Energy insurers across the Gulf Coast rely on Mark Youngjohn to defend insureds against large catastrophic claims. Decades of litigation experience and a focus on creative solutions make him a go-to adviser for small to mid-sized operators, oilfield services companies and energy service providers. He’s also trusted by London market syndicates and domestic insurers to quickly resolve high-stakes coverage disputes and indemnity demands.
Mark gives clients informed options to handle losses stemming from both onshore and offshore operations. He frequently handles complex litigation related to personal injury and property damage at wellheads, production pads, pipelines, construction sites, refineries, and related energy sector operations.
Experience
- Secured favorable settlement for offshore operator to end suit concerning property damage and mitigation of damages after semi-submersible drilling rig’s anchor fouled on an 18-inch natural gas pipeline on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Louisiana.
- Obtained settlement for refinery operator for property damage, business interruption and mitigation of damages after a refinery fire in Krotz Springs, Louisiana, resulting from contract maintenance crew breaking bleeder valve on the bell end of a heat exchanger in a reformer unit and venting liquid propane into the facility.
- Secured settlement for pipeline operator in maritime negligence case involving the improper mooring of a semi-submersible drilling rig, which broke loose in Hurricane Rita, drifted 140 miles into shallow water, dredged up client’s undersea gas pipelines and shut in its production platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.
- Settled property damage and business interruption claims for Fort Worth nitrate facility operator resulting from explosion caused by a low temperature embrittlement of a surge tank filled with liquid nitrogen by a faulty nitrogen supply system.
- Secured settlement for oilfield services provider to resolve product defect claims against a diesel motor manufacturer after wellhead fire caused by a defective fuel injection component destroyed frac trucks and related equipment.