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Insurers Limit Earthquake Exposure in Oklahoma
May 23 2016 // As the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma exploded into the hundreds in the last few years, nearly a dozen insurance companies moved to limit their exposure, often at the expense of homeowners, a Reuters examination has...
Transportation Department Blames Pipeline Company for California Oil Spill
May 20 2016 // Numerous lapses in safety measures, judgment and planning by Plains All American Pipeline LP led to and worsened a major oil spill last year that fouled miles of shoreline and ocean near Santa Barbara, Calif., the U.S....
UT Study Links Recent Texas Quakes to Oil Activity
May 19 2016 // A new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin concludes that human activity has been a factor in earthquakes throughout the state for nearly 100 years. The study conclusions are in a paper to be published...
Alberta Wildfires Spread North, Threatening Oil Sands Facilities, Workers’ Camps
May 17 2016 // Wildfires raging across northern Alberta for more than two weeks have come to within a kilometer of an Enbridge Inc. oil-sands transportation terminal as warm weather and wind spread the flames, while workers were...
8 Suits Filed over Crude Oil Spill along Louisiana’s Bayou Teche
May 16 2016 // Eight lawsuits have been filed by people seeking damages from a Texas industrial services company that spilled about 12,500 gallons of crude oil in March along and into the Bayou Teche in Louisiana. The Advocate reports...
XL Catlin Strengthens Global Energy Team with 4 Senior Appointments
May 13 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced it has strengthened its energy team globally with four senior hires: Wayne Jacobson, Joseph Tina, Helen Watkinson and Denise Dass-Hewitt. In the Americas, XL Catlin has...
Insurers Limit Exposure as Quakes Increase in Oklahoma
May 13 2016 // As the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma exploded into the hundreds in the last few years, nearly a dozen insurance companies moved to limit their exposure, often at the expense of homeowners, a Reuters examination has...
Alberta Wildfires Spare Almost 90% of Fort McMurray, Canada’s Energy Hub
May 10 2016 // The massive wildfires that swept through Canada’s energy hub of Fort McMurray left almost 90 percent of the city intact, including most of the downtown core, while completely leveling some neighborhoods. “This...
Alberta Wildfires Set to Veer from Oil Sands Operations, Spreading More Slowly
May 9 2016 // Wildfires raging through Alberta are set to move away from the main oil-sands facilities north of Fort McMurray after knocking out an estimated 1 million barrels of production from Canada’s energy hub. A cold front...
Alberta Wildfire Insured Losses Could Total $7.3B, Covering Area Bigger Than NYC
May 6 2016 // The wildfires ravaging Canada’s oil hub in northern Alberta have rapidly spread to an area bigger than New York city, prompting the air lift of more than 8,000 evacuees as firefighters seek to salvage critical...
Willis Towers Watson, Chubb to Offer Global Coverage for Oil & Gas Industry
May 6 2016 // Willis Towers Watson has launched Risk Protect, an insurance and risk management product for companies serving the global oil and gas industry. Risk Protect applies industry specific insurance policy wording, underwritten...
BP Relents on Gulf Seafood Processors’ Oil Spill Damages But Still Pursues Attorney
May 4 2016 // After fighting for more than two years to avoid paying almost $1 billion in oil spill damages to Gulf Coast shrimpers, oystermen and seafood processors it claimed didn’t exist, BP Plc has thrown in the...
Update: Canadian Wildfire Rages, Leading to Evacuation of 80,000 People
May 4 2016 // Fire raged unchecked through the Canadian city of Fort McMurray overnight as authorities raced to complete the evacuation of its population of 80,000, fearful that hot, dry winds forecast for Wednesday would further fan...
Iowa Rail Safety Study: Dubuque County Vulnerable for Another Spill
May 3 2016 // A recent Iowa rail safety study says Dubuque County remains vulnerable to crude oil or biofuels spills more than a year after several railcars carrying ethanol derailed along the Mississippi River. The state’s...
Exxon Mobil Pays $2.63M Fine for Arkansas Pipeline Spill
May 3 2016 // Exxon Mobil has paid a $2.63 million fine more than three years after its Pegasus pipeline ruptured and spilled thousands of gallons of crude into a Mayflower neighborhood. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...
Supreme Court Denies BP Investors’ Class Action Over Losses Tied to Gulf Oil Spill
May 2 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from shareholders seeking to revive their class action lawsuit against BP claiming the British oil company misrepresented its safety procedures prior to the 2010 Gulf of...
Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Headed to Governor
Apr 29 2016 // The Alabama legislature on Wednesday voted to decriminalize medicinal marijuana oil possession. In a 95-4 vote in the House of Representatives and a 29-3 vote in the Senate, legislators supported a bill supporters say is a...
EPA Nails Tesoro’s Washington Oil Refinery for Safety Violations
Apr 28 2016 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes, Wash. nearly $720,000 for alleged safety violations. The EPA said last week it filed a complaint seeking penalties for violations...
New York Urges Tighter Rules, More Insurance for Oil Trains
Apr 27 2016 // New York state’s comptroller urged federal authorities Tuesday to strengthen safety measures against oil spills and require trains to carry sufficient insurance to cover cleanup costs from major...
California Public Utilities Commission Oks New Ridesharing Regulations
Apr 25 2016 // The California Public Utilities Commission has approved new regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft, including where identifying logos should go and stricter vehicle inspections. The San Francisco Examiner...
