All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 10 2009 // A weakening Tropical Storm Ida lashed the U.S. Gulf Coast with drenching rain and high surf Tuesday as it moved ashore after shutting down almost 30 percent of Gulf of Mexico energy production.Ida, once a Category 2...
Nov 9 2009 // Hurricane Ida headed toward oil and gas facilities in the central Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path to the U.S. Gulf Coast after killing 124 people in El Salvador following floods and mudslides.U.S. oil companies were...
Nov 9 2009 // Energy companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico shut in oil and natural gas production and a major gas hub was closed on Monday as Hurricane Ida spun toward the region.The Independence natural gas hub — the largest...
Oct 23 2009 // An explosion and huge fire ripped through an oil storage and refinery site outside Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan Friday, forcing the evacuation of around 350 people from a nearby neighborhood, officials said.The...
Oct 14 2009 // Aon announced that it has recruited Peter Lewis to the Renewable Energy Practice, within Aon Power. He will join the team, led by Tom Sexton, in early 2010. Lewis moves over to Aon from Marsh where he was a key member of...
Oct 7 2009 // W. R. Berkley Corp. has formed Berkley Oil & Gas Specialty Services, LLC. The new insurance unit, based in Houston, Texas, will provide multiline insurance products including general liability, auto liability,...
Oct 1 2009 // ACE Europe announced the launch of its new oil and gas industry policy. ACE said the product is “aimed at both manual and non-manual trades engaged in the upstream sector,” and that it has been extended and...
Sep 30 2009 // The White House is weighing sanctions targeting Iran’s dependence on gasoline imports and insurance firms that underwrite the trade, even as U.S. officials focus for now on diplomatic efforts to resolve a nuclear...
Aug 24 2009 // Hurricane Bill brought rain and heavy winds to eastern Canada Sunday after pounding the U.S. East Coast with heavy seas that killed two people.A seven-year-old girl died in a hospital after she was pulled unresponsive from...
Jul 8 2009 // The development of an El Nino weather pattern is increasing and at this stage may be a medium-strength event, but it could take months for it to be officially declared, Australia’s weather bureau said.“We are...
Jul 7 2009 // The Texas Oil & Gas Association (TxOGA) workers’ compensation purchasing group has earned a $4.5 million dividend from Texas Mutual Insurance Company. This marks the largest group dividend in Texas...
Jun 18 2009 // Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has appointed Department of Insurance (DOI) Commissioner Jim Atterholt to serve on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). Atterholt will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of...
Jun 3 2009 // Austin, Texas-based Texas Mutual Insurance Company has added free safety training resources for the oil and gas industry on its Web site at texasmutual.com/safety/rtmain.shtm.Texas Mutual noted that between 2003 and 2006,...
May 13 2009 // A company drilling for natural gas near Bickleton, Wash., lacks adequate insurance against groundwater contamination, Klickitat County officials say.County planners say Delta Petroleum of Denver has not shown proof of $20...
Mar 27 2009 // Alaska’s Mount Redoubt Volcano erupted at least twice Wednesday, March 25, as officials from a pipeline company assessed conditions at a nearby oil storage facility to determine whether to remove its contents.The...
Mar 16 2009 // About half of the white sand beaches along Australia’s northeast coast that were blackened by an oil spill have been cleared, an official said Sunday.Authorities declared a disaster zone along 37 miles (60...
Mar 9 2009 // The types of risks classified under the energy insurance category range from offshore energy (exploration and production), offshore energy construction, onshore energy (oil refining, gas processing, petrochemical plants...
Feb 22 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state.House Bill 273, introduced by...
Feb 3 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state.House Bill 273, introduced by...
Jan 27 2009 // First it was high credit card fees. Then came higher gas prices. Now, hundreds of gas stations around the state are shutting down because their insurance companies will not renew policies unless stations install new...