Company: SAUDI ARAMCO - NA Well Completion Operations Department
Company Description: Northern Area Well Completion Operations Department (NAWCOD) is the Saudi Aramco well completion operations entity servicing Saudi Arabia Northern Area O&G fields. With more than 400 employees, NAWCOD manages its roles and functions onshore and offshore provided various well services and completion operations to ensure upkeeping the planned production of oil and gas fields.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Health, Safety & Environment Program of the Year - in the Middle East and Africa
 Nomination Title: Articulating HSE Strategies Through an Integrative Systematic Model
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Northern Area Well Completion Operation Department (NAWCOD) is responsible for rigless well intervention operations for Saudi Northern Area gas, oil and water wells that are scattered in various locations. NAWCOD does not only deal with wide geographical area but also has diversified portfolios of operations both onshore & offshore. The department manages its roles and responsibilities through five distinct divisions which provide day-to-day planning, execution and support for well-intervention operations including jobs such as stimulation, fracturing, testing, pumping, and logging.
The Northern Area active fields have over 3450 wells (57% of which are offshore and 43% onshore). The Department is also responsible for maintaining several remote areas wells scattered in over more than 2000km from Arabian Gulf to the offshore Red sea.
NAWCOD’s vision is to “To be a leading organization well intervention and well service operations”. While its mission is “To conduct rig-less well intervention safely in a cost effective and an environmentally friendly manner, with efficient planning and execution aligned with best-in-class operational excellence practices and technologies, while developing and retaining competent workforce”.
NAWCOD has +450 employees along with +10 notional and international operational partners and service providers to run the rigless well intervention business 24/7/365.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Upon methodic and proper implementation of NAWCOD HSE model and program, following results were achieved in 2022:
The organization has maintained its clear HSE record with zero HSE incidents where +4900 rigless well intervention operations have been conducted scattered remote areas and offshore locations. The level of operations involves +450 employees, 11 offshore barges, 6 completion trucks, 9 onshore sites, and +10 operational partners. Nevertheless, the organization has been able to achieve the following milestones:
- Over 1.61 Million safe man-hours worked in onshore and offshore with ZERO Medical, Restricted Duty, or Loss Time Injuries
- +1.28 Million KM driven and 3900 journeys logged with neither a single traffic violation nor a registered accident.
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- Full compliance with HazCom requirements with zero OHHA findings.
- + 1900 Work Permits (WP) with ZERO WP Infractions as per WP Committee Audits.
Aside from that, NAWCOD has stepped forward to take the lead and drive the HSE innovation momentum for the rigless intervention through the following pipelines:
- HSE Technology Deployments*
NAWCOD has introduced new technological solutions that have great impacts on the HSE of well intervention. Examples include:
- CT Injector Riser Stand
- Zero Discharge Technology (ZDT)
- StremLINE Cable
- Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) Tubing
- P/T Surveying Sensor Ball
NAWCOD has 9 HSE related patents that are filed/granted by US Patent Office.
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Although the organization is running a complex scope of operation with a wide range of challenges in terms of technicalities, logistics (onshore/offshore), competency, and risks, this has not hindered the organization from surpassing its peers. To illustrate, NAWCOD’s HSE journey has been recognized both regionally and internationally for the true demonstration of HSE impacts made in the O&G intervention industry. Examples of organization’s received awards include:
- International Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award.
- Aramco Safety President Award for Best Safety Performance during 2022.
- Middle East O&G Energy Awards for the Clean Energy Initiative of the year.
- Stevie MENA Golden Award for COVID-19 Most Valuable Corporate Response.
- Aramco Exceptional Safety Achievement Recognition Program (ESARP) for Best Safety Initiative in 2022.
- Arabia CSR Award in the Energy Sector for organization’s record in Sustainability ESG (Environment, Society and Governance)
- Aramco Health & Environmental Excellence (Level-1) for Full Compliance to Corporate’s H&E Standards.
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- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Main Document:
Articulating HSE Strategies Through an Integrative Systematic Model.
**This document highlights the organization structured approach in details along with the results achieved.
Other supporting documents:
1 1.1.1 Operating Instruction Manuals (OIMs)
2 1.1.2 Safe Work Instruction Manual (SWIM)
3 1.2 Operational Risk Register
4 1.2.1 NAWCOD Env A&I Register
5 1.3 Zero Tolerance Policy
6 1.4 Safety Training Matrix
7 1.5 Contractors’ Pre-Selection, Selection, and Post-Selection
8 3.2 Visible HSE Leadership
9 3.3.1 Quarterly Safety Inspection
10 3.3.3 Annual Comprehensive Compliance Audit
11 3.4 Service Quality Meetings (SQM)
12 3.5 HSE Innovation Campaigns
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