All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 1 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has registered a quick reaction to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina on the petroleum industry. S&P announced that it has placed its “A+” counterparty credit...
Aug 22 2005 // Everything’s negotiable. If that’s not the key operational phrase in the oil and gas sector–both in terms of oil and gas production and insuring that risk–then it comes very close. Contracts rule in...
Aug 22 2005 // In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and insurance for oil and gas operators (well, I guess it is a lifetime if you are under 35 years of age), I have come to the realization that the functions to protect...
Aug 22 2005 // As worldwide oil consumption and demand spirals upward so to does the stress on U.S. oilfield workers to meet those demands, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in...
Aug 22 2005 // In the oilfield, operators typically enter into Master Service Agreements with various contractors who supply services and materials needed in connection with the many and varied oilfield operations. The MSAs usually...
Aug 22 2005 // The primary reason lawsuits occur is because the broker/ agent did not fulfill his responsibility of knowing his clients exposures and addressing them properly.In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and...
Aug 22 2005 // Everything’s negotiable. If that’s not the key operational phrase in the oil and gas sector-both in terms of oil and gas production and insuring that risk-then it comes very close. Contracts rule in the...
Aug 22 2005 // The primary reason lawsuits occur is because the broker/ agent did not fulfill his responsibility of knowing his clients exposures and addressing them properly.In what seems a lifetime of handling risk management and...
Aug 22 2005 // Everything’s negotiable. If that’s not the key operational phrase in the oil and gas sector-both in terms of oil and gas production and insuring that risk-then it comes very close. Contracts rule in the...
Aug 15 2005 // The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, Texas, announced it is teaming up with local U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials and the Texas...
Jul 20 2005 // George F. Hutchings has joined the OIL Group of Companies in Bermuda as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. His professional career has taken him from corporate finance to...
Jul 18 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: American E&S has a new oil and gas insurance program focused on exploration and production companies. This new program features control of well insurance coverage at competitive rates, flexibility,...
Jul 7 2005 // The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers and Montlake Holdings announced they have established a self-insured group for workers’ compensation insurance, the only one of its kind in Texas for business owners in the oil...
Jun 30 2005 // The Houston office of American E&S recently announced a new Oil and Gas Insurance program. The program focus is Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Companies. This new program features Control of Well insurance...
May 17 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Apr 4 2005 // The Workers’ Health and Safety division of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission will present a one-day educational seminar on Introduction to Oil and Gas Safety on April 27, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5...
Mar 21 2005 // Oil Insurance Limited (OIL), the Bermuda-based mutual company, which currently insures 83 energy companies, was heavily impacted by 2004’s hurricanes, especially Ivan. The storm’s “slow track across the...
Feb 15 2005 // Fast food giant chain McDonald’s has agreed to donate $7 million to the American Heart Association to settle lawsuits over the type of fat it uses in its cooking.The burger and fries restaurant chain will also spend...
Feb 7 2005 // Strategic Research Institute will hold the 2nd Annual Insurance & Risk Management for the Oil & Gas Industry conference Feb. 28-March 1, 2005, at the Renaissance Houston in Houston, Texas. The forum will focus on...
Jan 21 2005 // The federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging key sections of a new Massachusetts law that regulates oil tanker operations and safety in state waters, saying the provisions violate federal authority and should be...