• Deepwater Horizon Condolences  
• Deepwater Horizon Response 

 

 

For Immediate Release:                                                                        Contact:  Nicolette Nye

Friday, May 7, 2010                                                                                 (202) 347-6900

UPDATE 1 -  NOIA Member Companies Engaged in Cohesive Deepwater Horizon Response

Updated to include additional companies* engaged in Deepwater Horizon Response.

Washington – As BP, the National Response Team, and an army of volunteers work feverishly to respond to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico, NOIA member companies are lending their resources in an unprecedented cooperative effort to stop the flow of oil and prevent further damage to the environment.

 

These resources include land-based and offshore facilities, aircraft, marine vessels, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), a containment dome, subsea tooling, subsea video, dispersant, personnel, and technical expertise on suction systems, blowout preventers, dispersant injection, well construction, containment options, subsea wells, environmental science, emergency response, spill assistance, well intervention, and drilling and well competence.

 

“We are all working together to stop the uncontrolled release of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, as we mourn the tragic loss of 11 men and pray their families find comfort,” said Randall Luthi, President of the National Ocean Industries Association.  “We also thank all those who have worked, and continue to work 24 hours a day in rescue and response efforts, as well as in environmental impacts mitigation and oil spill cleanup.”

 

“Our member companies want answers as much as anyone as to the cause of this event, and we understand the offshore industry will be closely examined by the authorities at the state and national level,” Luthi continued.  “The members stand ready to cooperate and assist as aggressively as we are in the response and clean-up efforts.”

 

“Everyone deserves to work in a safe environment, and while there are risks associated with every industry, that risk can be significantly reduced and managed through careful consideration and evaluation,” said Luthi. “Our industry operates using incredible technology that rivals the space program. This technology and the unprecedented cooperation from NOIA member companies will be key to developing a solution that stops this accidental flow of oil into the Gulf, and helps to restore the faith of the American public in the offshore industry.”

 

To date, the NOIA companies below have offered and/or are providing the following assets to the response effort:

 

*AMPOL

AMPOL is currently contracted for the response to the oil spill.  AMPOL is providing 6 vessels with offshore skimmers and 6 vessels for the offshore insitu burning efforts. AMPOL also has crews in Mobile, Pascagoula, Venice and Stennis all working on the response efforts. AMPOL owns and operates a boom factory, which is currently producing booms 24 hours per day in this effort.

 

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*Chevron

Chevron is providing both direct and indirect support to BP and government agencies to help stop the leak and assist with the spill response. Specifically, Chevron personnel with expertise in subsea blow out preventer (BOP) intervention and subsea construction are assigned to support BP. Personnel from Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery have joined the Coast Guard’s local incident command response team in Mobile, Alabama. BP has contracted Chevron Pascagoula Refinery’s marine wildlife rescue portable trailer as an additional resource. Chevron has also committed to the Department of Interior and the Minerals Management Service to engage in longer term efforts to further improve the safety and reliability of America’s critical offshore energy production.

 

*Bristow Group

Bristow group, an offshore services company, has made a number of its aircraft available to the response effort, including the following:

• 3 x S76C++ helicopters
• 2 x EC135 helicopters

Bristow is due to mobilize additional aircraft this and next week, and will be flying from Mobile, AL and Tampa, FL. Bristow has also made its Venice, LA base available for re-fueling. 

 

ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil has offered the use of a drilling rig as a staging base, two supply vessels, an underwater vehicle and support vessel and has provided experts to respond to BP’s request for technical advice on blowout preventers, dispersant injection, well construction and containment options. The company also continues to support the work of Tier 3 spill response and cleanup cooperatives, such as MSRC, Clean Gulf, and Oil Spill Response Ltd., to provide personnel and equipment, such as dispersants, fire boom and radios.  ExxonMobil is also identifying, procuring and manufacturing additional supplies of dispersant for potential use.

 

Shell Oil

• 6 OSRVs –  initially for fire fighting and search & rescue
• A dynamically positioned vessel with ROV
• EC135 helicopter
• ROV hot-stab panel
• Dispersant
• Containment Dome
• Technical experts in the areas of subsea wells, Environmental Science, and Emergency Response
• Robert Training and Conference Center (RTCC) in Robert, LA in full support of Unified Command including accommodations and press conferencing space.

 

ConocoPhillips

• Responded favorably to a request by BP to potentially access an adjacent ConocoPhillips’ lease for a relief well.
• Nominated two technical experts to participate in API's proposed joint industry government task forces
• Reviewed BP's current plans, offered ideas and technical assistance to BP 
• ConocoPhillips Crisis Management Emergency Response Center is in continual communication with BP's Incident Command Center to identify potential resources needed from the ConocoPhillips Incident Management Assistant Team (IMAT).
• As a member of both the Marine Preservation Association and the Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies, ConocoPhillips is helping fund the availability of cleanup equipment and dispersants.
• Made available the use of spill response equipment, chartered helicopters, marine vessels and a pair of shore bases in Louisiana.

 

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• Established a system for employees to make charitable contributions to non-profit agencies involved in the cleanup. Contributions will be matched by ConocoPhillips.
• Directing employees who are interested in volunteering to the central volunteer information site.

 

It should be noted that COP does not have any Gulf of Mexico drilling operations at this time; therefore has limited availability to boats or other equipment to offer BP to assist in the incident.

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling

• 1 each 7000’ hydraulic pod hose and pod reel
• 1 each BOP mandrel
• 1 each DWHC BOP connector

 

Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC)

• Coordinating 4 C-130 aircraft (1 MSRC, 1 Commercial, 2 Air Force) spraying dispersants, along with six smaller planes that act as spotters
• 8 Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRVs)  – each 210’ long – on site and working actively
• 2 additional OSRVs en route from Maine and New York.
• 3 ocean-barges on site to capture and store oil that is skimmed up by the OSRVs
• 6 Fast Response Vehicles – each 47’ long – on site and working the scene
• 200 MSRC staff and field personnel, along with supervising over 1000 contractors
• Numerous shall water barges that hold pontoons used for skimming and can be deployed in shallow water situations to protect the shoreline

• Over 700,000 feet of boom deployed/staged under MSRC coordination

• Several fire boom systems

 

Anadarko

Anadarko has 4 employees inside BP assisting their technical teams.

 

Statoil

StatOil has offered both spill assistance and drilling and well competence.

 

Tidewater

For Immediate Release:                                                                        Contact:  Nicolette Nye

Thursday, May 6, 2010                                                                             (202) 347-6900

 

NOIA Member Companies Engaged in Cohesive Deepwater Horizon Response

Washington – As BP, the National Response Team, and an army of volunteers work feverishly to respond to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico, NOIA member companies are lending their resources in an unprecedented cooperative effort to stop the flow of oil and prevent further damage to the environment.

 

These resources include land-based and offshore facilities, aircraft, marine vessels, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), a containment dome, subsea tooling, subsea video, dispersant, personnel, and technical expertise on suction systems, blowout preventers, dispersant injection, well construction, containment options, subsea wells, environmental science, emergency response, spill assistance, well intervention, and drilling and well competence.

 

“We are all working together to stop the uncontrolled release of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, as we mourn the tragic loss of 11 men and pray their families find comfort,” said Randall Luthi, President of the National Ocean Industries Association.  “We also thank all those who have worked, and continue to work 24 hours a day in rescue and response efforts, as well as in environmental impacts mitigation and oil spill cleanup.”

 

“Our member companies want answers as much as anyone as to the cause of this event, and we understand the offshore industry will be closely examined by the authorities at the state and national level,” Luthi continued.  “The members stand ready to cooperate and assist as aggressively as we are in the response and clean-up efforts.”

 

“Everyone deserves to work in a safe environment, and while there are risks associated with every industry, that risk can be significantly reduced and managed through careful consideration and evaluation,” said Luthi. “Our industry operates using incredible technology that rivals the space program. This technology and the unprecedented cooperation from NOIA member companies will be key to developing a solution that stops this accidental flow of oil into the Gulf, and helps to restore the faith of the American public in the offshore industry.”

 

To date, the NOIA companies below have offered and/or are providing the following assets to the response effort:

 

ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil has offered the use of a drilling rig as a staging base, two supply vessels, an underwater vehicle and support vessel and has provided experts to respond to BP’s request for technical advice on blowout preventers, dispersant injection, well construction and containment options. The company also continues to support the work of Tier 3 spill response and cleanup cooperatives, such as MSRC, Clean Gulf, and Oil Spill Response Ltd., to provide personnel and equipment, such as dispersants, fire boom and radios.  ExxonMobil is also identifying, procuring and manufacturing additional supplies of dispersant for potential use.

 

Shell Oil

• 6 OSRVs –  initially for fire fighting and search & rescue
• A dynamically positioned vessel with ROV
• EC135 helicopter
• ROV hot-stab panel
• Dispersant
• Containment Dome
• Technical experts in the areas of subsea wells, Environmental Science, and Emergency Response
• Robert Training and Conference Center (RTCC) in Robert, LA in full support of Unified Command including accommodations and press conferencing space.

ConocoPhillips

• Responded favorably to a request by BP to potentially access an adjacent ConocoPhillips’ lease for a relief well.
• Nominated two technical experts to participate in API's proposed joint industry government task forces
• Reviewed BP's current plans, offered ideas and technical assistance to BP 
• ConocoPhillips Crisis Management Emergency Response Center is in continual communication with BP's Incident Command Center to identify potential resources needed from the ConocoPhillips Incident Management Assistant Team (IMAT).
• As a member of both the Marine Preservation Association and the Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies, ConocoPhillips is helping fund the availability of cleanup equipment and dispersants.
• Made available the use of spill response equipment, chartered helicopters, marine vessels and a pair of shore bases in Louisiana.
• Established a system for employees worldwide to make charitable contributions to non-profit agencies involved in the cleanup. Contributions will be matched by ConocoPhillips.
• Directing employees who are interested in volunteering to the central volunteer information site.

 

It should be noted that COP does not have any Gulf of Mexico drilling operations at this time; therefore has limited availability to boats or other equipment to offer BP to assist in the incident.

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling

• 1 each 7000’ hydraulic pod hose and pod reel
• 1 each BOP mandrel
• 1 each DWHC BOP connector

 

Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC)

• Coordinating 4 C-130 aircraft (1 MSRC, 1 Commercial, 2 Air Force) spraying dispersants, along with six smaller planes that act as spotters
• 8 Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRVs)  – each 210’ long – on site and working actively
• 2 additional OSRVs en route from Maine and New York.
• 3 ocean-barges on site to capture and store oil that is skimmed up by the OSRVs
• 6 Fast Response Vehicles – each 47’ long – on site and working the scene
• 200 MSRC staff and field personnel, along with supervising over 1000 contractors
• Numerous shall water barges that hold pontoons used for skimming and can be deployed in shallow water situations to protect the shoreline

• Over 700,000 feet of boom deployed/staged under MSRC coordination

• Several fire boom systems

 Anadarko

Anadarko has 4 employees inside BP assisting their technical teams.

 

Statoil

StatOil has offered both spill assistance and drilling and well competence.

 

Tidewater

 

For Immediate Release:                                             Contact:  Nicolette Nye

Wednesday, April 28, 2010                                                              (202) 347-6900          

 

At Last: NOIA Congratulates Cape Wind on Securing DOI Approval

 

WASHINGTON, DC – The following is a statement by NOIA President Randall Luthi regarding Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s decision on the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound.

 

"Today’s approval of the Cape Wind project is welcome news and a bold step toward including offshore wind as one of America’s home-grown offshore energy industries.  Given the decade-long debate over the project, I understand this decision was not made easily or lightly, and I applaud Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for upholding the commitments of this and the previous Administration to making the development of offshore wind energy a top priority.

 

“This first approval of an offshore wind project by the Department of the Interior is an encouraging example to all such projects currently under consideration as well as those yet to come. The project has the potential to generate hundreds of new jobs in the New England region, and once operational, provide clean source electricity to Cape Cod.

 

“NOIA strongly supports the Cape Wind Project and the development of all offshore renewable energy sources.  Energy is energy, and renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf, whether it be wind, wave, ocean current or solar, will add to the overall diversity of the nation's energy sources while generating new jobs for Americans, and reducing our dependence on foreign energy sources.”

 

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 NOIA is the only national trade association representing all segments of the offshore industry with an interest in the exploration and production of both traditional and renewable energy resources on the nation’s outer continental shelf.  The NOIA membership comprises more than 250 companies engaged in business activities ranging from producing to drilling, engineering to marine and air transport, offshore construction to equipment manufacture and supply, telecommunications to finance and insurance. 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release:                                  

Contact:  Nicolette Nye or Michael Kearns

(202) 347-6900

 

Thursday, April 22, 2010                                                                                               

 

Shell Wins 2010 NOIA Safety-in-Seas Award

 

Washington, DC – Shell Oil Company was awarded the 2010 National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Safety in Seas Award today, recognizing their outstanding contribution to the safety of life offshore for energy workers in the design and execution of their Perdido project. 

 

Shell’s award-winning nomination was selected by a blue-ribbon panel of judges from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Minerals Management Service and the National Academy of Science’s Marine Board.  The judges awarded the prestigious honor in recognition of the company’s “Perdido Development.”

 

The Perdido Development consists of hydrocarbon production from ultra-deep water fields routed through a regional host facility. The Perdido Development area is located in the Western Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles south of Houston, TX and eight miles north of Mexican territorial waters.  The facility will accommodate at least 35 wells and operate in 7,800 feet of water depth. Perdido is designed to produce 100,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas each day.

 

NOIA President Randall Luthi said “Shell demonstrated that safety is priority number one, and their commitment to this goal was evident in both the design phase of the project and in the execution phase. Shell went over and above the minimum requirements and exceeded the industry standards to ensure that Perdido was the safest possible project it could be.  Shell was willing to spend the time and money necessary to safeguard the well-being of their employees and the surrounding environment. We applaud the fact that the Coast Guard, the MMS and the National Academy of Sciences continue to recognize our industry’s achievement and we congratulate Shell for their valuable contribution to the enhancement of offshore safety and responsible environmental stewardship.”

 

Learn more about Shell’s Perdido Development.  

 

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About the Safety in Seas Award: Acknowledging the significant contributions made by modern-day pioneers in their pursuit of the ocean frontier, Compass Publications, Inc., publishers of Sea Technology Magazine, established the NOIA Safety and Seas Award in 1978.  The award recognizes excellence among those who, by their actions, design or influence, have contributed to improving the safety of life offshore.   The award, now in its 32^nd year, continues to serve as a testimony to the high standards associated with the rapid growth of the ocean industries.

 

About NOIA: NOIA is the only national trade association representing all segments of the offshore industry with an interest in the exploration and production of energy resources on the nation’s outer continental shelf.  The NOIA membership comprises more than 250 companies engaged in business activities ranging from producing to drilling, engineering to marine and air transport, offshore construction to equipment manufacture and supply, telecommunications to finance and insurance.