Discovery Energy Services S.A. received the award given to the best Risk Prevention Management Systems, the White Cross Merit Medal, Advanced category, for having obtained an excellent score in the evaluation conducted by the Colombian Safety Council (CCS) of its performance in safety, health, and environmental management during 2011. 


The awards were presented at the opening ceremony of the 45th Safety, Health, and Environment Congress organized by the CCS (Colombian Safety Council) at the end of last month. All companies that received the Emerald Cross and White Cross in their various categories—Initial, Medium, Intermediate, Advanced, and Excellence—were also recognized for their outstanding results in risk management and the reduction of accident rates.


“Through these awards, not only is the effort of the entrepreneurs recognized,” said Renán Alfonso Rojas Gutiérrez, Executive President of the CCS, “but also that of their workers, who comply with laws and regulations and exceed expectations for workplace quality of life in Colombia.”


Discovery Energy Services will continue to work hard to strengthen its culture of prevention within the organization, thereby creating safe and healthy workplaces. We also want to highlight the efforts of the exceptional operating companies that support and sustain our process and management system every day, such as: PAREX Resources, Chevron, Petrobras, Occidental de Colombia, Perenco, Emerald Energy, Quetzal Energy, CEDCO, WOGSA-GEOPARK, P1 Energy Corp., NGEC, VETRA, among others. We thank and share this important achievement with all our clients; without them, their demands, and their support, none of this would have been possible. We work as a team to achieve the safest and highest quality operations in the market,” said Jairo Alfredo Peralta, CEO of Discovery Energy Services S.A.


The Colombian Safety Council presents to the country's companies the highest awards granted by this entity for their performance in risk prevention.