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Release: #3273
Date: April 26, 2005
MMS
Honors Best in Industry
HOUSTON – Close to 700
offshore oil and gas professionals joined the Minerals Management
Service in recognizing companies and individuals for outstanding
achievement in offshore safety and fiscal
responsibility at the annual MMS Industry Awards Program and Luncheon
today in Houston.
“The companies and individuals honored today should
be justifiably proud of earning these prestigious awards,” said MMS
Director Johnnie Burton. “The awardees have been exemplary in helping
MMS to balance the critical search for offshore energy and mineral
resources with safe offshore operations. They have also played an
important role in helping MMS to ensure taxpayers receive a fair
market value for energy resources on Federal lands. These companies
set the standards for the future and help preserve and enhance the
quality of life in meeting the nation's energy needs.”
Retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher,
Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA
administrator, delivered the keynote address. He said that he was
proud to be a part of the ceremony honoring the recipients and
recognizing their record of safety and stewardship.
“NOAA shares the same interests as industry and MMS
in maintaining safety while safeguarding the environment and keeping
the nation’s economy strong,” he said. “One of our chief missions is
to conserve and wisely manage the nation’s coastal and marine
resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities. These honorees
have proven that wise business practices extend beyond widening the
profit margin, and into greater social and environmental
responsibility.”
Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc., Remington Oil & Gas
Corporation, Rowan Companies, Inc. & C&D Production Specialists
received the 2004 Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE). The SAFE Award
was established in 1983 to recognize outstanding safety achievement by
offshore oil and gas operators and contractors.
ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Company, Wexpro
Company and Kennecott Energy Company
received the 2004 Mineral Revenues Stewardship Award. The MRM
Stewardship Award was established in 1987 to recognize companies that
demonstrate exceptional compliance with mineral revenues laws and
Federal financial requirements.
Noble Energy Inc. is
the winner of the 2004 Safe Operations and Accurate Reporting (SOAR)
Award. The SOAR award was established in 1999 to honor an outstanding
company for both offshore operating performance and fiscal
responsibility.
Also recognized at today’s awards program were the
30 winners of the 2004 Corporate Leadership Award, who were announced
in February. A complete list of the CORLA winners can be viewed online
at:
http://www.mms.gov/ooc/press/2005/press0222.htm. The CORLA award
has been given since 1999 to individuals who have worked closely with
MMS to improve revenue collection and processes for offshore
development. Complete information about the MMS awards program is
available at
www.mms.gov/awards.
The MMS, part of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, oversees 1.76 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf,
managing offshore energy and minerals while protecting the human,
marine, and coastal environments through advanced science and
technology research. The OCS provides 30 percent of oil and 23 percent
of natural gas produced domestically, and sand used for coastal
restoration. The MMS collects, accounts for, and disburses mineral
revenues from Federal and American Indian lands, with Fiscal Year 2004
disbursements of approximately $8 billion and more than $143 billion
since 1982. The Land and Water Conservation Fund, which pays for
cooperative conservation, grants to states, and Federal land
acquisition, gets nearly $1 billion a year.
Relevant Web Sites:
MMS Main Website
Media Contacts:
Nicolette Nye (703)
787-1011
Patrick Etchart (303)
231-3162
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for
America
U.S. Department of the Interior
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