Victories

In a decision in which both sides are claiming victories of sorts, a federal district judge in Denver on Friday ordered the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to review and revise its drilling plan for the Roan Plateau in western Colorado where one operator has plans to drill thousands of natural gas wells.

While the energy industry generally applauded the re-election of President Bush, seeing it as favorable for energy projects, large and small, others focused more on Capitol Hill, pointing to the increased majorities racked up for Republicans in both the Senate and House of Representatives, bolstering the chances that comprehensive energy legislation will get through Congress next year.

Republicans on Tuesday added to their majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives, bolstering the chances that comprehensive energy legislation will get through Congress next year, a legislative expert said.

Republicans on Tuesday added to their majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives, bolstering the chances that comprehensive energy legislation will get through Congress next year, a legislative expert said.

After enduring one of the worst years in its corporate history, Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy reported it ended 2002 on a legal high note.

In one of the few victories in recent weeks for Arthur Andersen LLP, a Houston judge last week barred U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors from subpoenaing Andersen employees to appear in front of a grand jury before the firm goes on trial in May on obstruction of justice charges related to Enron Corp. document shredding.

Marketers participating in the soon-to-be-unbundled Georgiamarket scored some key victories in a decision last week by theGeorgia Public Service Commission which will provide them withcomplete customer information from Atlanta Gas Light in electronicformat, allow them a chance to prove they can do their own meteringand allow free trading of daily imbalances.