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Contact: Jennifer Patitz, +1.972.952.9321, jpatitz@otcnet.org
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Alyssa Drury, +1.972.952.9471, adrury@otcnet.org
RICHARDSON, Texas, U.S.A. (25 February 2004) – F. Richard
Frisbie and the Na Kika Project receive this year's OTC Distinguished
Achievement Awards during the prestigious 2004 Offshore Technology
Conference (OTC) Awards
Luncheon, scheduled 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, 4 May 2004.
At the event, Rod Allan, OTC .04 Chairman, recognizes both an organization
and an individual for their unique contributions to the offshore
industry. The OTC Distinguished Achievement Award for Individuals
goes to F. Richard Frisbie for his vision and leadership over several
decades in the advancement of enabling technology to allow the realization
of deepwater drilling and production, especially the use of remotely
operated vehicles (ROVs).
Frisbie spent more than 20 years in the offshore industry developing
new technologies to operate in the complex world of deepwater exploration.
He was one of the pioneers in the development and application of
workclass ROVs and the concept of integrating ROVs, tooling interfaces
and tooling into a functional capability for performing underwater
work remotely. He also developed and managed two of the deepest
diving, commercial, remote work systems deployed before 1984. Frisbie
established and managed what has become the largest and most sophisticated
remote subsea work group in the industry.
Allan also presents OTC's Distinguished Achievement Award for Companies,
Organizations, and Institutions to Shell and BP for the Na Kika
Project. These companies are recognized for outstanding application
of technology in the design, construction and installation of the
Na Kika floating development and production system in 6,350 feet
of water, and the associated subsea infrastructure that ties together
six dispersed fields.
The Na Kika Project is located approximately 140 miles southeast
of New Orleans in water depths ranging from 5,800 to 7,000 feet.
The project is a subsea development of five independent fields tied
back to a centrally located, permanently moored floating development
and production host facility. The host has a semisubmersible-shaped
hull with topside facilities for fluid processing and pipelines
for oil and gas export to shore and is placed in a central position
within the Na Kika unit. By using this novel co-development concept,
Shell and BP are able to develop and produce hydrocarbons profitably.
During the luncheon, Allan also presents the OTC Special Citation
to the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
and the Offshore Operators Committee for their foresight, initiation
and leadership in the development of the Deepwater Well Control
Guidelines.
The OTC Awards Luncheon is a ticketed event at U.S. $40 per ticket.
For more information about the 35th annual OTC, including registration,
visit www.otcnet.org/2004.
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Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the
world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources
in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental
protection. OTC is held annually at Reliant Center in Houston. For
more information, visit www.otcnet.org.
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