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1st Quarter 2012
AES
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Industry News
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Kudos & Recognition 4
Quality & Safety Awards 6
Safety Awards
ASRC Energy Services Newsletter
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AES Employee News
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GPB Dewatering Crew
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Meet George “Tuukaq” Sielak, AES Field Liaison, ASRC Board Member
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AES Town Halls Continue in the
Lower 48 and on the North Slope
Kudos from the Client
Recently, the Anchorage Fabrication Facility received accolades from ConocoPhillips on a module job well done.
The pat on the back was well deserved when the team completed the fabrication project without any outstanding
items on the Continuation of Work (COW) list. The client stated that the facility did “a bang up job!”
Well done team!
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GPB Dewatering Crew excels in 2011
Imagine a swimming pool with a
footprint the size of a regulation
football field, and with walls
soaring to a height of 1,508 feet.
Taller than any building in North
America, and surpassed by only
five buildings in the world. To fill
that swimming pool, it will take
more than 192 million gallons of
water, of which 120 million will
come from a loaded tanker truck
five miles away.
It will take nearly 7,000 trips and
more than 14,000 man-hours,
covering 58,000 miles of roadway,
or driving around the world at the
equator twice.
To fill the pool, it will take
almost 28,000 man-hours and 11
different sites around the pool,
tearing down and setting up your
injection operation each time.
Now do all
of that while
not spilling a
drop of water,
getting into a
traffic accident,
or injuring
anybody.
That’s what the AES Greater
Prudhoe Bay Dewatering Crew
did during 2011, hauling 2.8
million barrels of reserve pit water
from locations around the field to
injection sites without incident,
and injecting more than 4.5
million barrels of water.
The Dewatering Crew performed
exceptionally throughout the
year, operating 19 transfer pumps
staged on 35 drill pads, running
24 hours a day. In total, AES
moved without incident more
than 312 million gallons of water
(119-plus million hauled, 192-plus
million injected). Congratulations
on an outstanding year!
Fall and early winter
were busy months as Jeff
Kinneeveauk, President/
CEO, took the AES town
halls on the road to
continue the discussions about the health of the company
and the vision and priorities for the upcoming year.
In late October and early November, Jeff visited
subsidiaries Petrochem in Vallejo, California, and
Omega Natchiq in New Iberia, Louisiana. In December,
he visited teams at Kuparuk, Alpine, and Pruhoe Bay.
At Petrochem and Omega, Rex Rock, ASRC President/
CEO accompanied Jeff in order to meet the staff and
visit the offices and the project sites, including the
Petrochem scaffolding project for the Golden Gate Bridge.
The rooms were filled to capacity for each town hall
and all levels of staff and craft were in attendance. The
employees watched the company-wide message from
Jeff and then engaged in a brief question and answer
session. Employees were happy to meet Jeff and Rex
and encouraged both CEOs to make the trip again
in the near future.
At Alpine, the Materials Warehouse
team presented a display board to
upper management. The board is
routinely posted with safety items,
announcements, schedules, family
updates, upcoming
events, and other
vital information
for the group.
Team members
also ensure the
board is updated routinely for holidays for that special
home-like feel.
At Prudhoe Bay, members of the senior leadership team
accompanied Jeff to two barbeque feasts—one in
December and one in January. AES teams who provide
operations and maintenance services to BP, including
Roads and Pads, Excavation, Chemical Inspection and
Corrosion (CIC), Drilling and Wells, Pad 3, Endicott, and
Grind and Inject to name a few, feasted on steak, shrimp,
and other scrumptious delights as they heard from Jeff.
The barbeques concluded as employees socialized with
management from town and other groups around
Prudhoe Bay.
Jeff would like to thank those who attended the town halls
and give a special thank you to those who organized these
events
The town halls will
continue in the near
future with visits to the
independent teams of
Pioneer and Eni.
Jeff Kinneeveauk (AES President/CEO),
Omega Natchiq employees Reme Landry,
Derwood Derise, Rex Rock Sr. (ASRC
President/CEO),Gary Buchanan (Omega
Natchiq, Inc. President)
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Industry News
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Petrochem: Creating a Culture of Safety
Grind & Inject Plant earns
BP safety observation award
Caitlin Meindersee, Communications Liaison
Ask Bill Wright, Petrochem President and CEO, how
he feels about the safety improvements at Petrochem,
and he will smile. Safety is a top priority and is one
of our core values. Several incidents over the course
of 2011 demonstrated our employees’ commitment
to maintaining a culture of safety both on and off the
jobsite.
This commitment is alive and well at the Dow
Chemical Plant in Pittsburg, California, where
we have worked more than 500,000 work hours
accident-free. On February 10, 2011, this 20-year
accomplishment was recognized at the Dow facility
with a safety luncheon sponsored by Dow for the
Petrochem and Dow employees.
In August, Southern California Branch Safety
Manager Eric Mahler attended a safety lunch hosted
by the Tesoro refinery. During the lunch, Tesoro’s
Maintenance Manager, Larry Anderson, pulled
Eric aside to tell him that “since Petrochem started
working at Tesoro over two years ago, you have had
a major part in changing our entire safety culture
around for the better.” This is the type of compliment
that we deeply appreciate because it reflects the
efforts and commitment to safety of every Petrochem
employee working at the site.
While taking safety precautions can prevent accidents,
our Rocky Mountain Branch understands the
importance of being prepared to act when a situation
does arise. August 23rd was a typical day in Murray,
Utah, where Petrochem employees were helping a
semi-truck loaded with scaffold equipment back into
the lay-down yard. Employees were wearing reflective
clothing, using the proper flagging procedures, and
had a spotter for the vehicle. Suddenly a driver
approaching from the south side of the street sped
past the flaggers, clipped the truck, veered off of the
road, and flipped her car into the adjacent canal.
Without hesitating, Petrochem employee Eddie
Woodson called 9-1-1 while Darin Nelson rushed to
the woman’s overturned car and pulled her to safety.
We are proud of the quick thinking and professional
actions of Eddie and Darin.
Ryan Blood assumed the role of HSET (Heath Safety
Environmental and Training) Director in May of
this year. His knowledge and experience in safety
and industrial hygiene has been a great addition
to the organization. Ryan recently co-authored a
research paper on the effects of whole body vibration
injury prevention and was honored to present it
at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s
55th annual meeting in September. Ryan has been
instrumental in implementing a Commitment Based
Safety Program throughout all of our branches. In
this program each employee will make a personal
commitment to a specific aspect of a safe work
environment, so that all employees create a proactive
safety culture. Some of the highlights of Petrochem’s
2012 safety goals are to “complete 2012 with zero
lost time injuries, train all drivers companywide on
defensive and safe driving, increase the number of
documented safety audits, and further promote the
Commitment Based Safety Program companywide.”
Recently, Petrochem’s Moline, Illinois team received
Commitment Based Safety (CBS) training. Here,
the team demonstrates their enthusiasm for CBS by
posing for a picture after a long workday.
BP recently honored the Greater Prudhoe Bay Grind & Inject Facility
for its participation in the safety observation program known as PIRATE: Personal Involvement Reduces Accidents
to Everyone.
BP named G&I the PIRATE Workgroup of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2011. The plant has been involved
in PIRATE for more than ten years, and bested more than 70 other participating workgroups on the North Slope for
the quarterly award.
AES operates the Grind & Inject Facility for BP, and it was the first contractor-operated facility to earn OSHA’s VPP
(Voluntary Protection Program) Star designation in Prudhoe Bay, achieving the honor in 2007.
The largest drilling waste grind and inject facility in the world, G&I operates 24/7, 365 days a year (or 366, in the
case of this year) with a minimum crew of 18 and maximum of 36 while processing solid waste. Drill cuttings and
solid material produced from drilling wells are ground up until they are fine enough to be pumped into one of three
injection wells.
To date G&I has processed and injected millions of cubic yards of solid materials from reserve pits and hundreds of
millions of gallons of drilling fluids. This disposal method isolates wastes, eliminates subsequent disposal, and greatly
reduces the surface space required for drilling operations.
Through it all, the G&I crew has performed its work safely,
with an active streak of nearly 1,400 days without recordable injury. The team credits its participation in PIRATE along
Mission/Vision Update
with hard work and professional pride in keeping each
safe.
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For the last year, small groups within AES
have been developing an all-encompassing
mission and vision statement for AES and its
subsidiaries. Mission and vision statements
are essential because they distinctly articulate
what we do and how we want to be as a
company. Together, these two statements
can be a powerful and aspirational guide,
allowing us to reach AES’s goals as a unified
company. The groups are in the final stages
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of the process and are looking to roll out the
new ways to further
statements by early to mid-April.
our marketing efforts,
AES collaborated
with Porcaro
Communications to develop a
customized QR Code or Quick Response Code to use in
our print ads and statement of qualifications. Actively
used for over a decade in Japan where it was invented,
the matrix barcode is quickly becoming a convenient
way to transmit multimedia digital content on the web
giving anyone with a smartphone instant access to
information.
Carla Williams and her team, Urban Tuttu, put on
AES QR Code
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their thinking caps during a recent mission/vision
team meeting.
Kudos & Recognitions
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AES names Davidson as Manager of Supply Chain
AES recently hired Shanna Davidson as its Manager
of Supply Chain. As Manager, Shanna will oversee the
development and implementation of market sector
and strategic sourcing strategies in support of AES’s
operations. She will be responsible for identifying and
negotiating with suppliers and ensuring consistent,
high-quality, competitive bid submissions to obtain
the highest value possible for purchases. Shanna
comes to AES with more than 20 years of experience
in contracting, procurement, and supply chain
management. Most recently, she held the position
of Category/PSCM Specialist with BP Exploration
(Alaska).
Gribble Hired as
New Quality Auditor
Jeff Kinneeveauk announced
last September that AES will
pursue ISO 9001:2008
certification. ISO
(International Organization
for Standardization) is the
world’s largest developer
and publisher of International
Standards. To prepare for
obtaining this important
achievement, the AES Quality Department recently
hired a Quality Auditor, Sim Gribble, whose home
base will be at the Anchorage C Street location. Sim
will perform company-wide audits, in all Business
Units, and will provide a valuable service toward the
ISO 9001:2008 certification goal.
Omega Natchiq Welcomes
New Quality Manager
Michael A. Breaux, P.E. was
recently hired as a Quality
Manager for Omega
Natchiq, Inc. Michael is
a P.E. in mechanical
engineering and has many
years working in the quality
field, including experience
with ISO 9001:2008
certified companies. Michael will manage all aspects
of quality in New Iberia, Louisiana, including policies
and procedures, audits, training, and customer
interface.
Estimating Welcomes New Manager Harrell
Royce Harrell recently joined AES as the new
Estimating Manager, replacing Mike Zook who
retired last fall. Royce is a Certified Estimating
Professional with more than 40 years of experience
in the oil field, construction, and mining fields.
His background includes planning, directing, and
preparing project cost estimates for all project phases
from conceptual TIC funding allowances through
detailed task-driven estimates. Prior to joining AES,
he was the Estimating/Proposal Manager for
CH2M Hill.
Williams Appointed as AES Director of Quality
ASRC Energy Services, Inc. announced Jan. 5 the
appointment of Carla Williams to the position of
Director of Quality. Williams previously served as a
Quality Technical Writer and Engineering Quality
Manager in her six years with AES, and has more
than 30 years of oil and gas industry experience. As
Director of Quality, Williams will be accountable
for the Quality Management System throughout
all business units. She will manage audits, policies,
procedures, performance measures, customer quality,
corrective and preventive action programs, and
promote ISO 9001:2008 requirements.
AES promotes HSET staff
AES promoted Joireen Cohen to the position of
HSET Director. She will oversee the development,
implementation, and administration of organizationwide HSET programs and manage the Anchorage
HSET staff. For the past 18 months, Cohen was the
HSET Loss Prevention Manager. She is a certified
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist with
more than 20 years of experience handling workers’
compensation claims in the oil and gas and health
care industries.
AES also promoted Erick Schmidt to the position
of HSET Loss Prevention Manager. He will oversee
all loss issues and case management, and has more
than 17 years of construction experience, with 11 in
the oil and gas industry. He managed the Anchorage
Fabrication Facility’s Safety and Health Program since
2008, and in 2011, his responsibilities expanded to
include managing the Nikiski Operations’ Safety
and Health Program.
Zinn Welcomed as Business Unit Manager
of Independents
Last April, AES announced the hiring of Kathleen
Zinn as Business Unit Manager of Independents.
Sheacts as the company’s representative and principal
contact on all business unit activities. She has also
accepted the chair of the Safety Steering Committee,
whose mission is to further AES’s commitment to
safety. Zinn comes to AES after serving as the Senior
Director of Valdez Operations for Alyeska Pipeline
Service Co., where she directed Operations and
Maintenance of the Valdez Marine Terminal and the
Ship escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS). She
managed a $120 million annual budget, and more
than 500 employees and contractors. She has also
been recently elected to the Board of Directors of the
Blood Bank of Alaska.
Schooner joins AES Corporate
Communications Group
Sheila Schooner joined AES Corporate
Communications/Business Services as a Senior
Technical Writer in August. Previously the Senior
Marketing Coordinator for RTS, she has more
than 10 years of experience in marketing and
communications and will assist with internal
communications, development and maintenance
of corporate marketing materials, oversee proposal
submissions, and liaise with vendors on behalf of
AES and its clients.
Kaminski and Omnik Receive PE Credentials
Scott Kaminski and Suege Omnik recently passed
their Professional Engineer’s exam in Mechanical
and Chemical Engineering, respectively, and are now
registered Professional Engineers. Scott and Suege
have been with AES since 2006, working on the largescale Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS)
project for BP. This new certification allows them to
stamp technical documents verifying they have been
reviewed by a licensed professional.
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Scott and Suege join
AES’s growing pool of
professional engineers
who allow us to be
competitive and
showcase the caliber of
our people to potential
clients.
Tooyak Receives ConocoPhillips
Safety Ambassador Award
Rocky Tooyak, Alpine’s Fleet Services Manager,
received a Safety Ambassador Award for his
dedication to safety. Since becoming a WINGS
observer, Rocky has completed more than 100
high-quality safety observations. Always looking
for broader roles, he is a certified observer coach
and is Chair of the WINGS Coaching Committee.
In addition, he is a part of the WINGS Injury
Prevention Team, representing the Vehicle Mechanics
Workgroup. Two of the camp-wide programs he has
championed, WINGS Grand Prix and the Greatest
Catch competition, have boosted the number of
employees performing quality observations by
identifying and mitigating risks and hazards on
the job. He also developed the Coaches Give Back
program, which donates money to charities for time
spent performing a coached observation, and is an
active member of the Alpine Voluntary Protection
Program and the Emergency Response Team. Rocky
is truly committed to working safely and being a
leader to help raise awareness of the importance of
having an incident-free culture.
AES Wins MarCom Award
AES, in collaboration with Porcaro
Advertising, recently won a prestigious
creative award for our corporate
statement of qualifications. Sponsored
by the Association of Marketing and
Communication Professionals, the
MarCom Awards is a well-respected,
international creative competition for
marketing and communication professionals.
Entries came from corporate marketing and
communication departments, advertising
agencies, PR firms, design shops, production
companies, and freelancers. Winners were
chosen from over 6,000 entries and in over
200 categories by industry professionals who
look for entries that exceed a high standard
of excellence and serve as a benchmark for
the industry. With this distinction, AES joins
the ranks of some of the top businesses in the
world, including media conglomerates and
Fortune 500 companies, who proudly
display the MarCom statuette.
Quality and Safety Awards
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Milne Point—More Than 2
Years Without a Recordable!
Recognizing and Rewarding Safety
By Don Ahlers and James Tarpley
MPU O&M/North FMP AES Team Leaders
Employees are our
most valuable asset
and will be recognized
for their commitment
to work safely.
On July 27, 2011, Milne Point O&M and Field Managed
Projects, combined, reached a safety milestone: Two years
without a lost time or recordable incident. And the news gets
even better: As of mid-February 2012, the record continues
and now totals 631,700 man-hours of work.
BP congratulated our AES family for this success with a
celebration dinner. The food was 5-star restaurant quality
and was greatly enjoyed. BP continued its thanks by
purchasing iMainGo premium high-output stereo speakers
for everyone.
This achievement now spans 30 months and hasn’t been easy.
It requires each person in each group, such as Mechanical,
Roads and Pads, Electrical, and Corrosion, to perform as one
team. Whether a project involves one group or all groups,
we work as a family and make sure everyone goes home
safe. No matter the job—a single task or field shutdown—
we perform safely and professionally and give BP a quality
product.
Congratulations to
everyone at Milne Point,
and to the people
supporting them,
on this achievement.
By Kathy Zinn, Safety Steering
Committee Chair, and Business
Unit Manager of Independents
In our business, each New Year
arrives with new challenges and
opportunities. Since late December
and through January, our company
worked more than 1.2 million
man-hours without a single OSHA
recordable injury incident. AES
understands that employees deliver
our safety record and is implementing
a program to reward employees
across AES for contributing toward
bringing every employee home in as
good or better condition than when
they left.
The program comprises three types of
safety awards. Complete details will
soon be available on the Employee
Portal. Please send questions to your
manager or supervisor.
Thanks for your attention. Thanks
for your participation. Thanks for
another year of working safely!
AES workers enjoying
the celebration dinner
The President’s Commitment
to Safety Award
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One winner: awarded quarterly.
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Submissions: By any person who wants to
recognize a team or person.
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Judging Criteria: Employee performs two or more
of the following key safety behaviors in consistent
and outstanding manner. Stellar Safety
Performance (e.g., zero injuries for a period of
time), Commitment Based Safety Stewardship (e.g.,
maintains high quality commitments, significantly
contributes to commitments, consistently meets
commitments, stewards program to others),
Process Safety (e.g., robust planning, excellent
management of change, excellent work execution),
Control of Work (e.g., routinely considers
simultaneous operations while maintaining
situational awareness).
Safety Steering Committee sends best submissions
to CEO and COO for selection of quarterly
winner.
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CEO selects annual winner from quarterly winners.
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Prizes: Quarterly prize is framed certificate
identifying team or person, and $5,000 to be split
among the winners. Annual prize is jacket(s) or
golf shirt(s) embroidered with 2012 President’s
Safety Award, Best of the Best, and a barbecue
attended by AES top brass.
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The MBWA Spot Award
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No limit of winners: awarded on the spot.
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Submission: None. Managers award employees
on the spot (onsite).
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Judging Criteria: Employee does something
to enhance safety, goes out of way to
perform work safely, or intervenes in
unsafe or potentially unsafe work.
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Prizes: Recognition coins are given.
Three coins are redeemed for T-shirt
or baseball cap embroidered with
AES logo and Committed to
Safety.
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Communication: Winners are
recognized immediately and at
Toolbox Safety Meetings.
sample coins
The Good Catch/
Good Save Award
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Number of winners based on Business Unit size:
awarded monthly.
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Submission: By any person submitting a Good
Catch / Good Save Card.
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Judging Criteria: Based on potential risk or
consequence of good catch / good save; employee
goes out of way to correct unsafe situation;
employee makes exceptional observation or
suggestion that enhances safety; or similar
important criteria.
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Prizes: Each winner receives $500 and
embroidered patch or hard hat sticker with AES
logo and Committed to Safety.
Communication: Winners are listed in Newsletter
with accompanying narrative.
• Communication:
Winners are listed in Newsletter.
AES Employee News
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Thank You!
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Ahmasuk, Brandon
Albright, Patrick
Alderson, Davis
Aldridge, Chad
Alexander, Jeff
Alves, Constance
Anderson, Michael
Ayala, Ruben
Ball, Wayne
Ballard, Dale
Bassett, Michael
Baun, Kenneth
Beene, David
Beltz, Thomas
Booth, Kenneth
Boren, Chris
Bradley, Ralph
Breen, Kevin
Brennan, Darci
Brett, Tim
Brewer, Roy
Brown, Matthew
Brumbaugh, David
Bundy, Austin Paul
Burke, Ann
Burnett, Brett
Burris, James
Campbell, David
Canham, Craig
Cobb, Gary
Collins, Charles
Cook, Edward J Jr Corbin, James
Covey, Kenneth
Crandell, Gene
Crow, Louise
Cruickshank, Christopher
Cummings, Richard
Danner, William Deisler, Jeffrey
DeLong, Jeffery
DeLong, Richard
Delong, Robert
DeMetz, Michael
The following individuals have received awards for their commitment
and contributions towards creating an injury free work environment.
Dickinson, Jeffrey
Dickinson, Randall
Doering, Mark
Donley, Zachary
Drumm, Jacque
Drury, Ben
Duncan, Kelly
Eaton, Gregg
Ennis, Aaron J Ewald, Gregory
Fagnani, Michael
Fahey, Patrick
Faucheux, Christopher
Fenner, John
File, Gabriel
Fishel, Enoch
Fletcher, Robert
Frye, Harold Fullbright, Keith
Gamber, Joseph
Gbur, Patrick
Gonzalez, Pete
Graybeal, Jay
Griner, Dale
Grove, Richard
Guevara, Angel
Hagel, Brook
Haines, Shawn
Hansen, Todd
Hays, Gordon Haywood, Clifford
Heath, Richard Heidelberg, Kendra
Hibpshman, Thomas
Hochmuth, Glenn
Holcomb, Ralph
Hollenberg, Corey
Hopper, Timothy
Horst, Robin
Ivarie, Paul
Ivie, Arden
Jackson, Gary
Janzen, Travis
Jerzak, Patrick
Jillson, Michael Jinks, Larry
Johnson, Eric
Jones, James
Joule, Tony Kalloch, Wade
Kanayurak, Toke
Kath, Clinton
Keelan, Ryan
Kennison, Dave
Kimble, Charlie
Kinser, Larry Kisner, Roy
Lagomarsino, Robert
Landford, William
Lapp, Jeffrey
Larson, Ron
Lean, David
Lee, Julia
Lokke, Alan
Lomer, William Longeski, Benjamin
Lyons, Williams
Marcuk, Gregg
Marsh, William
Marthis, Paul
Matthews, Josiah
Mauzy, Craig
McGahan, Aaron
McGinnis, Sean Mejia, Raymond
Miller, Gabriel
Miller, Jamie
Miranda, Sixto
Moore, Marvin Moore, Violet
Mooty, James
Nelson, Lucas
Newman, Christopher
Oelkers, Alan
Overson, Jared
Owen, Steve
Parker, Chad
Paz, Felipe
Pedersen, Steven Persons, Jamie
Pierce, Tom Premus, Shad Renke, Richard Richardt, Troy
Richey, Buddi
Robinson, Robert
Rude, Dale Rushin, Thor
Sage, Steve Sanchez, Eduardo
Sandstrom, Brandon
Schmiedeke, Mark Segevan, Roland
Shumway, Craig
Sims, Kayla
Smith, Chadbourne
Smith, Steve
Smith, Tracy C
Spain, Joseph
Spencer, John
Spivey, Carl
Steiner, Gary
Stock, Hannah
Stone, Bobby III Stow, Jennifer
Taylor, Benjamin
Thompson, Brain
Throm, Lee
Thurman, Bobby J Jr.
Traxinger, Lisa
Triplett, William
Tuzroyluk, Rex
Valadez, Robert
VanVolkenburg, James
Wakaliuk, Mike Walker, Dezi
Welsh, Douglas
White, Timothy Williams, Courtney Williams, Raymond
Wilson, Bradley
Windecker, Michael
Winterstein, Randolph
Wood, Clinton Woods, Earl
Young, Gregory
Young, Michael
Alpine
Atkinson, Daniel Lee
Bird, Brian D.
Brown, Douglas Jared
Carrier, Robert S.
Cavyell, Bruce Charles
Cline, Theodore R.
Cravens, Walter James
Davidson, Ryan J.
Dowling, David
Elmore, Michael Scott
Hanke, Brian Howard
Hoppe, Robert J.
Jack, Stuart N.
Johnson, Ehren Lee
Kelly, Daniel P.
Kober, William C.
Lehmer, Steven W.
Logan, Levi C.
Mariscal, Jehu
Miller, Lance M.
Neher, Jason Giles
Nelson, Tony A.
O’Brien, Steven Alan
Owens, James Michael
Richards, Peter G.
Schellenberg, Nicholas J.
Sheldon, William Shawn III
Sims, Michael J.
Swieter, Jonathan L.
Tooyak, Rocky A.
Truett, Daniel
Van Housen, David Allan
Wickline, Michael Allen
Kuparuk
Adams, Daniel
Agnew, Andrew A.
Alby, Brian John
Amundson, Surge David
Arend, Grant Matthew
Armstrong, Kurt
Arsenault, Joseph Z.
Atherton, Thomas
Aungst, Terry L.
Baer, Rich Duane
Balzer, Michael A.
Barker, Robert Joe
Barnes, Dean A.
Beckner, Mark P.
Beltz, Harvey J.
Bitterman, David E.
Blischke, Scott Douglas
Briggs, Almon D.
Brisson, Brett Kelley
Brooks, Victor
Brower, Freddie L.
Brown, Richard C.
Brutscher, Paul Adam
Buehner, Joshua S.
Carr, Richard A.
Caudle, John Robert
Childress, William F.
Clark, Alan E.
Cole, Jesse Jerome
Cole, Shawn P.
Conley, Terry Lee
Cory, Joseph Harry
Cousins, Cody M.
Covey, Ben A.
Cronin, Gary W.
Crooks, David Daniel
Custer, Randy Dean
Dawson, Tyler Justin
Delaries, Randal Pilipo
Denison, Michael
Diemert, Stephen
Duarte, Jonathan P. P.
Essary, William Glen
Esteb, Graydon James
Evans, Phillip Glen
Fairbanks, Christopher W.
Feil, Michael C.
Ferry, Jason Lee
File, Robert Henry Jr.
Flake, Robert Mitchell
Fortner, Jeremy M.
Fournier, Albert W
Gainey, Herick A.
Gannon, Jonathon M. L.
Gavac, Brandon Benjamin
Gerkin, Justin
Gilbert, William Wesley III
Gillen, Toby D.
Glanville, David Duglas
Goldman, Sam Joshua
Gourley, Carl Andrew
Hall, Jason
Hall, Thomas
Hankins, John Frederick Jr.
Hansen, James Sterling
Harris, Ashley-Andre
Kekilohana
Hatfield, Luke
Heames, Storm Gorden
Heiner, Shawn Patric
Hightower, Jeffery L.
Hoepfner, Loren W.
Ilutsik, Brandon Samuel
Imm, Terry L.
James, Mark A.
Jessup, Daniel Lewis
Juliussen, Scott A.
Kara, Jason Alexander
Kerrone, Jason Lee
King, Phillip W.
Kingik, Chalmer Evuluk
Kizer, Stuart David
Kordus, Trevis
Kamakiikaika
Laasch, Alex Scott
Landmesser, Chase A.
Leach, Ian R.
Long, Edward Lawerence
Loomis, James B.
Marino, Gerald S. Jr.
Martin, Richard Scott
McAdams, Steve T.
Moore, Kelly J.
Morgan, Eran D.
Morton, Daniel Scott
Mote, Johnny V.
Mundell, Kenneth F.
Mushat, Joe Jr.
Myles, Anthony Ross
Nelkie, Thomas Anthony
Nighswonger, Burton N.
O’Dell, Matthew Keely
Oleachea, Billy
Overson, Earon Sean
Pingree, John Preston Jr.
Pratt, Troy D.
Raitto, Gard Russell
Ramm, Craig Robert
Reister, Dirk R.
Reyes, Jorge Luis Jr.
Ridling, Myles Herbert
Rumfelt, Darrick Jay
Savage, Thomas Joseph
Schmidt, Scott Irvin
Schoendaller, Travis W.
Schweitzer, Chance A.
See, Ira Richard Sr.
Shannon, David D.
Simmons, Brad Don
Smagge, James V.
Smith, Brian P.
Smith, Michael M.
Spencer, Theo Alvin
Spurgeon, Jimmy D.
Stanifer, Scott R.
Sumner, Dion W.
Thornton, Robert Wraine
Tingook, Herbert Mark
Tomlinson, Jeffrey A.
Troseth, Benjamin Elias
Wade, George R.
Walker, Austin Ryan
Welton, Ernest E.
White, David
White, Duncan Alan
Widmayer, Kurt A.
Wilkerson, Jennifer C.
Wrice, Gregory Wayne Jr.
Wright, Pete
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This article first appeared in an ASRC newsletter from last year.
UAA Features Kaare Erickson
in ‘I Am UAA’ News
Quality Hall
of Fame
Kaare Erickson, a shareholder and former AES
Regulatory and Technical Services intern, was
recently featured in the University of Alaska
Anchorage’s “I Am UAA” online news forum.
The forum provides glimpses into the lives of a
talented and varied student body.
Joe Niespodziani
is an Electrical/Instrumentation
and Controls Design Specialist & TA & Lead Design
Checker who has significantly contributed to our
Company’s quality management system (QMS). His
superior efforts to improve engineering and design
processes include but are not limited to:
•
Personal commitment to AES Quality by
advocating to others adherence to procedures
•
Continuous improvement feedback to the Quality
Department
•
Contributing as an Engineering Quality Committee
member
•
Engineering Quality Management manual
procedure corrections and clarifications
•
Design guideline development
Photo courtesy of UAA
In December 2010, Kaare graduated from UAA
with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a
minor in Alaska Native Studies. He was profiled,
with other AES Internship Program graduates, in
the Spring 2011 edition of Inside AES.
He currently interns at the Smithsonian Arctic
Studies Center in the Anchorage Museum, under
an AES sponsorship, while pursuing a Master of
Arts in Anthropology.
The article can be read at
http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu.
Click on the “I Am UAA” link.
Oooguruk Team Receives Recognition
from Pioneer for 2011 Performance
The Oooguruk Operations and Maintenance Team received
special recognition for their impressive work last year that
culminated in no field operations recordable injuries, historic
low spill rates, and exceptional SRT training compliance.
Their dedication and collaboration allowed Pioneer Alaska
to exceed their goals, improve their operational performance
by 7percent, and produce an additional 300,000 barrels of
oil in 2011.
AES President Jeff Kinneeveauk inducted Joe to
the Quality Hall of Fame on November 9, 2011.
Congratulations, Joe!
AES Cover Story
George “Tuukaq” Sielak
ASRC Board Member
The Colville River Delta is a land
that is vital to the survival of the
Arctic Slope Iñupiat. Many
generations of Iñupiat have
harvested from this region’s great
abundance. Corporations like ASRC
depend on this area as well. The
Colville River Delta’s natural resources
help put thousands of people to work
and generate billions of dollars in
revenue.
protect the subsistence lifestyle
of where we live.” He also says,
“We all make sure there is protection
within our subsistence resources
within our region.” Sielak is a past
president and land manager for
Kuukpik Corporation, as well as a
past council member and mayor
for the City of Nuiqsut.
Tuukaq also enjoys traveling around
the state with his wife Eunice and their
three kids: Beverly, Sam and Richard.
Like several other North Slope
residents, George has driven from
Nuiqsut to Anchorage and back;
a long road trip that traverses nearly
the entire state of Alaska.
With natural resource development
George understands that there must
be a balance between industry and,
Nuiqsut is home to the Kuukpikmiut
as he says, “...our way of life as
(people from the Colville River). The
Iñupiaq people.” He believes offshore
village is located eight miles from the
oil exploration will be a challenge:
Alpine oilfield. This oilfield is the fifth
“They will drill for oil in the Arctic
largest discovery on the North Slope.
Alpine’s petroleum reserves are on land Ocean with or without our consent,
even if we say ‘No.’ That is why
owned by the State of Alaska, Arctic
we need to get involved and help
Slope Regional Corporation, and
secure jobs for people in our region.”
Kuukpik Corporation. Alpine started
producing in 2001 and is operated by
In his free time you might find
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
George jamming on the snare drum
and high hat, or strumming the
George “Tuukaq” Sielak represents
guitar or bass. You might also see
the village of Nuiqsut, and was first
him snapping digital photos of
elected to the ASRC board of directhe region’s scenery, as seen
tors in 1992. He serves as the board’s
vice-chairman, and he is employed full in some of ASRC’s
time as a field liaison for ASRC Energy publications.
Services, a position he has held since
2007. George’s other North Slope job
experience includes previous positions
as heavy equipment operator foreman,
ice road foreman, and he has served as
a North Slope Borough Planning
Commission member and chairman.
Caring for the environment is
important to George and the residents
of Nuiqsut. “Nuiqsut is very special.
It is located within the oilfield
(Alpine). Even though we are close
to the oilfield we have adapted to
Travis Lisbourne, Lazareth
Ahkiviana, and Adam Piedlow
assembled new playground
equipment for the village of
Nuiqsut this past summer.
Photos courtesy George Sielak
Permit #537
3900 C Street, Suite 701
Anchorage, AK 99503
Kudos from the Client
Recently, the Anchorage Fabrication Facility received accolades from ConocoPhillips on a module job well done.
The pat on the back was well deserved when the team completed the fabrication project without any outstanding
items on the Continuation of Work (COW) list. The client stated that the facility did “a bang up job!”
Well done team!
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GPB Dewatering Crew excels in 2011
Imagine a swimming pool with a
footprint the size of a regulation
football field, and with walls
soaring to a height of 1,508 feet.
Taller than any building in North
America, and surpassed by only
five buildings in the world. To fill
that swimming pool, it will take
more than 192 million gallons of
water, of which 120 million will
come from a loaded tanker truck
five miles away.
It will take nearly 7,000 trips and
more than 14,000 man-hours,
covering 58,000 miles of roadway,
or driving around the world at the
equator twice.
To fill the pool, it will take
almost 28,000 man-hours and 11
different sites around the pool,
tearing down and setting up your
injection operation each time.
Now do all
of that while
not spilling a
drop of water,
getting into a
traffic accident,
or injuring
anybody.
That’s what the AES Greater
Prudhoe Bay Dewatering Crew
did during 2011, hauling 2.8
million barrels of reserve pit water
from locations around the field to
injection sites without incident,
and injecting more than 4.5
million barrels of water.
The Dewatering Crew performed
exceptionally throughout the
year, operating 19 transfer pumps
staged on 35 drill pads, running
24 hours a day. In total, AES
moved without incident more
than 312 million gallons of water
(119-plus million hauled, 192-plus
million injected). Congratulations
on an outstanding year!