About Us
USA OFFSHORE brings a legacy of outstanding Safety and Mission Assurance (Systems Safety, Quality, and Reliability) from the U.S. Space Program to the field of petroleum exploration and production. In addition, USA personnel have been providing critical technical training to NASA and its flight crews that goes all the way back to the training of the Apollo 11 crew to land on the moon.
The oil and gas industry has endured a disaster similar to those NASA encountered during its Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. In both industries, the post-incident recovery effort has included new regulatory requirements for enhanced personal and systems safety as well as enhanced training requirements that include demonstrated competency as a condition of operations in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) waters. USA personnel bring experience and expertise that was forged from "walking the brimstone" as NASA recovered from similar disasters. With this background, USA personnel offer the petroleum industry immediate expertise in responding to the new regulatory requirements for operations, permitting, training, systems safety, risk managment, personnel safety, and quality. Unrivaled expertise offered at cost effective pricing makes USA worth investigating as your source for technical support.
Engineering & Technical Support
USA recognized the value of the technical expertise that was the hallmark of th NASA Space Shuttle Program. The closeout of this highly successful program has resulted in a unique opportunity for the talent that was the backbone of the Shuttle Program to become available for application to other industries; specifically the oil and gas industry. USA, in conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission, has used its oil and gas industry training expertise to train these displaced NASA personnel in offshore technologies. Their pre-existing competency in their career disciplines combined with the training afforded by USA has resulted in their immediate availability to provide technical support in both upstream and downstream operations. Specifically, the following categories of discipline support is immediately available:
- Systems Safety
- Risk Management
- Quality Engineering and Inspection
- Reliability
- Procedures and Planning Development
- Occupational Safety
- Process Control
Hydrostatic Testing
USA Offshore has recently acquired the equipment and resources to perform hydrostatic testing of all type of pressure vessels. We have the capability to proof test any type of pressure equipment at pressures up to 50,000 psi. Our rapid turnaround capability and competitive pricing combine to make us the "go-to" place for professional, competent and expedited services.
Training
USA provides training services to both land-based and offshore drilling companies, to both the drilling and production side of oil and gas exploration, and to both commercial and government personnel. The core of NASA's personnel competency development is an unequalled training program. From the Astronauts and Flight Controllers to the engineers and administrative support staff, NASA personnel are all trained in their career disciplines to provide demonstrated competency in their jobs. USA has acquired the talents of some of the NASA training staff to develop an oil and gas exploration training program that meets the challenges of the new training regulations being imposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. USA personnel have been providing this training to major oil companies, drilling companies, and U.S. Government Bureau of Ocean Energy Management personnel for the past 10 years. The USA training staff provides development and instructional support in curriculum development, classroom training, hands-on training, computer-based training, simulator training, and competency demonstration program development