The NewsRoom
Release: #3804
Date: March 27, 2008
MMS Honors Finalists in
Annual Competition
WASHINGTON Only the best of
the best become national finalists in the much-anticipated Safety
Awards for Excellence (SAFE) annual competition sponsored by the
Minerals Management Service.
Presented annually to Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) oil and gas operators and contractors who achieve
excellence in safety and pollution prevention, the National SAFE
awards recognize outstanding performance by the offshore industry.
"This year’s finalists have
demonstrated that offshore energy can be produced safely and cleanly"
said Randall Luthi, Director of the MMS. "Offshore operators face
enormous technical, safety and pollution prevention challenges. MMS
salutes and applauds the efforts of these companies. They work
diligently to secure America’s energy resources while raising the
standard of safety and pollution prevention."
Established in 1983, the SAFE Awards
recognize and honor companies that make concerted efforts to train and
motivate their employees to conduct offshore operations in a safe and
environmentally responsible manner.
Each year, OCS oil and gas operators
from within high and moderate activity categories as well as drilling
and production contractors are selected as finalists for the award. A
company in the high activity category produces at least 10 million
barrels of oil equivalent per year and operates a minimum of 1,000
in-service components during the year. A moderate activity company
produces at least one million barrels of oil equivalent per year and
operates a minimum of 100 in-service components during the year. MMS
selects one winner from each category.
The 2008 SAFE categories and
finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
High OCS Activity
· Anadarko
Petroleum Corp.
· Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
· El Paso Production
· Shell Exploration &
Production Co.
|
Moderate OCS Activity
· Apex Oil and Gas
·
LLOG Exploration
·
Noble Energy Inc.
·
Prime Offshore L.L.C.
·
Seneca Resources Corporation |
Drilling Contractor
· Helmerich &
Payne, Inc.
· Noble Drilling Corp.
· Transocean |
Production Contractor
· Baker Energy
· C&D Production
Specialist Co.
· Danos & Curole Marine
Contractors, Inc.
· Island Operating Co. |
SAFE winners will be announced at an
awards luncheon to be held on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at the Hilton
Americas Houston Hotel. Registration information is available by
contacting Debbie O’Brien at 703-787-1579.
Contact:
Gary Strasburg
703 787-1011
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