May 16, 2016 archive

More Troubles for Dakota Access Pipeline Company

Iowa regulators are under pressure to stop a proposed oil pipeline through  the state and three other states. It is the Dakota Access pipeline, a 1,150-mile long project pushed by a Texas company that planned to start construction this week in the Bakken oil fields in northwest North Dakota. The pipeline is to stretch through …

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Williams Files New Lawsuit Against Merger Partner, ETE

The acrimonious proposed merger between The Williams Companies, Inc. and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. continues to unravel, with the filing of a new lawsuit by Williams in a Delaware state court. Williams announced late Friday that it filed a declaratory judgment action to prevent the company from terminating the controversial merger and forcing ETE to …

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