IADC Nigeria, the only African chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, assembled the relevant executives of the West African oil industry for the second edition of its annual Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Awards Ceremony recently.
The event featured upper-management cadre of the major companies, representatives of West Africa’s largest regulatory body-the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), and IADC Nigeria’s own members.
“The IADC believes that stakeholders, including rig and service operators in the hydrocarbon industry have a moral obligation of ensuring workers perform tasks in a safe and environmentally-friendly manner”, noted Sola Falodun, IADC Nigeria’s Chairman, after Itoro Unam of Sea Drills Mobile Units had led the safety moment. “Most all we have a social responsibility of sustaining the development of energy requirement for the development of mankind”.
Oando clinched the biggest award at the event.
Please find herewith some of the scenes at the memorable event
Fuller details in the current issue of Africa Oil+Gas Report