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Ocean Endeavor
Safety Culture Best Ever Seen;
The Ideal Drilling Contractor for Today’s Industry
The safety culture is the best I have ever seen. It is very evident that the Ocean Endeavor crews are brought into the program for the right reasons. DODI strives to train all personnel and is looking into the future ( getting people ready when the “baby boomers” retire ). House keeping and painting?—?all excellent! Great maintenance program and very strong desire to get things recovered and running during downtime events. DODI management team is as engaged and a part of the team as the personnel on the rig. They should be commended. The whole rig team and office team is what I would call “the ideal drilling contractor” for today’s industry.
Samuel Lujan,
ExxonMobil
Editor’s Note: The Endeavor actually received “6” out of a possible “5” points for its safety culture on an overall rig evaluation report completed by ExxonMobil.
Ocean Sovereign
Safe, Cost Effective and Productive Well Drilling Delivery
Kodeco Drilling has reached a milestone of 3 years of drilling operations; drilling and completing 37 wells during that time period. With this program, Kodeco Drilling has set a new, high level benchmark in Indonesia for safe, cost effective and productive well drilling delivery…
Our team delivery has been excellent… and Diamond has played an important role in this delivery, and I appreciate your efforts on our behalf! It has been a pleasure working with you and I look forward to working with you and Diamond Drilling again in the future! Thanks for all your hard work!
As you know, today is my last day working in Indonesia. It has been a true pleasure to work for Kodeco for the last 4 ½ years! Thank you for the opportunity to deliver this project!
John Zerbi
Drilling Manager,
Kodeco Energy Company, Ltd.
Ocean Rover
Very Good and
Safe Performance
On behalf of Shell we would like to congratulate the entire crew of the Ocean Rover on the very good and safe performance achieved during the re?-?entry and execution operations of the Labu?-?1 deepwater exploration well in Sarawak, Malaysia.
We recognize that there have been many challenges and hazardous operations out there which needed to be managed including a rapid mobilization, a sustained period of heavy lifts, narrow margin / complex well?-?control operations, and, at times, some equipment malfunctions. At all times, we have been impressed with the constructive efforts to maximize offline capability as well as the contributions to tackling these operations safely and efficiently.
In addition, the quality and almost daily 100% participation in the STOP campaign and other interventions to look after each other is truly commendable…
Shell wishes to congratulate and thank all crew members on a job well done and looks forward to the continuing success of a high performing rig to be truly proud of the Ocean Rover.
Diogenes Angelidis
Deepwater Well Delivery Team Leader,
Shell MY E&P
Ocean Spartan
No Recordable Incidents,
No Reportable Environmental Incident,
Outstanding Performance
Dear Sirs,
On behalf of Nippon Oil Exploration Well Construction Team in the Houston Office, we would like to thank all Diamond Offshore personnel who have safely and successfully completed our 2009 drilling and completion programs ( approximately 224 days ) with no recordable incidents and no reportable environmental incident. This excellent achievement would not have been possible without the outstanding performance, commitment, leadership and safety consciousness of each of the rig crew on the Ocean Spartan and TEAM?-?WORK efforts involved in the well construction operations…
Sincerely yours,
Yasuhiro Kuno
GM, Well Construction and Procurement Exploration,
Development and Production,
Nippon Oil Exploration U.S.A. Limited
Ocean Patriot
Well Run Rig
Thank you Ocean Patriot for making my work here such a pleasure. It’s rare that I get to supervise a rig that’s so well run and cared for. All the best. Please continue to manage your safe work practices to a high standard.
Thanks,
Dennis Bell,
Woodside
Ocean America
Five Year’s Service—Excellent safety,
Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to the men and women on the Ocean America for their service during the five plus years that the rig was contracted to Mariner Energy. The rig personnel have done an outstanding job which has resulted in an excellent safety, environmental and regulatory compliance record. Additionally, the drilling performance on our wells during the last three years has been in the upper quartile. The onsite rig leadership and crews deserve credit for the outstanding performance of the rig…
Please pass on Mariner’s thanks and appreciation to all those associated with the rig during its time under contract to Mariner, and I wish them well in their future endeavors. Thom B. Roller
Deepwater Drilling Manager,
Mariner Energy, Inc.
Ocean Bounty
Cooperation, Responsiveness
and Attention to Detail Exceptional
I would just like to pass onto you all a special thanks. It has been a fantastic past 4 weeks. Inspirational effort by all to say the least.
Your cooperation, responsiveness and level of attention to detail have been exceptional. Participation towards managing the SBM mud system has been exceptional and has been of great benefit in assisting operations running smoothly.
Making all the right decisions and responding in the appropriate manner regarding hole characteristics through?-?out the different hole sections was of critical importance in regards to successfully casing each hole section. End result operations moved forward through?-?out in a very positive manner with an excellent outcome.
Without your support, none of the above could have been achieved so successfully. The time and level of effort to provide such good support is much appreciated.
Additionally, excellent support on the safety front. I'm really impressed with your rig culture: the team Bounty spirit and safety culture that has been developed. It works well and obviously your influence has had a considerable impact.
Much appreciated and thanks.
Chris Lambert
Woodside Wellsite Manager,
Ocean Bounty
Ocean Monarch
Taking Pride in Performance;
Safety Award
In the past, I have heard many say we need to put the pride back in the drilling industry. Notice to all: The pride never left our industry…
Recently, the worldwide drilling and completions deepwater group had the pleasure of contracting the Ocean Monarch to drill a well in the Gulf of Mexico deepwater. It was not long after arriving on the rig for the first time that I saw the pride taken by a group in their profession and their rig. The experience level was very diverse, ranging from not long after the Dinosaurs to less than a year in the patch. The one thing that was constant was the attitudes and expectations of the crew. You could see it at every turn on the rig and in the actions of the crews. They take pride in how their rig looks and pride in how they are viewed by others.
I turned a corner into the motor room of a working drilling rig that looked as if it was fresh off the dock of the shipyard. Every tool was in its place and not a grease spot to be found. I understand that there will be grease spots and tools will be used in the day?-?to?-?day operations. But here it is also understood that if you use it, put it back. Moreover, if you make a mess, clean it up.
The crew will help anyone with an issue from a task to complete to the ability to follow the rules. That is the pride we seek in our industry. I just wanted to remind us pride does exist, we only have to demand it in our selection of rig contractors. I am not trying to make this rig an example of excellence, but my dad did say “it’s not bragging if you can.”
Expectations and pride are hard to define with ink and paper. People and actions are much better examples for us to view. If a person seeks pride in work, they only need to look at themselves for direction. If we seek operational excellence, we need only look at our choices. Choices in how we approach a project from conception to completion.
Excerpted from Marathon HSE Safety Newsletter
Scott Janes
HSE Professional,
Marathon
Editors’ Note: The Ocean Monarch was also the recipient of the Gulf Coast Safety Excellence Award from Plains Exploration and Production. This award is a symbol and direct reflection of the Monarch's commitment to HSE excellence and zero incident operations.
Ocean America
Can-Do, Customer Focused Attitude
I have nothing but praise for the great working environment on Diamond rigs. Believe me I’ve worked with a lot of different contractors, Diamond crews are the best?—?a sincere can?-?do and customer?-?focused attitude that is so refreshing and effective. Please convey our appreciation for the fine job that your men have done for us…
Stephen Jeu,
Noble Energy
Ocean Nugget
Concern for the Environment—
Certificación Ambiental Industria Limpia
The world demands industries that work in a friendly manner with the environment.
In Mexdrill Offshore we are always concerned about the care of the environment and the safety of the workforce and their families. This award is in recognition of the effort by every one who works in Mexdrill Offshore.
Editor’s Note: The primary objective of the environmental audit is the identification, evaluation and control of industrial processes that may be operating under conditions of risk or causing pollution to the environment.
What benefits does it represent?
- Comply with existing environmental legislation.
- Comprehensive assessment of the company processes and its environmental impact.
- Savings through the efficient use of raw materials and finished products.
- Reduced costs by way of payment of insurance premiums.
- Improve the image of business to society.
- Recognition by the authorities.
Ing. Abel Iván Sánchez Salazar
HSE Department,
Mexdrill Offshore
Ocean Victory
Getting the Work Done On Time, Under Budget
I wanted to pass on my thanks to the crews on the Ocean Victory and the Diamond support staff assigned to her for the fine job you all did on the recently finished AT?-?63 #4 completion for ATP. You guys did your usual splendid job of getting the work done for ATP on time and under budget. No spills, No INC’s and only two first aid incidents for both rig and third?-?party personnel added to the operational success and made the results that much better. I truly appreciate the part Diamond Offshore played in this success for us. I look forward to working with you all when the rig returns to ATP in November 2010…
Normalized performance with the Weather NPT removed shows that we were 1.31 days over AFE. NPT was 6% of the normalized total time on the well ( Weather NPT removed ). I’ve been in deepwater a long time. Total NPT less than 15% and Non?-?Weather NPT of less than 10% are indicators of a good plan that’s well executed. Thanks for helping with your part… I understand how tough this completion was and my management does too…
William T. ( Bill ) Daugherty
Drilling Manager,
ATP Oil & Gas Corportion
Diamond Offshore Safety Awards
Diamond Offshore has been selected as the recipient of the MMS 2009 Lafayette District Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) in the drilling contractor category. In addition, The Australian Chapter of the IADC has notified Diamond Offshore that it is the winner of the 2009 award for offshore safety performance.
