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Plenty of Insurance Capacity But Tricky Contract Wording for Oil and Gas Risks
The insurance capacity is there to cover the risks associated with the current oil and gas boom in Texas and the nation, experts say, but agents and their customers should be vigilant in their ...
The Fracking Question: To Insure or Not to Insure?
When it comes to the use of evolving technologies in oil and gas production—such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking—insurance companies are faced with one big question: to insure or not to ...
Commercial Auto, Workers Comp: Loss Leaders in the Oil Patch
There's no doubt that new advancements in the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are driving the current production boom in the oil patch. The technique, which is used to retrieve oil and ...
Germany Will Impose Tough Fracking Restrictions
Germany plans to draw up new rules in the coming weeks for the controversial method of fracking for gas, which will impose tight restrictions on the technique that has led to a shale gas boom in the ...
Safety Agency Probing Fracking Risks After Oilfield Workers Die
The Obama administration is investigating the health risks of hydraulic fracturing after at least four deaths among oilfield workers since 2010 in North Dakota and Montana. The National Institute for ...
U.S. at Risk of Severe Weather From Climate, Scientists Say
More than half the U.S. population lives in coastal areas that are "increasingly vulnerable" to the effects of climate change, which will ripple throughout the U.S. economy, a White House advisory ...
Gas-Gobbling Bacteria May Help with Oil Leaks, Greenhouse Gases
A type of bacteria that eats natural gases may provide a small defense against leaks such as BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and curb global warming, a scientific report said on Monday. The ...
U.S. Government Looking to Boost Energy Infrastructure Amid Shale Boom
The Obama administration will look for ways the federal government could spur investment to improve infrastructure for transporting oil and natural gas supplies around the country, U.S. Energy ...