SUNOCO INC: SunCoke Subject to NOV over Indiana Harbor Facility

Sunoco, Inc.’s SunCoke Energy subsidiary is subject to a Notice of Violation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to its Indiana Harbor cokemaking facility.

After initial discussions with the EPA and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, resolution of the…

SUNOCO INC: Accrues $29MM at March 31 for Environmental Cleanup

Sunoco, Inc.’s accrued environmental liabilities were US$29 million at both March 31, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2010.

Other deferred credits and liabilities amounted to US$86 million at both March 31, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2010.

As of March 31, 2011, the Company…

SUNOCO INC: Still Has Lawsuits on MTBE Groundwater Contamination

Sunoco, Inc., along with other refiners, manufacturers and sellers of gasoline, is a defendant in lawsuits alleging MTBE contamination of groundwater.

The plaintiffs include water purveyors and municipalities responsible for supplying drinking water and governmental authorities. The plaintiffs are asserting primarily…

SUNOCO INC: Partnership’s Assessed Penalty Paid During Jan. 2011

Sunoco, Inc.’s Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., in January 2011, paid an assessed US$100,000 fine for alleged violations of various pipeline safety requirements relating to the Partnership’s rights of way and equipment within the Crude Oil Pipeline System.

In December 2010, the…

CHEVRON CORP: Still Subject to MTBE-Related Contamination Cases

Chevron Corporation and many other companies in the petroleum industry have used methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive.

The Company is a party to 20 pending lawsuits and claims, the majority of which involve numerous other petroleum marketers…

CHEVRON CORP: Still Subject to Envt’l. Case in Nueva Loja Court

Chevron Corporation is a defendant in a civil lawsuit before the Superior Court of Nueva Loja in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, brought in May 2003 by plaintiffs who claim to be representatives of certain residents of an area where an oil…

SUNOCO INC: In Talks w/ PADEP to Resolve Girard Envt’l. Matters

Sunoco, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection are actively engaged in settlement negotiations on environmental matters regarding the Company’s Girard Point wastewater treatment unit.

The matter remains pending.

In March 2011, PADEP proposed a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) in…

SUNOCO INC: SunCoke Responds to NOVs on Gateway, Haverhill Sites

Sunoco, Inc.’s SunCoke Energy subsidiary is responding to Notices of Violations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relating to its Gateway and Haverhill cokemaking facilities.

These NOVs stem from allegations of violations of air emission operating permits for these facilities. SunCoke…

PRIDE INT’L: Still Subject to Administrative Proceeding in Spain

Pride International, Inc. is still subject to a pending administrative proceeding initiated in July 2009 by a governmental authority of Spain under which such governmental authority is seeking payment in an aggregate amount of about US$4 million for an alleged…

PRIDE INT’L: Accrues $1.7MM at March 31 for Envt’l. Liabilities

Pride International, Inc., as of March 31, 2011, has an accrual of US$1.7 million for potential liability related to environmental matters.

The Company is currently subject to pending notices of assessment issued from 2002 to 2010 under which governmental authorities in…

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