Range Resources Corp. has gone on the offensive in its battle with a North Texas landowner and a controversial environmental consultant widely believed to have an anti-gas industry agenda. In its response to a lawsuit over alleged water well contamination, the company said it wants to be compensated for millions of dollars in damages caused by false allegations.
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Range ‘Confident’ It Didn’t Taint Wells
A deposition of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) witness is expected to take place Tuesday as Range Resources Corp. pursues its challenge to an EPA emergency order charging water contamination on several fronts, including a petition last week to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
FERC Expert Witness Doesn’t Use ‘M’ Word for Amaranth Trader
An expert witness for FERC last Tuesday came close to testifying that a former natural gas trader for failed hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC manipulated natural gas futures prices, but she never crossed that line.
FERC Expert Witness Doesn’t Use ‘M’ Word for Amaranth Trader
An expert witness for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Tuesday came close to testifying that a former natural gas trader for failed hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC manipulated natural gas futures prices, but she never crossed that line.
Lay Blames Enron’s Collapse on Media ‘Witch Hunt’
In his second day on the witness stand, Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay on Tuesday continued to lay the blame for the company’s collapse on bad press reports, which he said misled investors.
Skilling Reiterates Innocence, Calls Last Six Years ‘Tough’
After nearly eight days on the witness stand trying to convince jurors that he did nothing wrong as president, COO and CEO of Enron Corp., Jeffrey Skilling was able to relax — sort of — by midday Thursday. Tired after a grueling cross-examination that lasted three days, Skilling told reporters outside the Houston courtroom that he had said what he wanted to say.
Skilling Accuses Government of Pinning Enron’s Collapse on Innocent People
After spending four days on the witness stand defending himself, former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling finally appeared to have had enough on Thursday. He angrily accused the government of “rewriting history” and of trying to pin the blame for the company’s collapse on “innocent people.”
Skilling Says Government Witnesses Lied
Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling, more animated and at times testy on his second day in the witness chair, Tuesday said the ex-Enron executives who testified that he manipulated earnings and lied to investors were not telling the truth. Skilling also deflected responsibility for the content of Enron’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and earnings releases, telling jurors he was often the last person to see them before they were issued.
Senate Witnesses Debate EIA Storage Reporting, NWS Changes, Limits on Futures Trading
It was all about the numbers for the last — and most spirited — witness panel before the Senate Energy Committee conference on natural gas last week. Debate erupted over both the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly storage reports and the volatility and high prices of the natural gas futures market