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Energy - December, 2012

274 articles

• Calif.'s Fracking Rules On Deck For Enviromental Fight
• Investors Behind Duke Derivative Suits Called To Meet In Del.
• Title Co., Brokers Take $16.5M Hit In Real Estate Fraud
• PG&E Can Charge Customers $299M For Pipeline Safety: CPUC
• Statoil Puts Up $7B To Develop North Sea Oil Field
• Dallas Denies Keystone Unit's Floodplain, Park Drilling Bid
• Conservative Groups Press Congress To Kill Wind Credit
• EPA Issues CAA Rules For Industrial Boilers
• Pa. Court Says PECO Must Provide Proper Street Lighting
• Feed Co. Westway Group Goes Private In $419M Deal With EQT
• The Camel's Nose — EPA And LNG Export
• 4 Iranian Cos. Sanctioned For Work With Weapons Programs
• Ex-Provident Execs Say Client Alerts Sink Ponzi Scheme Case
• EPA Details Fracking Study Progress, Won't Hint At Results
• Pa. PUC Shouldn't Investigate Exelon Merger, Judge Says
• DOJ Won't Block Nuclear Plant Alliance Joint Purchase Plan
• Pa. Sens. Seek To Expand Natural Gas Distribution
• Nigeria's Oando To Pay $1.8B For ConocoPhillips' Assets
• Texas High Court Nixes $4.7M Pipeline Contract Judgment
• DOI Stresses Pipeline Construction In Oil Reserve Review
• Suntech CEO Accused Of Mismanaging Company For Profit
• Chevron, YPF Agree To Pilot Program For $15B Shale Deal
• EQT Corp. To Net $720M In Sale Of Utility Arm To Peoples
• Texas Court To Re-Examine Energy Co.'s Atty Privilege
• FERC Gives Bulk Electric System Clearer Definition
• Baosteel Unit Acquires $1.3B Stake In CNPC Gas Pipeline
• 10th Circ. Revives Thyssen Mine Collapse Coverage Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Case
• Pa. PUC Releases New Details On Fracking Impact Fee
• Dominion, Caiman Energy To Form $1.5B Midstream Service JV
• 9th Circ. Revives $45M False Claims Suit Against Honeywell
• White & Case Secures $3.2B Loan Deal For Braskem Idesa
• Houston Loses Bid To Revive Electricity Overbilling Suit
• Covington Aids SandRidge On $2.6B Sale Of Permian Assets
• Latham Reps Carlyle In $424M Energy Investor Buy
• Texas Lawmakers Told To Strengthen Railroad Commission
• Judge Slams Door On EEOC's Exxon Pilot Age Bias Suit
• Critical Insurance Coverage Issues And Cases Of 2012
• Beware Discovery In 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• NJ Bill Would Extend Ban On Fracking Until EPA Report
• Judge Trims Subcontractor Suit Over Nuclear Site Cleanup
• Landowners Challenge Eminent Domain In TransCanada Appeal
• Brazil Looks To Augment $150M Chevron Oil Spill Settlement
• Enviros Ask Pa. To Halt $400M Pipeline Amid Permit Challenge
• Calif. Draft Rules On Fracking Call For Chemical Disclosures
• Navigating The 546(e) Safe Harbor Provision
• WTO Rules Against Ontario Green Energy Project Requirements
• Transocean Says BP Win Would Exhaust Its Spill Coverage
• Conoco Credit Letters Same As Cash, MF Global Trustee Says
• Statoil Drops $590M For Marcellus Shale Buy
• Drilling Co. Blames Buccaneer For Failed Oil Rig Venture
• AES Eastern Ch. 11 Plan Shirks Enviro Duties, Utility Says
• Reasons Behind 7 States' Intent To Sue EPA
• FERC Judge Blocks Pipeline Co. Enterprise TEPPCO's Rate Plan
• SemCrude Ruling Skirted Due Process, Oil Cos. Tell 3rd Circ.
• EPA's Soot-Slashing Rule May Hold Up Power Plant Expansions
• Texas Lawmaker Sets Sights On Solar In Green Energy Proposal
• Saudi Aramco, Total Double Contribution To $11B Refinery
• Momentive Gets Partial Win In Brazil Spill Coverage Suit
• Husky, CPC Join To Explore Taiwan Energy Opportunities
• Iberdrola, Vattenfall To Build World's Biggest Wind Farm
• FERC Can't Set Independent 'Station Power' Charges: DC Circ.
• Sierra Club Loses Bid To Block $3B Miss. Coal Plant
• Mistrial Declared In POGO Gov't Worker Payment Case
• Commerce OKs Duties On Chinese, Vietnamese Wind Towers
• Ichthys Closes Biggest Project Financing Ever At $20B
• NRC Mulls Stricter Rules For Cooling Spent Nuclear Fuel
• ExxonMobil Buys Majority Stake In South African Project
• Blackstone, Oil Producer Plan $2B Gulf Export Project
• Texas DOT Seeks Trucking-Fee Hike As Energy Industry Booms
• Oil And Gas Group Sues Colo. Town To Kill Fracking Ban
• Former BP Atty Joins Burleson As Litigation Partner
• Ex-Congressman Joins King & Spalding
• ConocoPhillips Sells Algeria Unit For $1.75B To Pertamina
• How Fracking Benefits Air Quality
• Dynegy Puts Up Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan For NY Subsidiaries
• Con Ed, PGW Lose Transco Rate Plan Challenge At FERC
• Energy PE Firm Buys $140M Stake In Texas American Partners
• Cheniere, Total Ink 20-Year LNG Export Agreement
• US Offshore Leasing Plan Fails Economic Test, DC Circ. Told
• Troutman Sanders Snaps Up Retiring 3-Term Utah AG
• Patton Boggs' $22M Chevron Bond Suit Can Still Move To NY
• Laclede Puts Up $1B For Southern Union's Gas Utilities
• GOP State Officials Push Obama To Drop Fracking Rule
• Consol Energy Lands Drilling Rights At Pittsburgh Airports
• Barclays Says FERC Manipulation Claims Won't Fly In Court
• DC Circ. Says Challenge To EPA Biofuel Rule Is Too Late
• China Gas Puts Up $400M For Fortune Oil's Gas Biz
• BP Flouts NY Law In Pursuit Of $300M Wind Farm, Town Says
• Colo. Gas Pipeline Owners Can't Shake Antitrust Suit
• Equitable Gas Delays Rate Increases In Pipe Acquisition Deal
• Gas Interests Back Cabot In 3rd Circ. Pa. Lease Challenge
• Edison International Unit Fizzles Into Ch. 11
• Western Pa.'s Take On Carbon Dioxide Liability Claims
• Man Cops To Selling Fake Biofuel Credits In $42M Fraud
• Texas High Court To Review Rancher's Fight With XTO
• Sens. Urge FERC To Bolster Oversight Of RTO Spending
• Chevron Closing In On $150M Brazil Oil Spill Settlement
• Schneiderman Grabs Reins In Run-Up To Methane Battle
• EPA Stiffens Soot Standard By 20%
• Metro Fuel Oil Creditors Seek Probe Of Ex-CFO
• PetroChina Pays $2B For Piece Of Encana's Shale Action
• 4th Circ. Backs Massey Employee's Conviction Over Explosion
• Japex Plans $1.4B Upgrade Of Canadian Oil Sands Project
• Philippine Investor Buys Stake In Chevron Geothermal Unit
• Jury Clears Southern Union In $56M Suit Over Refinery Fire
• Exelon Unit Sues IHI Over $12M In Power Plant Bills
• Colombia Is Fast Becoming An Oil Giant In Latin America
• Texas High Court Will Hear Russian Trade Secret Theft Case
• Helix Lands $610M From Talos In Sale Of Gulf Energy Assets
• Exxon, BHP To Inject $1B Into Australian Gas Plant
• 5th Circ. Lets Seacor Duck Deepwater Firefighting Suit
• The Cost Of Compliance: Breaking Seals In Dawn Raids
• Lukoil Pulls Out Of Colombia With Sale Of Condor Stake
• Chevron Pays Utah $1.8M To Exit Coverage Suit
• EcoSolargy Lands $150M In Solar Project Financing
• Enviros Target Ex-Im Bank Over $3B LNG Loans
• Judge Pans DOJ Deal In Natural Gas Antitrust Suit
• Long-Term Wind Credit Extension Is Needed, Trade Group Says
• Siemens Sued For $1.5B Over Alleged Mexican Oil Bribes
• Provident's Ex-CFO Indicted Over $485M Investor Fraud
• Fortis Eyes Settlement With NY To Close $1.5B CH Energy Buy
• Tesoro To Pay $400M For Chevron Northwest Pipeline System
• TransCanada Beats Order Halting Keystone Work In Texas
• NY Localities Have Legal Right To Ban Fracking, NRDC Argues
• Plains Drops $125M On Eagle Ford Assets From Chesapeake
• UK Ends Fracking Ban, New Projects Slated To Move Ahead
• Takeaways For Employers From ADP V. ExxonMobil
• Mirant Successor Cries Perjury In $305M Oil Lease Suit
• Tronox, Kerr-McGee Dispute Intent In Closing Arguments
• Simmons Woos European Energy Project Ace From Addleshaw
• US Trustee Seeks Holdback On Patriot Coal Bankruptcy Fees
• EC Win In Merger Fine Case Puts Companies On Notice
• Salvage Co. Says Diamond Killed $258M Rig Leasing Venture
• Enviros, Wind Energy Firms Reach Deal To Protect Whales
• Chesapeake Nearly Exits Midstream Game With $2B Sale
• Top Deutsche Bank Execs Eyed In German Tax Evasion Probe
• BreitBurn Pays $190M For Permian Oil, Gas Properties
• New Tribal Leasing Regulations To Spur Renewable Energy
• Rosneft To Spend $28B For Remaining Half Of TNK-BP
• TransCanada Must Halt Keystone Work On Texan's Land
• Gastar Says HCC, Axis Should Cover Mare Investment Suits
• Plains, McMoRan Shareholders Challenge $9B Freeport Bid
• Noble Execs Duck Parts Of Nigerian Oil Rig Bribery Suit
• GVK Australian Mining Venture Lands Hauling Services Deal
• DOE Beats Sierra Club Suit Over Ethanol Plant Approval
• China Moves In On Japan's LNG Play With $1.6B Aussie Buy
• Ex-BP Exec Gets Deepwater Obstruction Trial Bumped
• Enviros Back Long-Term Deals In Pa. PUC Alt. Energy Rules
• NRC Eyes Tougher Radioactive Waste Disposal Site Reviews
• States Announce Plan To Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions
• Tullow Pays PE Firm $670M For Norwegian Oil Co.
• BP Escapes Petro Star's $20M Tariff Refund Suit
• $15.5M Deal Reached In ConocoPhillips Meal Break Suit
• Ex-Drilling Co. Exec Indicted In $5.4M Embezzlement
• Skadden Steers Spectra's $1.5B US-Canada Pipeline Buy
• What May Come Of EU's Hold On Int'l Flights
• Senators Push Commerce To Keep Oil Pipe Import Duties
• Exxon, Valero's $9M Hot Fuel MDL Deal Wins Court OK
• Dynegy Gets $23M From Auction Of 2 NY Power Plants
• Colo. Gov. Says State Won't Sue City Over Fracking Ban
• Complaint In Oil Rig Patent Row Can Continue, Judge Says
• Oil Trader Ordered To Pay $2.6M For Scamming Clients
• Fraud Continues To Undermine Renewable Fuel Standard
• Interior Approves Renewable-Friendly Utah Transmission Line
• Ultra Petroleum Raises $225M In Gas Pipeline Sale
• $305M Oil Lease Suit Time-Barred, Castex Investors Say
• Anadarko, Tesoro Rip $786M Upgrade Of Alaskan Pipeline
• Cabot Asks 3rd Circ. To Take Up Pa. Fracking Lease Rights
• Dems Press Coast Guard On Deepwater Oil Sheen Response
• Jones Day Adds Herbert Smith Finance Partner In Singapore
• Oil Group Slams EPA Biofuel Mandates As 'Insane'
• $7.5B Oregon LNG Site May Dry Up Coastal Lakes, Enviros Say
• CNPC Gets Go-Ahead On Shale Exploration Venture
• Wind Tower Cos. Fight For Duties On China, Vietnam
• Sempra Seeks FERC Construction Permit For LNG Export Plant
• Samsung-Led JV Wins $3B Saudi Arabia Power Plant Contract
• Schlumberger Says Rival Hiding From Drilling Patent Diputes
• High Court Won't Hear Costa Rican Utility $18M FCPA Appeal
• 9th Circ.'s Take On A Recent Trend Of Enviro Groups
• Canada Approves CNOOC's $15B Nexen Purchase
• Newspapers' Bid To Unseal Pa. Fracking Deal Revived
• NJ Businesses Hope For Balanced Post-Sandy Legislation
• Fla. Law Firm Escapes Biofuel Co.'s $7M PE Funding Suit
• Noble Execs Can't Shake FCPA Nigerian Bribery Suit
• Texas Judge Won't Delay Kickback Suit During Criminal Probe
• GDF Suez Scores $1.1B For Control Of Italian Wind Portfolio
• Jury Awards Pa. Family Record $109M In Power Line Death
• Chesapeake Calls Investor Suit Over Loans 'Dead Wrong'
• RWE To Scrap Stake In $10.3B European Gas Pipeline
• Covington & Burling Nabs Regulatory Pro From CFTC
• PECO Loses Bid To Adjust Energy Efficiency Targets
• Exxon Commits $300M To Oil Project In Siberia With Rosneft
• US Extends China, India Waivers For Iran Oil Sanctions
• POGO Illegally Paid Economist For Gov't Work, US Says
• SandRidge Sued Over Alleged False Statements
• BP To Inject $350M Into Brazilian Biofuels Operations
• Ex-BP Exec Wants Delay In Obstruction Trial Over Gulf Spill
• Enviros Seek To Halt Construction On Pa., NJ Power Line
• Norse Energy's US Unit Spirals Into Ch. 11
• SCA, E.ON Join Forces For Swedish Wind Power Projects
• Another Pro-Arbitration Decision By The Supreme Court
• NY Utilities Face Few Sanctions Despite Stumbles, Panel Told
• Tesco Oil Drilling Tool Patents Ruled Invalid
• Helium Deal Not Breached In Plant Closure, Texas Court Says
• FERC OKs Fracking Buffer Zone Around Pa. Gas Facility
• Oil Field Appraiser Can't Sink Securities Fraud Suit
• Capital Power Buys Into $1.4B Enmax Power Project
• Power Plant Unit Gets Go-Ahead To Restructure $640M In Debt
• DeMint's Resignation Leaves Openings In Key Committees
• Toss Oil, Gas Tax Breaks Off Fiscal Cliff, House Dems Say
• Del. River Agency Rejects Enviros' Pipeline Oversight Petition
• Energy MVP: Baker Botts' Hugh Tucker
• Enviro Group Wants FERC Review Of Spectra Pipeline Orders
• Pa. PUC Affirms Order Axing Decision In Gas Pipeline Row
• Calif. Lawmaker Takes 2nd Crack At Fracking Disclosure Bill
• A Snapshot Of Renewable Energy Project Litigation
• Ecuadoreans Renew Bid To Toss Chevron Fraud Claims
• TransCanada Eminent Domain Cases May Prompt Policy Reform
• Chesapeake Gets New Trial In $115M Oil Lease Battle
• FERC Nixes JPMorgan Suit Over $3.7M In Energy Payments
• DOE Study Gives Thumbs-Up To Increased LNG Exports
• Utility Group Blasts EPA, Enviros' Power Plant Pollution Deal
• NJ Utilities Need To Improve Outage Info, Regulator Says
• Consol Bids $44M To Frack At Pittsburgh Airports
• EPA Sued Over Pollution Controls At Xcel Power Plant
• Alchemix Denied New Trial Over Stock Sale Gone Bad
• Electricity Group Doesn't Want New Pa. PUC Alt. Energy Rules
• DOE Gets Claims Trimmed From Uranium Site Cleanup Fight
• EPA Rebuffs Part Of Arizona Emissions Technology Plan
• Energy MVP: Covington & Burling's Steve Rosenbaum
• SAExploration's GC Barred In Contract Suit, Texas Court Says
• Wachtell Leads Freeport To $9B Merger With Plains, McMoRan
• Nuclear Safety Group Wants Vermont Yankee Shut Down
• A Noteworthy Investigation Of An Acquisition In Alaska
• Utah Claims BP Double-Dipped Into State Insurance Fund
• Repsol Targets Chevron Over YPF Oil Development Deal
• Ex-Im Bank OKs $2B In Financing For Indian Oil Project
• OSG Can't Justify Bond Waiver For $320M Funds: US Trustee
• Utility Co. Inks $370M Settlement In Calif. Wildfire Fight
• China's Low-Priced Solar Imports Hurt US Industry, ITC Says
• Chile OKs $1.4B Coal Plant After Endesa Adds Enviro Fixes
• Subcontractor Was Cut Out Of $10M Utility Job, Suit Says
• Maritime Law Applies In $50M Drilling Rig Suit, Judge Says
• AMP Capital Eyes $1B For Latest Infrastructure Debt Fund
• Storage Tank Co. Fights Sanctions In Texas Fuel Spill Row
• Quinn Emanuel To Open Paris Office With Arbitration Whiz
• Fraudulent Transfer Is The Bomb! Fallout From In Re Dynegy
• Calif. Fracking Litigation May Bring Economic Harm
• Thompson & Knight Faces New Hurdle In Malpractice Case
• Citgo Denied $40M Insurance Claim On Enviro Suits
• Republicans Say HHS Is Biased Against Fracking
• Southern Union Owes $19M For Plant Fire, Insurers Tell Jury
• Solar Co. Satcon Gets Nod For Credit Deal Over Objections
• CH2M Billing Suit Put On Hold For Tentative Settlement
• Woodside Drops $1.3B On 30% Stake In Israel LNG Venture
• 8th Circ. Revives Fuel Grade Case Against Gas Retailers
• Dominion Pipelines Pass Environmental Muster, FERC Says
• Repsol To Dispute Argentina's YPF Takeover At World Bank
• TCW To Move Forward With Sale To Carlyle Despite EIG Suit
• Chinese Co. To Pay $3M For Nuclear Export Violations
• King & Spalding Adds Project Finance Partner In Singapore
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Missing OSHA Info Dooms Contract Bid For Green Army Project
• DOI To Hold 1st-Ever Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sales
• $110M Deal Over Kinder Morgan's El Paso Buyout Gets OK
• Energy MVP: King & Spalding's Scott Greer
• 5th Circ. Lets Liberty Off Hook In Drilling Coverage Suit
• GE Wins Ownership Dispute With Ex-Worker Over Wind Patent
• BP Sues Contractors Over Steel Used In Refinery Revamp
• Mirant Claims Stay Put In Castex $300M Mineral Deal Row
• EU Probes Bulgarian Energy Holding Over Market Restrictions
• Acosta V. Shell: An Expert's Study May Be Irrelevant
• Takeaways From Del. Encore And Auriga Rulings