BP execs may face manslaughter charges in Macondo blowout
Federal prosecutors’ manslaughter investigation is focusing on decisions by BP managers leading up to the deadly explosion that may have sacrificed safety in favor of speed and cost savings, according to one source familiar with the matter. More »
Utility Workers Union Launches Website Detailing Indictment of United Water Services for Alleged Environmental Crimes
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Utility Workers Union of America has launched a website providing details about a criminal indictment recently issued by a U.S. federal grand jury against United Water Services. The UWUA will update the si… More »
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Request for Further Review of Eagle Mountain Land Exchange
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Kaiser Ventures LLC and Mine Reclamation, LLC announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court did not accept their petition seeking review of an adverse November 2009 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals de… More »
Oil traders’ trial pushed back, Sinatra car auction set for mid-April
A pair of men accused of bilking LyondellBasell out of $80 million are scheduled for trial on Aug. 8, but filings raise the possibility of a plea deal. Some of the assets seized in the case, including a Caddy once owned by Frank Sinatra, go on the block next month. More »
Dreading the sunlight: Energy cos. comment on pending payment rules
One requirement of Congress’ post-recession Wall Street overhaul would force publicly traded energy firms to share details of their overseas payments. It’s supposed to reduce the risk of the “resource curse” in developing nations, but many in the industry say it would put them at a competitive disadvantage. More »
Lawmakers urge state, EPA to settle air pollution squabble
“These issues should be resolved,” said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, at a hearing in Houston of the battle between the Environmental Protection Agency and Texas regulators over the way air pollution permits are handled. More »
Occidental settles natural gas royalty claims for $2 million
A lawsuit filed by a private citizen claims the company took improper deductions from the gas production values it reported to federal officials. More »
Cross-dressing Venezuelans, reality TV wannabes and more oil-trader adventures
More odd twists to the story of an $80 million oil kickback scheme that has two Houston-area men and a British citizen behind bars. More »
Pennsylvania man accused of dumping frackwater into streams
Prosecutors say Robert Allan Shipman told drivers for his company to open valves at natural gas wells, often at night or during rainstorms, so the drilling wastewater would run into nearby waterways. More »
New Air Toxic Control Rules for Coal Fired Power Plants Out
The EPA released its long awaited air toxic standards for coal fired power plants yesterday. Though it is required by the implementation of the CAA 1990 amendments, it has been a long slog. In particular, the Bush EPA wanted to control some of the toxics such as Mercury through a cap and trade program, which [...] More »
Jury finds Devon, Trevor Rees-Jones liable for $116M in fraud case
Devon Energy Production Co. and Rees-Jones must pay the Dallas billionaire’s ex-partner damages for defrauding him of his true share of a company that Devon later bought for $2 billion, a Houston jury said. More »
Deepwater Horizon widow settles suit against BP
The widow of Keith Blair Manuel, one of 11 crew members who died in the April 20 explosion at BP’s doomed Macondo well, has settled her lawsuit against the company. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed. More »
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