7 Interesting Facts About Offshore Oil Rigs
by Thomas Kuegler originally posted December 23, 2016 Offshore oil rigs have always fascinated me. The idea that workers live just above the ocean extracting oil from the earth’s crust for weeks on end is [...]
President’s Corner: 60 Years of Billy Pugh Co.
2017 marks the 60 year of Billy Pugh Co. Billy actually built the first personnel basket in 1955 and then incorporated the company in 1957. As the story goes, Billy was a deck hand on [...]
President’s Corner: The challenges continue
As everyone knows reading this letter, the offshore oil and gas industry is in the midst of one of its most challenging downturns in history. I thought it would be appropriate to let the end [...]
President’s Corner: Survival in the downturn
I was recently interviewed on KPRC 950’s Texas Business Radio about surviving the downturn and was asked how we are handling this latest price reduction in commodities. Since Billy Pugh Company is so connected to [...]
X-904 10 Year Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since Billy Pugh Company introduced the revolutionary X-904 personnel transfer device; a complete design departure from anything seen before in the offshore oil and gas industry. [...]
Commitment to Safety
Billy Pugh Company is proud to be committed to the safety of our offshore family. For the past 50 years, our name has become synonymous with safety globally. Check out our new video dedicated to [...]
Collaborative development of elevator strap
Originally posted by Tim Callais, Sidewinder Drilling; Paul Liberato, Billy Pugh; and Mike Bienvenu, Dooley Tackaberry on Drilling Contractor See original article here. The oil and gas industry has a history of collaboration between organizations, [...]
Paul Liberato receives the USCG Meritorious Public Service Award
On April 17th, Paul Liberato received the United States Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award. As a part of in National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, Mr. Liberato was the longest sitting member in the history [...]
CW39 Interview with Paul Liberato at the Offshore Technology Conference
This year's Offshore Technology Conference at NRG Park in Houston has been a huge success. On Monday to kick off the event, Houston's CW39 interviewed Billy Pugh Company President Paul Liberato. “Houston really is still [...]
President’s Corner: The Evolution of Offshore Personnel Transfer
Paul Liberato The offshore oil industry has been moving personnel back and forth on workboats to offshore installations for over fifty years now. For the first forty years, this operation was accomplished with [...]
