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Project Finance - April, 2014

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• Rio Tinto Says Vale Bribed Officials For Iron-Ore Rights
• White & Case Says Pipeline Shortage Puts Shale Gas In Funk
• House Panel OKs Bill To Speed Up LNG Exports To Allies
• Aecom Says Path Now Clear For $2B Miami Sewer Contract
• Watered-Down Springs Restoration Bill Departs Fla. Senate
• Scalia Misquotes Himself In Botched EPA Dissent
• High Court Puts EPA Power Plant Rules On Firmer Ground
• Padbury's $6.5B Port Project Financing Crumbles
• NY DOT Unveils Tunnel Options For Syracuse's I-81 Rebuild
• EIB To Put $200M Toward New Irish Motorway
• European Commission Awards €283M To Enviro Projects
• Cameron LNG Project Still Needs Tweaks, FERC Says
• Australia Gets $1.6B For Long-Term Lease Of Newcastle Port
• A Sharper DOE Policy Tool For Green Project Stimulus
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hausfeld's Megan Jones
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gunster's Lila Jaber
• DOI Needn't Justify Gas Sale Intermediaries, Judge Says
• New Fracking Fluid Disclosures Weaken Trade Secret Claims
• Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Robin Bayley
• Produce Documents 'Subject To' Objections At Your Own Risk
• Miami-Dade IG Rejects Most Claims In $2B Sewer Contract Row
• Proposed Pa. Gas Tax Could Raise $775M, State Sen. Says
• Iran Ousts CNPC From Oil Deal For Falling Behind Schedule
• Setting Europe's Energy Stage For The Rest Of The Decade
• Fla. Senate OKs Bill Protecting Info In P3 Proposals
• High Court Hands Feds Unprecedented Power In EPA Air Win
• Seneca Can't Frack On Game Land, Pa. Commission Says
• Rising Star: Nossaman's Brandon Davis
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• DOE Aims To Double Hydropower By 2030
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kirkland's Anne McClain Sidrys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Porter Hedges' Joyce Soliman
• Is Conn. Really Getting A Second Wind?
• Encana Sells $530M Worth Of East Texas Properties
• High Court Revives EPA's Cross-State Air Rule
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Thomas Eldert
• Christie Lauds American Dream Labor Pact
• Rosneft CEO Sanctions Will Scare Off Potential Partners
• Schumer Says Congress Can Aid Port Authority Reform
• Ontario To Pour $910M Into 'Ring Of Fire' Infrastructure
• Energy Cos. Pull The Plug On Bluegrass NGL Pipeline
• Barrick, Newmont Mining Merger Talks End Amid Acrimony
• Texas' New (And Old) Take On Exculpatory Clauses
• Vienna Sewage Plant Gets $208M Loan For Energy Creation
• Vinson Guides ETP In $1.8B Susser Holdings Merger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Axelrod Firm's Sheryl Axelrod
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Patton Boggs' Laura Weidenfeld
• Designers Pitch Massive Queens Transit Hub
• It's An Honor To Be Your Friend?: Social Media And Judges
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Fla. House Passes Sports Facility Funding Program Bill
• 5 Things That Keep Utility Attorneys Up At Night
• Northland Power Pulls In $217M For 5 Ontario Solar Projects
• Enviros Challenge Coal Depot Expansion For $4B Plant
• Longshot Neb. Keystone Appeal Aids Pipeline Foes
• Houston Airport System Floats Plans To Revamp Terminal
• Bird Risks Shouldn't Stall Maine Wind Farm, Judge Says
• Sri Lanka OKs $400M Resort But Casino's Fate Questionable
• FEMA Grants $1.8B In Sandy Relief To Rebuild NY Town
• Energy Industry Readies For Mexico Push After Reforms
• Rising Star: Andrews Kurth's Giji John
• Nordex Gets €100M Loan For Wind Power Research
• Pulling Up Stakes: Cohen & Gresser, Hinshaw, Troutman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Kim Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Sara Thorpe
• Feds Secure Court Approval To Revise Arctic Drilling Plans
• Developer To Appeal Over Rejected Atlantic City Wind Farm
• Afghanistan Monitor Scours USAID's $580M In Water Projects
• NY Commits $1B To Spur New Solar Power Projects
• Consol's $1B Plan To Frack At Pittsburgh Airport Advances
• NJ, Pa. Lawmakers Team Up On Del. River Authority Reform
• Broad And Cassel Adds DLA Piper Atty With Int'l Expertise
• Transurban-Led Group Drops $6.6B On Queensland Motorways
• PE-Backed Ferus Buys Out Encana's Stake In LNG Facility
• Crescent Point Drops $1B For Canadian Oil Producer
• Colo. Urban Renewal Bill Is Problematic
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Enu Mainigi
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Liz Buckingham
• Legal Evolution: Back To Business
• Fla. Lawmakers Push MLB To Ease Rules For Cuban Players
• Grid May Not Be Ready To Lose Coal, FERC Official Says
• Planned $615M Gas Plant In W.Va. Moves Closer To Reality
• Google, SunPower Put Up $250M For Solar Lease Program
• Post Oak Energy Sinks $100M Into Texas Oil Co.
• SunEdison Gets $104M To Fund Ontario Solar Plants
• Army Corps Delays Decision On Everglades Water Plan
• Why Fund Borrowers Must Consider Subscription Facilities
• Gibson Dunn, Simmons Rep Fajr Capital On $500M NPS Buy
• Pa. Rep. Appeals After Corbett Denies Drilling Info Request
• Andrews Kurth Guides Hilcorp In BP Alaska Oilfield Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Alston Hunt's Anna Elento-Sneed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Curtis' Nancy Delaney
• Hess Reaps $1B From Thai Gas Project Sale
• NJ Ethics Agency Backs Pinelands Pipeline Voter's Recusal
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes Springs Bill, Drained Of Funding
• ETP Seeks $1B Judgment In Pipeline Partnership Fight
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• Uphold New Keystone Route, Neb. Officials Tell High Court
• Conn. Approves Wind Power Rules, Ending Moratorium
• DOE Allots $34M To Keep USEC Uranium Project Afloat
• Pa. County Exec Floats $247M Capital Projects Funding Plan
• $1.6B Miami-Dade Sewer Deal Gets Green Light
• Singapore Awards $915M In Contracts For Rail Lines
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Lauren Resnick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• XTO Loses Bid For More Info On Fracking Spill Prosecution
• Kings On Hook For $30M Cost Increase To Arena Project
• Asian Development Bank Provided $21B Funding In 2013
• Earth Day And The Evolution Of Environmental Law
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• Goldcorp Won't Boost $3B Takeover Bid For Osisko
• Orlando's $85M MLS Stadium Delayed Until 2016
• China Will Double Down On Clean Energy, Premier Vows
• Turkey To Offer Project Finance Guarantees
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Amy Wintersheimer
• DOI Will Redo Disputed Arctic Drilling Enviro Review
• EnCap Flatrock Injects $125M Into RiverRock Energy
• Cross-Border Complexities: Keep The C-Suite Out Of Prison
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Sierra Club Loses Fight Over Radioactive Waste License
• McCabe To Press Full Speed Ahead With Tougher Climate Regs
• Calpine Nets $1.57B In Sale Of 6 Power Plants
• Pulling Up Stakes: Proskauer, Squire Sanders, MoFo
• $1.25B Illiana Expressway Approved Illegally, Enviros Claim
• Obama Punts On Keystone Decision, Citing Neb. Route Row
• $325M Texas Natural Gas Plant Gets Green Light From EPA
• Athabasca Reaps $1.2B In Oil Sands Project Exit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nicolaides' Monica Sullivan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sutherland's Cynthia Shoss
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• 5 Energy Projects That Could Help Wean EU Off Russian Gas
• Mass. Lawmakers Approve $12.6B Transportation Bond Bill
• Detroit Headed To Mediation Over Water Authority Deal
• FEMA Grants $403M In Sandy Relief For NY Tunnels
• Proxy Firm Backs Augusta Poison Pill Amid $391M Buyout Bid
• EPA Misses Deadline For Cooling Water Intake Rule
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dorsey's Annette Jarvis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Barbara Steiner
• Padbury Keeps $6.5B Port Project Investors' Names Secret
• NTR Unit Lands $60M In Sale Of 150-MW Wind Project
• DOE Pledges $15M To Boost Community Solar Development
• BP To Divest Texas Panhandle Gas Field
• Metso Board Rejects Rival's Stock Swap Merger
• Energy Cos. Wary As Calif. Fracking Moratorium Gains Favor
• Coal Plants See Sliver Of Hope In EPA Mercury Rule Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ahli, Michael Foods, SodaStream
• Fortress, Avenue Founders Pay $550M For NBA's Bucks
• Sealing The Deal: Ballard Spahr Steers Philly Gas Works Deal
• Feds Extend Deadline For Offshore Renewable Project Plans
• FTC Gives Go-Ahead To TPG's $1.8B Jonah Field Deal
• Carlyle Group Closes Nearly $700M Sub-Saharan Africa Fund
• DOE Lays Out Criteria For $4B Clean Energy Loan Program
• Yamana, Agnico Ink $3.5B Osisko Deal Amid Goldcorp Threat
• Stoel Rives Adds 2 Ex-DLA Piper Energy Development Pros
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams & Connolly's Hubbard
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Laurie Daniel
• The 6 Most Important Changes To Russian Pledge Rules
• Jamaica Grants License For 381-MW Gas-Fired Plant
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Port Authority Project Funding Probed
• MBIA's $1B Houston Sports Venue Bond Suit Revived
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• Caelus Partners With Apollo On Alaskan Oil And Gas Buys
• SEC Urged To Hold Firm On Foreign Payment Rule
• Development Team Named For $85M Orlando Soccer Stadium
• US Can't Block Nuke Waste Facility's Construction, SC Says
• Europe To Spend €2B In Carbon Credits On Clean Energy
• Pa. Law On Forced Pooling Of Oil Leases Is Constitutional
• Edison Chouest Drops $425M On Brazilian Superport
• EPA Pins 5 Major Methane Emissions Sources
• Sinopec To Pay $1.2B To Buy Out Lukoil In Kazakhstan JV
• EU Parliament Approves €22B Innovation Investment Package
• Pa. Oversight Body Weighs In On Proposed Drilling Regs
• Calif.'s Small Step Toward 'Redevelopment 2.0'?
• Copper Co. Kazakhmys To Pay $260M For New Mine
• Corbett Admin Denies Rep.'s Inquiry On $75M Drilling Plans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BakerHostetler's Pennington
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Veenker Law's Vicki Veenker
• Heartbleed Rains On The Legal Cloud Parade
• Drilling Services Co. Sues BP For Lost Business In Gulf
• Clean Energy Investment Up 14% In Q1, Report Says
• Pa. Court Backs PUC's Bridge Removal Cost Allocation
• Total Launches $16B Kaombo Project Offshore Of Angola
• Malaysia Utility To Buy Power From 50-MW Solar Project
• DOE Greenlights ConocoPhillips Alaska LNG Exports
• IFC Pours $26M Into Pakistan Wind Farm Project
• EPA Greenlights $380M In NY Sewage System Improvements
• Glencore Trumps Canadian Oil Co. Merger With $1.3B Offer
• Glencore Nabs $5.85B In Sale Of Copper Mine To Consortium
• DC Court Applies Common-Sense Limits To Davis-Bacon Act
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Allen Matkins' Sandi Nichols
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rimon's Robin Powers
• EU Sanctions May Criminalize Some US Business Activity
• NRG's Texas Nuclear Power Project OK'd By Feds
• Pa. PUC Beats Suit Over Energy Assistance Funds
• Senate Crude Oil Export Backers Press EIA For Info
• Appalachian Power Reveals $56M Grid Overhaul Plan
• $447M Sacramento Kings Arena Project Clears City Hurdle
• Pemex Adds Foreign Gas-Project Deals With Total, GDF Suez
• Australian Firm Nabs $6.5B For Iron Ore Port, Railway
• Dentons Teams Up With KapdiTwala To Boost African Presence
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Susman Godfrey's Brooke Taylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer's Louise Ann Fernandez
• Essar Energy Again Spurns Parent's $1.5B Takeover Offer
• India Is Moving In Right Direction On Int'l Arbitration
• Chevron, YPF Form $1.6B JV For Argentina Shale Development
• Keep Your Audience From Checking Email: 5 Legal Talk Tips
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• The 2014 Rising Stars, By Firm
• DOI Report Eyes Balance Between Energy And Conservation
• EPA Urges FERC To Expand Impact Statement For Pa. Pipeline
• FERC Vows To Reform Classified Docs System After Leak
• Ill. Gov. Unveils $8.6B Transportation Improvement Plan
• EU Subsidy Overhaul Will End Honeymoon For Clean Energy
• $70M Gas Pipeline Gets Nod From Vt. County Commission
• EBRD Lends Ukraine $486M To Boost Roads, Economy
• Cemex Secures Financing For $650M Mexican Wind Project
• Democratic Sens. Push For Speedy Approval Of Keystone XL
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jenner's Susan Kohlmann
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Canadian Diamond Co. Wins $865M In Gem Mine Financing
• Goldcorp Reveals $3.3B Offer For Osisko, Fans Bidding War
• Ohio's Onerous Methane Rule To Spur Flood Of Fracking Regs
• NJ Gov. Vetoes 5% Raise For Pinelands Commission Staff
• Bill To Speed LNG Exports Clears House Panel
• Europe Poised To Phase Out Clean Energy Subsidies
• Pa. DEP Aims To Tighten Air Pollution Emission Controls
• Haynes And Boone Adds 3 Finance Pros In NY, Dallas
• Oryx Midstream Gets $300M From PE Investor Group
• EU OKs $184M Grant For Sports Stadium Upgrades In Ireland
• Calif. Senate Panel Passes Fracking Moratorium
• Texas Grid Operator Backs $590M Houston Power Project
• Perkins Coie Ducks $39M Bond Suit Over Failed Mamtek Plant
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Brien And Ryan's Hansen
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paradigm's Maureen Dorney
• Queensland Court Asks For Tough Rules For $10B Mine
• NJ Offshore Wind Farm Co. Appeals BPU's Denial Of Project
• Miami OKs $225M Port Debt, Nixes Deal Linked To Stadium
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• Arctic Drilling Rule Is Imminent, Regulator Says
• 6th Circ.'s Impact On EPA Review Of Source Modifications
• EU-Funded Urban Transportation Projects Underused: Report
• Old Dominion's $675M Gas-Fired Plant Gets OK In Md.
• Enel Inks Smart Grid, Renewable Energy Deal With China
• How Municipalities Can Leverage The Reefer Tax
• Energy Capital Partners Closes $5B PE Fund
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Whitney Roy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Debbie Spranger
• Augusta Pushes Up Poison Pill Vote Amid $350M Buyout Bid
• Jackson Walker Adds Ex-Brownstein Hyatt Enviro Partner
• High Court Poised To Set New Bar For Class Action Removal
• Conn. Construction Co. Pays $2.4M Over Road Project Fraud
• Enviros Blast FERC's Impact Statement For Gas Pipeline
• Pa. Lien Law May Hold Energy Projects To Be 'Improvements'
• Gas Royalty Transparency Bills Clear Pa. Senate
• Norway's BA-HR Reps Alfa Laval In $2.2B Pump Maker Buy
• Former FHWA Chief Counsel Rejoins Beveridge & Diamond
• Norris McLaughlin Launches Economic Development Group
• Rio Tinto Sheds Pebble Mine Stake Amid EPA Scrutiny
• Waterton Closes $1B Fund For Precious Metal Investments
• High Court Won't Review $1B Kennecott Mine Appeal
• Laclede Swings $1.6B Deal To Acquire Alagasco
• Holcim, Lafarge To Merge Into World's Biggest Cement Co.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Amaducci
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steinman & Rodgers' Rodgers
• Pros And Cons Of Trial Presentation Software Programs
• Blackstone Pays $5.4B For Industrial Manufacturer
• Canada Launches Extensive Plan For Digital Future
• Mont. Pols Want Say In $900M Sale Of Hydro Facilities
• Pa. Fracking Fees Rise To $225M In Last Year, PUC Says
• Ill. Regulators Vow Tougher Stance On Coal Ash
• South Fla. Water Projects Land $29M In Funding
• Project Financing Prices To Grow 7.7% Until 2017, Report Says
• Introducing European Infrastructure Bonds
• W&T Offshore Fined $2.3M For Inaccurate Oil Royalty Reports
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pillsbury's Elizabeth Moeller
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Feinberg Day's Elizabeth Day
• 5 Industry Challenges As US Coal-Fired Power Withers
• Sony Open Organizer's Suit Over Tennis Stadium Needs Work
• Saudi PIF Injects $2B Into Ma'aden Phosphate Project
• Tax Extender Bill Clears Senate Finance Committee
• Haynes And Boone Adds Calif. RE Partner From Irell & Manella
• DOE To Take Over Bankrupt Co.'s Uranium Enrichment Plant
• Goldcorp Extends $2.4B Bid After Osisko OKs Rival Offer
• Sunoco Pipeline Can't Avoid Local Zoning, Pa. Sens. Say
• Genel, PE-Backed Co. Drop $281M For Angola Offshore Stake
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Caldwell's Robyn Crowther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Patricia Curtin
• Considerations Before Selecting A Solar Project Site
• Construction Cos. Sued For $1M Over Materials For NJ Project
• For Energy Projects, GHG Scrutiny Now A Fact of Life
• Cheniere Woos 2nd Customer For Texas LNG Project
• Yamana Gold Pays $842.5M For 50% Stake In Osisko Mining
• NY Enviros Leap Into Action After Bid To Re-Fire Coal Plant
• Grassley Pushes For Return Of Wind Energy Tax Credit
• Recent Trends In Eminent Domain — And What To Expect Next
• IRS Needs Better Oversight Of Energy Project Credit: Report
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Haynes And Boone's Jan Sharry
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Farella Braun's Stephanie Skaff
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Apple, Pioneer Investments
• Denbury Wants Award Nixed In Oil Field Expense Row
• Planned Solar City In Calif. Wins $128.6M In Water Row
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• EPA Pushes FERC To Review Indirect Effects Of LNG Project
• Duke, Westinghouse Spar Over Failed Fla. Nuclear Plant
• Duke, Piedmont Seek To Build 2nd NC Gas Pipeline
• NY Green Bank May Spark Renewable Energy Investment
• Linklaters Reps Triton In $1B Deal For Alstom Equipment Biz
• Climate Risks Won't Eclipse Fuel Needs, Exxon Says
• Algonquin Pays $115M To Buy Out Gamesa Stake In Wind JV
• Regulators Approve $309M Transmission Line In Texas
• Metso Confirms Merger Offer From Rival Engineering Firm
• EIB, Private Banks To Invest $1B In French Renewables
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Saul Ewing's Jennifer Peterson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sheppard Mullin's Betsy McDaniel
• Orlando OKs Construction Deal For $85M Soccer Stadium
• Alaska Gov. Calls For New Oil Refinery Tax Breaks
• 10 Things To Know About Pipeline Financing