During the 2007 International Regulators’ Offshore Safety Conference, regulators and industry representatives discussed management practices critical to maintaining safe operations on offshore oil and gas facilities worldwide. Leading government and industry experts from 20 nations shared their best practices for safe exploration and production of offshore oil and gas at the conference December 3-6 in Miami, Florida.

Conference discussions focused on offshore oil and gas structures and facilities, aging infrastructures, maintenance, verification, workforce competency and safety management systems.

During the conference, the Carolita Kallaur Award for Leadership and International Safety Achievement was presented to the International Association of  Drilling Contractors (IADC), the Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association (NOGEAPA), and Petrobras.