Energy Archive » April, 2011

Energy - April, 2011

216 articles

• Pay Up, 9th Circ. Tells Gibson Dunn In Sanctions Row
• DC Circ. Denies Aera Of Calif. Oil Leases
• Feds Only After Me For My Husband: Grupo Director
• Tiberius Seeks To Revive Petrosearch Merger Suit
• Alstom Seeks Coverage For Damaged NIH Turbine
• Peregrine Keeps Ch. 11 Afloat With $3M Payment
• Linn Energy Adds $163M In ND Shale Assets
• Enterprise Snaps Up Rest Of Duncan Energy In $2.5B Deal
• Xcel Unit, Others Should Pay For $98M Wis. Cleanup: EPA
• Ill. AG Sues Oil Co. Over Storage Overflow
• The FCC's Pole Attachment Discount For Telecom Cos.
• Former Valve Co. Exec Pleads Guilty In FCPA Case
• Subcontractor Sues Portage Over DOE Nuclear Cleanup
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Total In $1.4B SunPower Deal
• Jury Sees Bribe Checks In Lindsey FCPA Trial
• Patton Keeps Up Fight To Rep Ecuadoreans In Chevron Row
• Los Alamos Resolves Water Pollution Suit
• DuPont Did Not Spoliate By Deleting Emails: Judge
• Lyondell Battles BP Ch. 11 Claims Over MTBE Suits
• Skadden Reps Exelon In $7.9B Constellation Energy Deal
• Doubling Down On Market Manipulation Enforcement
• Jurors See Insider Emails In Lindsey Bribery Case
• Gas Co. Settles Texas Family's Pipeline Explosion Suit
• Ecuadoreans Seek Recusal Of Judge In Chevron Case
• EPA Pushes Back Deadline Over GHG Reporting Method
• BLM Aims To Fast-Track Renewable Energy Projects
• EU Cuts Back On Free Carbon Emission Allocations
• ARCO Agrees To Pay EPA $1M For Nev. Mine Cleanup
• Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Hits Oil Co. With US Suit
• NJ Wants Drastic SO2 Reductions At Pa. Power Plant
• Carnival Sues BP, Others Over Lost Business
• Drafting Contracts To Weather Middle East Turmoil
• BP Settles 2nd Propane Monopoly Suit
• BP, AstraZeneca Settle Suit Over Seed IP Sale
• NAPC To Pay $98M To End Fight With Lenders, Partner
• EPA To Publish Diesel Fracking Permit Guidelines
• Fulbright Nabs K&L Gates Enviro Team For New Pa. Office
• Transocean Wins $15M Drilling IP Verdict Against Maersk
• Wis. Power Plant Emissions Suit Stayed For Deal Talks
• Mich. High Court Nixes Challenge To Merit Water Permit
• AOP Sues Engineers Over Failed $18M Fracking Facility
• Boston Generating Dodges Hundreds Of Ch. 11 Claims
• EPA Wants More Info On Chesapeake Fracking Spill
• Fed. Circ. Backs $43M Award In Spent Nuke Fuel Suit
• BP Facility Not Subject To Public Utility Regs
• US Urges High Court To Overturn Securities Fraud Ruling
• AEP Strikes $27M Deal Over Fatal Power Plant Fire
• Orrick Reps BrightSource In Planned $250M Solar IPO
• US, Insurer Object To Petroleum Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• Power Co-Op Can't Take Query To Okla. High Court
• EPA Scientists Push For Lower Particulate Standards
• Md. Cities Seek $20M In MTBE Pollution Suit
• Quecreek Mine Operator PBS Coals Can't Shake Fine
• Coast Guard Slams Transocean Over Gulf Spill
• Judge Calls Oildale's $14.5M Chemtura Claim Weak
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Fight Over EPA Fuel Regs
• Drilling Co. Sues Partner Over Wyo. Project Deadline
• OTC Derivatives And Commodities Trading: EU Vs. US
• Star Exploration Receiver Pitches $1M Settlement Deal
• Ensign Resigns Amid Senate Ethics Probe
• Feds To Probe NJ Gas Station FLSA Violations
• Jacobs Workers Win Class Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Judge Clarifies 'Foreign Official' In Lindsey FCPA Case
• FERC Rules Would Monitor Nonpublic Utilities, Add Data
• Ensco Seeks To Toss Suit Over SEC Filing In $7B Deal
• Judge Bumps Ex-McGuireWoods Atty's Penalty By $2.5M
• Chesapeake Suspends Fracking In Wake Of Blowout
• Ga. Power Plant Permit Delayed Over Emission Gaps
• Holder Launches Probe Into Energy Market Fraud
• FERC Hits Gas Trader With $30M Penalty
• BP To Pay $1B For Advance Gulf Restoration Projects
• Gulf Drilling Permits: A Saga In 3 Acts
• ConocoPhillips, Origin Strike $90B Deal With Sinopec
• Year After Gulf Spill, A Rush To Join MDL
• Bronco Investor Wants $315M Chesapeake Buy Busted
• Tribe Squares Off With US Over Withheld Trust Docs
• Bankruptcy Trustee Can Sell Mining Rights: 10th Circ.
• Ex-ABB Exec Seeks To Limit Testimony In FCPA Trial
• NY Energy Cos. To Pay $2M Over Alleged Fraud
• Skadden Reps Power Co. AES In $3.5B DPL Buy
• Perkins Snags Bingham, Patton Boggs, DLA Enviro Attys
• BP Settles Propane Monopoly Suit
• Ex-Schlumberger Worker Breached Employment Deal: Suit
• NY Court Affirms Stay In AIG Consulting Pact Suit
• SRE Shareholders Sue GridPoint Over $80M Deal
• Toxins Report Not Expected To Slow Fracking Pace
• Chevron Can Challenge Patton's Ecuadorean Clients
• High Court Weighs EPA's Purview In GHG Emissions Suit
• Fla. Gov. Says State Won't Sue Transocean Over Spill
• Tullow Says Heritage Must Foot $313M Uganda Tax Bill
• SEC Seeks To Force Witness To Testify In Nicor Case
• Asarco Brings CERCLA Suit Against Rockefeller Estate
• FTC Greenlights AGL Resources' $2.4B Nicor Buy
• Cape Wind Set To Start Construction In Fall: Salazar
• Protecting Business In The Face Of Unrest
• How Review Standards Changed Cap-And-Trade In Calif.
• Judge Sets Up Roadblock In Imperial 'Megaloads' Suit
• Australia Hits US Biodiesel Cos. With Dumping Duties
• Faulty Preventer Didn't Cause Deepwater Blast: Cameron
• Transport Co. Can't Shake Benzene Suit V. Shell, Others
• Enviros Want W.Va. CWA Suits Against Coal Cos. Coupled
• 5th Circ. Revives Suit Over River Barge Accident
• Anadarko, Repsol Schemed For Drilling Spot: Suit
• NY AG Threatens To Sue US Over Fracking Regs
• PNC Wins Appeal Over Griffith Oil Purchase Deal
• Ace Seeks To Avoid Coverage In Quanta Wildfire Suit
• Entergy Sues To Keep Vt. Nuclear Plant Online
• Welcome To The New Law360
• 5th Circ. Nixes Shaw Radiation Exposure Lawsuit
• Judge Severs Claim To Speed Up $18B Chevron Suit
• Lindsey Fails To Nix Evidence In FCPA Trial
• Targeting Coal- And Oil-Fired Boiler Emissions
• M-I, Schlumberger Sued Over Failed Drilling Effort
• Ind. Utility Ex-Counsel Denies Helping Duke Energy
• Wachtell Reps Chesapeake In $315M Bronco Buy
• NuStar Gets Bargain On Bankrupt Texas Refinery
• Making Good Lawyers Into Great Partners
• Dominion Says Coal Supplier Breached Contract
• Duke Unit Must Pay Enviros' Legal Fees: 4th Circ.
• ConocoPhillips Dodges Union 76 Rent-Hike MDL
• Calif. High Court Tosses Solar Project Challenge
• Gibson Dunn Fights EnCana Suit Sanctions In 9th Circ.
• TVA To Pay Up To $5B In EPA Emissions Deal
• BP Gets Extra Month To Save $8B Rosneft Arctic Deal
• NJ Top Court Shoots Down Exxon's $7M Asbestos Appeal
• The New Frontier Of NIMBYism
• 4th Circ. Revives Coal Contract Dispute, Citing Hertz
• Offshore Drilling Permit Bill Passes In Committee
• Ex-Massey Foreman Pleads Guilty To Inspection Lies
• Pa. DEP Accused Of Rubber-Stamping Gas Permits
• Colo. Regulator Says Texas Co. Can't Sell Deal Stakes
• DOI Begins New Survey Of Oil Shale, Tar Sands Plans
• Conoco Must Arbitrate Union's Grievances: 10th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Lets UGI Off Hook For Cleanup Of 9 Gas Sites
• White & Case Adds Debevoise Energy Finance Pro
• Aegis Slaps Other Insurers With Enviro Coverage Suit
• BP Fund Admin Wants Court Out Of $20B Claims Process
• Schneider Seeks To Quash Rumors Of $30B Tyco Offer
• Shale Gas Has Bigger GHG Footprint Than Coal: Study
• Ala. Power Asks 11th Circ. To Block Air Quality Rule
• Citgo Unit Off The Hook In Oil Tanker Spill
• Superior Offshore Strikes $2M Deal In Suit Over IPO
• Ariz. Utilities Jump Into Haze Pollution Fight
• Calif. Seeks Scrutiny Of Nuclear Power Plants' Safety
• US Settles With Cos. Over Wis. Landfill Cleanup
• FTC, CFTC To Share Info In Energy Enforcement
• The Need For A Natural Gas Paradigm Shift
• Budget Bill Clips EPA, Climate Change Spending
• Gulf Island's Crane Rental Coverage Limited To $450K
• SEC Sues Ex-Oil Co. CEO Over $43M Ponzi Scheme
• Power Line Hit With Overtime Class Action
• Simpson Thacher Snags V&E Atty For Houston Office
• Mass. Court OKs Power Plant Cooling System Regs
• Investors Get $16M In Headwaters IP Fraud Action
• Former US Rep. Stupak Joins Venable Policy Group
• Ex-World Fuel Exec Strikes Deal In $1M SEC Suit
• Carbon Co. Norit Wins $38M In Trade Secrets Row
• Contractor Says BP, Others Delayed Construction
• $8B BP-Rosneft Deal To Remain On Hold For Now
• Andritz Loses Bid Protest Over Hydro Power Plant Work
• Investor Sues AMSC Over Revenue Restatement
• Devon Energy Loses Jurisdiction Fight In Cleanup Spat
• National Oilwell Seeks New Trial In Tesco IP Suit
• Petrohawk Unit Admits Killing Endangered Ark. Mussel
• Massey Says $20M EPA Deal Precludes Selenium Suit
• Hercules Reveals SEC, DOJ Probes Of FCPA Violations
• House Votes To Block EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• DC Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Ky. Power Plants
• Noble Scores 3rd-Party Docs In $50M Wire Defect Suit
• Aventine Hits Green Plains With $48M Adversary Suit
• Fed. Circ. Trims Damages In Spent Fuel Contract Suit
• Oil Cos. Settle 11 Suits In Water Contamination MDL
• Panel Sends NOPEC Antitrust Bill To Full Senate
• Italian Watchdog Calls For Reforms To Unbundling Law
• Dodd-Frank's Eye On Energy Cos.' Use Of Derivatives
• Ex-Enron CEO Loses Conviction Appeal In 5th Circ.
• Judge Denies Stay Of Injunction In Chevron Suit
• Senate Rejects Ban Of EPA Emissions Authority
• Widows Appeal Toss Of Suit Over Miner Deaths
• Hitachi Loses Again In $9M Row Over Power Plant
• Texas Senate Backs Self-Funded Oil, Gas Regulator
• Texas Senate Panel OKs Low-Level Nuclear Waste Bills
• ThyssenKrupp Can't Shake Gas Pipe Warranty Claims
• Seahawk Sale To Hercules Wins Court Approval
• Sherman & Howard Taps Wyo. Atty For Energy Group
• NRC Official Vouches For Safety Of US Nuclear Plants
• Enviro Groups Challenge BLM On Powder River Basin
• Eckert Seamans Snags Ex-Mass. Rep. Delahunt
• Idaho OKs Bill To Shield Megaloads From Lawsuits
• Petro Star Sues BP Over $20M In Tariff Refunds
• House Dems Seek To End Royalty-Free Gulf Drilling
• Enron Beats Appeal Over Bank's $50M Ch. 11 Claim
• Pioneering An ISDA Off-Take Agreement
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Eaton Sales Reps Seek $150M In Sex Bias Suit
• Ex-Ensign Aide Pleads Not Guilty To Lobbying Charges
• Alpha Gets Antitrust Clearance For $7.1B Massey Buy
• Judge Nixes 'Foreign Official' Challenge In FCPA Case
• Ethanol Maker Files For Ch. 11 Amid High Corn Prices
• Sun River Energy Names New GC
• Iowa Gov. To Ease EPA Regulation For Utilities
• DOT Chief Calls For New Pipeline Safety Measures
• Sierra Club, EDF Drop Suit Over Texas Power Plant
• Chevron, Others Sued Over Groundwater Contamination
• The Open Range Of Force Majeure In Texas
• BP Sells Arco Aluminum To Japanese Cos. For $680M
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Exxon Sabotage Suit
• Innospec Told To Give Bank Info To NewMarket
• Utah Uranium Mining Case Ends In Settlement
• Shell Sells Chilean Downstream Business For $614M
• EPA Clamps Down On Air Pollution At Pa. Plant
• Massey Manager Failed To Help Injured Miners: Suit
• GE's $3B Buy Of John Wood Well Unit Clears Hurdles
• All Eyes On Hydraulic Fracturing
• Fraud Suit Over Petrosearch-Double Eagle Deal Nixed