Energy Archive » July, 2007

Energy - July, 2007

136 articles

• Environmentalists Slam USDA For Tax-Funded Coal
• Marathon, Enron To Settle Turbine Generator Suit
• Enron Ex-Shareholders Ask White House For Help
• Nixon Peabody Snaps Up Two Energy Partners
• Committee Says EPA Must Rule On Calif.'s Request
• Hanson Bridgett Plugs In Renewable Energy Expert
• North Carolina AG Gets Good News In Bid-Rigging Case
• Exxon Misread Alaska Pipeline Regulations: Court
• Oneok Loses Bid To Toss Natural Gas MDL
• Energy Co. Found In Contempt In SEC Investigation
• Offshore Drilling Contractors Settle Patent Dispute
• Member States Protest Energy Reform
• TXU's Buyers Pay Up To Silence Suits Over Merger
• Judge Blesses Asarco's $12M Gerald Metals Deal
• Conspiracy Claims Against Headwaters Remanded
• EC Investigates E.On, Gaz de France
• Asarco Parent Moves To Block Cleanup Settlement
• Judge Slams Antitrust Watchdog Over Gas Price Case
• Calpine Wooed By Alternative Chapter 11 Plan
• EPA Gets More Heat Over California Emissions Cap
• Judge Denies Discovery In Natural Gas Antitrust Case
• EU Brings Antitrust Claims Against Utilities
• CFTC, FERC Join Forces To Combat Manipulation
• Japanese Steel Dumping Verdict Reversed Yet Again
• El Paso Settles For $100M In Fine, Improvements
• FERC Fines Amaranth $291M
• Aquila Settles ERISA Lawsuit For $10.5M
• EnCana Pays $20.5M To Settle State Class Action
• Court Sides With FERC In Gas Pipeline Dispute
• Airline Joins Antitrust Complaint Against OMV
• Transocean In Court Over Offshore Drilling Patents
• Suits Squabble Over Energy Futures Jurisdiction
• EPA Takes Aim At ChemCentral Over Explosion
• More Former Expanets Execs Accused Of Fraud
• FERC OKs $400M Las Vegas Pipeline Expansion
• Railroad Reveals Subpoena Over Fuel Surcharges
• Ex-Willbros Exec Indicted In Nigerian Bribe Scandal
• Plaintiffs Add State Claims In Natural Gas MDL
• Ex-Amaranth Trader Seeks To Head Off FERC Action
• Offshore Drilling Merger May Pose Antitrust Concerns
• BP Amoco Targeted For FCRA Violations
• CenterPoint Joins EEOC Mediation Agreement
• Aera Energy May Be Hit With More Damages
• Mining Cos. Agree To Pay Up For Site Cleanup
• Appeals Court Checks FERC's Regulatory Authority
• Shareholders Sue TXU, Directors
• Judge Gives Asarco More Time—Again
• EU Refers Poland To Court Over Electricity Taxes
• Judge Dismisses Derivative Suit Against BP
• Citgo Sulphur Dioxide Suit Moved To Federal Court
• IAEA Unveils International Radiation Warning Symbol
• Court Temporarily Halts Shell's Drilling Plans
• Nuclear Technical Writers Lose Appeal Of FLSA Suit
• Four Accused In $75M Heating Oil Theft Scam
• GE Slapped With $4M Asbestos Decision
• Calpine Asks Court To Toss Towantic's Bankruptcy
• Climate Change Bills Flood The Capital
• Mettiki Coal Vows To Clean Up Act
• Equistar To Spend $125M On Cleanup
• Petroleum Council Makes Energy Forecast
• Court Tosses EC Suit Against Greek Power Plant
• Russian Officials Clear PwC Of Fraud In Yukos Audit
• Mongolian Mining: A Golden Opportunity?
• Enron Creditors Look To Rake In $149M
• Exxon To Put "Hot Fuel" Warning On Some Pumps
• TXU Takeover Wins FTC Blessing
• Citgo Convicted Of Killing Migratory Birds
• N.Y. Sues ExxonMobil Over Brooklyn Spill
• Italian Oil Firms Settle Probe Into Petrol Price-Fixing
• EU To Take Closer Look At Eni, Exxon Deal
• Amaranth Sued For Energy Futures Price Manipulation
• Earth Biofuels Says It Doesn't Need Chapter 7
• EPA Opens Hurricane Katrina Health Risk Files
• Refiner Faces Suit Over Flood-Related Oil Spill
• Trustee Objects To Global Power's Consultants
• Challenge To Aquila Buyout May Be Dropped
• Utility Opts For $18M Settlement With Enron
• Permits For Mining On Tribal Land Spark Suit
• Nuclear Lab Faces $3.3M Fine Over Security Breach
• Calpine Trustee Objects To Disclosure Statement
• Appeals Court Upholds Powerex Ruling
• CFTC Chair Demands More Energy Futures Oversight
• Asarco Wants Harbinger Out Of Its Records
• More Must Be Done To Ensure Competition: Report
• Global Power Gets Truncated Exclusivity Extension
• Bill Unveiled To Force EPA To Rule On Emissions
• DOL Sues Gas Company In Minimum Wage Case
• Calpine Settles Second Lien Claim Dispute
• Calpine Corp. Settles with PG&E
• Noteholders Nudge Earth BioFuels Towards Chapter 7
• EPA Guidance Narrows Regulation Of Wetlands
• Mirant Energy Pays $11M In DOJ Deal
• EU Pressure Leads Algeria To Modify Gas Contracts
• In Landmark Ruling, Court Orders EC To Pay Damages
• Bipartisan Climate Change Bill Introduced
• U.K. Gas Law Struck Down After E.On Appeal
• EU Pushes To Break Up Energy Giants
• U.S. Oil Sued For Contaminating Wisconsin's Air
• FERC Likely To Meet Opposition To Natural Gas Rules
• Complaint Against Enron Underwriters Is Dismissed
• Oil Recovery Co. Accused Of Dumping Pollutants
• Exxon Mobil May Hit BP With Contribution Claim
• Alcoa Extends Deadline For Hostile Takeover
• Sierra Club, EPA In Appellate Clash Over Regulations
• German Energy Cos. Probed By Cartel Office
• DOJ, EPA Settle With Caspers Over Emissions Device
• New Approval May Unlock Door To KeySpan Merger
• Plaintiffs Oppose PG&E's Move To Dismiss
• BP Shelves Severance Payments To Browne
• ICE Tells Senate Energy Trading Overhaul Not Needed
• FERC Approves $18M Energy Crisis Settlement
• Subpoena Dispute Lands Biofuel Co. In Court
• Patent Co. Wants Subpoena Nixed
• Alcoa's $28M Alcan Bid Attracts DOJ Scrutiny
• Mittal Gets Final Extension To Sell Tin Mill
• Global Warming Bill Becomes Law
• EU Approves €43.7B Endesa Deal
• Open Markets Breed Energy Consumers' Charter
• Porter & Hedges Snags Energy Attorney
• Court Says Employees Can't Waive FMLA Rights
• Designing A Federal Carbon Regime
• Ex-Employees Win Severance From ConocoPhillips
• BASF Wins Siberian Gas Field Case In Germany
• Regulating Emissions In The Development Sector
• ChevronTexaco Appeals Loss In Ecuador Spat
• Italy Oil Tax Discourages Competition, EC Says
• Massey To Pay $220M In Coal Contract Dispute
• Calpine Takes Aim At Rosetta In $400M Suit
• Judge Tells Westar To Cough Up Legal Fees
• Argentina Fines Shell Over Diesel Fuel Shortages
• Suit Alleges OPEC Price-Fixing On Oil In U.S.
• Calif. Global Warming Board Riled By Key Departures
• Utility Agrees To Pay $650M On Pollution Controls
• World Bank Probes Siemens Contracts
• N.J. Sues Over 50 Companies Over Gas Additive
• Environmental Group Challenges Bush Energy Plan