Latest Energy Headlines
All the headlines from our Energy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IEA Study Forecasts 50% Growth in Energy Use; 52% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nov 8 2005 // An in depth study conducted by the Paris-based International Energy Agency forecasts a 50 percent rise in energy use between now and 2030. It also predicts a concurrent 52 percent rise in greenhouse gas emissions,...
After the Wreckage, Hurricane Katrina Spawns Lawsuits
Oct 3 2005 // Shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform issued a statement warning that the financial wreckage caused by Hurricane Katrina could...
After the Wreckage, Hurricane Katrina Spawns Lawsuits
Oct 3 2005 // Shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform issued a statement warning that the financial wreckage caused by Hurricane Katrina could...
Oil and Gas
Sep 5 2005 // Nuts and 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, and...
S&P Puts OIL’s ‘A+’ Ratings on Credit/Watch-Negative
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...
Negotiating the Highs and Lows in the Oil and Gas Market
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 Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator
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...
Oilfield Safety a Concern as Energy Demands Rise
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...
Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Acts and Their Impact on Insurance Coverage
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...
The Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator
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...
Negotiating the Highs and Lows in the Oil and Gas Market
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...
The Four C’s of Risk Management for the Oil and Gas Operator
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...
Negotiating the Highs and Lows in the Oil and Gas Market
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...
Oilfield Safety a Concern as Energy Demands Rise
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...
Oil Casualty Insurance in Bermuda Names Hutchings Senior VP, COO
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...
Oil and Gas
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,...
Montlake Holdings, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Form Self-Insured Group for Workers’ Comp
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...
American E&S Rolls Out Oil and Gas Program
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...
Higginbotham & Associates Adds VP to Specialty Energy Division
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...
TWCC to Hold Oil and Gas Safety Seminar in Houston
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...
