All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 23 2007 // The London office of Marsh Inc. announced that it has established a dedicated Renewable Energy Team, to be headed by Susan K. Stokes and Tom Sexton as its co-leaders.The team will work closely with Marsh’s Global...
May 22 2007 // Marsh Inc. has established a dedicated Renewable Energy Team and named Susan K. Stokes and Tom Sexton as its co-leaders. The team will work with the firm’s Global Marine and Energy Practice and the Power and...
Apr 25 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its “A-” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Oil Insurance Ltd. (OIL) on CreditWatch with negative implications.“The CreditWatch...
Apr 24 2007 // Oklahoma’s landscape is in constant motion with the activity of oil wells, their seesaw-like movements pumping oil and natural gas to the surface and fueling the state’s economy.Oil wells are also a source of...
Apr 23 2007 // High gas prices won’t put a damper on travel and watersportsWater sports enthusiasts, motorcyclists and RV roadsters aren’t going to let high gas prices ruin their summer fun. They are willing to “pay to...
Apr 16 2007 // Swiss Re announced that it has successfully closed the €329 million ($446 million) European Clean Energy Fund to further investment. “The Fund, a UN accredited investment vehicle, provides capital to European clean...
Apr 9 2007 // IDENTITY THEFT High loss in low-tech crime SHAKY FOUNDATION? Earthquake Authority losing funding
Apr 9 2007 // As the oil industry cycles into a drilling boom, the shortage of experienced workers raises safety issues that smart companies are working hard to address.Oil production has always been a boom-and-bust industry. At the...
Apr 9 2007 // Not all offshore platforms are created equal, which is why one platform will survive a storm unscathed while another nearby is completely obliterated. In order to appropriately underwrite offshore platform risk,...
Mar 29 2007 // Some oyster farmers in Louisiana may be using unused leases solely in hopes of collecting damage settlements from oil companies, according to a new report that is sparking tension between the seafood and energy...
Mar 5 2007 // Travelers Oil & Gas recently launched an emergency response planning guide for managing well blowouts that occur on U.S. oil and gas land drilling operations. According to the company announcement, it is the...
Feb 27 2007 // Brian Storms, Chairman and CEO of Marsh Inc, speaking at the opening of the Marsh National Oil Company conference in Dubai, told delegates: “The world’s desire for environmentally-friendly energy sources...
Feb 22 2007 // If the United States is to move beyond a petroleum-based economy, it will require a stronger commitment by government, industry, and non-governmental leaders, U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar said recently in a wide-ranging...
Feb 21 2007 // With nearly $1 billion of commercial market capacity for downstream risks, representing approximately 50 percent of the total realistic amount available worldwide, Houston is emerging as a major center for downstream...
Feb 8 2007 // Marsh Inc. will host the first ever global risk advisory meeting of the world’s national oil companies (NOCs) at a conference in Dubai on 26-28 February. “These state-owned enterprises manage roughly 80 percent...
Feb 1 2007 // A federal judge on Jan. 30 approved a settlement between Murphy Oil Corp. and about 6,000 St. Bernard Parish, La., homeowners over an oil spill that happened during Hurricane Katrina.In a three-page ruling, U.S. District...
Nov 29 2006 // Major global political and business leaders say energy issues are high on their agenda and that the demands and risk transfer needs of this sector pose challenges and opportunities for insurers and reinsurers.At Swiss...
Oct 11 2006 // Oil companies in Nigeria are being hit with rising costs due to kidnappings of their staff that have become so commonplace in the volatile Niger Delta one Nigerian company is selling T-shirts calling it the country’s...
Jun 30 2006 // The Delaware River and other waterways around the nation will be better protected from oil spills under legislation approved Tuesday by Congress, according to one of the measure’s co-sponsors.The Coast Guard and...
Jun 9 2006 // Construction crews building a convenience store in south Tulsa, Okla., have discovered an abandoned oil well while digging a hole for gas storage tanks.The strange discovery was made recently when the crews broke open the...