Commissioner
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
Paul L. Kelly is the senior vice president of Rowan Companies, a global provider of offshore contract drilling and helicopter services. He recently received a Public Service Commendation from the U.S. Coast Guard after seven years of service on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The International Association of Drilling Contractors named him the 2000 Contractor of the Year.
Mr. Kelly represents the oil service and supply industry on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Outer Continental Shelf Policy Committee. He served as chairman of that committee from 1994 to 1996. He has written widely on energy policy and is a member of the editorial board of World Oil.