{"id":781,"date":"2015-04-20T13:04:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T13:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=781"},"modified":"2015-04-20T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T13:05:20","slug":"national-oilwell-varco-inspectors-receive-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/national-oilwell-varco-inspectors-receive-training\/","title":{"rendered":"National Oilwell Varco Inspectors Receive Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inspectors at NOV Tuboscope, part of <a title=\"NOV\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nov.com\" target=\"_blank\">National Oilwell Varco<\/a>\u2019s Wellbore Technologies segment, received training from the <a title=\"LEEA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leeaint.com\/uk\" target=\"_blank\">Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA)<\/a> over a two-week period at its Houston, Texas facility recently.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Wright, learning and development manager at <a title=\"LEEA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leeaint.com\/uk\" target=\"_blank\">LEEA<\/a>, delivered Part 1 Entrance Certificate and Lifting Equipment General Diploma courses to a number of inspectors representing the member company.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt is always a pleasure to deliver training to our members across the world, in particular to see the process of learning taking place and the confidence of the delegates improving day by day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casey Picard, SIS divisional manager at NOV Tuboscope, said: \u201cLEEA is very important to our organization. Since we are a service company, this training provides us with a competitive advantage and competent personnel. All inspectors gave positive feedback about the training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wellbore Technologies integrates people, products, and technology to help NOV customers reach new levels of efficiency and productivity, enhancing drilling performance at the rig, both on and offshore.<\/p>\n<p>Wright reported that the training was very enjoyable and the team from NOV Tuboscope were fully committed and engaged in the training program. He said: \u201cI\u2019m sure that our members at NOV and their customers will benefit from the additional skills and knowledge gained by the NOV inspectors and I wish Casey and his team every success in the future. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Casey and his team for the generous hospitality I received during my visit to Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_782\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-782\" class=\"size-full wp-image-782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured (left to right): LEEA\u2019s Andrew Wright with NOV\u2019s Casey Picard, Danny Smith, Tramail King, Jeremy Cinader, Ja\u2019Wuan Taylor, David Lang and Nicholas Anderson.\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085-173x230.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085-289x385.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/085-285x380.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured (left to right): LEEA\u2019s Andrew Wright with NOV\u2019s Casey Picard, Danny Smith, Tramail King, Jeremy Cinader, Ja\u2019Wuan Taylor, David Lang and Nicholas Anderson.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Picard concluded: \u201cAndrew is very knowledgeable with lifting gear. Our U.S. division had been working with LEEA for four years but other divisions of the company have been involved longer than that. As our business and personnel numbers grow, LEEA will be back to train new and existing staff.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspectors at NOV Tuboscope, part of National Oilwell Varco\u2019s Wellbore Technologies segment, received training from the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) over a two-week period at its Houston, Texas facility recently. 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