Valero Energy Corporation says that capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2011 included US$114 million of costs related to environmental projects.
For 2011, the Company expects to incur about US$3.2 billion for capital investments, including about US$2.5 billion…
The Williams Companies, Inc. says that, in the first quarter of 2011, a tentative settlement regarding its Ignacio gas plant in Colorado was reached.
In March 2008, the EPA proposed a penalty of US$370,000 for alleged violations relating to leak detection…
Valero Energy Corporation is working with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to settle environmental penalties regarding The Premcor Refining Group Inc.’s former Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc. retail sites.
The IEPA demanded stipulated penalties relating to certain retail sites in Illinois that…
Valero Energy Corporation is working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to resolve environmental matters regarding the McKee Refinery.
The Company’s McKee Refinery received a proposed agreed order from the TCEQ with a proposed penalty of US$116,169 for a…
Valero Energy Corporation is working with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to settle environmental penalties regarding the Corpus Christi West Refinery and Texas City Refinery.
In its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010,…
The Williams Companies, Inc., at June 30, 2011, has accrued liabilities of US$11 million for environmental costs related to its interstate gas pipelines.
The Company’s interstate gas pipelines are involved in remediation activities related to certain facilities and locations for polychlorinated…
Marathon Oil Corporation, since January 2011, has been involved in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s claim on 18 alleged violations of various statutory and regulatory provisions related to motor fuels, some of which the Company had previously self- reported to…
Marathon Oil Corporation’s actual Mobile Source Air Toxics II (MSAT II) expenditures have totaled US$555 million through March 31, 2011, with US$33 million in the first quarter of 2011.
The Company has finalized its strategic approach to comply with MSAT II…
Halliburton Company’s accrued liabilities for environmental matters were US$46 million as of June 30, 2011 and US$47 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.
The Company’s Health, Safety and Environment group has several programs in place to maintain environmental leadership and to…
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is facing enforcement actions initiated in the 2010 fourth quarter and 2011 first quarter by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection related to alleged methane migration into the groundwater and residential water wells and by the U.S.…