MMS Industry Awards Progam and Luncheon: Safety Award For Excellence-All Winners

MMS gave the first SAFE Award in January 1983. This award recognizes and commends companies that expend extra effort to conduct operations in a safe and pollution free manner by adhering to all regulations, employing trained and motivated personnel, and going the extra mile to enhance safety and environmental protection. The objectives of the program are to:

	Elevate awareness of safety & pollution prevention.
	Encourage voluntary compliance.
	Provide public with better understanding of professionalism of OCS operators.
	Encourage excellence in safety & pollution prevention.
	Demonstrate that safe practices enhance protection of personnel.

In past years, SAFE award winners were notified in advance that they had won. However, in this new format, only the top five nominees will be announced prior to the luncheon. Winners in each of three categories were announced at the luncheon. Look here for the new selection criteria and other details regarding the SAFE Award program.

Safety Award For Excellence
Year	Category
	Activity		Contractor
	High	Moderate	Production	Drilling
2008	Chevron Corporation	Noble Energy, Inc.	C&D Production Specialist Company, Inc.	Noble Drilling Corporation
2007	Shell Exploration and Production Company	Murphy Exploration and Production Company-USA	Baker Energy	Noble Drilling Corporation
2006	Newfield Exploration Company	Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc.	Baker Energy	TODCO
2005	Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc.	Remington Oil and Gas Corporation	C&D Production Specialists	Rowan Companies, Inc.
2004	Stone Energy Corporation	ConocoPhillips	Danos & Curole Marine Contractors, Inc.	Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co.
2003	ExxonMobil	Hunt Petroleum (AEC) Inc.	Island Operating Company	ENSCO Offshore Company
2002	ExxonMobil	Dominion E&P	Danos and Curole Marine Contractors, Inc.	Diamond Offshore
2001	Kerr-McGee	Agip Petroleum Company	Danos & Curole Marine Contractors	ENSCO Offshore Drilling Company
2000	OXY USA, Inc.	British-Borneo USA, Inc.	Island Operating Company	Helmerick & Payne International Drilling Company
*1999/98	Exxon (Major/Large Operator)	CNG (Independent/ Small Operator)		Transocean
1997	Kerr-McGee Corporation (Major/Large Operator)	Newfield Exploration Company (Independent/Small Operator)
1996	Kerr-McGee Corporation (Major/Large Operator)	Mesa Limited Partnership (Independent/Small Operator)		Noble Drilling Company
1995	Exxon
1994	Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
1993	Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
1992	British Petroleum & Conoco
1991	Conoco
1990	Conoco
1989	Mobil
1988	Mobil
1987	Sonat
1986	Shell
1985	Exxon
1984	Mobil
1983	Conoco

*The annual industry awards program and luncheon began in 1999. The 1999 program presented awards to industry which were actually earned in 1998. That remains the case today: for example, the 2005 program presented awards that were earned for performance in calendar year 2004.