Energy & Utilities Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Enforcement: $950,000 Settlement In Crandall Canyon Mine Accident

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/11/2013

The Crandall Canyon Utah coal mine operator agreed to pay $949,351 to settle civil penalties MSHA levied following an accident in 2007 that took the lives of . six miners, followed by the deaths of three additional personnel,...more

EPA’s 2012 Enforcement Results – What Do They Mean?

by Michael Volkov on 1/10/2013

Shortly before the end of the year, EPA released its annual review of its civil and criminal enforcement results for the Fiscal Year 2012....more

"BP's Settlement With DOJ: Lessons Learned Within the Congressional Investigations Arena"

by Margaret E. Krawiec, Thomas A. Parnham, Daniele M. Schiffman, Ivan A. Schlager | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/19/2012

On November 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that BP Exploration and Production Inc. (BP) has agreed to plead guilty to a 14-count criminal information and pay a record $4 billion in criminal fines and...more

FCPA Investigation Follows Allegations of Improper Payments to Customs Officials in Kazakhstan

by Venable LLP on 7/5/2012

Several major international oil exploration companies and a logistics provider have allegedly initiated internal investigations in response to allegations of bribery involving a joint venture entity and Kazakh Customs...more

McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012: Safe Drinking Water Act enforcement By Chris Paul

by McAfee & Taft on 4/18/2012

The former mayor of Stover, Missouri, was sentenced in December 2011 to 10 years of probation and five months of home confinement, 30 days in a halfway house, and a $10,000 fine on charges related to violations of the Safe...more

Two Birds by the Pit: Courts Split Over Well Operator Liabilities under the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act

by K&L Gates LLP on 2/20/2012

Introduction A recent federal court decision in North Dakota focuses on an issue of concern to oil and gas operators nationwide – whether unintended fatalities of migrating birds at well sites can give rise to...more

Patton Boggs Insights - January 2012 - Administration/Congress: New Mining Safety Legislation

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/27/2012

West Virginia Republican House member Shelley Moore Capito has introduced legislation that would increase civil and criminal penalties, strengthen pattern of violation provisions, and form an independent board to investigate...more

The Evolving State of Today's LNG Spot Market - "Where we are and how we got there"

by Reed Smith on 11/15/2011

The evolution of the global LNG market continues apace, influenced at a macro level most recently by the need for ever greater quantities of LNG in a post-tsunami, nuclear-power-short Japan, faced with massive...more

EPA Issues Notices of Violation of the RFS to Twenty-Four Parties

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 11/9/2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued Notices of Violation of the Clean Air Act to parties who used Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated by Clean Green Fuel LLC to satisfy their compliance...more

Commissioner Block Resigns; Eighty-Seven Apply for Appointment

by Jeffrey Albright | Lewis and Roca LLP on 10/7/2011

On Thursday, October 6, 2011, Jerome Block Jr. submitted his resignation of his seat on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. The resignation becomes effective at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7. The resignation was...more

Commissioner Block to Resign as Part of Plea Deal With New Mexico AG

by Jeffrey Albright | Lewis and Roca LLP on 9/29/2011

On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block, Jr. pled guilty to felony charges concerning misuse of campaign funds, misuse of his PRC gas credit charge and other offenses. The...more

August 30, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 8/30/2011

The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more

August 18, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 8/18/2011

The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more

Matthew Secomb Explains How Oil And Gas Companies Can Deal With The UK’s move against bribery and corruption, and the implications...

by White & Case LLP on 6/30/2011

Oil and gas companies do business in countries where bribery and corruption run rampant. Some of the most oil and gas-rich countries also find themselves at the bottom of Transparency International’s corruption perception...more

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