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Project Finance - March, 2015

236 articles

• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Shell $19M FCA Suit
• NY Justices Won't Extend Drilling Rights Under Fracking Ban
• GE, Virginia Solar Team Up For Japan Photovoltaic Plant
• Warburg Pincus Sinks $500M Into Texas Oil Startup
• FERC Approval Sought On Billion-Dollar Marcellus Shale Line
• NJ Lawmakers Oppose Offshore Drilling Off Atlantic Coast
• First Solar Project Doesn't Jeopardize Protected Tortoise
• Don't Skip The Air Emission Credits In M&A
• Texas Committee OKs Bill To Block Local Fracking Bans
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Coast Guard Issues Final Offshore Drilling Rule
• Kuwait Fund Pays $550M For 25% Stake In Gas Natural Spinoff
• Russia, Australia, Others Back China-Led Development Bank
• Total Reaps $569M From Nigeria Oil License Sale
• Saudi Aramco Inks $10B Loan With International Banks
• Bridgepoint Raises $4.3B For 5th Middle-Market Buyout Fund
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• Calif. Gov. Signs $1B Drought Relief Package
• Pa. Utility Dodges Solar Co.'s Unfair Competition Suit
• ICMA Extends Green Bond Eligibility To Climate Change Work
• Wal-Mart Plan Didn't Flout CEQA, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Hedging Contango In The Energy Sector
• Tribal Coalition Pledges Unity On Resource Development
• Reid Blames 'Bunch Of Whiners' For EB-5 Favoritism Report
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• FWS Bowed To Oil Lobby Pressure Over Wildflowers, Suit Says
• South Korea Backs Chinese-Led Development Bank
• Kinross Pays $33M To Settle Securities Suit Over African Mine
• BP Poised To Grab Piece Of Caspian Sea Gas Pipeline
• Developers Of $1.8B Rams Stadium Clear Labor Hurdle
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• Fla. Developer Improperly Won City Contract, 11th Circ. Rules
• VA Exec Retires Amid Investigation Of $1.7B Hospital Cost
• House Bill Would Speed Gas Projects On Tribal, Federal Land
• DHS Deputy Wins Support In EB-5 Favoritism Saga
• Wyoming Launches Bid To Block Federal Fracking Rule
• Dominion Plans $1B Gas-Fired Power Plant In Southern Va.
• Fla. Man Gets Nearly 5 Years For $100M Fake Bond Scam
• High Court Split Over EPA's Need To Consider Costs
• Va.'s $51M Offshore Wind Project Scores DOE Lease
• Dominican Republic Fights $50M Default Award At 11th Circ.
• Pa. GOP Lawmakers Slam Wolf's Plan For Gas Severance Tax
• Tying Bucks' Taxes To Wis. Arena Bonds May Cost $165M
• Honeywell Says Firm Ignoring DQ In $42M Enviro Fight
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• Duke Energy To Appeal $25M Fine For Tainted Groundwater
• DHS Deputy Accused Of Playing Favorites In EB-5 Program
• DOI Says Navajo Mine Permit Should Survive Reconsideration
• Senate Kicks Off 2016 Budget Amendment Process
• K&L Gates Wants Out Of Oil Co. Client's Securities Action
• Wind Farm Developer Asks NJ Court To Reverse State's Denial
• GOP Bills Would Shield States From EPA Plant Rule
• Rage Rises To The Top At BLM's New Fracking Rules
• 4th Circ. 'Nexus' Ruling Expands Deference To Army Corps
• Biz Group Backs Senators' Bipartisan Ex-Im Renewal Bill
• No Cape Wind Contract, No Case, NStar Tells 1st Circ.
• Opponents Slam Texas Gas Regulation Bills As 'Attacks'
• Fault Allocation Limited In $340M Alaska Harbor Project Suit
• Obama Says New L-1B Visa Guidance To Be Released Soon
• Haynes And Boone Wins Back Finance Pro From Strasburger
• High Court Asks For SG's Take On NJ Power Plant Appeal
• CORRECTED: Baker Hughes Investors Settle Suit Over $35B Halliburton Deal
• Cos. To Issue $30B In 'Green' Bonds in 2015: S&P Report
• Sunoco, Rice Seek $1.2B As Debt Issuance Hits Record High
• Southwestern Energy Nets $218M From Texas, Arkoma Sale
• The Law360 400
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Texas High Court Says AT&T Can Sue Over Bridge Demolition
• BIA Didn't Explain Oil Developer's Bond Hike, DOI Board Says
• DC Circ. Ends Tree Felling Stay For Pa.-NJ Pipeline
• Feds, States Must Clear Regulatory Air On Fracking Rules
• Fortress Affiliates To Buy DuPont Site In South Jersey
• Frankin Square Energy Fund Seeks $900M Follow-On Offering
• Indigenous Group Blasts Canada Over $12B Pipeline Review
• AIG Unit Argues For Keeping Coverage Dispute In Arbitration
• Williams Partners Unit Asks FERC To OK Pipeline Expansion
• Feds Finalize Fracking Rules For Public Lands
• Is Your Landfill Or Other Wasting Asset Fairly Assessed?
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• BIA Head Says 2016 Budget Would Create Tribe Funding Hub
• Wis. City, County Get Power Co.'s Cleanup Claims Trimmed
• $683M Gas Pipeline Can Build Through Holdout Pa. Land
• 5 Tips For Navigating The P3 Process
• Feds Eye Claim That Christie Staff Punished Jersey City Mayor
• Ohio Wind Farm Defeats Suit Over Endangered Bats
• Southwestern Energy Reaps $500M From Pa. Gas Pipeline Sale
• CORRECTED: EPA Can Approve Pollution Fee Alternative, 9th Circ. Says
• Fracking Services Likely To Make The Cut In MLP Guidance
• JinkoSolar Plans $100M Factory In Malaysia
• Decommission Rules Likely To Alter Bonding, Cost Estimates
• Lawmakers Rip VA For Cost Overruns At $1.7B Colo. Hospital
• NextEra Unit Sues Feds For $6M Over Unpaid Stimulus Work
• Senate Indian Affairs Panel OKs Irrigation Funding Bill
• Alternative Energy Co. USASF Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Evolving P3 Policy Holds Promise For Infrastructure
• Anadarko Grabs 20% Stake In $850M Crude Oil Pipeline
• SkyPower, IGD Join Egypt Surge With $5B Solar Investment
• Aussie Iron Ore Miner Pulls $2.5B Debt Sale As Prices Slide
• House Passes EPA 'Secret Science' Overhaul Bill
• SunEdison Plans 150MW In Texas Solar Plants
• Criminal CWA Case May Signal New Trend In Mining Industry
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Judge Orders State Dept. To Respond To Tribal Pipeline Suit
• Fla. Bridge Project To Boost Water To Everglades Gets OK
• Top NJ Sen. Wants Port Authority To Sell WTC To Fund Tunnel
• Germany, France, Italy To Join China-Led Development Bank
• House Passes Bill To Overhaul EPA Science Advisory Board
• Chadbourne Snags Project Finance Pro In Mexico City
• PE Firm Pantheon Raises Over $1B For Infrastructure Program
• La. Sen. Presses FERC To Clear $3.5B LNG Export Project
• Legal Eagles Question EPA Authority For Clean Power Plan
• Calif. Tribe Seeks To Block Work On $1B Solar Project
• House Science Committee Weighs EPA's New Ozone Rule
• BHP Billiton Urges Shareholders To OK Spinoff Of Metals Unit
• Protecting O&G Security Interests — Lessons From SemCrude
• Drillers Wary Of Decommission Regs As Oil Prices Fall
• Texas Pols Want Tax Credits For Alternate Fracking Fluids
• 2 Texas Bills Want Cities Cut Out Of Oil And Gas Regulation
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• 9th Circ. Gives OK To Emissions Swap For $1B LA Plant
• Oxfam Says SEC Is Dragging Feet On Energy Payment Rule
• Vulcan Materials Plans $400M In Notes To Reduce Debt
• Siemens Invests $10.5B To Harness Egyptian Electricity
• NJ Senate Can't Reverse Christie's Port Authority Reform Veto
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, WPP PLC, Barrick Gold Corp.
• Ga. High Court OKs $200M NFL Stadium Funds
• DC Circ. Lets Pipeline Builder Intervene In Approval Fight
• Proposed PG&E Fine Grows To $1.6B For Fatal Calif. Blast
• BLM Announces 7 New Oil, Gas Leases In Alaska Reserve
• Keeping Contract Disputes From Derailing Energy Projects
• This Week In Congress: Immigration And Net Neutrality
• Deepwater Subpoena Ruling Turns Up Heat On Offshore Cos.
• Iraq Asks High Court To Hear $10B Oil-For-Food RICO Suit
• Calif. Agency Must Fulfill Redevelopment Deals, Court Says
• States Taking A Larger Role In Transportation Funding
• Abengoa Awarded $155M Power Line Contract In Canada
• Fortum Nets $6.9B In Sale Of Swedish Power Distribution Biz
• FERC Draws A Line On Transmission Queue Waivers
• Chicago Can't Shake Suit Over Lakefront Lucas Museum
• Montana Rep. Wants Indian Coal Tax Credit Made Permanent
• Molycorp Shareholder Suit Over Mine Project Gets Axed
• GE Pumps $200M Into Egypt Energy, Transportation Facility
• FERC Changes Rules To Curtail Disruptions At Meetings
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Two Texas LNG Export Facilities Seek FERC Review
• UK Moves To Join China-Led Infrastructure Investment Bank
• Eversource Energy To Unload NH Power Plant Fleet
• DC Circ. Stays Tree Felling For Pa., NJ Pipeline Project
• Tax Credit Timeline Extension Will Kickstart Wind Projects
• Fracking: 'A Shale Of Two Cities'
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• IFM Pays $5.7B For Bankrupt Indiana Toll Road Operator
• Sen. Calls For Belt-Tightening On Nuclear Projects
• Ex-Massey CEO Faces New Allegation In Mine Blast Case
• Sunoco Logistics To Tap Public Markets With $564M Offering
• EPA Chief Blasts Call For States To Ignore Power Plant Rule
• Lambasted Calif. Clean Energy Plan Getting A Revamp
• States Spar Over Clean Power Plan In Senate Hearing
• Kazakhstan Hit With $100M Suit Over Rights To Oil Field
• Paper Mill Co. Seeks Void Of $17M IRS Deficiency Notice
• OPEC Price War Is Strengthening North American Producers
• Seattle Will Probe Shell's Plan To Anchor Drilling Fleet
• Agencies Trim But Can't Nix Suit Fighting Texas Highway Plan
• DOI Seeks To Nix Tribes' NEPA Suit Over Alaska Road
• Ind. Cancels Coal Gasification Plant, $2.8B Contract
• Duke Unit Fined Record $25M In NC For Coal Ash Pollution
• Transportation Dept. Finalizes New Pipeline Safety Standards
• Enviros Say ND Shouldn't Intervene In DOI Coal Leasing Suit
• Japanese Solar Co. Buys Project Pipeline In US
• Law360 Project Finance Editorial Advisory Board
• Clearing Up CEQA's Categorical Exemptions
• Fla. Gov. Touts $41M Miami Road Expansion Project
• Dune Energy Hits Ch. 11 After Failed Merger
• Chesapeake Broke Eagle Ford Contract, Partner Alleges
• Calif. Judge Recommends Nixing $2B San Diego Gas Plant Bid
• East Coast Senators Want Atlantic Off Limits To Drilling
• High Court Says Amtrak Can Set Railroad Standards
• IRS Lifts Blackout On MLP Guidance, Vows New Standards
• FERC's Fight For 'Demand Response' Continues In Petition
• Block Island Financing Is Wind In Offshore Energy's Sails
• DC Circ. Tosses Bid To Nix Offshore Oil, Gas Lease Program
• NextEra Unit To Buy Fla. Coal Plant For $520M, Then Close It
• Drillers Breathe Easy After Marcellus Shale Emission Ruling
• Sunoco Drops Local Zoning Exemption Bid For Pa. Pipeline
• BP Moves Ahead On $12B Egyptian Gas Project
• A Simmering Debate Over Coal Future
• Looking At The Legal Deficiencies Of Local Fracking Bans
• Energy Co. Underpaid Gas Royalties To Landowners: Jury
• Minn. High Court Says Power Co. Must 'Buy The Farm'
• Calif. City Owes $17.5M After Voters Reject Drilling Plan
• NYC Mayor Plans $150M Hunts Point Revitalization Project
• No Quick Win For Contractor In $340M Harbor Project Suit
• Indian Irrigation Projects Need Funding, Senate Panel Hears
• Self-Generation Cos. Turn Up Antitrust Heat On Utilities
• Ex-XStrata Head's New Firm Raises $5.6B For Mining Venture
• NJ Lawmakers Clash Over Port Authority Reform Proposals
• Offshore Drilling Co. Ensco Raises $1.1B In Debt Offering
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Texas Common Carriers May Soon Be Running In Circles
• EPA Defends Texas Flexible Air Permit Program At 5th Circ
• NRG, Calpine Fight $590M Texas Energy Project Dismissal
• Butler Snow Launches Economic Development Firm In Fla.
• Lehman Settles Bond Swap Fight Over Giants Stadium
• W.Va., Other States Make Last Bid To Sink Carbon Rule
• Cadwalader Grows Energy Practice With Ex-Sutherland Atty
• DOI Ignored Enviro Impact In OK'ing Navajo Mine Expansion
• Calif. Shuts Oil Field Wells Amid Groundwater Probe
• House OKs $8B Amtrak Funding, Rail Reform Bill
• Senators Grill EPA Boss On Water Infrastructure Priorities
• Senate Falls Short On Keystone XL Veto Override
• Exxon Joins 2015 Supermajor Spending Cut Parade
• First Reserve Sells $230M In Glencore Shares Amid Slump
• Spotlight On Puerto Rico's Evolving Municipal Landscape
• Senate Indian Panel Calls For Contract Support Cost Funding
• BIA To Award $8M For Tribal Climate Change Projects
• Seattle's Shell Arctic Fleet Lease Sets Off Enviro Suit
• SolarCity Claims Ariz. Utility Squeezing Out Rooftop Solar
• LA Utility Fired Worker For Reporting Fraud, Suit Says
• EB-5 Isn't Driving Funds To Areas Most In Need, Exec Says
• Anadarko Slashes 33% Of Its 2015 Project Spending
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: AFIAA, Star Wars, Related Cos.
• RI Offshore Wind Farm Advances With $290M In Financing
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Palash Pandya
• The Moving Target Of Ministerial Consent In Nigeria
• Man Gets 9 Years For Defrauding Military SubContractors
• Utility To Ask Miss. High Court To Rethink $281M Refund
• Calif. City To Vote On Allowing Oil Co. To Drill Despite Ban
• Oxfam Can't Interfere With Dodd-Frank Rulemaking, SEC Says
• FirstEnergy Units Plan $353M In Transmission Upgrades
• Billion-Dollar Issues Loom Over Fla. Legislature Session
• PSE&G Proposes $1.6B In Upgrades To NJ Gas Infrastructure
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's John Daniels
• Making The Economics Of NY Energy Storage Systems Work
• Report Highlights Continued Need For CFIUS Planning