May 20, 2008


Description

Motor vehicle crashes have historically been the greatest common cause of death and serious injury in the oil and gas industry. This event will focus on the successes and challenges of implementing safe driving programs across the industry.  We are pleased to present the perspectives of two operators and one service company. Each panelist will provide a ten minute overview of their experiences, followed by an interactive question and answer session. We look forward to a lively exchange of ideas.


Featured Speakers

Speaker Daniel Garstang, Duane Kortsha, and Derek Tate


Hess Corporation, BP, and Schlumberger Oilfield Services, respectively
Daniel Garstang
Daniel Garstang is the World Wide Exploration and Production Land Transportation Road Safety Advisor for Hess Corporation, based in Houston. Prior to this appointment Daniel worked as a safety consultant for eleven years, eight of which based out of Dubai, U.A.E, where …


Hess Corporation, BP, and Schlumberger Oilfield Services, respectively
Daniel Garstang

Daniel Garstang is the World Wide Exploration and Production Land Transportation Road Safety Advisor for Hess Corporation, based in Houston. Prior to this appointment Daniel worked as a safety consultant for eleven years, eight of which based out of Dubai, U.A.E, where he acted as Road Safety Advisor to Schlumberger MEA, Shell Middle East, regional national oil companies and numerous international E&P companies.


Daniel holds a Bachelor of Social Science and has a back ground in law enforcement where he spent 14 years in the Western Australia Police Force, with the later part of his career as a Senior Detective in Major Crime. He is an active member of SPE and a member on the OGP land transportation road safety recommended practice implementation task force.


Duane Kortsha


Duane Kortsha serves as BP's Health & Safety Manager for their land based North American Gas E&P Operations, covering 7 states and Canada. Duane has worked for BP over 24 years primarily in the E&P Segment. He also has worked international assignments in Egypt and Canada. He is a member of BP's Road Safety Leadership Team which is the steering committee on Road Safety for the Corporation and owns its BP Group Driving Safety Standard - the basic requirements that all BP operations around the world must satisfy. Duane was recognized with a company Helios Award for his efforts helping BP Egypt improve road safety.


Derek Tate 


Derek Tate is global driving manager for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, responsible for coordinating the company’s global journey management efforts. This includes maintaining the firm’s Journey Management and Driving Standard, developing and updating driving and driver training tools, identifying and developing preferred practices, ensuring quality of driver trainers and assessors and regional driving centers, reviewing major driving events, and interacting with clients and the industry on driving- related issues. Since joining Schlumberger in 1976, Derek has served in various capacities, including management positions in the company’s Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment Department. He has been involved in driver training and with driving issues since 1981 and has authored and coauthored multiple papers and articles on these subjects. Derek serves as the Chair of OGP’s Land Transportation Safety Implementation Task Force.


Full Description



Organizer

Leah Anderson


Date and Time

Tue, May 20, 2008

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(GMT-0500) US/Central

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Location

The Petroleum Club of Houston

800 Bell Street
Houston, Texas 77002