BP will offer advanced training programs for its offshore drilling teams under a new global agreement with Maersk Training, further underscoring BP\u2019s commitment to safe and reliable operations.<\/p>\n
By 2016, Maersk Training, which currently is working with BP on training in Europe, plans to open a new state-of-the-art facility in Houston that will feature highly interactive simulators replicating nearly every critical job on an offshore drilling rig.<\/p>\n
BP will use the facility to train integrated offshore drilling teams \u2013 comprised of BP employees and contractors — in what it calls an \u201cimmersive simulation environment.\u201d The hands-on, scenario-based approach goes well beyond traditional classroom training. It allows teams to practice events and joint procedures together as an integrated unit, rather than as individual contributors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese programs are a step forward in the training and development of BP\u2019s offshore personnel and of the many contractors who support our global offshore oil and gas operations,\u201d said Gary Jones, head of BP\u2019s Global Wells Organization. \u201cWe hope the entire offshore industry benefits from this important collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like similar BP training programs already underway at a Maersk Training facility at Svendborg, Denmark, courses at the Houston facility will incorporate human and organizational factors that frequently are cited as a direct cause or contributing factor to offshore incidents. \u00a0Course instructors also will be able to assess personnel under intense virtual reality — and to levels that exceed industry standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cBP is taking a holistic and integrated approach to training that will help enhance capabilities across the offshore oil and gas industry,\u201d said Claus Bihl, Maersk Training\u2019s global chief executive officer. \u201cThanks to this agreement, many more offshore workers will benefit from valuable instruction and work together to deliver safety as their highest priority, regardless of their company or individual role.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new Maersk Training facility will be located in north Houston and patterned after the company\u2019s offshore simulation complex in Denmark, which opened in 2012. The Houston facility will include simulators for cyber drilling, vessel bridge, cranes and engine room, plus an emergency response room. In addition, Maersk Training will equip the facility for ship-handling operations to serve the maritime training market.<\/p>\n
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