Touchstone Exploration bags gongs at Petrotrin awards

Trinidad and Tobago-focussed onshore oil and gas exploration and production company Touchstone Exploration received two awards at the Petrotrin 5th Annual Production Health, Safety and Environment Leadership Forum, the company announced on Friday.

The AIM-traded firm said the forum provided an opportunity to review and recognize the HSE performance of Petrotrin's 18 production alliances as part of the company's “ongoing thrust” to develop a ‘Beyond HSE Compliance’ culture throughout its operations.

Touchstone won first place in the large operator category for 'Leadership Engagement in HSE Management'.

The criteria used to assess the award was reportedly based on leadership site visits, HSE committee meetings and closure of non-conformances, for all of which Touchstone met with the highest standard.

In addition to that award, Touchstone also won second place in the 'Gathering Station Health, Safety and Environment Compliance Assessment', which measured whether companies' facility and equipment and HSE documentation and records matched the necessary criteria.

It also looked at compliance to the Petroleum Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Environmental Management Act, Oil Tank Regulations and Ministry Code of Practice.

“Health, Safety and Environment are issues of paramount importance to Touchstone so it is a huge honour for our team to have won these awards,” said president and chief executive Paul Baay.

“At Touchstone, we are dedicated to the continuous improvement of our HSE performance, and I would like to thank all our employees for their hard work and expertise that contributes to our ongoing operational improvement.”