Jack Schneider, Sr.

Company:

J. Schneider and Associates, Ltd.

Nominators:

Maxie Lambert, OMM, GOM Region, Supervisory Inspector, Lafayette District

Darrell J. Griffin, OMM, GOM Region, Supervisory Inspector, Houma District

L to R: MMS Director Johnnie Burton, Willie Ard, Kim Fawvor, Jack Schneider, and Offshore Minerals Management Associate Director Tom Readinger

Left to Right: MMS Director Johnnie Burton, Willie Ard, Kim Fawvor, Jack Schneider, and Offshore Minerals Management Associate Director Tom Readinger

Mr. Jack Schneider formed Schneider and Associates, Ltd., in 1984 and remains the President and CEO. Schneider and Associates are specialists in the safety, environmental and regulatory concerns, and compliance by the offshore oil industry. Schneider and Associates provides the industry with expertise in the design, installation, and monitoring of production processes and safety systems. It also provides specialized training in production process equipment, safety devices, systems, and regulatory compliance.

Mr. Schneider reviews and submits comments and recommendations on MMS’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the recent rewrites of Subparts A, D, and Q. He actively participates in the development of the American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practice 14C document. He assured the incorporation of the latest technologies in the design, maintenance, and safe operations of production processes and safety systems. Mr. Schneider contributes his experience, knowledge, and expertise to the development and design of state-of-the-art production processes and safety systems that meet and exceed state and Federal agency regulatory requirements for the oil industry. In addition, Mr. Schneider provides his expertise to foreign governments in their initiatives to train personnel in regulatory requirements and safety system operations.

Mr. Schneider monitors the design, installation, and testing of safety systems for approximately 300 production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico for numerous independent and major operators. He is actively participating with BP Amoco, Exxon Mobil, Vastar, and Oxy in the safety system design of five major deepwater projects: Hornmountain, Crazyhorse, Holsteen, Maddog, and Atlantis. Two of these projects will be floating production, storage, and offloading projects that incorporate state-of-the-art technology.

The MMS personnel have used his training facilities to advance our knowledge about specialty equipment. He also trained operator personnel to improve their ability to produce in a safe, pollution-free manner. His participation in industry and MMS meetings has proven beneficial to both parties.

For these reasons, Mr. Schneider is most deserving of the MMS Corporate Leadership Award.