Darrell Smith Email & Phone Number

With an extensive oilfield and insurance career spanning over 45 years, Darrell returned to the energy loss sector in 2015 following a position as sales manager for an oilfield service company specializing in the distribution of Oil Country Tubular Goods. In his adjusting career, he has worked for 20 years as an adjuster in Houston with DeHart, Hopkins & Rodriguez; Bateman-Chapman (Americas) Inc., B.C. Johnson & Associates, Charles Taylor Adjusting and R. Winkler & Co. He has worked a wide range of domestic and international claims specializing in Well Control, Onshore/Offshore Construction, Rig Physical Damage (onshore/offshore), Business Interruption, Pipeline Installation & Storage and Pollution. Over the course of his career, Darrell has negotiated numerous complex million-dollar claim settlements.Major loss assignments include various deep water claims for pipeline collapse during installation and floating platform titanium riser hanger failures (Gulf of Mexico); deep water marine riser failure (Brazil); various massive surface blowouts resulting in pollution and third-party claims (GOM, Texas, Louisiana, Mexico & Bolivia); pipeline construction claims due to damaged installation vessel (Argentina), physical damage of salt dome storage wells (Texas) and numerous upstream & midstream physical damage claims of oilfield equipment, pipeline compression & storage facilities.