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Gas Processors honor members for outstanding work safety
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 9, 2009) - The Gas Processors Association (GPA) recognized eleven member companies today with GPA Safety Awards for their outstanding midstream industry safety records. GPA president Bob Dunn made the presentation during the morning's general session at the association's 88th annual GPA Convention.
All GPA member companies who submitted their 2008 safety statistics were considered for the first and second place awards available within the three award divisions, with divisional eligibility being determined by the number of work hours submitted. Also, U.S. and non-U.S. operating companies compete and are recognized separately for the safety honors, with equal awards being available for both in each place and in each division.
Division I (more than 500,000 work hours)
For U.S.-based companies, ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) received first place honors for a .565 "total cases" incident rate, a .188 "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate, and 1,061,869 work hours. Second place was awarded to Enterprise Products Operating LLC (Houston) for a .877 "total cases" incident rate, a .279 "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 5,017,237 work hours.Division I first place winner in the international classification was United Gas Derivatives Co. (Cairo, Egypt) with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 1,323,747 work hours. Bahrain National Gas Co. (Riffa, Bahrain) received second place, with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 772,424 work hours.
Division II (100,000 - 500,000 work hours)
First place went to U.S.-based AKA Energy Group LLC (Durango, Colo.) with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 144,803 work hours. Second place was awarded to ConocoPhillips (Houston) with a .552 "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 362,198 work hours.On the international side, first place winner in Division II was Phoenix Park Gas Processors Ltd. (Trinidad, West Indies) with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 422,597 work hours. Second place went to Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (Safat, Kuwait) with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 399,283 work hours.
Division III (less than 100,000 work hours)
Among U.S. companies, Copano Processing L.P. (Houston) received the first place award with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 65,242 work hours. Second place went to Superior Pipeline Co. (Tulsa, Okla.) with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 59,029 work hours.Among international entrants, Unocal Canada - Chevron (Calgary, Canada) received the top honor with a zero "total cases" incident rate, a zero "fatalities plus lost workdays" incident rate and 35,205 work hours. No additional companies qualified for a second place award.
"These Safety Awards are among the most important recognitions we present at this convention each year, because safety is a primary focus within all of our member companies," said GPA president Bob Dunn, Prism Gas Systems, upon announcing the winners. "Congratulations to each and every winner, and especially to our international members who traveled to be with us here for this distinction. Let these safety flags flying overhead be a reminder to all who visit that the gas processing industry is one of the safest in the world."
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About GPA
The Gas Processors Association (GPA) is an incorporated, non-profit trade association made up of about 115 corporate members, all of whom are engaged in the processing of natural gas into a merchantable pipeline gas, volume movement, or further processing of liquid products from natural gas. The active membership, as a group, accounts for more than 90 percent of all natural gas liquids produced in the United States and also includes a number of Canadian and foreign companies that produce natural gas liquids on a global scale. GPA has served the light hydrocarbons industry since 1921 and has been instrumental in shaping the midstream business.
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April 3 - 6, 2011
San Antonio, Texas
If you are interested in being a speaker at next year's GPA Convention, please remember that the deadline to submit your abstract (to jdreyer@GPAglobal.org) for consideration is Sept. 1, 2010. Presentations will cover topics in gas processing, gas gathering, fractionation, storage and transportation. Learn more.