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The MMS Annual Industry Awards program was held on May 7,
2009, to recognize winners of the Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) and the
Offshore Leadership Awards (OLA). The event was held in conjunction with the
Offshore Technology Conference, in Houston, Texas, for the first time. The
awards ceremony coincided with the 40th anniversary of the OTC and over 700
people attended. The event was opened by Douglas
Stroud, Vice Chairman of the Offshore Technology Conference. Bud
Danenberger, Chief of the Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs, introduced
Chris Oynes, the Associate Director for Offshore Energy and Minerals
Management, and announced the winners. Mr. Oynes presented the SAFE and OLA
awards, and recognized all of the SAFE finalists.
SAFE Awards were presented in four categories: High
Activity Operator, Moderate Activity Operator, Production Contractor, and
Drilling Contractor.
This year, Offshore Leadership Awards were presented to 13
individuals who made outstanding contributions to improving offshore safety
and protecting the marine environment.
The 2009 SAFE Award winners are:
Drilling Contractor,
Tommy
Travis Noble Drilling Corporation
Production Contractor,
Hank
Danos
Danos & Curole Marine Contractors,
Inc.
High Activity Operator,
Tony
Vaughn
Devon Energy Production Company
Moderate Activity Operator,
Michael
Radabaugh
Noble Energy, Inc.
The 2009
Offshore Leadership Award winners are:
Wayne Broussard
PSN/Grasso
A.J. Guiteau
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
George Hagerman
Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute
Ann Jochens
Texas A&M University
Paul Landry
Apache Corporation
Darryl Luoma
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
Alan Romine
InterACT PMTI
(group picture)
John Seeger
InterACT PMTI
(group picture)
Chris Brooks
Merit Energy Company
(group picture)
William Billy Poe
Explosive Service International
(group picture)
Harlan King
(group picture)
Virgil Russell
BP America, Inc.
(group picture)
Al Gonsoulin
Petroleum Helicopter, Inc.
(group picture)
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