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Energy - October, 2010

163 articles

• Judge Orders Tests On Halliburton Cement Used By BP
• Judge Keeps Atlas Energy Class Action Alive
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $411M Award To BofA In Gas Case
• First Wind Nixes IPO After Slashing Price
• GSA Upgrades Green Construction Standards
• Contractor Sues BP Over Pay For Oil Spill Cleanup Work
• 2 Chevron Attys Sanctioned In $27B Amazon Fight
• Rayburn Enters Fight Over Transmission Project
• Halliburton Knew Of Deepwater Cement Flaws: Report
• Jones Day Scores Smith International GC
• Swepco Blocked From Building At Ark. Power Plant
• Shanghai Electric Inks $8.3B Deal With India's Reliance
• Spiraling Mortgage Debt Drives Gas City Into Ch. 11
• Pa. Governor Bans New Natural Gas Projects In Forests
• First Wind Prepares IPO Of Up To $276M
• Alternative Energy Fuels Disruptive Innovation
• Oil Producers Thwarted In SemCrude Appeal
• Inergy Ends Investor Suits Over $2B Merger
• Baker & McKenzie Hit With $100M Malpractice Verdict
• Pa. Gas Producer Fined Over Deadly Tank Explosion
• Former EPA Regional Director Joins BP Oil Spill Panel
• Airgas Demands $70-Plus Per Share From Air Products
• Ore. Settles Hanford Cleanup Fight Against DOE
• FirstEnergy, Allegheny Reach Deal In $9B Pa. Merger
• New BP CEO Won't Testify Before Congress
• Feds Want Money, Jewels In Alleged Oil Co. Scam
• New Fuel Standards Aim To Slash Truck Emissions
• Tesoro Fights $2.4M Fine Over Fatal Refinery Blast
• Anadarko Petroleum Seeks $24M From Driller
• Linklaters Advises BP In $650M Sale Of Gulf Oil Stakes
• Change And Challenge: Nuclear Power In The UAE
• Gas Utility Fails To Revive Suit Over Faulty Valves
• Atty To Face Deposition In Chevron Amazon Fight
• Canada's Syncrude To Pay $2.9M Over Bird Deaths
• Energy Cos. Sue DOI Over Obama Drilling Policy
• Electrical Engineering Co. Execs Accused Of Bribe Plot
• TransData Sues Oncor, Others Over Power Meter IP
• Shell, PPG Settle Contract Suit Over Supply Agreement
• Sens. Question Enviro Review Of Keystone Pipeline
• The EPA's Wabash Cannonball
• Counsel In Heartland Securities Case Gets $1.2M
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Kazakhstan Oil Profits Suit
• Weighing Unilateral Termination Of A Deposition
• Exxon Slashes Claim Against Venezuela By $5B: Report
• TQP Targets Dell, Chevron, Others Over Encryption IP
• Grassley Blasts Ill. Use Of DOE Weatherization Funds
• Court Postpones Hearing In Polar Bear Listing MDL
• Fed. Circ. May Rehear Maersk-Transocean IP Feud
• DOI Offshore Drilling Safety Rules Struck Down
• Searching For Science In Marcellus Shale Decisions
• Italian Watchdog Probes Italgas Over Withheld Info
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Choate Hall Corporate Finance Pro
• BP Hit With Endangered Species Suit Over Gulf Spill
• National Union Sues Tesoro Over Jet Fuel Coverage
• Enviro Groups Lose Out To Canadian Oil Pipelines
• Corps Can't Quash Subpoena In Clean Water Case
• Australia Puts 40% Interim Duty On US Biodiesel
• Sutherland Adds 2 Partners To Houston Office
• Milbank Ends Document Row In Touch America Ch. 11
• Waste Oil Refiner Wants $50M From Supplier Over PCBs
• Carbon Capture And Sequestration Is Here To Stay
• The Aftermath Of Apex Oil V. US
• BP To Waive $75M Spill Liability Cap In Some Cases
• 1st Circ. Reinstates Fee Award For Whistleblowers' Atty
• Energy Cos. Attack DOI's Delay In Issuing Leases
• Coal Group Sues EPA Over Mountaintop Mining Rules
• EPA Seeks Veto Of Arch's W.Va. Coal Mine Permit
• 4 Things To Consider When Deciding To Self-Report
• SolarWinds Hit With Shareholder Suit Over IT Contracts
• BP To Sell Venezuela, Vietnam Operations For $1.8B
• Skadden Reps Northeast Utilities In $4.3B NStar Buy
• Tax Problems With Nuclear Decommissioning Funds
• High Court Won't Let Anadarko Join States' River Fight
• Union Loses Bid To Arbitrate ConocoPhillips Disputes
• Vinson & Elkins Assists Oil States In $649M Buy
• EPA Plan Details Energy Efforts On Contaminated Sites
• US To Investigate China's Aid To Green Tech Sector
• DOL Moves To Limit Mine Coal Dust Exposure
• Supercharging The Vehicle Battery Space
• Settlement Ends Protest Of M&M Corp.-Emera Merger
• Navy, SBA To Seek Sustainable Energy Contracts
• Spat Erupts Over Lead Status In China North Lawsuit
• BP ERISA Suits To Join Securities Actions In Houston
• Mining Group Wants Officers Recused From Xcel Plan
• US Asks Judge To Toss 'Moot' Drill Ban Claims
• Arbitrating International Environmental Disputes
• EPA Ups Ethanol Allowance, Draws Ire From Both Sides
• EU Eyes Comprehensive Oil Platform Safety Legislation
• Texas Man Gets 10 Years For Oil Investment Scheme
• EPA, DOT Cast Ahead To 2025 Fuel Standards
• DOJ Calls For Harsh Sentence For Okla. Fraudster
• Hunton & Williams Snaps Up Energy Finance Package
• Atty-City Doc Disclosure Limited In Kinder Cleanup Suit
• Deal Ends Challenge Of $41B Exxon-XTO Merger
• US Energy Plan Gets OK From Court, Creditors
• Flying J Creditor Wants To Nix Approval Of Its Plan
• ConocoPhillips, Sasol Ink $16M EPA Settlement
• Settlement Near In Duke Energy ERISA Class Action
• 7th Circ. Reverses CAA Verdict Against Duke Unit
• Massey, Aracoma Mine Fire Survivors Settle Suits
• Pollution Suit Against RRI Energy Stays Alive
• Union Oil Claim Threatens Pacific Energy Ch.11 Plan
• Entergy Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Constellation Puts Md. Nuke Plant's Future In Question
• US Lifts Ban On Deepwater Drilling
• DOE To Back $1.3B GE-Caithness Wind Farm Project
• Fallout From The KeySpan Swap Case
• Queensland Readies $5B IPO For Coal-Hauling Railroad
• DOI Seeks Input On Categorical Exclusion Policy
• Chevron's Malice Suit Against Ecuador Atty Nixed
• Vinson Reps CNOOC In $2.2B Chesapeake Shale Deal
• Charting The Middle Course To Protecting Cleantech IP
• FTC Calls For More Privacy In Emissions Reporting
• Steering Committee Appointed In Oil Spill MDL
• Sipco Sues AMX, Others Over Energy Management IP
• Former LA Utilities Chief Heads To Lewis Brisbois
• Allegheny's Post-Trial Bid To Nix CAA Suit Denied
• Schlumberger Targeted In Yemen Bribe Probe
• Chesapeake Hit With Suit Over $25M Oil, Gas Contract
• Surprise Inspection Uncovers Violations At Massey Mine
• Judge Approves Lenders' Plan For Bosque Power
• A Split On Companies' Liability For Human Rights Crimes
• La. Case Against BP To Remain In Federal Court
• Massey Unit Accuses US Of FOIA Violations In Probe
• Transocean Worker Wins $4M Over Oil Rig Accident
• Katten Muchin Avoids Ex-Leor CEO's Malpractice Claims
• W.Va. Fights EPA's New Curbs On Mountaintop Mining
• Brazilians' Enviro Claims Don't Stand In US, Judge Says
• 'Transparency' In Natural Gas Markets?
• Investors To Buy Marathon Oil Assets For $900M
• DNO Hit With Up To $75M In Damages For Iraq Contracts
• White House Withheld Info On BP Oil Spill, Panel Says
• Thompson Hine, V&E Guide $422M Robbins-T-3 Deal
• Coke, LG, Others Targeted In Web Data Patent Suit
• FirstEnergy Drops Enviro Claims Against School District
• NOV Unit Hydralift Seeks Exit From $10M BP Rig Suit
• An Eye On Offshore Energy Development
• GE Continues Energy Push With $3B Dresser Deal
• Wash. Fines Tesoro $2.4M Over Fatal Refinery Blast
• US Says It's Not Liable For PG&E Spent Nuclear Fuel
• DOI Approves Chevron, Tessera Solar Projects In Calif.
• Chevron Seeks Data Used By Expert In Ecuador Suit
• Customs Says Solyndra Panels Made In USA
• Lufkin, Andrews Kurth Accused Of Oil Well Patent Plot
• Exxon, Others Face Another Suit Over MTBE Pollution
• Evidence Squabble Threatens EBG Auction Schedule
• Gov't Tries To Nix Suit Over Mineral Rights Leases
• Insurers' Cert Bid Denied In Pioneer Arbitration Spat
• Supreme Court Leaves Apex Liable For $150M Cleanup
• US Asked To Weigh In On Securities Cert. Standards
• Wyo. Gas Drilling Project Gets Green Light
• Judge Switched Again In $27B Chevron Pollution Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Talisman Human Rights Case
• The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Are You Ready?
• Oil And Gas Co. Exec Gets 97 Months For Ponzi Scheme
• Sens. Push For Billions In New Energy Tax Incentives
• EU Probes Chinese Pipes Over Dumping Concerns
• FERC Suits Must Be Heard In DC Circ., 6th Circ. Affirms
• Sears Sues Over Cleanup Of Alaska Gas Leak Site
• House Eyes Broader Iran Sanctions
• Latham & Watkins Advises Repsol In $7B Sinopec Deal
• Plaintiffs' Attys Must Pay Star Gas Fees In Fraud Action
• Legal Hold May Keep You Out Of Jail Over E-Discovery