Bush Library and Museum to Host Offshore Safety Issues Forum

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Learn how workers and engineers mitigate a variety of potential dangerous situations such as equipment failure, accidents, medical emergencies, and even hurricanes while working offshore at a free issues forum on offshore safety Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University.

The speaker is Charlie Williams, Executive Director of the Center for Offshore Safety since 2012. He previously spent 40 years at Shell, where his work included the development of high pressure, high temperature wells and specialized drilling and completion equipment for extreme environments. He has served on the Joint Industry Task Force on Subsea Containment, the Operating Committee of the Marine Well Containment Project, the Executive Board of the Marine Well Containment Company and the Department of Interior's Offshore Energy Safety Advisory Committee.

The Center for Offshore Safety is designed to help companies prepare for such emergencies by promoting the highest level of safety for offshore drilling. Through its use of independent third-party audits, it seeks to enhance and continuously improve industry's safety and environmental performance, gain and sustain public confidence in the oil and gas industry, increase public awareness of the industry's performance, stimulate cooperation within the industry and provide a platform for collaboration between the industry, government and other stakeholders.

A free reception will follow the issues forum. The event is offered free of charge, but reservations are strongly recommended. Register online at bushlibrary.eventbrite.com, or for more information call (979) 691-4014.

The issues forum is presented by the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and presented in conjunction with our exhibit "Offshore Drilling: The Promise of Discovery" on display through Feb. 1, 2015 in the Ansary Gallery of American History. The exhibit is made possible through title sponsor Shell and supporting sponsorships from Ensco, Schlumberger, Move Resource Group and the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation. For more information about the exhibit go to bushlibrary.tamu.edu/offshore. 

The mission of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is to preserve and make available the records and artifacts of George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States. We promote civic literacy and increased historical understanding of our national experience, and foster a community of public service and volunteerism. Located on the campus of Texas A&M University – a premier public Tier 1 research university home to more than 50,000 students – the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is part of the National Archives and Records Administration's Presidential Libraries system. For more information go to bushlibrary.tamu.edu.

Media contact:
Will King
Marketing and Communications Director
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
(979) 691-4069  |  [email protected]

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