HALLIBURTON CO: Has $64M Accrued for Environmental Liabilities

Halliburton Company, as of Sept. 30, 2008, had US$64 million accrued liabilities for environmental matters, compared with US$72 million as of Dec. 31, 2007.

According to its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the…

SASOL LTD: Accrues $383M at June 30 for Environmental Obligation

Sasol Limited’s environmental obligation accrued at June 30, 2008, was ZAR3.460 billion (about US$383 million), compared to ZAR3.355 billion (about US$371 million) in 2007.

The 2008 accrued amount includes about ZAR1.692 billion for costs of remediation of soil and groundwater…

TRC COS: Still Facing Property Damage Suit over Calif. Landfill

TRC Companies, Inc. is still facing a 2004 lawsuit captioned SPPI

Somersville, Inc. v. TRC Companies, Inc. et. al.; West Coast Home Builders v. Ashland et. al., pending in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

Neighboring landowners allege property damage…

CITGO PETROLEUM: To Pay $13M Fine for Discharge to 2 La. Rivers

WASHINGTON — September 17, 2008 — CITGO Petroleum Corp., a Delaware corporation, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $13 million fine for the negligent discharge of pollutants into two rivers in Louisiana in violation of the Clean Water…

DUKE ENERGY OHIO: Seeks to Settle Potential Liabilities for DP&L

Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. is in negotiations for a definitive agreement to settle potential liabilities at a generating station operated by the Dayton Power & Light Co. and jointly owned by the Company with certain other parties, the Company said…

DUKE ENERGY: Appealing Ruling on Hurricane Katrina Damages

Duke Energy Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Cinergy Corp., are still awaiting ruling on an appeal related to alleged damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina.

In April 2006, Duke Energy and Cinergy were named in the third amended complaint of a…

DUKE ENERGY: Remediation for Wabash River Units to Begin in Dec.

Duke Energy Corporation reports in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the remedy phase for three generating units in the Company’s Wabash River is expected to commence in December 2008.

The lawsuit,…

DUKE ENERGY: Still Facing Actions on Clean Air New Source Review

Duke Energy Corporation continues to face trial over alleged violations of the New Source Review (NSR)provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

In 1999 and 2000, the U.S. Justice Department, acting on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, filed a…

DUKE ENERGY IND: Remains Potentially Liable for Ill. Waste Site

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. continues to face potential liabilities at the Dunavan Waste Superfund Site in Illinois.

In July and October 2005, the Company received notices from the Environmental Protection Agency that it has been identified as a de minimus potentially…

DUKE ENERGY INDIANA: Awaits Ruling on Bid to Junk Knox Unit Suit

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. is awaiting decision on the defendants’ motion to dismiss, or alternative to stay, a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club regarding the Company’s violations of the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review at the Edwardsport generating…

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