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News and Press Releases
| April 11, 2008 | Syntex to present and exhibit at the Ninth SPE International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in Nice, Francel. > Download PDF file (136kb) |
| February 29, 2008 | Syntex is sponsoring the ASSE Symposium – “The Business of Safety: A Matter of Success” to be held March 13-14 in Baltimore, Maryland at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel. > Download PDF file (135kb) |
| January 22, 2008 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc to present at the IADC Drilling HSE Asia Pacific 2008 Conference & Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Download PDF file (135kb) |
| November 27, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc to present at the IADC Drilling Gulf of Mexico Conference & Exhibition in Galveston, Texas > Download PDF file (135kb) |
| October 16, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc. is pleased to welcome National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA) as their first Cooperative customer. This agreement will help provide a world-class, fully- integrated, enterprise-wide, electronic incident, investigation, and action item management solution across NCRA’s member owner companies, CHS Inc., Growmark, and MFA Oil Company. > Download PDF file (142kb) |
| October 3, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc., world’s leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions, is pleased to announce that Syntex will participate in the 2007 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International Symposium October 23 & 24 at the Brazos Center in College Station, Texas. At the Symposium, Syntex personnel will be available to discuss how measurements of key leading indicators such as Leadership, Culture, and Responsiveness can be extracted from routine safety, environmental and quality management work practices. Once identified, these leading indicators deliver a practical means of measuring, transforming, and improving safety, environmental, and quality management performance. > Download PDF file (146kb) |
| October 2, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc., world’s leading provider of
enterprise risk management solutions, is pleased to announce that Syntex will co-present with Premium Drilling, Inc. at the 2007 IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition to be held October 9-10 in
Copenhagen, Denmark at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel. > Download PDF file (136kb) |
| September 10, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc.a provider of Enterprise Risk Management software solutions, is pleased to be hosting the Third in a Series of the Operational Risk Preferred Practice Seminars on September 13th at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX. > Download PDF file (145kb) |
| August 8, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc. today announced that OMV, Central Europe’s leading oil & gas group, has
selected the Syntex IMPACT ERM™ Suite to help
streamline their incident & audit management systems
across all organizations. > Download PDF file (140kb) |
| July 6, 2007 | Record number of attendees “Raced to
Reach Operational Excellence” at IMPACT World™ 2007 in Galveston, Texas. > Download PDF file (130kb) |
| May 3, 2007 | Syntex Management Systems, Inc. is pleased to recognize ExxonMobil for achieving the NPRA Distinguished Safety Award for the Fifth consecutive year > Download PDF file (133kb) |
| April 30, 2007 | Syntex to Host Operational Risk Management Seminar at Turner Field Learning Best Practices from Industry Leaders > Download PDF file (145kb) |
| April 17, 2007 | Scorpion Offshore Ltd. Selects IMPACT ERM® to Help Achieve Excellence in HSE Performance > Download PDF file (142kb) |
| April 9, 2007 | April 11-12, 2007: Syntex Management Systems, Inc.
and Premium Drilling will be sharing Management System and Safety best practices with the attendees of the SPE Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition. The Conference will take place in Houston, TX at the George R. Brown Convention Center. > Download PDF file (138kb) |
| March 2, 2007 | March 5-7, 2007: Join us at the 2007 SPE E&P
Environmental and Safety Conference to be held in
Galveston, TX at the San Luis Resort and Conference
Center. > Download PDF file (138kb) |
| February 20, 2007 | Syntex's latest release of IMPACT ERM™ Suite Version 5.3 software provides additional features to help organizations in facilitating change management and increased adoption of risk management solutions. > Download PDF file (138kb) |
| February 19, 2007 | Syntex will exhibit at the 2007 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit / CMA’s 109th National Western Mining Conference from February 25-28, 2007 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. > Download PDF (138kb) |
| January 2, 2007 | Sunoco, a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products, plans to utilize IMPACT’s flexible features and functionality to help consolidate their management systems and standardize operational processes across all business lines of their organization. |
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Upcoming Events
March 13-14, 2008 – ASSE “The Business of Safety: A Matter of Success" Symposium
ASSE presents “The Business of Safety: A Matter of Success" Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland. Syntex to be a Bronze Sponsor of this event.
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Read more at http://www.asse.org/education/businessofsafety/index.php
April 15-17, 2008— The Ninth SPE International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Joe Stough, Syntex Management Systems, Inc., to co-present with Rod Ritchie, OMV, at the Ninth SPE International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production to be held at Acropolis Centre, Nice, France on April 15-17, 2008. The presentation entitled "Using the Last Several Years of QHSE Data To Improve the Next Several Years of QHSE Performance" will be presented during the Technical Session #37 on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 3:30pm – 4:00pm. Syntex will also be exhibiting in Booth #48. Be sure to stop by for a brief demo.
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Read more at http://www.spe.org/spe-app/spe/meetings/HSE/2008/index.htm
April 28– May 2, 2008— IMPACT World 2008 Users Conference
IMPACT World 2007 generated enormous excitement throughout the user community. It was the biggest conference to date! We are ready to bring you an even bigger conference in 2008! The dates are set! To beat the heat the conference will be held earlier in the year, so Mark Your Calendars for April 28 – May 2, 2008 to be held at the San Luis Resort & Spa in Galveston, Texas.
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April 28, 2008— IMPACT World Conference Week / Exec Track (Continuous Improvement Series I)
Series 1 of the IMPACT Continuous Improvement Seminars will be held during the IMPACT World(TM) 2008 Week at the Executive Track sessions. The conference will be at the San Luis Resort in Galveston, Texas.
May 7-8, 2008—2008 NPRA National Safety Conference
Joe Stough, Syntex Management Systems, Inc., to co-present with Laura Schock, Valero, at the 2008 NPRA National Safety Conference to be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, The Woodlands, Texas on May 7-8, 2008. More details will be coming soon.
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Read more at http://www.npra.org/forms/meeting/MeetingFormPublic/view?id=D2370000008C
May, 2008—European IMPACT Users Group Meeting
Contact us TODAY if you would like to attend the European IMPACT Users Group Meeting to be scheduled during the week of May 13th. Location and date to be confirmed soon. Check back for more details or contact us at eiug@syntexsolutions.com.
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IMPACT Continuous Improvment Seminars
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Schedule
- April 28, 2008 IMPACT Continuous Improvement Series 1 at the San Luis Resor in Galveston, Texas
- June / July, 2008 IMPACT Continuous Improvement Series II in Calgary, Canada
- September 23, 2008 IMPACT Continuous Improvement Series III at Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
- November, 2008 IMPACT Continuous Improvement Series IV in Philadelphia, PA
IMPACT World™ 2008 Users Conference
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Articles
M-I SWACO Shows Their Leadership in Oilfield Services Through Their
Use of Advanced Loss Prevention Software
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Enterprise Loss Prevention (ELP): Strengthen Systems; Reduce Loss, Business
Week
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Fountain Springs Forth - EP Spectrum International, Shell E&P
> Download PDF File (430kb)
Entrepreneur of the Year, IT & Technology, Houston Business Journal
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Joe Extranordinaire - American Press
> Download PDF File (308kb)
Syntex Executive Named Entrepreneur Of The Year® Finalist - OHS Canada
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Past Events
Asia Pacific IMPACT Users Meeting
The Asia Pacific IMPACT Users Meeting was held in Bangkok Thailand on March 5-7, 2008. Attendees participated and interacted with fellow IMPACT users and experts at this learning forum for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) that benefited both Site and Corporate users.
IADC/SPE Drilling Conference & Exhibition
Joe Stough, Syntex Management Systems, Inc., co-presented with Rick McClaine, Hercules Offshore, at the IADC/SPE Drilling Conference & Exhibition held at the Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida on March 4-6, 2008. The presentation entitled "Using the Last Several Years of QHSE Data To Improve the Next Several Years of QHSE Performance" was presented on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 2:30pm – 3:00pm.
IADC Drilling HSE Asia Pacific 2008 Conference & Exhibition
Joe Stough of Syntex Management Systems Inc. presented at the IADC Drilling HSE Asia Pacific 2008 Conference & Exhibition held at the Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 26-27, 2008. The presentation entitled “A Creative Way to Obtain Leading Indicator Metrics from Routine QHSE Work Practices” was on Tuesday February 26, 2008 at 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm.
Syntex presented at the IADC Drilling Gulf of Mexico Conference & Exhibition
Syntex co-presented with Linn Energy at the 2007 IADC Drilling Gulf of Mexico Conference & Exhibition held on December 5-6 in Galveston, Texas at the Moody Gardens Hotel. The presentation was entitled “Using the Last Several Years of QHSE Data to Improve the Next Several Years of QHSE Performance”.
Syntex Webinar on ERM - The New Imperative
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. hosted a FREE Webinar on ERM - The New Imperative that was held on November 15, 2007 at 11:00 AM CST. It is not enough to just identify and measure your organization’s risks. You should also be extracting leading indicators from that data to provide a roadmap to continuously measure and execute improvements to key factors that drive risk reduction performance. If you want to find out more about this webinar or future ones email us at events@syntexsolutions.com.
Syntex exhibited at Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center
Syntex exhibited at Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center 2007 International Symposium at the Brazos Center, College Station (Bryan), Texas on Octover 23-24, 2007.
Syntex Presented with Premium Drilling at IADC Drilling HSE Europe
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. presented with Premium Drilling at IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition at the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen on October 9-10, 2007. Mike Cadigan, Premium Drilling and Joe Stough, Sytex Management Systems presented Implementation of a Management System Execution Framework to Establish a Culture of Accountability and Improved Safety Performance. The presentation showed how a successful management system framework should enable transparency and accountability across all facets of the organization using centralized tools.
Syntex Hosted ERM Preferred Practice Series - Record Attendance!
Record number of attendees were at this exciting event held at Minute Maid Park located in Houston, Texas on September 13, 2007. Durwin Speidel, M-I SWACO and Tom Lopatowski, ExxonMobil were the key industry speakers at this event, along with Joe Stough, Syntex speaking about how to obtain, identify and use meaningful leading indicators of QHSE performance.
Syntex Hosted Record Attending IMPACT World 2007™ Users Conference
Record number of attendees “Raced to Reach Operational Excellence” at IMPACT World™ 2007 in Galveston, Texas.
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Syntex Exhibits at the Region VI VPPPA Conference
Syntex exhibited at the Region VI VPPPA Conference held at
Hyatt Regency River Walk and Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center located at 123 Losoya in San Antonio, Texas on May 15-18, 2007.
Syntex Co-presents with Citgo at the NPRA Safety Conference in The Woodlands
Syntex and Citgo presented at the NPRA Safety Conference held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center located at 1601 Lake Robbins Drive in
The Woodlands, Texas on May 2-3, 2007. Syntex presented with Dave Pruner of Citgo.
Syntex Hosts Operational Risk Preferred Practice Series II
Syntex hosted another Operational Risk Preferred Practice Series II held at Turner Field located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive in Atlanta, Georgia on May 1, 2007. The key industry speaker at this event was Bruce Hogge, RDS.
Syntex Presented at IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference & Exhibition
Syntex presented with Mike Cadigan of Premium Drilling at IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference & Exhibition held at the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel & Towers in Bahrain on April 17 - 18, 2007.
Syntex Exhibited and Presented at Digital Energy Conference & Exhibition
Syntex exhibited and presented at Digital Energy held in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention Center on April 11 - 12, 2007. Syntex presented with Mike Cadigan of Premium Drilling.
Syntex Hosted the First of the 2007 ERM Preferred Practice Series
Syntex hosted the Operational Risk Preferred Practice Seminar on April 4, 2007 in Houston, Texas at the Conference Center at Minute Maid Park. Local Operational Risk stakeholders observed “real life” experiences of area Energy, Chemicals, and Process Manufacturing businesses to improve your risk management performance. Speakers from both CITGO Petroleum Company and ExxonMobil presented to a full house. To reserve a seat in a future PPS event, please refer back to our website for information updates.
Syntex Exhibited at 2007 SME Annual Meeting
Syntex exhibited IMPACT ERM software at the 2007 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit and CMA's 109th
National Western Mining Conference held at the Colorado Convention Center on February 25-28, 2007 in Denver, Colorado.
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Events and Announcement Archive
| Press Release Archive | |
| November 1, 2006 | Hanover Compressor Company is LIVE on Syntex IMPACT Enterprise in Broken Arrow, OK. > Download PDF file (133kb) |
| October 19, 2006 | Syntex Preferred Practice Seminar held at Wachovia Complex in Philadelphia, PA! Local Operational Risk stakeholders shared “real life” experiences of with area Energy, Chemicals, and Process Manufacturing businesses. Attendees learned how these business leaders improved their risk management performance. > Download PDF file (191kb) |
| September 16, 2006 | Syntex Announces Release of IMPACT BPA Framework and Geneolotree™ With Release of IMPACT Enterprise® 5.2. New Release Enhances the Ability for Corporations to Respond and Manage Risks. > Download PDF file (137kb) |
| September 12 , 2006 | Shell Financial Assurance Company is LIVE on Syntex IMPACT Enterprise® for Their Enterprise-wide Assurance Solution. > Download PDF file (137kb) |
| August 29, 2006 | New Syntex Preferred Practice Seminars at the Union Station Conference Center in Minute Maid Park. First seminar reached full capacity in first couple of weeks! > Download PDF file (145kb) |
| August 8, 2006 | Syntex Management Systems Kicks Off IMPACT World™ 2006 - Users Demonstrate Strong Support for Proactive Enterprise Risk Management > Download PDF file (139kb) |
| Syntex Management Systems Highlighted as Key Provider of Risk Management Solutions in Recently Published Report > Download PDF file (40kb) |
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| Hanover Compressor Company Selects Syntex Management Systems for Operational Risk Management Solution > Download PDF file (40kb) |
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| Premium Drilling Selects Syntex for Operational Risk Management Solution > Download PDF file (41kb) |
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Other Announcements and Events
Syntex Exhibited at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo
Syntex exhibited at the 94th Annual National Safety Council Congress & Expo held on November 6-8, 2006 at San Diego Convention Center in
San Diego, California.
Syntex Hosted Series Two of the ERM Preferred Practice Series
Syntex hosted Operational Risk Preferred Practice on September 21, 2006 in Houston, Texas at the Conference Center at Minute Maid Park. Local Operational Risk stakeholders observed“real life” experiences of area Energy, Chemicals, and Process Manufacturing businesses to improve your risk management performance.
Syntex Exhibited at the 22nd Annual National VPPPA Conference
Syntex exhibited at the 22nd Annual National VPPPA Conference held on August 28-31, 2006 at Orlando World Center Marriott in
Orlando, Florida.
Syntex Hosted Series One 2006 of the ERM Preferred Practice Series
Syntex hosted Series One of the Houston area ERM Preferred Practice Series on July 27, 2006 in Houston, Texas at the Conference Center at Minute Maid Park. Over 26 attendees came to the event to hear leaders from Shell and Valero share “real life” experiences in improving risk management performance in their organizations.
Managing environmental, health and safety risks - using technology for global best practice. An ERM seminar in association with Shell, Total Petrochemicals and Syntex was held in Paris, France on June 15, 2006.
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IMPACT World™ 2006 Users Conference
The IMPACT World™ 2006 Users Conference, the official Users Conference for IMPACT Enterprise®, your leading software solution for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) was held at the beautiful San Luis Resort & Spa Conference Center in Galveston, Texas on June 5-7, 2006. This year's conference unveiled exciting, innovative concepts and methods to help organizations Be Proactive in Enterprise Risk Management.
Syntex Exhibited IMPACT Enterprise® at SPE
Syntex exhibited IMPACT Enterprise at the 8th SPE International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production April 2nd – 4th in Abu Dhabi, Untied Arab Emirates. Read More
Syntex Hosts ERM Preferred Practice Series
Syntex hosted the Third Series of the ERM
Preferred Practice Series in the Dallas area on November 10th
at the INFOMART. Attendees included some of the largest leaders in the Oil & Gas Industry, such as BP, Halliburton, Shell and ExxonMobil. This forum provided a learning opportunity to discuss these leaders' current enterprise risk management initiatives, such as Audit & Assurance Programs, Incident Management and Executing a Global Management System.
Syntex Hosts Series Two of the ERM Preferred Practice Series
Syntex hosted Series Two of the Houston area ERM Preferred Practice Series on September 15, 2005 in Houston, Texas at the Conference Center at Minute Maid Park. This Series Two event was part of the new presentation series for QHSE Managers, Plant Managers, Unit Supervisors, QHSE Team Members, Operations & Maintenance Engineers and Managers, Risk Managers and other QHSE stakeholders and leaders. Over 20 local ERM and QHSE stakeholders attended the series.
> Email Us To Learn More about Syntex's QHSE Preferred Practice Series
Syntex Sponsors Users Conference for Clients of IMPACT Enterprise®
Syntex sponsored the third annual IMPACT World™ Users Conference
for clients of the IMPACT Enterprise®, the Ultimate Enterprise Loss
Prevention System at The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center in
Houston, TX on June 27 - 29, 2005.
Syntex Hosts Series One of the QHSE Preferred Practice Series
Syntex hosted Series One of the Houston area QHSE Preferred
Practice Series on June 10, 2005 in Kemah, Texas. This is part
of a new presentation series for QHSE Managers, Plant Managers, Unit
Supervisors, QHSE Team Members, Operations & Maintenance Engineers
and Managers, Risk Managers and other QHSE stakeholders and leaders.
Over 19 local QHSE stakeholders attended the series.
> Email Us To Learn More about
Syntex's QHSE Preferred Practice Series
Syntex Hosts Client Appreciation Event at NPRA
Syntex hosted a special client appreciation event in recognition of
clients who received prestigious NPRA safety awards. The event was hosted
in New Orleans at the Double Tree Hotel on May 11, 2005.
Syntex Exhibits At National Safety Council Congress & Expo
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. exhibited at the 92nd Congress &
Exposition of the National Safety Council (NSC) from September 13th
through 15th, 2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
IMPACT Users Group Meeting Held at PPG Industries
The IMPACT Users Group meeting was held at PPG Industries in La Porte,
Texas on September 23, 2004.Syntex sponsored a Happy Hour at the Kemah
Crab House that Thursday evening.
Syntex Announces Release of IMPACT AnyWhere™
October 27, 2005:
IMPACT Risk Virtually Anywhere You Are...
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Syntex Announces Release of IMPACT Enterprise® 5.0
September 7, 2005: Syntex Announces Release of IMPACT Enterprise® 5.0
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Syntex Welcomes John Lee, Software Industry Veteran
August 24, 2005: Syntex Welcomes John Lee, Software Industry Veteran, to its Board
of Directors
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M-I SWACO Shows Leadership in Oilfield Services
August 4, 2005: M-I SWACO Shows Leadership in Oilfield Services Through Use of
Advanced Loss Prevention Software
> Download PDF file (526kb)
Syntex Kicks Off IMPACT World™ 2005
July 7, 2005: Syntex Kicks Off IMPACT World™ 2005
> Download PDF file (85kb)
Syntex Appoints Trent Derr as President and CEO
January 31, 2005: Syntex Appoints Trent Derr as President and CEO
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Syntex Held IMPACT World™ 2005 Users Conference
Attendees at this year's IMPACT World™ 2005 Experienced the Connection gathering with users from around world for the official Users Conference for IMPACT Enterprise®! This conference had the largest attendance ever and offered invaluable opportunities for networking and on-site training for IMPACT Enterprise®.
To Learn More Visit:
IMPACT World 2005 web site
Syntex Exhibits At ASSE's Safety 2004 Conference & Exp
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. exhibited at ASSE's Safety 2004 Conference
& Expo on June 7 - 10, 2004 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Syntex Exhibits At NPRA's National Safety Conference
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. exhibited at NPRA's National Safety
Conference 2004 on April 28 - 29, 2004 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel
in Austin, Texas.
Syntex Exhibits IMPACT Enterprise™ at SPE
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. exhibited at the 7th SPE International
Conference on Health, Safety & Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration
and Production from March 29th through March 31st, 2004 in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
Syntex Launches Latest Version of IMPACT Safety®
Syntex Management Systems, Inc. recently unveiled the latest version
of the IMPACT Safety® Performance
Management System. More
Houston's Top 100 Small Businesses Announced
An Independent Panel of Judges has recognized Syntex Management Systems,
Inc. amongst Houston’s Top 100 Small Businesses for its achievements
in 2002.