An affiliate of Chesapeake Energy Corp. is being sued by the U.S. government for failing to pay taxes in 2001 through 2003. Chesapeake Appalachia LLC is the successor company of Triana Energy Inc., which Chesapeake purchased in 2005 as part of a transaction with Columbia Natural Resources LLC. The deal gave Chesapeake entry into the relatively unexplored Marcellus Shale, with acreage in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, New York and Kentucky. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the United States assessed taxes against Triana in 2001 through 2003 for a total of $431,988, which as of May 17 it “has failed, neglected or refused to pay” (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Charleston, No. 2:13-cv-11988). Federal officials are seeking the tax assessment and statutory additions accrued.
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No Timetable on New CEO, Says Acting Chesapeake Chief
Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s co-founder and CEO Aubrey McClendon officially stepped out of the batter’s box Monday, but there’s no permanent replacement and no timetable on when a successor will be named, said acting CEO Steven Dixon. However, operations are running “smoothly,” despite some constraints in the Utica Shale.
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After serving 11 years as one of three regulators on the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC), Patrick Oshie stepped down last Friday. A successor will be appointed by Washington’s Gov.-elect, Jay Inslee. Oshie was a partner in a Yakima, WA law firm when then-Gov. Gary Locke appointed him to the UTC in 2001; he was subsequently appointed to a second six-year term by Gov. Chris Gregoire in 2006. Oshie previously had served as an assistant city attorney in Seattle and an assistant attorney general in Utah, where he also was a law professor.
Judge Refuses to Stay Decision Enjoining Moratorium
A federal judge in New Orleans Thursday denied the Obama administration’s request for a stay of the decision to block enforcement of the Interior Department’s sweeping moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
El Paso Ordered to Pay for Clean-Up of Contaminated Site
The Department of Justice has filed a complaint and consent order in a federal court in North Carolina that requires El Paso Natural Gas Co. and successor owners of a contaminated textile plant site in the state to pay $1.61 million for remediation and other costs incurred by the federal government.
Third Oregon LNG Project Makes FERC Filing
A third proposal for a liquefied natural (LNG) receiving terminal in Oregon was made to FERC Friday with a proposal by Oregon LNG, successor to the original Calpine Corp. project near the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria, OR. The Vancouver, WA-based firm received approval last year to go through extensive federal pre-filing for its project, which is also backing a connecting 36-inch-diameter, 120-mile pipeline into the Portland, OR, metropolitan area.
Third Oregon LNG Project Makes FERC Filing
A third proposal for a liquefied natural (LNG) receiving terminal in Oregon was made to FERC Friday with a proposal by Oregon LNG, successor to the original Calpine Corp. project near the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria, OR. The Vancouver, WA-based firm received approval last year to go through extensive federal pre-filing for its project, which is also backing a connecting 36-inch-diameter, 120-mile pipeline into the Portland, OR, metropolitan area.
Old Alberta Gas-Fired Plant Could Become Fusion Power Testing Ground
A blue-chip faction of Albertans believes lasers and fusion power might be the successor to natural gas-fired power generation. Edmonton’s mothballed Rossdale powerhouse could be turned into a home for pioneers of a future power generation technology under a plan developing in academic, industry and government circles.
Old Alberta Gas-Fired Plant Could Become Fusion Power Testing Ground
Looking to find a technology that could become the successor to natural gas-fired power generation, a blue-chip faction of Albertans believes that lasers and fusion power might be the answer. Edmonton’s mothballed Rossdale powerhouse could be turned into a home for pioneers of a future generation of electricity technology under a plan developing in senior academic, industry and government circles.
As Brownell Successor Mulled, APGA Urges Swift Action on FERC Nominees
As the White House ponders a successor for outgoing FERC Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell, a municipal gas distributor group has called on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to act promptly on the pending nominations of Jon Wellinghoff and Phillip D. Moeller to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
