A dispute between a refinery operator and a construction contractor followed the discovery of oil outside of a diked tank area. Our work included determination of whether each party followed applicable design and construction industry standards and best practices.

The responsibility for damages pursuant to an offshore oil and gas production platform explosion and fire resulted in a dispute between the insurers regarding cause and origin. Baker & O'Brien was engaged to test two different expert opinions developed during the incident investigation through a review of cited evidence and extensive operating records. Following an open pre-mediation expert conference and supplementary written reports, the dispute was quickly resolved in an international mediation.

During the cleaning operation of a very large storage tank, the roof suddenly and unexpectedly collapsed; Baker & O'Brien was retained to determine why. We evaluated the cleaning procedures, relevant valve positions, cleaning fluid temperatures, and then produced a computer simulation with these inputs to predict the forces that resulted in the tank damage. Baker & O'Brien produced an expert report of the incident cause for the related claims for property damage and business interruption.