Energy Archive » May, 2008

Energy - May, 2008

124 articles

• CFTC Needs More Staff, Chairman Says
• Denied Pa. High Court, Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor
• Con Edison Plans to Replace All Lead-Covered Cables
• Con Edison Blasts City Over Steam Pipe Accident
• In Rare Move, CFTC Reveals Oil Price Probe
• Calif. Not Likely To Adopt Nuclear Energy
• Electric Providers Settle FERC Enforcement Actions
• Courts Not Warming To Climate Change Torts
• Baker Hughes, ReedHycalog Reach $100M Settlement
• Maryland Utility Cleared to Issue Settlement Rebates
• RWE Eyes Divestiture Of Gas Pipelines
• Shell, Army To Pay $35M To Clean Up Superfund Site
• House Report Urges Cost-Effective Cap-And-Trade
• Exxon's Suit Over Refinery Shutdown Will Go On
• Sullivan & Worcester Forms Climate Change Group
• FERC's Beefed-Up Enforcement Program
• EPA's New Smog Rules Come Under Fire
• FERC Endorses New Version Of Reliability Standard
• VAALCO Energy Settles Proxy Fight With Hedge Fund
• Court Won't Hear Massey Appeal
• Investing In India's Energy Sector And Protecting IP
• Colo. Energy Regulators Nix Bid To Limit Rule Making
• D.C. Court Of Appeals Spurns Rate Challenge
• NiSource To Appeal $404M Verdict To Supreme Court
• Court Strikes Down EPA's Storm-Water Discharge Rule
• Judge Holds Amaranth's Feet To Fire Of CFTC Claims
• Bay Area To Charge Businesses For Emissions
• House Delays Vote On Holding EPA In Contempt
• 4th Circ. CZMA Decision May Have Broader Impact
• EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into Gaz De France
• Senate To Weigh Cost Of Key Climate Change Bill
• U.S. Ratifies Treaty On Nuclear Damages Liability
• GAO Report Uncovers TVA Security Failures
• Senate Committee Passes Bill To Overturn EPA Ruling
• Judge Won't Allow Expert To Testify In MTBE Case
• Nigeria Says Shell, Exxon Owe $1.9B
• Judge Denies Amicus Brief In $1B Enron Litigation
• Court Overturns Baltimore Law Against LNG Plant
• Polar Bear's Status Impacts Greenhouse Gas Debate
• Investors Push Senate To Enact Climate Change Bill
• Dow, Rockwell Hit With $900M Verdict In Nuclear Suit
• Bill To Allow Suits Against OPEC Clears House
• Fulbright Adds Energy Partner From Hunton
• Gibson Dunn Expands Into Singapore
• Pension Funds Blamed For Commodity Price Spikes
• Edison Mission Inks $9M Settlement With FERC
• EnerNOC Shareholders Fire Off Derivative Suit
• Environmental Groups Appeal BP Plant Expansion
• 10th Circuit Upholds Migrating Gas Dispute Dismissal
• Green Groups Win Partial Victory On Alaska Leases
• Unipetrol Faces Claim Over Alleged Cartel
• World Bank Won't Toss TGP's Claim Against Jordan
• Calif. Utility Asks FERC To OK Power Corridor
• Congress Approves Plan to Close Enron Loophole
• Exxon Unit Hit With $8M Verdict For Kidney Cancer
• FERC Policy Revisions To Strengthen Enforcement
• Bush Interfered In EPA's Ozone Decision, Dems Allege
• Alternative Energy Tax Credit Bill Moves Forward
• Gazprom Inks First Major North American Deal
• Enron Unit Brokers Settlement With Luzenac
• Bush Readies Veto Stamp As House Passes Farm Bill
• FTC To Probe 'Exorbitant' U.S. Fuel Prices
• Willbros Enters $10.3M SEC Deal Over Bribery, Fraud
• EU Leans On Spain To Lift Endesa Merger Conditions
• Oil, Gas Deals Created $204B In 5 Years: Study
• Baker Botts Picks Up Two Cos. In MTBE MDL
• FERC Proceeds With ETP Gas Rate Tampering Claims
• EU Eyes StatoilHydro-ConocoPhillips Deal
• Fund Plotted With Rival To Take Over Board: VAALCO
• Wind Can Be 20% Of U.S. Electricity By 2030: DOE
• Exxon Wants $800M For Failed Point Thomson Plan
• Transocean Offshore Drill Patent Suit Dismissed
• Senate Votes To Halt Stockpiling Of Oil
• Fulbright Adds Partners From King & Spalding
• Protecting Your Ownership In Future Carbon Markets
• Overtime Suit Against Chevron Certified, For Now
• Justice Recusals Allow Apartheid Claims To Continue
• Litigators Urge Clarity Over Punitive Damage Rules
• FTC Asks FERC To Consider Transmission Unbundling
• EPA Committee Seeks Long-Term Pollutant Standards
• Black Beauty Coal Settles With EPA, Creates Wetland
• Mercury Emissions Bill Comes Under Fire
• 11th Circuit Lifts Florida Limestone Mining Ban
• Rep. Blames Owner, Regulator For Utah Mine Collapse
• 'Green Revolution' Spurring The Next Patent Boom
• Early Reduction Credits Under Lieberman-Warner
• Reliant, Equistar Head For Mediation
• Oil Cos. Bail Out Of MTBE Case With $422M Check
• BP Plea Agreement Violates U.S. Law: Appeals Court
• Asarco, Encycle Settlement Gets Court Approval
• National Oilwell's Trade Secrets Case Weak: Jury
• Companion Bill Would Extend Green Tax Incentives
• Oil Cos. Denied Summary Judgment In MTBE Case
• Sierra Club To Sue Coal Plants Over Mercury Rules
• Appeals Court Reinstates Suit Against Pacificorp
• Ex-Dynegy Lawyer Asks Judge To Step Down
• DOE Tags $126M For Carbon Sequestration Projects
• CenterPoint May Recoup $21M After Appeal Victory
• European Parliament Wants Airline Emissions Capped
• Court Lets EU Pursue Spain For E.ON Conditions
• EU Committee Backs Energy Unbundling Proposal
• Patton Boggs Scores Middle East Bigwig
• ConocoPhillips Asks FERC To Punish Entergy
• Groups Seek To Block Seismic Surveys In Alaska
• D.C. Circ. Affirms FERC's Calif. Utility Fee Scheme
• Mediation In Climate Change Litigation
• Nuclear Investment Demands CO2 Charges: CBO
• Firm Loses Bid For Travel Expense Reimbursement
• Bill Seeks An End To Enron Loophole
• Power Cos. Pay $25M To Montana Town Over Leaks
• Senators Ask EPA To Change Ethanol Mandate
• Construction Cos. To Pay $1.65M For Harassment
• EU Confirms Marine Hose Antitrust Warnings
• Iberdrola Charges EDF With Nuclear Power Monopoly
• EPA To Crack Down On Lead Emissions, Monitoring
• Litigator Will Lead K&S' New Austin Office
• Appeals Court Nixes LNG Permit Case Against States
• Judge OKs Local Class Against W-H
• 2nd Circuit Plugs Long Island Pipeline Project
• Bill Says OPEC's WTO Members Breach Trade Laws
• Fla. OKs Energy Law But Delays Tailpipe Provision
• FERC Defends Merger Oversight In Front Of Senate
• Disclosing Risks Of Climate Change In SEC Filings
• Mistrial Declared In Military Contract Fraud Case