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- Court approves BP, Justice Dept. deal on Gulf spill figures
About 810,000 barrels of oil that BP captured from its leaking Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 won't be included in the calculation of fines against the company under the Clean Water Act, according to U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier. Both BP and the Department of Justice agreed that the captured oil "never came into contact with any ambient sea water and was not released into the environment in any way," the order states. The ruling could reduce BP's Gulf spill-related penalties by up to $3.5 billion. The Wall Street Journal
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- Chesapeake clears McClendon of misconduct over financing deals
Outgoing Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon did not improperly benefit from his financing transactions with company partners, according to a probe by Chesapeake's board of directors. A report last year found that EIG Global Energy Partners, which was discussing a deal with Chesapeake, lent McClendon $1.4 billion. The board wanted to determine if McClendon sold the company's properties at a lower price to EIG in exchange for the loan. U.S. News & World Report/The Associated Press
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- Brazilian court drops oil-spill charges against Chevron, Transocean
Transocean and Chevron verified that a Brazilian judge dismissed criminal charges against the companies over the Frade field oil spill in 2011. "We welcome this news that the Court recognized, with respect to the Frade event of November 2011, that Transocean's crews did exactly what they were trained to do, acting responsibly, appropriately and quickly while always maintaining safety as their top priority," said Guy Cantwell, a spokesman for Transocean. Reuters
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- Lithuanian minister touts Chevron's shale drilling plans
Chevron's shale natural gas exploration plans in Lithuania earned the support of Jaroslav Neverovic, the country's energy minister. "We have to support new innovative opportunities to reduce the cost of the energy resources we consume," Neverovic said. Chevron's investments would also help Lithuania gain access to new technologies and generate jobs, he said. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- McMoRan: Onshore La. discovery holds large amount of reserves
An ultra-deep onshore discovery in Louisiana made by McMoran Exploration and other firms holds about 546.7 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved, probable and possible oil and natural gas reserves, the company said. "These are the first of what we hope will be sizeable reserves from the sub-salt, ultra-deep trend onshore and in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico," said James Moffett, co-chairman, president and CEO of McMoran. Platts
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- Sen. Landrieu makes case for Keystone XL pipeline approval
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., made her case for the approval of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. Bitumen will be produced from Canada's oil sands, Landrieu said. "The question is: Who are they going to send it to? Are they going to send it to their good friend, the United States, to our refineries in Texas and Louisiana? Or are they going to ship it somewhere else in the world," she said. FuelFix.com
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- Source: EPA, Energy Dept. nominees could be announced this week
President Barack Obama could announce his choices to head the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy as soon as this week, a source familiar with the matter said. Gina McCarthy, the EPA Office of Air and Radiation assistant administrator, is expected to be nominated as EPA chief. Nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz, who is the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Energy Initiative, will be nominated as energy secretary, the source said. Reuters
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