Wireline Issue 46 - Autumn 2019

2019 Offshore Safety Award Winners Maritime Safety Award , sponsored by Marine Safety Forum was won by Oleg Krushynin, Solstad and Eric Wiseman, of Seacroft Marine Consultants in recognition of their efforts to reduce the risk of injury when loading and discharging tubulars from a vessel. Safety Representative of the Year , sponsored by Dräger, was awarded to Lee Chegwidden, production technician at Apache in recognition of his dedication to his role as an Elected Safety Representative (ESR). CNOOC International and DNV GL clinched the Award for Innovation in Safety, sponsored by Bureau Veritas, in recognition of their ground-breaking use of virtual reality technology, designed to help eliminate hydrocarbon releases, prevent major incidents and ultimately save lives. BP Clair Ridge Safety Representatives and Operations Technicians were crowned winners of the Workforce Engagement Award , sponsored by Peterson, for their innovative Process Information Prevents Explosions (PIPE) tours which help engage and build process plant awareness among those working on the Claire Ridge project. Operational Integrity , sponsored by Aker Solutions was won by CNOOC International in recognition of its Hydrocarbon Release Prevention (HRP) Programme. Shell UK’s Brent Decommissioning Project was voted the winner of the Sharing and Learning Award , sponsored by Spirit Energy, for its efforts to reduce the number of eye-related incidents suffered by its workforce during Brent Delta decommissioning activities. The The Award for

Engagement, Innovation in Safety, Safety Representative of the Year, Operational Integrity and a new category, Maritime Safety. After hearing pitches from each of the finalists, the winners for each award were voted for by attendees at the awards ceremony using an interactive format. New Reserves Progression tool launched to boost recovery A new tool aimed at providing operators and licensees with a framework to re-evaluate

Champions crowned at 2019 Offshore Safety Awards Safety champions of the North Sea were recognised at the 2019 Offshore Safety Awards, held in Aberdeen in August. The annual awards ceremony, jointly organised by OGUK and Step Change in Safety and sponsored by Total, celebrates the outstanding individuals and companies going above and beyond to improve safety across offshore operations on the UKCS.

Finalists were considered for six awards covering Safety Leadership, Workforce

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