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US oil producer Continental Resources claims Hess defrauded it out of $69 million

May 20, 2025

(BOE Report) – U.S. shale producer Continental Resources has filed a lawsuit against Hess Corp alleging that it was defrauded out of up to $69 million through a series of deals the well operator conducted with its subsidiaries. Continental said that Hess, which operates hundreds of wells in North Dakota, artificially inflated midstream service fees by entering into agreements with

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution

September 23, 2024

Reuters NEW YORK: California has filed a lawsuit against oil giant Exxon Mobil over its alleged role in global plastic waste pollution, its attorney general announced on Monday. Speaking at an event during Climate Week in New York City, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state sued Exxon after concluding a nearly two-year investigation that he said showed Exxon

Oil and gas, trucker, agriculture trade groups unite to fight EPA’s “unworkable” emissions rule for heavy-duty vehicles

June 21, 2024

World Oil (WO) – The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty (HD) vehicle emissions standards for model years (MY) 2027-2032. “Today, we are standing up for consumers who rely on trucks to deliver the goods they use every single day,” said API Senior Vice

Shell’s board of directors sued for ‘failing to properly prepare’ for the energy transition

March 15, 2022

CNBC Shell’s board is being sued for failing to prepare the multinational oil and gas company for the transition away from fossil fuels. Environmental law firm ClientEarth, a Shell shareholder, said Tuesday that it had notified Shell of its claim against the company’s 13 executive and non-executive directors. It argues the board’s failure to implement a climate strategy that truly aligns with

Canada says talks with U.S. over pipeline dispute should start soon

December 1, 2021

Reuters OTTAWA, Dec 1 – Formal talks between Canada and the United States over a disputed Michigan pipeline should start soon, Ottawa said on Wednesday, the latest development in an affair souring bilateral relations. Last month Canada invoked a 1977 treaty with the United States to trigger negotiations over Enbridge Inc’s ENB.TO Line 5, which Michigan wants to shut down on environmental

Polish watchdog fines Gazprom $7.6 billion over Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

October 7, 2020

Reuters WARSAW/MOSCOW – Poland has fined Russia’s Gazprom GAZP.MM more than 29 billion zlotys ($7.6 billion) for building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline without Warsaw’s approval, its watchdog said on Wednesday, prompting the company to say it will appeal. The project has stoked concern about Moscow’s dominance of European energy supplies and attracted U.S. sanctions, although rival sales of Azeri

Exxon, Shell face uphill legal battle over soured Nigerian deal

March 6, 2020

Houston Chronicle Oil majors including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are facing uphill battles to convince U.S. courts to enforce multi-billion dollar arbitration awards they secured against Nigeria’s state oil company. The companies accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. of taking more crude than it was entitled to under four deals that were signed in 1993 to

Judge dismisses Cheniere lawsuit against former CEO Charif Souki and Tellurian

January 31, 2020

Houston Chronicle A lawsuit between rival liquefied natural gas companies Cheniere Energy and Tellurian has been dismissed just days before jury selection was set to begin. State district court Judge Fredericka Phillips in Houston signed an order Thursday dismissing Cheniere’s claims against its former CEO Charif Souki and Souki’s new company Tellurian. The suit and a related $400 million claim were

Texas County Sues Exxon Over Air Pollution from Petrochemical Fire – Official

August 1, 2019

From Reuters Harris County, Texas sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday over pollution from a fire a day earlier at the company’s Baytown Olefins Plant, according to an attorney for the county. The fire was being investigated by federal and state agencies. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) were at

Company Responsible for Last Year’s Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions Settles Lawsuit for $143 Million

July 29, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Columbia Gas and parent company NiSource will allocate a total of $1 billion to address the needs of affected communities Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, in conjunction with its parent company NiSource (stock ticker: NI), has reached a $143 million settlement in relation to last September’s Merrimack Valley natural gas explosion that

Ecuadorian Plaintiffs End Litigation Against Chevron

July 9, 2019

Ecuadorian Plaintiffs End Fraudulent Litigation Against Chevron

Keystone XL Pipeline Opponents Pursue New Legal Challenge

July 1, 2019

From The Seattle Times BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Environmentalists asked a federal judge on Monday to cancel approvals issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, opening another front in the legal fight over a long-delayed energy project that President Donald Trump has tried to push through to completion. Attorneys for the

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