Oil Patch Bits: AES employees honored with safety awards

ASRC Energy Services said Oct. 22 that three North Slope operations and maintenance employees from ASRC Energy Services Alaska Inc. have been recognized by ConocoPhillips Alaska for their exceptional leadership and contributions with Safety Ambassador awards.

AES Alaska’s Dale Barnes, shutdown project lead at Kuparuk, was acknowledged for his contributions to the safe execution of a large and lengthy maintenance project for ConocoPhillips with no recordable injuries as well as his many years of being a positive role model for contractors and company personnel alike.

Jeff Peck and Don Voigt, AES Alaska warehouse diesel and chemical coordinator for Alpine and AES Alaska operations manager at Kuparuk respectively, were recognized for their leadership, mentorship and creativity in promoting HSE excellence among various work groups. They have also enhanced safe work practices that have been adopted by ConocoPhillips and other contractors.

“AES would like to congratulate Dale, Jeff, and Don and thank them for their passionate commitment to safety and caring for the men and women who perform high exposure work in an extremely challenging arctic environment,” said, Joireen Cohen, AES director of HSET.