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Oil & Gas Indemnity Agreements

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Broad Form Indemnities in Construction Contracts (UPDATED)

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Broad form indemnities are common in Texas construction contracts, even though indemnifying someone for their own negligence is a tough pill to swallow.  ...more

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A Harsh Result From a Lopsided Indemnity Agreement

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Wagner v. Exxon Mobil Corporation is an example of the misfortune that can befall the purchaser who assumes the burden of comprehensive, one-sided indemnity obligations. We will disregard evidentiary and other issues in this...more

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Fifth Circuit Rules Texas Choice-of-Law Provision Cannot Save Indemnity Agreement from Wyoming Anti-Indemnity Act

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Throughout the oil patch, it has become common for parties to enter into agreements that contain Texas choice-of law-provisions, regardless of where the work is being performed or the extent of the parties’ sometimes tenuous...more

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Your ‘Knock-for-Knock' Indemnity Agreement May Not Limit Exposure in Texas as Intended

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When parties contractually agree to support their mutual indemnity obligations with a "minimum" amount of insurance, their indemnity obligations may not be limited to the "minimum" amount stated in the contract. Throughout...more

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An Indemnity Agreement Means What it Says

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We are reminded in Claybar v. Samson Exploration that a court will (if it’s doing its job) enforce an agreement according to what it actually says, not by that which one party or the other would have liked it to say or...more

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Court Issues New Test For Determining Whether An Offshore Oilfield Services Contract Constitutes A Maritime Contract

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Maritime laws developed for the blue-water shipping industry have always been an imperfect fit for the offshore oil and gas industry. While both industries face the perils of the sea, what constitutes a vessel and who does a...more

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An Opinion Worth Its Salt – Fifth Circuit En Banc Simplifies Rule For Identifying Maritime Contracts In The Oilfield

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The Fifth Circuit en banc (In re Larry Doiron, Inc., 2018 WL 316862, at *7 (5th Cir. Jan. 8, 2018)) has handed down an historic re-working of the test for determining whether oilfield contracts are maritime or non-maritime in...more

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Recent Maritime Cases Illustrate the Different Legal Risks Involved with Conducting Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

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In May 2015 a U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals each issued opinions that address important legal issues concerning risk management in the offshore energy industry. In Marquette Transportation Co. Gulf-Inland, LLC...more

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An Update on Recent Oil- and Gas-Related Decisions in Ohio

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Due to increased drilling activity in the Utica shale formation, state and federal courts in Ohio and the 6th Circuit have recently issued decisions related to local drilling regulations, drilling permits, leasing, indemnity...more

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