Marathon Oil Corporation - US Securities and Exchange Commission
Marathon Oil Corporation - US Securities and Exchange Commission
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Wel l Management Train ing<br />
Safety is our m ost important conce rn. Nevertheless, we must repare for the possibilit y of<br />
significant incidents in our operation s, particularly well control ern~rgencies.<br />
We believe emergency preparedness creates opportunities<br />
to work with government agencies <strong>and</strong><br />
community emergency services (fire departments. local<br />
police. EMS) that would likely be the first responders in<br />
the event of an accident. We see emergency response<br />
planning as a means to engage with communities <strong>and</strong><br />
to raise awareness of our activities <strong>and</strong> preparations.<br />
<strong>Marathon</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> began the rollout of our North American<br />
well control emergency training in 2011. Over the course<br />
of the year. we conducted six free training courses in<br />
communities in Colorado. Wyoming <strong>and</strong> Oklahoma. To<br />
date. approximately 1.000 people have attended the<br />
course. including local emergency responders. state<br />
environmental departments. various federal agencies<br />
<strong>and</strong> many others.<br />
The training is based on issues identified during a gap<br />
analysis of our Emergency Response Management Plan<br />
conducted as part of our regular "plan-do-check-adjust"<br />
cycle. Topics include hazard identification. best practice<br />
techniques for well control. communication with<br />
<strong>and</strong> coordination of people <strong>and</strong> agencies. <strong>and</strong> response<br />
time planning. We also discuss <strong>Marathon</strong> <strong>Oil</strong>'s preparation<br />
for well control emergencies such as our local <strong>and</strong><br />
corporate emergency response team structure.<br />
LeAnn Hosek, Emergency Management Coordinator for<br />
Wilson County, Texas. attended the training <strong>and</strong> said.<br />
"It's really good when an operator like <strong>Marathon</strong> <strong>Oil</strong><br />
comes to you <strong>and</strong> says, 'We want to work with you: we<br />
want to train you <strong>and</strong> help you in being able to respond<br />
<strong>and</strong> see where you can help us in the response as well."'<br />
Since the implementation of the training program. we<br />
have heard feedback from stakeholders that they are<br />
interested to learn more about appropriate local emergency<br />
responder actions. In response, we conducted<br />
courses in Eagle Ford (Texas) <strong>and</strong> Riverton (Wyoming)<br />
in the first half of 2012.
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