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Project Finance - March, 2012

239 articles

• BP, Exxon, Others Settle Lease Dispute With Alaska
• GAO Warns Of Risks In Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans
• Sierra Club Sues Again After $3B Coal Plant Survives Vote
• Low Traffic, High Debt Could Doom India's Toll Road Push
• White House, 5 States Ink Great Lakes Wind Power Pact
• Energy Co. Sues Edison Over Terminated Wind Farm Deal
• Union, Nuke Operator Say No To $2B Blackstone Power Line
• Nebraska Votes To Resurrect Keystone XL Review
• NRC Greenlights Scana's $10B SC Nuclear Reactor Project
• Canada's Oil, Pipeline Cos. Are Big Winners In New Budget
• Park Service OKs Controversial $1.2B Power Line's Route
• NY Town Latest To Block Fracking Amid Home Rule Fight
• Japan's Tepco Scraps Plans For 2 New Fukushima Reactors
• LNG: Import Or Export? That Is The Question
• Cross-Border Venture To Build $1.5B Mexican Solar Farm
• House Passes $3.5T Ryan Budget Plan
• GAO Says Highway Funding At Risk While DOT Faces Shortfall
• Rising Star: Akin Gump's Daniel Sinaiko
• Lawmakers Tell Feds To Get Cracking On $1B NJ Bridge
• Chadbourne Picks Up Polish Project Finance Guru
• E.ON, RWE Put £15B UK Nuclear Venture On The Market
• Investors Urge Drillers To Cut Gas Flaring
• House, Senate Send Highway Fund Extension To Obama
• SunEdison Secures $206M For Bulgarian Solar Plant
• Greenpeace Barred From Shell's Arctic Drilling Ships
• Enviros Target $18B Utah Nuke Plant's Water Rights
• Latham's Project-Focused Singapore Office Eyes New Space
• Colo. County Approves 200-MW Solar Project
• Shell Preps For Arctic Drilling With Fed Approval Of Spill Plan
• Samsung Unit Takes Minority Stake In $7.9B UK Power Project
• Sens., Teamsters Press House To Pass $109B Highway Bill
• Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Inosi Nyatta
• DOI To Explore Drilling Potential Off Atlantic Coast
• Drilling Into Ambiguities In Oil And Gas Laws
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• World Bank Doles Out $132M Loan For Cameroon Dam
• Va. Approves Gamesa's Pilot Offshore Wind Turbine
• BP Buys Ohio Shale Tract For Oil And Gas Development
• Enbridge, Enterprise Plan $4B Rivals To Keystone XL
• Rio Tinto Considers Sale of $2.5B Diamond Mines
• $133B NY Budget To Boost Energy, Infrastructure Projects
• $6B Aussie Coal Project Gets Nod Over Enviros' Objections
• Occidental Can't Challenge Rival's Rate Power, DC Circ. Says
• Wind Industry May Be Doomed Without Subsidy, Experts Say
• EPA Caps New Power Plant Emissions In First-Ever GHG Rule
• Rising Star: Latham & Watkins' Stephen McWilliams
• Rio Tinto, CMS Scrap $2.3B Malaysian Smelter Project
• Enviros Challenge DOI Over Major Calif. Solar Project
• Petrobras Demands $185M In Faulty Marine Chain Suit
• House GOP Puts Brakes On Highway Bill Extension Vote
• Duke, Progress Try To Zap FERC's Antitrust Concerns
• Electricite De France Unit Buys 150-MW Wind Project
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Robert Goldberg
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's Douglas Atnipp
• Cheniere Units Fight Sierra Club's Bid To Stomp $10B Plant
• Maine Court Says It Can Hear Complaint On Wind Farm Noise
• Kuwait Set To Tender $2.9B Airport Terminal Job
• Ratchaburi, KK Power Form 1,800-MW Cambodian Coal Venture
• Entergy Gets Go-Ahead For $721M Gas Project
• Uzbek Gas Field Lands $1B Loan From S. Korea Ex-Im Bank
• Staying On Track With Reliability Compliance
• Abu Dhabi State Investor Takes $2B Stake In Brazil's EBX
• Rising Star: Shearman's Etienne Gelencser
• US Takes Minn. Rail Project Impact Study Order To 8th Circ.
• Ontario Cuts Subsidies For Solar, Wind Power
• US Oil Cos. Said To Be Eyeing Pipeline Through Afghanistan
• Carlyle Eyes Tappan Zee Project As NY Mulls Private Cash Law
• Energy Investors Sells Black River Plant To ReEnergy
• $120M Calif., NRG Settlement Creates Car-Charging Network
• NET Midstream To Double Pipeline Length In $250M Project
• FWS Issues Wildlife Guidelines For Wind Power Cos.
• GAO Calls For Greater Oversight Of Fuel-Gathering Pipes
• Mining M&A Attys Must Stay Sharp Amid Volatile Prices: GCs
• GCs Say Firms Must Follow Oil Majors To New Frontiers
• Mytrah Inks Deal To Build Wind Farms For Indian State
• Obama Nominates Dartmouth President To Head World Bank
• OSHA's Twin Sister Is In Your Backyard
• Judge Trims Native American Group's Chevron Project Suit
• Lukoil, Samsung Sign $1B Deal To Develop Iraq Oil Field
• Bill To Nix Big Oil Tax Breaks Faces Monday Senate Vote
• Grace, Al Dahra Plan Oil Additives Plant In Abu Dhabi
• Thrust Of Obama's Keystone Order Could Be Limited
• DOE Carves Out Up To $450M For 2 Reactor Projects
• Sutherland Leads Enbridge In 1st US Solar Farm Buy
• PTC Renewal: Which Way Will The Political Winds Blow?
• Philippines Ready To Bid $1.4B Light Rail Project
• BIA, Tribe Seek To Stall Approval Of Hydro Power Project
• FERC Challenges Plan To Recoup $786M Alaska Pipeline Costs
• Obama To Speed Up US Portion Of Keystone Pipeline
• IDB Sets Aside $700M For Eco-Friendly Projects In 2012
• Shell Scores China's First Shale Gas Sharing Deal
• El Paso: Another Black Eye For Investment Banks
• FERC OKs Proposal For 2,250-Turbine Miss. River Project
• House Favors Highway Bill Extension Over Senate Option
• NYC Seeks Plans For Solar, Wind Power At Landfill Site
• House GOP Budget Would Slash Obama Energy Policies
• Vt. Blocked From Shuttering 600-MW Nuke Plant
• New York, Feds Map Hot Spots For Offshore Wind
• Riverkeeper Backs Blackstone's $2B Canada-NYC Power Line
• Hawaii's Biggest Wind Farm Locks Down $236M Loan
• Dominion Virginia Asks Feds For Offshore Wind Project
• Chu Fights New GOP Claims Against Energy Loan Programs
• Real Goods Solar Launches $150M JV With Smart Energy
• GOP Cites Canadian Oil Sands Success In Keystone Push
• What Mine Operators Can Expect From New EPA Initiatives
• A Giant Leap Forward In Reducing GHGs In Calif.
• Calif. High Court Nixes Permit For PG&E Power Plant
• Gibson Dunn Aids Williams In $2.5B Caiman Energy Unit Buy
• GOP Probes Of Energy Department Unfounded, Top Dem Says
• SD Gov. Vetoes 'Discriminatory' Wind Farm Incentives
• BOEM Seeks Input On Proposed Offshore Lease Sales
• Sumitomo Deal Boosts Indonesian Infrastructure Co.
• Report Ties Fracking To Harmful Air Pollution
• 2 NY Utilities Reject $2B Blackstone Power Line Plan
• Marubeni To Scoop Up UK Offshore Wind Power Installer
• Spain OKs Canary Islands Oil Exploration, Prompting Outcry
• Atlas Shoulders Into Barnett Shale With $190M Carrizo Deal
• Spectra's $1B NJ-NY Pipeline Passes Enviro Check
• IDB, JICA Pledge Up To $600M For Green Energy Projects
• Pro-Keystone Pipeline Group Demands EPA Communications
• County Zoning Laws Win Out In Md. LNG Storage Tank Fight
• Arise, London PE Firm Partner In 250-MW Swedish Wind Farm
• DOT Wants Transit Environmental Reviews Pared Down
• Renewable Energy Providers, Be All That You Can Be
• Sinopec Group Hands Off Overseas Assets To Beijing Unit
• DOT Defends Texas Highway Project Over Sierra Objections
• House To Push Its Own Version Of Sprawling Highway Bill
• FERC Upholds Morgan Stanley Transmission Award
• House GOP Questions Renewable Energy Program's Record
• Shell Homes In On Pa. To Host Coveted Ethane Cracker
• Sens. Push To Extend Wind Energy Tax Credit
• Miss. High Court Demands Details On $3B DOE-Backed Plant
• Sierra Club Aims To Sink Miss. Offshore Drilling Rules
• Vinson Helps GE Jump In With Howard Energy Consortium
• Noble Energy Inks $23B Gas Deal With Israeli Utility
• Kinder Morgan To Ditch Assets For FTC Nod On $21B Deal
• Energy Market Drove Fed Land Production Dip, BLM Chief Says
• US-Ohio Coal Mining Suit Reopens After Talks Collapse
• Expiring Grants Spur Solar Installations, Report Says
• Eyeing Contract, GE Urges Approval Of Gas Export Plant
• Iowa Bill Would OK Rate Hikes To Fund Power Plants
• Senate OKs $109B Transportation Bill With GOP Support
• Total, Inpex $34B LNG Project Clears Final Hurdle
• DOI Urges Closer Study Of Ariz. Hydro Project's Impact
• Chesapeake, Partners To Build $900M Ohio Gas Complex
• Senate Approves Measure To Close 'Buy America' Loophole
• First Solar Takes Over 20-MW Md. Project
• Texas Supreme Court Takes Up Inverse Condemnation Case
• Judge Says $300M Mining Deal Suit Violates Hague Convention
• Siemens Scores 50-MW Wind Turbine Deal In Turkey
• Suzlon Sells Wind Farms To Brazilian Funds For $300M
• Senate Blocks Clean Energy Tax Credit Measures
• NYC Targets Water Quality With $2.4B Green Project Package
• Akin Gump Captures Vinson & Elkins Energy Pro In Houston
• Delayed Chinese Refinery Brings French Co. Total On Board
• DOE's Chu Says Review Supports Clean Energy Loans
• Mich. Seeks Builder For Last Leg Of $230M Gateway Plan
• Lawmakers Say No To More State Highway Funding Control
• The Top 10 Issues Facing The LNG Industry In 2012
• DOT Puts Up $900M For BART Rail Line Extension
• GAO Faults DOE Green Loan Program's Record-Keeping
• International Backers Eye $8.9B Australia Rail Project
• E.ON Balks At Subsidy Cut As UK Approves Biomass Plant
• Covington To Launch Seoul Office By July
• Canadian Energy Co. To Grab Majority Stake In Solar Biz
• Baker Reps Korea's SK Networks On $329M Coal Stock Buy
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Mich. Hydro Dam Faces Fines Over Flow Fluctuations
• Lawmaker Floats Bill To Revive Clean Tech Loans
• Judge Transfers Detroit Bridge Project To Mich. DOT
• Leonard Draws In Ex-Excelsior GC For Project Finance Work
• Park Service Slams Deadlines For 600-MW Alaska Dam Project
• China Shenhua Wins OK For $605M Power Project
• Joule Africa To Build $1B Cameroon Hydro Plant
• Algonquin Pays $900M For 4 Gamesa Wind Farms
• Enviros Call On DOI For Strict New Fracking Rules
• Atty's Bond Market Antitrust Claims Don't Hold Up, Banks Say
• Dell Founder's Energy Hedge Fund Raises Nearly $1B
• Senate Won't Approve Keystone Pipeline Without Obama's OK
• House Agrees To Consider $109B Senate Transport Bill
• ABB Wins $60M Iraq Power Plant Contract From Shell
• CORRECTED: Magnesium Co. Says CVM Minerals Breached $121M Deal
• Polish Copper Co. Takes $1B Loan To Finance Chile Mine
• Denham Capital Invests $190M In FRV Solar Projects
• Streamlining The CEQA Process
• Blocking Keystone Could Cost Millions, Texas Court Hears
• Texas Co. Says It Was Stiffed On $14M Power Plant Contract
• House Passes Hydropower Bill To Waive NEPA Regs
• NM Gov Slashes $137M Project Bill
• MarkWest JV To Build Utica Plants For Gulfport Gas
• Shell CEO Backs Fracking Disclosure Rules, Other Regs
• Cline Subsidiary Drops $2B Wis. Iron Mining Project
• Malaysia Sovereign Fund Pays $2.8B For Power Assets
• Enviros Challenge WPX Energy's NM Fracking Project
• The Future Of Renewable Energy And The False Claims Act
• Statoil Mulls Sale Of Iraqi Oil Field Stake To Lukoil
• Hydropower Bill Backers Want 'Absurd' NEPA Rules Nixed
• Divided Ohio High Court Greenlights Wind Farm
• Wilson Sonsini Helps Cleantech Co. Nab $100M In Funding
• Canadian Pacific Plans Rail Hub For Bakken Oil
• Enterprise, Others Sign Shippers For Texas Pipeline
• Mitsubishi To Grab Stake In $2.2B German Wind Grids
• Curtis Expands Middle East Practice With New Kuwait Office
• Tax Equity Financing Lures Corporations To Renewables
• Still Awaiting Permit, BG Shelves Italian LNG Project
• Senate's $109B Transportation Bill Remains Stalled
• Petronas, BASF Join For $1.3B Malaysian Chem Plant Projects
• Reaffirming FERC's Merger Policy
• KKR Teams Up With Chesapeake In $250M Energy Venture
• NH Governor Signs Restrictions On Eminent Domain
• Mo. Residents Say Ameren Project Cuts Down Shore Access
• Finland Grants Uranium Extraction License At Nickel Mine
• Colo. Gives Thumbs Up To $137M ConocoPhillips Energy Lease
• Honam Spends $350M For Bigger Stake In Uzbek Gas Plant
• GE To Build Rail Service Station In Indonesia
• Beacon PE Deal A Bright Spot For DOE Program
• Tata Power, Exxaro Partner For African Energy Projects
• Buy American: Domestic Clean Energy For The DOD
• DOE To Work With 3 Cos. In Modular Nuclear Reactor Project
• Texas High Court Denies Denbury Eminent Domain For Pipeline
• GDF Suez, Others To Develop Indonesian Geothermal Projects
• Law360 Project Finance Editorial Advisory Board
• Green Groups Urge 2nd Circ. To Halt $257M Pa. Pipeline
• DOE Commits $180M To Offshore Wind
• Small Biz Group Diverted NASA Money To Airport, US Says
• Cameco Spends $152M On Uranium Project Majority Stake
• Advancing The Business Tax Reform Debate
• Shell Wins Block Of Greenpeace Efforts To Stop Drill Rig
• Chicago To Raise More Than $1B For Infrastructure Projects
• FTA Sued Over LAX Light Rail Plans
• Sidley Nabs Another Dewey Pro For Growing Projects Group
• TIAA-CREF, Alaskan Co. Invest $460M In Wind Venture
• Sumitomo May Join Aussie Mining Joint Venture Rush
• Fla. Utility To Zap $200M Into Electric Grid
• GE To Build 41 Wind Turbines For German Farm
• Judge Nixes 'Rambling' Claim In Texas Highway Plan Suit
• Obama Committed To Domestic Energy Sources, Chu Says
• Partner Approves Aston's Sale Of $400M Aussie Mine Stake
• Australia OKs $432M Rail, Power Project At Rio Tinto Mine