Safety Award For Excellence

United States Department of the Interior

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Safety Award For Excellence-All Winners

MMS gave the first SAFE Award 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:

Elevate awareness of safety & pollution prevention.
Encourage voluntary compliance.
Provide public with better understanding of professionalism of OCS operators.
Encourage excellence in safety & pollution prevention.
Demonstrate that safe practices enhance protection of personnel.

In past years, SAFE award winners were notified in advance that they had won. However, in this new format, only the top five nominees will be announced prior to the luncheon. Winners in each of three categories were announced at the luncheon. Look here for the new selection criteria and other details regarding the SAFE Award program.

Safety Award For Excellence
Year	Category
	Activity		Contractor
	High	Moderate	Production	Drilling
2003	Stone Energy Corporation	ConocoPhillips	Danos & Curole Marine Contractors, Inc.	Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co.
2002	ExxonMobil	Hunt Petroleum (AEC) Inc.	Island Operating Company	ENSCO Offshore Company
2001	ExxonMobil	Dominion E&P	Danos and Curole Marine Contractors, Inc.	Diamond Offshore
2000	Kerr-McGee	Agip Petroleum Company	Danos & Curole Marine Contractors	ENSCO Offshore Drilling Company
1999	OXY USA, Inc.	British-Borneo USA, Inc.	Island Operating Company	Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co.
1998	Exxon (Major/Large Operator)	CNG (Independent/ Small Operator)		Transocean
1997	Kerr-McGee Corporation (Major/Large Operator)	Newfield Exploration Company (Independent/Small Operator)
1996	Kerr-McGee Corporation (Major/Large Operator)	Mesa Limited Partnership (Independent/Small Operator)		Noble Drilling Company
1995	Exxon
1994	Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
1993	Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
1992	British Petroleum & Conoco
1991	Conoco
1990	Conoco
1989	Mobil
1988	Mobil
1987	Sonat
1986	Shell
1985	Exxon
1984	Mobil
1983	Conoco

Last Updated: 09/13/2004, 01:16 PM