Master Service Agreements for Oil and Gas: Negotiating and Structuring Techniques, Key Provisions, Court Treatment

Mr. Binns works out of Flanagan Partners’ Denver office and advises clients on transactional matters concerning oil and gas production and transport, insurance coverage, and construction. He drafts and negotiates contracts for producers and service contractors in those industries, including master service agreements, drilling contracts, purchase orders, charters, non-disclosure agreements, and construction contracts. In addition to his legal experience, Mr. Binns is also a graduate of the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) and Energy Risk and Insurance Specialist (ERIS) programs and is a licensed commercial property and casualty broker in Colorado. While in law school, Mr. Binns clerked for Poulson, Odell, and Peterson and PDC Energy and served as a judicial fellow under Judge Madden in the Denver District Court. Prior to joining Flanagan Partners, Mr. Binns was a Senior Account Executive and served as the Contractual Risk Advisor for the oil and gas book of one of the largest property and casualty insurance brokerages in the US.


 

Ms. Flanagan counsels clients in transactional matters in the context of oil and gas production, clean & renewable energy, insurance coverage, construction, and maritime operations. She drafts and negotiates contracts for oil, gas, and renewable energy producers and service contractors, including master service agreements, drilling contracts, purchase orders, charters, licensing and other software-based agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and construction contracts. She splits her time between the firm’s New Orleans and Denver offices. Ms. Flanagan is a graduate of the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) program, Energy Risk and Insurance Specialist (ERIS), and Transportation Risk and Insurance Professional (TRIP) program which focus on the insurance and risk-management needs of construction, energy, and transportation work. While in law school, Ms. Flanagan completed a judicial internship with Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.