Kenai Drilling has long looked to hire veterans and reservists of the United States' Armed Forces. It is a company that fully believes in hiring veterans, not because they see it as a charitable effort, but because they knows that the skills that veterans and reservists have acquired are directly transferable to the drilling business. Kenai Drilling hires veterans because they are comfortable with the idea of employment that means physical labor, hard work, commitment to excellence, and long hours away from family and friends. Kenai Drilling recently awarded Drilling Company of the Year, West Coast 2013.