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Finks Joins Texas-Based Roach Howard Smith & Barton

Brandon Finks has joined Roach Howard Smith & Barton insurance brokerage firm as a commercial sales executive for property/ casualty insurance. Finks began his career as a certified insurance claims adjuster with AIG and has more than seven years of …

West Texas Jury Awards $11M in Oilfield Accident

A West Texas jury has awarded $11 million to a man who was injured by a pipe casing that fell from an oilfield elevator. The verdict in favor of Eliazar Trevino Jr. was announced Oct. 22 after a week-long civil …

2nd Worker Injured in Oklahoma Refinery Blast Dies

A second man who was injured in an explosion at a southern Oklahoma oil refinery has died. A spokesman at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City says Russell Mann of Davis died Oct. 16. Mann was injured …

Ohio Legislators Consider New Drilling Rules

Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling were ready to clear their final legislative hurdles on May 24 and head to Gov. John Kasich. The Ohio House was scheduled to …

Oilfield Cleanup a Big-Money Dispute in Louisiana

A behind-the-scenes firestorm in Louisiana’s legislative session centers on a big-money, years-long dispute between landowners and the oil and gas industry over how cleanup should be handled of environmental damage from drilling years ago. More than a dozen bills have …