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Energy - November, 2011

229 articles

• GOP Bill Would Force Obama's Hand On Oil Sands Pipeline
• Transocean Dodges Deepwater Subpoenas For Now
• Tesoro Turns Tables In Chartis Cleanup Coverage Row
• Lawmaker To Float Clean Energy Standard Bill In 2012
• Opponents Dominate Final NY Fracking Rules Hearing
• A 'Trilemma' For Investors In UK Energy Infrastructure
• Southern Montana Ch. 11 Trustee Named Amid Squabbles
• Energy MVP: Dickstein Shapiro's Larry Eisenstat
• SolarCity's BofA Loan Keeps Ball Rolling On $1B Project
• BP To Set Aside $240M For Future Cleanups
• Congress Told Where DOE Went Wrong With Stimulus Funds
• OppenheimerFunds Sues WestLB Over Altered Credit Deal
• Big Wind Aims To Crash PE, Oil Cos.' Partnership Party
• Samsung Unit, KNOC Scoop Up Parallel Petroleum
• Chinese Solar Panel Makers Reject Unfair Trade Claims
• Creating An E-Discovery Process For Google Apps
• JPMorgan, Others Escape Claims They Aided Enron Fraud
• ETP Faces Shareholder Suit Over $9B Southern Union Deal
• NRC Shuts Down Mass. Challenges to Nuclear Plant License
• $750M PSE&G Transmission Line Faces Court Fight
• Tronox Battles Bid To Cap Damages In $15B Enviro Suit
• House Oversight Chair Probes Auto CEOs Over Fuel Rules
• A Bird's-Eye View Of Oil & Gas Regulation
• Climate Talks Could Put Kyoto Protocol To Rest
• DOI Prepares To Issue New Citations For Deepwater Spill
• How Oil & Gas Leases Are Affecting Mortgage Lenders
• Costner Must Yield Texts In Venture Fight Over BP Deal
• Iraq Inks $17B Flared Gas Deal With Shell, Mitsubishi
• Fukushima Plant Operator To Raise $2.4B In Asset Sale
• High Court Spurns Midwest Towns' Gas Price-Fixing Suit
• High Court Won't Touch Appeal Over Oil Co.'s Bankruptcy
• High Court Takes On Gas Co.'s $18M Mercury Fine
• US Duties May Spur Chinese Solar Cos. To Move Operations
• Coast Guard Right To Deny Oil Spill Funds: 5th Circ.
• Eastern Petroleum Grabs Majority Stake In Jura Energy
• Judge OKs Kinder Morgan Deal In Water Pollution MDL
• EPA Challenged Over Lack Of Coal Mine Air Pollution Regs
• Simpson Guides Year's Biggest LBO In $7.2B KKR Oil Buy
• Stanhill Withdraws $30M Evergreen Coal Tech Offer
• Marcellus Shale Strategies — State By State
• Solyndra Weighs Abandoning Turnkey Sale Efforts
• Lawmaker Asks Energy Chief About Hanford Safety Culture
• Enviros Urge 5th Circ. To Toss Drilling Permit Deadline
• NIPSCO, Insurers Bury Coal Pollution Coverage Suits
• Okla. City Takes Energy Tying Suit To Supreme Court
• Lighting The Way For Municipal Electric Aggregation
• Va. Judge Zaps Town's Go-Ahead For $6B Power Plant
• Omni Investors Settle Lowball Claims From $122M Sale
• PSEG Wants Dynegy's 'Bogus' Ch. 11 Axed
• Facing Shutdowns, Coal Power Braces For EPA Air Rules
• Energy Co. Alstrom Fined $43M In Swiss Bribery Probe
• Venable Expands Energy Group With 5 Hires
• Neb. Gov. Inks Bill To Shift Keystone Pipeline Route
• Centrica Grabs Statoil North Sea Assets For $1.5B
• Estrella Settles $7M Suit Over Adviser's Loan Commission
• EPA Delays Oil Refinery Emissions Limits
• US, Allies Strike At Iran's Energy, Finance Sectors
• Alaska Loses Protest Of Beluga Whale Endangered Status
• Wellogix Says SAP Usurped Deals With Stolen Trade Secrets
• Chevron Faces $28M Fine For Oil Spill: Brazil
• US Ducks Transocean Claims In Deepwater MDL
• Bankrupt Beacon Power Will Auction Assets
• Sierra Club Can't Halt DOE Funding Of $2.4B Power Plant
• DOI Sought To Skew Coal Rule Jobs Review: Contractor
• General Maritime Gets $30M, Plots Swift Ch. 11 Course
• Enviros Seek Quick Win In Post-Deepwater Oil Lease Row
• DC Circ. Backs Expanded Gas Drilling In Wyo.
• Key Delaware River Fracking Vote Postponed
• Nabors Investor Sues Over Ex-CEO's Golden Parachute
• Discussing FERC And EPA Interplay
• Enviros Lack Standing To Wage CWA Fight: Allegheny Unit
• SEC Says Energy Cos. Should Pay $26M For Oil Scheme
• Insurers, Inspection Co. End Oil Tank Blast Coverage Row
• Enviros Up Ante In Fight Over Arctic Drilling Leases
• Rio Tinto Notches Up Friendly Hathor Bid To $636M
• Arch Coal Settlements Over Sago Mine Disaster Approved
• Enviro Suit Over Swepco Coal Plant Permit Survives
• Republicans Slam EPA's Fracking Groundwater Study
• PE-Backed Malaysian Fund Eyes Clean Energy In Asia
• DOE Chief Chu Defends $535M Solyndra Loan
• Congress Takes Aim At DOI Bureaus' Consolidation Plan
• Tanker Operator General Maritime Sets Sail For Ch. 11
• Solyndra Delays Auction As Good Bids Fail To Materialize
• Sealing The Deal: Hogan Translates Way To $570M Deal
• Shale Game Has PE Rushing To Boost Know-How
• BP Broke Probation With 2009 Alaska Oil Spill: US
• Honeywell, Siemens, Others Sued Over Robotics Patents
• Neb. Votes To Advance Bill To Reroute Keystone Pipeline
• Inside The EPA's Mobile Source Penalty Policy
• EPA To Probe Fracking Water Treatment For Future Rules
• Obama Unveils Plans To Double Fuel Efficiency By 2025
• DOI Backs Fracking Despite Looming Rule Changes
• ConocoPhillips Sells Stakes In Pipeline Cos. For $2B
• Latham Helps Panda Power Switch On $420M Maiden Fund
• BJ's, Newegg Fail To Disclose Energy Info: Complaint
• BP Can't Use Transocean Insurance For Disaster: Judge
• Jones Day Grabs Houston Energy Atty From Baker Botts
• Attys Push 2nd Circ. To Resurrect KeySpan Antitrust Suit
• Clyde Blowers Buys Wind Turbine Co. Moventas For $135M
• Duke Energy Scoops Up 3 Solar Projects From ESA
• TransCanada Agrees To Change Keystone Pipeline Route
• Case Study: ExxonMobil V. US
• Ala., La. Can Seek Punitive Damages In Deepwater MDL
• Insurer Sues Ill. Law Firm Over $2M Deal In Fraud Suit
• Home Energy Analytics Co. Says Rival Ripped Off Report
• Chesapeake Fights La. Over Haynesville Shale Rights
• Pittsburgh Pol Turns Up The Heat On Fracking
• Lehman Reaches $1.4B Deal Over Natural Gas Purchase
• DOI, BLM Sued Over Drilling Permit Delay
• Blackstone, First Reserve Push $100M Refinery IPO
• Tramex Owners Sue Georgia For $98M Pipeline Award
• Clean Power Plants Make Good Neighbors
• Dynegy Creditors Ask For Probe Of Pre-Ch. 11 Transfers
• Huron Fire Safety Engineering Co. Grows With Edan Buy
• Cameco Ups Ante In Hathor Tussle With $615M Offer
• Pressuring Oil And Fuel Cos. To Stop Iran Business
• Arch Coal Gets Nod For 1,700-Acre Wilderness Expansion
• Fracking Panel Calls For Stronger Enviro. Safety Measures
• Ameren Will Redraw Hydro Plant's Borders Around Homes
• White House Agrees To Share More Solyndra Docs
• Reorganized Raser Sues Over $4.3M Pratt & Whitney Claim
• Jones Day Aids WL Ross With $62.5M Gas Shipping Stake
• Nuke Contractor, DOE Demoted Hanford Whistleblower: Suit
• Evergreen Solar Gets Green Light To Sell Assets For $35M
• AM Castle Snares Tube Supply For $165 Million
• Energy Cos. Not Entitled To Lost Revenue: Texas Court
• Obama Admin Delays TransCanada Pipeline Decision
• Nabors Executive Perks Put Under SEC Microscope
• Sens. Float Bill To Discourage Cuban Oil Drilling
• Implications Of US V. EME Homer City Generation
• Apple REIT Reaps $198M From Sale Of 111 Texas Tracts
• Senate Rejects GOP Bid To Nix Coal Plant Regulation
• EPA Reaches Deal With Enviros Over NM Coal Plant Permit
• Teekay Picks Up Sevan Oil Storage Facility For $165M
• Massey Official Convicted Of Obstruction Wants Retrial
• Delta Petroleum Eyes Bankruptcy Barring Major Deal
• BP Owes Fishermen For Decontamination Downtime: Suit
• CORRECTED: Special Master Favors Cabot In Medical Info Row
• Akin Gump Nabs Energy Expert From BP Solar
• DOC Launches Probe Into Chinese Solar Panel Dumping
• GE Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Arbitration Over Generator Repair
• Changing Landscape: The MiFID II Legislative Proposal
• Judge Rejects Discovery Plan in Costner-Baldwin Fight
• State Dept. Says Keystone Pipeline Could Be Rerouted
• TPG Launches Natural Gas Venture With $1B Investment
• Senate Proposal Aims To Delay EPA Utility Emissions Rules
• Subcontractor Cops To Lying To TVA About Inspections
• Webber Aids Denham In $200M Step Into Africa's Mines
• Agency Proposes Limits On Fracking In Del. River Basin
• Serious Energy Grabs Building Energy Tech Co. Agilewaves
• Dynegy's Crafty Filings Threaten Bankruptcy Status Quo
• Mo. Court Rejects Challenge To Electricity Rate Increase
• MRIGlobal Hit With Trade Secrets Claims Over DOE Lab
• Dynegy Aims To Loan $15M To Keep Power Plants Running
• DOI Opens Gulf, Arctic For New Oil Drilling Leases
• Xcel Unit Can't Quash Suit Over Wind Farm Contract
• BP, Others Want Gov't Reports Cut From Deepwater MDL
• PG&E To Shell Out $38M For Fatal Gas Pipeline Blast
• Court Rejects Deal To End $2B Enmex, Tesoro Contract Row
• Chartis Tries To Shake Tesoro's $30M Cleanup Claims
• SK Group Offices Raided In Embezzlement Probe
• DOE Weighs Impact Of New Natural Gas Export Permits
• AIMCo Nabs Morgan Stanley's Half Of Chilean Energy Co.
• US Solar Cos. Press ITC Case Over Alleged China Subsidies
• A New Era Of Natural Gas In North America
• Dynegy Heads To Ch. 11 In Deal To Restructure $4B Debt
• $4M Arch Coal Pollution Deal OK'd As Enviros Back Down
• BP Can't Talk Blowout Preventer At Trial: MDL Plaintiffs
• King & Spalding Adds DOJ Bigwig To Antitrust Group
• US Urges Fed. Circ. To Nix $142M Nuclear Waste Award
• Canadian Solar Co. Opposes US Duties On Chinese Imports
• Thompson & Knight Reels Back Energy Deals Atty
• Broker Will Pay $5M To Settle Ponzi Investment Claims
• DOI Adviser Wrongly Fired Over Outside Gig: Fed. Circ.
• State Dept. Watchdog Eyes Keystone Pipeline Analysis
• Chevron Beats Last Claim In Gas Station Cleanup Suit
• Personal Injury Claims In The Wake Of Deepwater
• Origo, Trafigura Form Mongolia Iron Ore, Coal Venture
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle EPA Renewable Fuel Rule
• Exxon Says Yellowstone Spill Could Cost $135M
• Drummond, Peabody End Contract Suit Over VP Defection
• White House Rebuffs House Panel's Solyndra Subpoena
• La. Must Follow Deadlines For Deepwater Docs: Judge
• Shaw, Solar Co. Settle $107M Suit Over Faulty Pipes
• Dickstein Lures Energy Guru Fucci From Arnold & Porter
• Refiner Fined $1M Over Toxic Waste Misdeeds
• A Private Development Party In Public Real Estate
• Neb. Lawmakers To Consider 5 Oil Sands Pipeline Bills
• Enviros Take Fight Over Power Plant Permit To 9th Circ.
• PXP Sells Oil, Natural Gas Assets For $785M
• Commercial, Bracewell Aid Chesapeake In $3B Shale Deals
• 8th Circ. Grants New Trial In $4M Ethanol Insurance Row
• Changing Incentive Rates For Electric Transmission
• Encana Sells North Texas Natural Gas Properties For $975M
• Anticipating New Air Regs For Oil & Gas Sector
• UK Clears Consumer Protection Code For Renewable Energy
• BP Pays $50M To End Pollution Suit Over Refinery Blast
• ConocoPhillips, Williams Settle EPA's Pollution Claims
• House Panel Votes To Subpoena Obama Solyndra Docs
• Chesapeake CEO Settles Bonus Suit In $12M Deal
• 'Solyndra Firestorm' Drove Beacon Power Into Ch. 11: Atty
• Northern States Tussle Over Coal Power Importation
• SunPower To Shut Down Solar Plant In Enviro Settlement
• CVR Snags Gary-Williams, Refinery For $625M
• EPA Takes Aim At Kan. Power Plant Construction Permit
• Obama Questions Chinese Green Tech Trade Practices
• Shareholders Sue To Block $6.2B Oil Services Merger
• Coal Mine Co. Says EEOC Race Bias Suit Lacks Facts
• Tioga Energy Scores Funds For 30 Solar Projects
• ITC Takes Up Westinghouse Solar Panel IP Suit
• House Committee Stalls Bid To Subpoena Deepwater CEOs
• Progress To Settle With CVO Holders Over $42M Loss
• Congress Weighs Enviro Risks From Cuban Oil Drilling
• Taming The EU Energy Market
• Baker Botts Welcomes Back Ex-Australia Pacific GC
• BSEE Names Former API Exec As Offshore Program Chief
• Ill. AG Wants More Scrutiny Of Exelon Energy Merger
• State Dept: No Rush On Keystone Pipeline Decision
• Kickstarting Calif. Construction Projects
• Mine Operator Owes Millions For CWA Violations: Suit
• DOE Contractor Evaluations Full Of Holes: IG Report
• Transocean Slams BP 'Charade,' Demands Spill Coverage
• AAI Wants Tight Review Of Exelon, Constellation Deal
• EPA Deputy Defends Power Plant Emissions Rule
• La. Tries To Fend Off Sanctions Threat In Deepwater MDL
• Halliburton Hit With Class Action Over Nuclear Waste
• Calif. Gas Station Managers To Reap $4.75M OT Payout
• Global Warming Not Covered By Your Insurance
• Amending FIDIC Contracts — A Dozen Key Issues