WINTER 2011
ISSUE 7
Sedco 714

Derek Anderson, Toolpusher

Jim Faxon, Rig Safety and Training Coordinator

Describing the Sedco 714 in one word is simple: Prideful. “We don’t just see ourselves as a pair of coveralls, it is way more personal than that,” said RSTC Jim Faxon. “I have known this rig longer than I’ve known my own wife and children. It’s a second home to me, and a second family at that,” said Derek Anderson, Toolpusher.

On the same day of the FIRST Excellence Award ceremony, the Sedco 714 also celebrated another achievement—June 16, 2011, marked four years without a recordable incident. The Sedco 714 representatives explained that these awards were earned by each person’s important role. From the Roustabout up to the OIM, everyone played a part in the rig’s success.

“The rig strives to find new ways to maintain the focus on a safe working environment, everywhere and all the time,” said Ian Chisnall, Sedco 714 Performance Rig Manager. “The rig achieved the Zero Dropped Objects goal in 2010, reflecting the crew’s commitment and focus. It is an entire crew working together to make this happen. The people are proud to be part of the Transocean family. We are all aligned in wanting the same outcome of safe and efficient operations.”

The leaders aboard the Sedco 714 have always implemented the Core Values and continuously go out of their way to make everyone feel at home. The unit has high expectations of maintaining current goals and striving to reach new ones. “The 714 crew hopes to keep on doing what we have been doing –setting standards. I would say the best people that we could have working for us are already working for us,” Derek said.

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