MMS Annual Industry Awards Program and Luncheon: 2008 MMS Corporate Leadership Award (CORLA) Winners
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2008 MMS Corporate Leadership Award (CORLA) Winners

Congratulations MMS Corporate Leadership Award (CORLA) Winners!

Each year, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) recognizes outstanding achievement by individuals who have contributed greatly to the success of our safety, pollution prevention, and conservation programs. These exceptional professionals receive MMS Corporate Leadership Awards.

This year’s CORLA recipients will be honored at the MMS Industry Awards Program in Houston, Texas on April 10, 2008.

Assistant Secretary C. Stephen Allred (L) and MMS Director Randall Luthi (R) presented the 2008 CORLA Awards to:

Ronald Christ, Apache Corporation for exceptional leadership in promoting safe operations and regulatory compliance by bringing aging infrastructures back up to working standards. Ronald Christ, Apache Corporation for exceptional leadership in promoting safe operations and regulatory compliance by bringing aging infrastructures back up to working standards.
Dennis Ray Cutcher, EDG Consulting Engineers for developing and distributing quick reference guides that are very helpful in assessing facility safety systems. Dennis Ray Cutcher, EDG Consulting Engineers for developing and distributing quick reference guides that are very helpful in assessing facility safety systems.
Donnie Ellis, Exxon Mobil Corporation for exceptional contributions and leadership in ensuring outstanding oil spill preparedness by volunteering to co-sponsor and chair a dispersant workshop for all oil and gas operators, and Federal, State, and local agencies in the Pacific Region. Donnie Ellis, Exxon Mobil Corporation for exceptional contributions and leadership in ensuring outstanding oil spill preparedness by volunteering to co-sponsor and chair a dispersant workshop for all oil and gas operators, and Federal, State, and local agencies in the Pacific Region.
Daryl Horn, Chevron Products Company for exceptional contributions and a proactive approach in providing accurate and timely information to both the Minerals Management Service and the Department of Energy in support of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program.

Daryl Horn, Chevron Products Company for exceptional contributions and a proactive approach in providing accurate and timely information to both the Minerals Management Service and the Department of Energy in support of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program.
Odd Bjerre Finnestad and Magne Ognedal (not present) Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for outstanding leadership in achieving cooperation between countries through presentations, speaking engagements, and chairing panels to achieve global safety objectives. Magne Ognedal and Odd Bjerre Finnestad, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for outstanding leadership in achieving cooperation between countries through presentations, speaking engagements, and chairing panels to achieve global safety objectives.
Ray Patterson Williams, Island Operating Company, Inc. for outstanding leadership in the creation of a new program that is designed to train and mentor new entrants to production operations ensuring the safety of offshore personnel and promoting regulatory compliance. Ray Patterson Williams, Island Operating Company, Inc. for outstanding leadership in the creation of a new program that is designed to train and mentor new entrants to production operations ensuring the safety of offshore personnel and promoting regulatory compliance.

A group CORLA award was presented to Daniel Alonso, Delmar Systems, Inc.; Ray Ayers, Stress Engineering Services; Mark Day, Devon Energy; Hongbo Shu, Shell; Jim Stear, Chevron; Sean Verret, Energo Engineering; John Stiff, ABS Consulting; and E.G. Ward, Offshore Technology Research Center for exceptional leadership in improving hurricane preparedness by acquiring and evaluating performance data, assessing risks, updating standards, and developing new operating procedures.
Daniel Alonso, Delmar Systems, Inc. Daniel Alonso
  Ray Ayers, Stress Engineering Services
Mark Day, Devon Energy Corporation
Hongbo Shu, Shell International
Jim Stear, Chevron Energy
John Stiff, ABS Consulting
Sean Verrett, Energo Engineering
E. G. Ward, Offshore Technology Research Center

A group CORLA award was given to Peter Brown, Jena Goebel (not present), Timothy Mingee, and Amanda Hillman Smith, Argus Media, Inc. for extraordinary customer service in providing MMS with expert market pricing information and support, thereby improving the efficiency of MMS’s Royalty In Kind Oil Program and furthering knowledge of MMS compliance staff.
Peter Brown, Argus Media, Inc. Peter Brown, Jena Goebel, Timothy Mingee, and Amanda Hillman Smith, Argus Media, Inc. for extraordinary customer service in providing MMS with expert market pricing information and support, thereby improving the efficiency of MMS’s Royalty In Kind Oil Program and furthering knowledge of MMS compliance staff.
Timothy Mingee, Argus Media, Inc.
Amanada Hillman Smith, Argus Media, Inc.

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