2013 Yearbook - Alaska Clean Seas

Foreword
Greetings from Alaska Clean Seas. As the new President and General Manager,
I am proud to report we continued to maintain our hallmark commitment to safety
while providing the highest levels of customer service. After serving twentyeight
years in the Coast Guard with four assignments in Alaska, including my
last as Chief of Operations for Search and Rescue, Oil Spill Response, and Law
Enforcement for the Arctic, North Pacific, and Gulf of Alaska, I am excited to be a
part of an organization dedicated to oil spill response and protecting our unique
Arctic environment.
This past July we said goodbye to Ron Morris, my predecessor, who happily retired
after six years with ACS. Ron and his wife Kandis drove down the ALCAN and
have settled in Bend, Oregon. He handed over the management of a dynamic
organization filled with a team of experienced professionals; an organization held
in high regard by its Member companies and by stakeholders of the environment in
which we operate.
Barkley Lloyd
President & General Manager
ACS completed another year with no lost-time accidents and over four years since a recordable incident from both internal and
external viewpoints, our primary core value of safety remains at the forefront of all our activities.
This last year saw many opportunities both in support of off-shore and on-shore Member company activities in preparation
for 2013 and 2014 drilling efforts. In 2012, ACS supported Shell by providing a critical ops/planning role for carrying out their
successful exploration drilling program. The drilling season was completed with valuable lessons learned to be examined in
preparation for the upcoming drilling season. Our support of the planning process for ConocoPhillips continued to expand as
ACS personnel worked with their team in developing contingency plans and response strategies. We expanded to the east in
support of Exxon’s Point Thomson project. Also, we continued to ensure the capabilities of the ACS fleet with an examination
of what it takes to best support Member companies as we move forward with the development of a marine strategy and
re-capitalization plan for our key vessels. ACS coordination efforts continued with vital participation supporting the Marine
Mammal Response Working Group, the co-chaired EPA & Coast Guard Regional Response Team, APICOM (the US team of
OSROs), and the Global Response Network (the international team of world-class OSROs).
After a 3-year period of research, cost analysis, design development and proposals, the Board of Directors has approved
the next phase of the Deadhorse Base facility renewal project. The contract is on schedule for award in spring 2013 with
construction taking place in 2013 and 2014.
One of my greatest privileges has been telling the ACS story to Deadhorse visitors, including senior leaders from the Coast
Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House. I have been traveling in state, nationally and internationally
sharing the success stories of the ACS Co-Op approach, learning the latest methods to protect and minimize impact on the
Arctic on-shore and off-shore environments, and building relationships with those in Industry and State and Federal agencies.
What follows is a brief snapshot of ACS accomplishments over the past year by those who work in some of the most
demanding environments in the world supported by an equally talented business team in our Anchorage office.
Happy Reading,
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