La. Residents Over Gas Leak
• Bill To Boost Mine Safety Sent To House Floor
• Visa, UPS, Others Slapped With Web Data Patent Suit
• Feinberg Pledges To Streamline BP Claims Process
• Responders To Gulf Explosion Sue BP For Distress
• Edison Power Plant Targeted Over Pollution Controls
• Spotlight: M&A Trends In Canada
• BP Investor Suit Seeks Damages From '05 Onward
• Massey Officials Cop To Charges Over Fatal Mine Fire
• TECO Unit To Pay $24M To End Rate Hike Fight
• Bosque Power Ch. 11 Plan Envisions $43M Equity Blast
• KeySpan Hit With Antitrust Action Over Power Rates
• V&E Reps Concho In $1.7B Marbob Energy Deal
• Bush, Obama Officials Trade Shots On Drilling Ban
• Agar Strikes $1.14M Deal Over Sudan Shipments
• Mining Group Blasts EPA Over Valley Fill Permit Rules
• Clinton Defends BP In Lockerbie Bomber Release Probe
• Lyondell Settles $12M Fight Over Utility Fees
• Searching For Meaningful Review Of Joint Ventures
• DC Circ. Allows ISO New England's Exec Pay Plan
• Judge Who Nixed Drilling Ban To Remain On Case
• Ex-Miners Say Massey Violated WVa Wage Laws
• Greens Seek Restraining Order On Ark. Power Plant
• DC Circ. Awards Apache Nation Extra Gas Royalties
• Implications Of Exxon Mobil V. Venezuela
• Gas Royalty Class Claims Against XTO Revived
• White Energy Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• EPA, Commerce Want Out Of Exxon's FOIA Suit
• Suit Claims Seacor Fireboats Caused Gulf Well Damage
• BP Spill Suit Stayed Pending JPML Decision
• Total UK To Pay $9.5M Over 2005 Fuel Depot Blast
• Sens. Scent Conflicts In Judge's Lift Of Drilling Ban
• Canada Charges 28 More In Quebec Gas Cartel Probe
• House Panel Backs Oil Well Blowout Prevention Bill
• DOJ Demands More Info On $3.1B Mirant, RRI Tie-Up
• Smart Meter Costs Rejected: Are Consumers Balking?
• Filmmaker Told To Give Chevron Ecuador Footage
• Green Groups Fight EPA Over Gulf Spill Dispersants
• EU Proposes New Carbon Emissions Market Rules
• DLA Piper Reps BP In $98M Verenium Biofuels Deal
• Mass. Bill To Ease Approval Of Wind Farms Advances
• Current Group, Oncor Face $120M Broadband IP Suit
• Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Promote Cleaner Coal
• House Panel OKs Overhaul Of Offshore Drilling Agency
• 12 Guidelines For Law Firm Marketing Investments
• Bracewell Opens Doors In Seattle
• House Panel OKs Offshore Drilling Ban For Unsafe Cos.
• White Energy Files 3rd Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Crude' Maker Fights Chevron In 2nd Circ. For Outtakes
• Chemtura, Exxon Lay Down Swords In Rebate Spat
• Sierra Club, Others Take Coal Lease Fight To Court
• 9th Circ. Asked To Block Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
• The Race Is On For Offshore Wind
• Reduction Of Atty Fees In Ex-Westar CEO Case OK'd
• Ensco Sues US Over Drilling Ban, Safety Rule Changes
• MoFo Adds Nuclear Expert From Pillsbury Winthrop
• Entergy, New Orleans Best $800M Rate Case
• Hobet Mining Fails To Stop Selenium Suit
• Landowners' Chevron Claims Filed Too Late, Court Says
• OPA Cap May Be Off Table For BP, But Not For Others
• Magellan To Buy BP Oil Storage, Pipelines For $289M
• BP May Have Helped Free Lockerbie Bomber: Sen.
• Pa. Fines EOG, Forbes Energy Over Gas Well Blowout
• Exxon Wins Bid To Nix Md. Franchisees' Contract Suit
• SoCal Edison Settles FLSA Collective Action
• The Role Of Cross-Border E-Discovery In The BP Crisis
• EPA Raises Renewable Fuel Standard To 14B Gallons
• Salazar Floats New Deepwater Drilling Ban
• USGS Deploys New Carbon Capture Tools
• Fulbright Infrastructure Investing Pro Joins Bingham
• EPA To Force Coal Mines To Report GHG Emissions
• CBD Wants To Know What 'Deals' Salazar Made With BP
• Patton Boggs Energy Vet Joins Reed Smith In DC
• Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe Scrap Over Poison Pill Plan
• Proposed Merger Reform's Effects On FERC Analysis
• CIT Denies Delphi Fees Bid After Drawback Win
• Chevron Win In Cleanup Suit Survives 9th Circ.
• Anadarko, MOEX Bosses To Testify About Gulf Spill
• CNX Can't Appeal Shareholder Ruling Yet: Del. Court
• MSHA Defends WVa Mine Tour From Massey Criticism
• Texas Alters Emissions Permit Program Amid EPA Row
• Spotlight: M&A Trends In Brazil
• 5th Circ. Won't Let DOI Impose Gulf Drilling Ban
• Flying J Emerges From Ch. 11
• Green Group Fights Wash. Hydropower Plant Project
• Russia Targets Steel, Coal Cos. In Antitrust Probe
• Sonnenschein Draws Former Exxon Senior Counsel
• Enviro Says Northwest Power Plan Threatens Salmon
• The Intended Consequences Of Derivatives Legislation
• Fla. Utility, Conservation Groups End Sewage Fight
• Xcel To Collect $25M In Settlement With Insurers
• Claims Snipped In Anadarko Oil, Gas Royalties Action
• Snamprogetti To Pay $365M In Nigeria Bribery Case
• When Recusals Kill The Quorum
• Lawmakers Urge DOE To Halt Yucca Mountain Pullout
• Total To Buy Oil Sands Outfit UTS Energy For $1.4B
• Chadbourne & Parke Expands Into Brazil
• Sierra Club Accuses Exxon Of Air Violations In Texas
• Mass. High Court OKs Wind Project Over Protests
• US Urges China To Release Jailed Geologist
• Dutch High Court Orders Review Of Trafigura CEO Case
• US Energy Eyes End Of Bankruptcy
• Patterson To Buy Key Energy Units For $238M
• EPA Revises Effort To Reduce East Coast Smog
• Sunflower Wins Permit For Long-Awaited Power Plant
• Cliffs To Scoop Up INR Coal Operations For $757M
• In Pursuit Of Fair Compensation For Grid Reliability
• BP Fund Administrator To Allow Lump-Sum Payments
• EPA Issues Waste Management Plan For BP Spill
• Investors Sue Omni Over $122M Wellspring Sale
• Spain Launches New Antitrust Probe Of Iberdrola
• Mont. Cuts Flying J Enviro Claims From $50M To $3M
• Insurers Deny Coverage Duty For Electrocuted Worker
• Tesoro, Seabulk To Pay Up Over Alaska Gas Spill
• The Power Of Procedure Under Anti-SLAPP Laws
• Emerson Nears $1.5B Chloride Deal After ABB Bails
• Judge OKs Plan For Distributing Renew Sale Proceeds
• House Passes SPILL Act For Oil Rig Disaster Victims
• How To Expedite Energy Infrastructure Project Spats
• Obama Signs Bill Imposing Tough Sanctions On Iran
• US Charges Massey Unit With Safety Violations
• Enviros Blast EPA Approval Of W.Va. Coal Mine
• Wis. City, RBC Capital Hit With Investor Fraud Suit
• Miller To Seek 7-Year Ban On BP Offshore Leases
• EPA Strips Texas Of Lax Clean Air Permitting Program
• Kerr-McGee Seeks Ultimatum On Tronox Spinoff Deal
• Ky. Coal Plant, Insurer End Dispute Over Coal Dust
• MMS Overhaul Bill Glides Through Energy Committee
• DOI Postpones Hearings On Outer Shelf Drilling