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2008 Safety Award for Excellence Finalists and
Winners
The MMS presented the first Safety Award for
Excellence 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:
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Elevate awareness
of safety and pollution prevention. |
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Encourage voluntary
compliance. |
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Provide the public
with better understanding of the professionalism of OCS operators. |
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Encourage
excellence in safety and pollution prevention. |
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Demonstrate that
safe practices enhance protection of personnel. |
This year's winners in each of 4 categories are listed below.
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High Activity Operator |
Moderate Activity
Operator |
Melody Meyers,
Vice-President – GOM Operations, accepts Chevron
Corporation’s SAFE Award for High
Activity Operator from DOI Assistant Secretary C. Stephen Allred and MMS Director Randall B. Luthi. |
Mike Putnam, Deepwater
Business Unit Manager, accepts Noble Energy, Inc.’s SAFE Award for
Moderate Activity Operator from DOI Asst. Secretary C. Stephen Allred and
MMS Director Randall B. Luthi. |
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Drilling Contractor |
Production
Contractor |
Mark Burns, VP & Division
Manager,
GOM, accepts Noble Drilling Corporation’s SAFE Award for
Drilling Contractor from DOI Assistant
Secretary C. Stephen Allred and MMS
Director Randall B. Luthi. |
Michael Crosby,
Vice-President, accepts C&D Production Specialist Co. Inc.’s SAFE
Award for Production Contractor from DOI Asst. Secretary C. Stephen Allred
and MMS Director Randall B. Luthi. |
Associate Director for
Offshore Minerals Management Chris Oynes recognized the finalists in
each category listed below.
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Drilling Contractors
- Finalists |
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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. – Ron Fullerton, Vice President, US Offshore
Operations |
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*Noble Drilling Corp. – Mark Burns, VP & Division Manager, Gulf of
Mexico |
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Transocean – Mike Wright, Operations Manager |
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Production
Contractors - Finalists |
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Mark LeMaire, Offshore Operations Manager, accepts
Baker Energy’s SAFE
Finalist Award
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*Michael Crosby, Vice-President accepts
C & D Production Specialist Co.
Inc.’s SAFE Finalist Award
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Hank Danos, President and CEO, accepts
Danos & Curole Marine
Contractors Inc.’s SAFE Finalist Award
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Gregg Falgout, President and CEO,
accepts Island Operating
Company, Inc.’s SAFE Finalist Award
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Moderate Activity
Operators - Finalists |
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Tracy Lowry, Operations Manager, accepts
Apex Oil and Gas, Inc.’s
SAFE Finalist Award |
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Tim Lindsey, Senior Vice-President, Operations, accepts
LLOG Exploration’s
SAFE Finalist Award |
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*Mike Putnam, Deepwater Business Unit Manager, accepts
Noble Energy, Inc.’s
SAFE Finalist Award |
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Doug Nestor, Chief Operating Officer, accepts
Prime Offshore L.L.C.’s
SAFE Finalist Award |
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Steve Conley, Manager – Operations, Gulf, accepts
Seneca Resources SAFE
Finalist Award |
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High Activity
Operators - Finalists |
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Karl F. Kurz, Chief Operating Officer, accepts
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s
SAFE Finalist Award |
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*Melody Meyer, Vice-President, GOM Business Operations accepts
Chevron
Corporation’s SAFE
Finalist Award |
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John Kelly, Vice President, Gulf of Mexico, accepts
El
Paso
Corporation’s SAFE
Finalist Award |
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David Frost, Regional HSSE Manager, EP Americas, accepts
Shell
Exploration
& Production Company’s
SAFE Finalist Award |
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