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Dialogue Continues to Build with OESI-led Forums Since our last newsletter, OESI has convened three Forums for Dialogue. Specifically, the Forums have ad-dressed ‘Human Factors’, ‘Blowouts in Shallow Water’, and ‘Taking SEMS to the Next Level’. During the Human Factors Forum, discussion revolved around organizational elements and design decisions, safety culture, reliable systems, and industry needs. Breakout sessions focused on organizational elements and design decisions. More can be found about the Hu-man Factors Forum on page 5.
The Blowouts in Shallow-Water Forum focused on the operating envi-ronment and deliberated the need for a different technical perspective in the shallow-water environment. With the assistance of experienced panel members leading robust discussion the consensus was that there should continue to be a sin-gle approach. How-ever, all agreed that those involved in shallow-water opera-tions must under-stand the shortened timelines for action and reaction. Turn to page 6 for more about the Blowouts in Shallow-Water Fo-rum. In July, OESI hosted a Forum to discuss “Taking SEMS to the Next Level”. This was an opportunity for BSEE to engage in dialogue with off-shore energy stakeholders about continuous improvement of the Safety
and Environmental Management System (SEMS), to discuss what the system could be and contribute to in the future. This Forum was preceded with a survey conducted by OESI in or-der to determine stakeholder perspectives and priorities on this important area of safety capability. Further discussion of this Forum can be found on page 7. OESI continues to work with industry leaders and our Advi-sory Committee to move forward on the areas identified by these forums. As with all OESI Forums, the agenda, presenta-tions and summaries can be found online at http://oesi.tamu.edu/events/forum.
OCEANEWS
In This Issue
PI’s Corner
OESI Outreach
The Challenge of
Employee
Participation
Director of Ops
Thoughts
Upcoming Events
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How do we improve performance in ocean energy operations? Naturally the answer to this question is
very complex and requires the participation of many stakeholders (e.g., industry, governments, academ-
ia, public interest groups and others). The role played by academia with regard to process safety educa-
tion and competency development in process safety is a very important component in this effort of mak-
ing progress in process safety performance. Different levels of education are needed in terms of process
safety for various individuals in the organization. At the undergraduate level, process safety education
should be included in all engineering disciplines. That is because it is not just
chemical and petroleum engineers who have to deal with process safety
matters. It is quite often we find mechanical engineers, electrical engineers,
civil engineers, as well as other engineering disciplines who end up working
on process safety projects or managing projects where process safety is a
key component. For this very reason, I am also opposed to creating a Bach-
elor’s degree specifically for process safety because it has the possibility of
some specific negative outcomes. A really unwanted negative outcome of
creating a Bachelor’s degree in process safety would be the perception that
other engineering disciplines do not have anything to do about process safe-
ty. And that would be disastrous because good process safety performance
requires the active commitment and participation by everyone working in the plant or on the platform.
With regard to integrating process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum, I believe that key in-
dividual elements of process safety should be threaded into undergraduate chemical engineering cours-
es that serve as the foundation of chemical engineering discipline (e.g., thermodynamics, kinetics, fluid
mechanics, heat and mass transfer), that safety topics should be the seamless and almost invisible
threads that bind the whole together. In addition, process safety should be taught as a stand-alone final
year course (like process design – with which it should have a close relationship) that should integrate
principles from all the foundations on which it is based. A similar approach that should integrate princi-
ples from all the foundations on which it is based. A similar approach could be tailored for the other engi-
neering disciplines as well (i.e., petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,
civil engineering). Finally, some thought needs to be given to integrating components of process safety,
inherent safety, management systems and leadership to disciplines outside engineering, such as chem-
istry, management, and accounting. Often management and accounting majors find themselves in lead-
ership positions which have a direct and major impact on process safety. Finally, we must also address
the role played by MS and PhD programs in the overall development of safety education and competen-
cy programs.
Continuing education and certification programs are another way to acquire and maintain competen-
cy in process safety. In the near future, OESI will be launching short courses and continuing education
programs on various topics in offshore process safety, loss prevention, risk assessment and related top-
ics.
PI’s Corner - Dr. Sam Mannan
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The OESI Advisory Committee met the afternoon of July 29, 2015 to select its leadership and to receive an
update on OESI current and future efforts. After a short nomination process, members present cast their
votes. When the count was complete, Mr. Dwight Johnston, of Shell, was select-
ed as the Chair and Mr. Curt Jones, of Schlumberger, was
selected as the Vice Chair. Discussions then focused on
two topics; OESI tasking from BSEE Director, Admiral Sa-
lerno and the collaborative research efforts begun by the
OESI partner universities. Both topics will continue to be
updated to the Advisory Committee for their expert perspec-
tive and help in prioritizing OESI effort. Additionally, up-
dates to these research areas will appear in future issues of
‘OceaNews’. The next meeting of the Advisory Committee
will be held in January 2016.
In the spirit of continuous improvement... I want to share an experience that supports a process to get em-ployee participation in managing SEMS. I have heard for years from management that getting employees to participate is extremely difficult. "Workers just are not comfortable speaking up." During a recent SEMS audit our audit team was allowed to observe a genuine approach to employee par-ticipation by an independent oil and gas operator. The audit team was advised of an op-portunity to participate if we wanted to. I elected to participate. It went like this: Every morning at 6AM a conference call was held with a seriously dedicated manage-ment representative hosting the call on one end of the phone and every available worker including office management, contractors, subcontractors and in this case auditors on every offshore facility on the other end... discussing activities and concerns from the last 24 hours and expected activities and concerns for the next 24 hours. Attendance to the conference call was mandatory as announced in each site-specific orientation when arriv-ing on the facilities. It was very personal. The participants were called upon by their first and last names and locations in many instances to engage in the conversation by the management repre-sentative hosting the call. Example: "David Smith at Eugene Island 111 how's it going? Do you have any ob-servations, concerns or comments?" David Smith responds as appropriate. The conference call went on for quite some time while all participants had an opportunity to share their comments. Most of the workers partici-pated... some were not so responsive.
To determine the effectiveness of this employee participation event, I asked the workers later during normal operations what they thought of the opportunity to comment. The participants responses were enlightening. "We learn from others of concerns they are having at their facilities that may also affect our facilities." was one response. "It is really nice to know that if I have a concern that I think is im-portant for the safety of my crew... I can share it with someone in management that really cares... and it will be handled." was another response. My favorite was, "This is Troy's baby and he really cares". Troy is the management representative
that initiated and hosts this employee participation event. I worked offshore many years and had never had an opportunity like this to get things done that needed to get done. With SEMS II there is a requirement for operators to have an employee participation plan. There are many ways to get employee participation and operators should try to find something that is effective and works for them. We can all learn from this operator's efforts to get employee participation. Employee partici-pation will only work if management is committed to its success.
OESI Advisory Committee Selects Leadership and Moves Forward
Dwight Johnston, Chair Curt Jones, Vice Chair
The Challenge of Employee Participation Thoughts from Ron White, CSHO; an OESI LinkedIn Group member
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One of the tenets of OESI is to facilitate collaborative research to support safe and environmentally
responsible operations. Each of our three partner universities continue to conduct relevant re-
search. This section is the first in a series of articles highlighting the ongoing research at OESI
partner institutions.
Daehak Kim, a PhD student in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Depart-
ment continues his research on “Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle-based Oil Disper-
sants”. Specifically, Mr. Kim is researching particle-based oil dispersants, mainly
composed of inorganic nanoparticles such as silica nanoparticles are considered
as environmentally friendly oil dispersants due to their biocompatibility and relative-
ly low toxicity. The oil-water interfacial tension is reduced when nanoparticles seg-
regate to the oil-water interface and this segregation is improved by grafting interfa-
cially active polymer brushes. In this research work, surfactant-like amphiphilic block copolymers (POEOMA-b
-PS) were grafted from silica nanoparticles using a living radical atom transfer polymerization (ATRP) method
in order to increase their interfacial activity. We have studied the interfacial activity of such hybrid nanoparti-
cles using pendant drop interfacial tension measurements, and their structure using small angle X-ray scatter-
ing (SAXS). Amphiphilic copolymer grafted nanoparticles significantly reduced oil – water interfacial tension
compared to the interfacial tension reduction induced by homopolymer grafted nanoparticles or the corre-
sponding free ungrafted copolymer, and it is believed that hydrodynamic particle size and copolymer compo-
sition are controlling variables to determine the oil dispersion ability of nanoparticles. Moreover, hard and sta-
ble oil – water emulsions were formed by applying the block copolymer grafted nanoparticles due to the for-
mation of interparticle network structures, which were observed by cryo – scanning electron microscopy
(SEM). These polymer grafted nanoparticles with improved interfacial activity are expected to be effective
emulsion forming and stabilizing agents.
OESI Partner University Research– University of Houston
Daehak Kim
Scheme 1. General Scheme
for the Synthesis of Initiator
Attached Silica Nanoparticles
and Surface-Initiated ATRP
of POEOMA
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On March 10, 2015, the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) convened top academic and research ex-
perts from various companies, universities and organizations to discuss the role of human factors and their
integration into offshore operations. The goal of this workshop was to allow members of the ocean energy
industry to discuss issues related to human factors, as well as to identify tasks and research topics that
might fill gaps in the current state of offshore operations to make them safer and more environmentally
sound. The forum was held at the Doubletree Intercontinental Hotel in Houston, TX. Dr. Camille Peres
gave an overview of Human Factors, and the emphasis on areas of organizational elements and design
descions. These areas were the focus of the two panel sessions and the breakout sessions. The morning
discussions involved presentations addressing organizational elements and design decisions, including
those by representatives from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Pacific Science and Engineer-
ing Group, WorleyParsons, Human Factors Associates, Shell, and Transocean. The afternoon focused on
two breakout sessions: one that addressed how organizational elements can further enable safe and re-
sponsible offshore energy operations, and another addressing how decisions on designs can further ena-
ble safe and responsible offshore energy operations. Results of the breakout discussions, which consisted
of identifying research topics and required tasks, were reported and discussed during a general session,
which was followed by a recap of the day’s event and closing remarks. The Human Factors Workshop,
which included 84 participants, was successful at bringing together industry, academia, and the govern-
ment in an environment of dialogue and cooperation.
Areas of focus determined throughout the Forum include:
Identify, and train leaders at all levels to minimize disconnect of safety culture perceptions.
Translate science into industry-specific information.
Develop business case for Human Factors Engineering and Integration.
How does Human Factors Engineering fit into expectation of operational excellence?
Reengineering of design lifecycle.
Make Human Factors Engineering standards accessible and interpretable.
The summary from this forum is available on the OESI website. The presentations are also available on
the OESI Forums section of the website. The ideas and topics developed during this event will be dis-
cussed by leadership and the Advisory Committee to develop a path forward in appropriately addressing
the findings.
OESI Leads Dialogue on Human Factors
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On March 11, 2015, the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) convened top academic and re-
search experts from various companies, universities and organizations to discuss blowouts in shal-
low water . The goal of this workshop was to allow members of the ocean energy industry to dis-
cuss issues, as well as identify tasks and research topics that might fill gaps in the current state of
offshore operations to make them safer and more environmentally sound. The forum was held at
the Doubletree Intercontinental Hotel in Houston, TX. The initial morning discussions involved
presentations addressing industry efforts and lessons learned, including representatives from the
Center for Offshore Safety, American Petroleum Institute, and Society of Petroleum Engineers. The
second session involved speakers from
Rowan Company, the University of Hou-
ston, and WorleyParsons, who discussed
industry and regulator efforts to maintain
focus on increasing the safety culture in
shallow water operations. The afternoon
consisted of two breakout sessions: one
focused on efforts that could address shal-
low water blowouts to enhance safe opera-
tions, and another focused on addressing
how regulators and industry might cooper-
atively further develop a safety culture in
shallow water operations. Results of the
breakout discussions, which consisted of
identifying research topics and required tasks, were reported and discussed during a general ses-
sion, which was followed by a recap of the day’s event and closing remarks. This Forum, which in-
cluded 54 participants, was successful at bringing together industry, academia, and the government
to discuss this area of safety emphasis.
Some areas of focus determined throughout the Forum include:
Optimize response time.
Develop predictive science for kick detection.
What competency and skills do we need in SW, and how do we train for them?
Develop effective simulation and training.
Study international data on BSW.
The summary from this forum is available on the OESI website. The presentations are also availa-
ble on the OESI Forums section of the website. The ideas and topics developed during this event
will be discussed by leadership and the Advisory Committee to develop a path forward in appropri-
ately addressing the findings.
OESI Forum Focuses on Blowouts in Shallow-Water
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The Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) facilitated dialogue between industry, academia, regulators, and
non-governmental organizations in a Forum on July 29, 2015 to discuss “Taking Safety and Environmental
Management Systems (SEMS) to the Next Level”. The goal of the event was to enlist stakeholders to dis-
cuss continuous improvement in the ability of SEMS to successfully manage known and new risks associat-
ed with offshore oil and gas activities, as requested by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE). BSEE and the Industry are searching for ways to ensure that SEMS can act as a regulatory tool as
well as an operational management tool that will help further enable safe and environmentally responsible
ocean energy operations. Attendees will interact with presenters and participate in facilitated discussion in
order to share their thoughts and ideas on a ‘future SEMS’; what it could be, what it could include, ways it
could be used.
Presenters and facilitators included representatives from industry, academia and the government who are
experts in SEMS today and most importantly, what SEMS can be in the future.
The forum was held at Cemo Hall on the campus of the University of Houston, in Houston, TX. Following
welcome remarks by Mr. Jim Pettigrew, presentations were provided by representatives from BSEE, DNV-
GL, and the Center for Offshore Safety. These discussions centered on continual improvement, a history of
SEMS and a possible path for SEMS in the future. Preliminary findings from the recent SEMS Next Survey
were presented, enabling a large group discussion. The afternoon focused on three simultaneous breakout
sessions with attendee participation; each session independently discussing a path forward for SEMS. A
report from the API RP 75 Update Committee was summarized in the re-convened general session. Results
of the breakout discussions were then reported and discussed.
Some areas of focus determined throughout the Forum include:
Should Human Factors be included in SEMS?
Assurance that SEMS is reasonable and prudent.
Incentivize SEMS.
Better sharing and learnings of best practices and lessons.
Should leadership measures be included in API RP75?
Develop KPIs.
Utilize KPIs to ask specific questions that seek to get to the root of a problem.
The importance of open discussion was stressed regarding Safety and Management Systems development
and improvement by experts within the industry and BSEE. The timing of this Forum was noted to be partic-
ularly relevant, given that results from SEMS II audits are now coming in.
This Forum included 100 participants from industry, academia, and the government who successfully provid-
ed desired input about the future direction of offshore Safety and Environmental Management Systems. The
summary from this forum is available on the OESI website. The presentations are also available on the OE-
SI Forums section of the website. The ideas and topics developed during this event will be discussed by
leadership and the Advisory Committee to develop a path forward in appropriately addressing the findings.
Summer Forum Topic Discusses “Taking SEMS to the Next Level”
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UT Austin Brings Capability to OESI with World Class Labs
As a partner in the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI), the University of Texas Drilling Program brings great ex-
pertise in drilling and downhole conditions. Specifically, both the Drilling Lab and the Cementing Lab, under the di-
rection of OESI Co-Principal Investigator Dr Eric Van Oort, are world-class academic research efforts.
The primary emphasis areas of the Drilling program are:
Automated drilling control
Intelligent mechanization and automation
Modeling, simulation, and empirical validation of
downhole environments
Monitoring, data analytics and “Big Data”
Utilizing both a hardware-in-the-loop drilling simulator, and a
Real-Time Operations Center; UT Austin is a leader in developing applied basic research efforts to address Indus-
try-related drilling issues.
UT Austin is one of the few academic research institutes in the world
with a state-of-the-art zonal isolation lab and an active (ultra-) deep-
water cementing research and development program. Equipment in
the UT lab (consistometers, curing chambers, ultra-sonic cement
analyzers, and others) can simulate the downhole environment of all
current and future deepwater wells. The capability exists to test to
40,000 psi, temperatures up to 600°F, and all conventional and alter-
native cement slurry types. They have also developed custom equip-
ment for bonding evaluation of cement-to-rock and cement-to-steel,
as well as tensile bond.
UT Austin’s Drilling Program is a valued member of the OESI team, and their efforts to develop and embrace tech-
nologies that help optimize drilling and completion, as well as automate well construction tasks for efficient, repeat-
able performance further contribute to safe and environmentally responsible offshore energy operations.
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National Academy of Sciences Outreach
The Director of Operations has continued to develop
the relationship between the OESI and the National
Academy. Earlier this year Jim Pettigrew visited the
National Academy in Washington DC, to meet with Dr
Kim Waddell and his group to discuss the ongoing ef-
forts of the Gulf of Mexico Research Institute (GOMRI).
Many of the research efforts and focus areas of GOM-
RI intersect with the mission of
the OESI, to help “enable safe
and environmentally responsi-
ble offshore operations”.
Additionally, the Director has
been participating in the Acad-
emy’s Transportation Re-
search Board effort in the
‘Application of Real-time Moni-
toring of Offshore Oil and Gas
Operations’. These discus-
sions of industry experts are
helping frame the future capabilities of the industry and
BSEE. Additionally, there are many opportunities out of
these discussions for further efforts by the OESI.
The Director of Operations
exchanges ideas at NAS.
OESI Outreach BSEE Conducts Site Visit
Members of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE), Offshore Regulatory Programs Of-
fice attended an on-site visit of OESI at Texas A&M Uni-
versity . Attendees included Dr. Sam Mannan, OESI; Dr.
Eric van Oort, OESI ; Mr. Doug Morris, BSEE; Mr. Andre
King, BSEE; Mr. Jim Pettigrew, OESI; Mr. Paul Robinson,
OESI; and Ms. Valerie Green, OESI.
The visit was to ensure that OESI efforts are aligned
with stakeholder expectations and to discuss activities for
the coming years.
The daylong visit covered areas of interest from both BSEE and OESI; and included updates on collabo-
rative research efforts between the partner universities, Advisory Committee efforts, and work being done in
support of Director Salerno’s high-interest areas. Interaction between OESI and the Houston-based BSEE
Engineering Technology Assessment Center (ETAC) was also on the agenda as the ETAC is beginning to
come on-line in its efforts. Overall, Mr. Morris was pleased with the progress of the Institute and the direction
that it is heading for the future.
OESI Invited to Present at ECM3 in
Aberdeen
Jim Pettigrew, the Director of Operations, trav-
elled to Aberdeen, Scotland to participate in the 3rd
International Symposium on Energy Challenges and
Mechanics (ECM3). This symposium, hosted by the
University of Aberdeen, brought together research-
ers from over 40 countries around the world for two
days of presentations and discussions "to facilitate a
rich exchange of knowledge between academia, in-
dustry, and research societies whom seek solutions
to address energy challenges worldwide." The Direc-
tor presented the background and mission of OESI,
as well as areas of focus developed through recent
Forums for Dialogue. There was much interest in
understanding and learning from the path that OESI
takes in future efforts, and which will lead to future
opportunities for international research collaboration.
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OESI Outreach (cont’d)
Director visits U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
Earlier this year Jim Pettigrew, the OESI Director of Operations, visited with U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) leaders at their Headquarters in Anacostia, MD. Mr. Dan Lawrence and Mr. Dennis Fahr
met with the Director to learn more about what OESI has been chartered to accomplish and discuss
ways that OESI and USCG may be able to work together in the future. With OESI’s charter to help
“enable safe and environmentally responsible offshore energy operations” and USCG’s responsibil-
ity for offshore vessel certification, inspection and monitoring; there will be many opportunities to
work together in the future. Discussions continue to determine the level of USCG participation in
OESI, as both a participant in future events and as a member of the Advisory Committee.
OESI Group visits Ocean Star Museum
From the Ocean Star, Offshore Energy Center’s website “The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum
and Education Center is located on Galveston Island, Texas, less than an hour from downtown Houston, the
world's petroleum capital. Visitors board the retired jackup drilling rig and view a video about the offshore in-
dustry. The museum features three floors of models and interactive displays illustrating the story of offshore
oil and gas from seismic technology to exploration and production. Scale
models of production platforms, actual drill bits and remotely-operated ve-
hicles (ROVs) as well as videos and exhibits explain drilling, geology, seis-
mic, well servicing and production.”
OESI Investigator Dr. Camille Peres, and a group of students who have
been supporting OESI efforts, were able to tour the Ocean Star and learn
firsthand about the operations of a drilling rig. This in-person experience
will further develop their practical education and the foundation upon which
they will base their perceptions during future research efforts. All agreed
that the trip was valuable, but that it might be better to visit an outdoor steel structure at some other time than
July in Galveston!
18-22 January 2016 API Exploration and Production Winter Standards Meeting, Renaissance Hotel, Austin, TX
13 January 2016 OESI Advisory Committee Meeting, Lloyd’s Register Houston, TX
February/March 2016 OESI Forum for Dialogue (date and topic coming soon!)
26 April 2016 OESI Advisory Committee Meeting, Center for Offshore Safety Houston, TX
April 20-22, 2016 NOIA Annual Meeting, Washington DC
Upcoming Events
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The primary mission of OESI is to provide a forum for dialogue, shared learning, and cooperative research
among academia, government, industry, and other non-governmental organizations, in offshore energy-related
technologies and activities that ensure safe and environmentally responsible offshore operations.
OESI will coordinate and focus an effort to identify scientific and technological gaps and to recommend improve-
ment of drilling and production equipment, practices, and regulation. OESI will gather, consider, and harmonize
the proposals promoted by other research and development centers and other groups to inform BSEE on tech-
nological and other developments within the offshore industry.
Additionally, OESI provides a forum for the continuous education and training of BSEE and BOEM employees to
ensure that the federal workforce maintains the same level of technological expertise as the engineers, scientists
and technical experts in the oil and gas industry.
Mission
OESI Grand Challenge Research Update
Advisory Committee Members in the Spotlight
University of Houston Research Lab Capabilities
Results of October Advisory Committee Meeting
OESI Leadership Offsite
In our Next Issue…
Director of Ops Thoughts One of the favorite parts of my job is the opportunity to get out and meet the profes-sionals of the Ocean Energy Industry and learn more about the things that are im-portant to them, so that ultimately we all can continue to improve safe and environmen-tally responsible operations. I was honored to join literally thousands of industry professionals at my first Off-shore Technology Conference this year! This was an incredible professional develop-ment opportunity for me, and more importantly an opportunity to continue to introduce OESI’s mission to more and more folks across the industry. Hearing leadership from the spectrum of stakeholders speak on the importance of Safe and Environmentally responsible operations was refreshing and insightful. I look forward to many future OTCs. I had the opportunity to visit with the incredible professionals at ‘Boots and Coots’ earlier this year. I not only had the opportunity to talk with their operational leadership about OESI goals and vision; but as importantly I was able to gain a better understanding of the adventure of ‘well control’ from their unique perspective. For someone who grew up with ‘Hellfighters’ as my favorite movie, this outreach effort was personally and professionally rewarding. I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many of our Advisory Committee members in their environment and learn more about what they do and why. I was offered the honor to address the National Ocean Industries Asso-ciation (NOIA) Board of Directors meeting. Randall Luthi’s (President of NOIA) background certainly speaks for itself, but the group of industry leaders that I was able to talk with about what OESI is and looks to do in the fu-ture was a unique opportunity. In fact, many other outreach opportunities developed from this event, and I’ll touch on those in future columns. I look forward to learning more about what you all do to make our Country energy-strong; as well as sharing more about what OESI looks to do to help further enable safe and environmentally responsible ocean energy operations.
OceaNews, Vol 2, No. 1 12 Fall 2015
Contact Information
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Dr. M. Sam Mannan, PE, CSP, DHC Regents Professor and Executive Director Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center Texas A&M University Telephone: (979) 862-3985 Mail: [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS:
James Pettigrew Captain, USN (Ret) Ocean Energy Safety Institute 3122 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 Telephone: (979) 458-2759 Mail: [email protected]
CO-PI’S:
Dr. Rashid Hasan Professor Texas A&M University Telephone: (979) 847-8564 Mail: [email protected] Dr. Eric van Oort Professor University of Texas at Austin Telephone: (512) 471-6262 [email protected]
Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti Professor University of Houston Telephone: (713) 743-4307 Mail: [email protected] PROGRAM MANAGER:
Paul Robinson Ocean Energy Safety Institute University of Houston Energy Research Park Bldg #4 5000 Gulf Freeway Houston, TX 77024 Telephone: (713) 743-6773 [email protected]
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