DALLAS, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ENSCO International Incorporated
(NYSE: ESV) is pleased to announce that ENSCO Offshore Company, a wholly-owned
subsidiary, has been awarded the U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals
Management Service ("MMS") 2002 National Safety Award for Excellence ("SAFE
Award") in the drilling contractor category. The award was presented to Keith
Bullard, General Manager of ENSCO Offshore Company, by Rebecca W. Watson,
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the
Interior, and R. M. "Johnnie" Burton, Director, Minerals Management Service.
The SAFE Award "recognizes and commends companies that expend extra effort
to conduct operations in a safe and pollution free manner by adhering to all
regulations, employing trained and motivated personnel, and going the extra
mile to enhance safety and environmental protection." The recipient is
determined following a comprehensive review of compliance and incident data,
and input from district and regional MMS offices.
ENSCO was also awarded the National SAFE Award in 2000, and was named one
of the three finalists in 1999.
Carl Thorne, ENSCO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "The
MMS award for safety and environmental protection is particularly gratifying
in that it recognizes our ongoing commitment to excellence relative to an
ENSCO core value, preventing harm to people or the environment. ENSCO
personnel are to be commended for their exemplary effort, and the contribution
from our customers, vendors, and the MMS also must be recognized in light of
the criticality of their participation in this team effort."
ENSCO, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides contract drilling services
to the international petroleum industry.
SOURCE ENSCO International Incorporated
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Richard LeBlanc of ENSCO International
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