There is a very high commitment to HSE in the NDC as demonstrated by the NDC Chairman Mr. Abdulla Nasser Al-Suwaidi through the NDC Board directions and site visits. The NDC Chairman is the Director of Exploration and Production and Deputy CEO of ADNOC.

The Chairman's strong leadership is therefore seen not only through his direction of NDC but also by his steerage of ADCO, ADMA and ZADCO who are customers and corporate HSE partners of NDC.

The NDC Chairman has clearly stated that Safety is of paramount to the success of NDC. He has even gone further and stated that Safety and maintenance / integrity are essential for NDC's continual existence. This is a very strong message to the NDC organization.

The NDC General Manager Mr. Abdulla S. Al Suwaidi gives emphasis to HSE every week during General Management Team meeting and other occasions when he meets NDC staff during visits.

This top level commitment is highlighted to all staff through the NDC motto.

"HSE comes first in NDC"

This means that HSE comes first in meetings and should be considered first before all jobs.

The policy empowers, under the direct authority of the GM, all NDC staff to STOP any NDC operation, which they consider unsafe.

States that NDC operations must be conducted without harm to people

The main HSE drive within NDC is through a HSE Management System which comprises of eight elements and hundred and nineteen expectations. The application of key performance indicators and targets will further embed HSE-MS within the business.

1.  322 days LTI free Drilling Operations
NDC has successfully achieved 322 days LTI free Operations in 2008; which is the highest record NDC ever achieved. During the period total of 8.5 million man-hours worked, covering all Offshore and Onshore Operations. 

2.  2007 ADNOC HSE Award - NDC won 1st place in Health Category
NDC won 1st place in Health category of the prestigious ADNOC award for 2007 for its submission titled “Kidney stones - prevention & minimizing”.

3.  ND–17 successfully completed 13 years operations without a LTI
On 5th August 2008 onshore rig ND-17 has successfully completed 13 years of operations without any Lost Time Injury. This is the first time in NDC history a rig is achieving such an outstanding record.
As per IADC global record, it is a very significant achievement as only less than 20 rigs achieved more than 13 years so far accordingly to their available record. Which means the ratio of 1 rig out of 270.
During the period, rig has worked more than 5.5 million man-hours and 1.8 million footages drilled from over 120 wells, including drilling and re-entry.