S.D. Standard Drilling Plc announced the appointment of Peter V. Bridle, Vice President Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSE&Q). Mr. Bridle will directly support Mike Kelley (COO) in creating an operating culture commensurate with the standards of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) performance. Mr. Bridle will be charged with providing leadership and direction toward establishing a second to none EHS culture, while at the same time establishing a world class EHS Management System. Mr. Bridle's portfolio will extend to EHS and operational standards, safety engineering and in developing tailored EHS training for rig leadership - all designed to clearly establish Standard Drilling as the new benchmark for injury and incident free operations. Mr. Bridle will relocate to Singapore in April. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Bridle was HSE Director at Noble Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor with a fleet of 68 offshore drilling units.