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OEC Golf Tournament
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Education Outreach
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Ocean Star News 10
Calendar of Events 12
FIRST QUARTER 2008
Marvin Odum
is 2008
Ocean Star
Gala Chairman
Marvin Odum, Executive
Vice President for the Americas
for Shell E&P, has generously
agreeed to chair the 2008
Ocean Star Gala set for
September 13 at the Westin
Galleria Hotel in Houston.
He assumed his present
position with Shell in May
2005. Marvin was previously
Marvin Odum
CEO of InterGen, a global
power generation company active in 13 countries. Prior to that, he was
Shell Gas and Power Director for the Americas.
Marvin joined Shell in 1982 as an engineer and held a variety of
management positions in technical and commercial operations across
several businesses, including Vice President Business Development and
Technology, for Shell Exploration & Production in Houston.
Continued on Page 2
Vision 2016 Moves Forward
The Offshore Energy Center greatly appreciates the financial
commitment of all the companies who have pledged to Vision 2016, and
thanks the most recent companies providing their support to this capital
campaign: Stone Energy Corporation, BP, ConocoPhillips and
Sanford Foundation in the name of Oil & Gas Rental Services, Inc.
Funds from Stone Energy will be used to support a discretionary
fund. ConocoPhillips will sponsor two Gifted and Talented workshops for
teachers and the expansion of the Project E3 resource guide from its
current 24 activities to 50 lessons. The funds from BP will be used to
provide five much-needed Playing with Petroleum kits for use in grades
K-5 classrooms. The Sanford Foundation funds will be used to help
renovate the Ocean Star.
OEC’s latest education outreach initiative,
the Mobile Offshore Learning Unit (MOLU), was unveiled
and is currently going through its paces during a pilot
program at 26 elementary schools in the Houston area.
See pages 6 and 7 for news and photos of MOLU’s
official unveiling and its use in the schools.
Third Annual Industry
Salute to Interns set for July 22
On July 22, Minute Maid Park will again be the venue
for the Third Annual Industry Salute to Interns event. The
format will be similar to last year. Oil and gas energy and
service companies will be invited to sponsor their interns to
participate. Industry associations will be invited to exhibit
during the day. One hundred sixty interns registered for the
event in 2007. Dave Dunlap, President, International
Division, BJ Services Company, and Steve Nance will
continue their tradition as MCs of the event, their third
consecutive appearance in that role.
The Salute begins with a luncheon at noon, followed by
a virtually non-stop program of informative and entertaining
Continued on Page 2
Executive Speaker Series Continues
with Devon Energy chairman and CEO
L a r r y Ni c h o l s , D e v o n
Energy Chairman and CEO,
will be featured at the OEC
Executive Speaker Series on April
24 at the Petroleum Club in
Houston. The recent speaker
luncheons featuring Neil Duffin,
Pre s i d e n t o f E x x o n Mo b i l
Development and Mar vin
Odum, Executive Vice President
for the Americas for Shell E&P
have been sell outs so it’s best to
make reservations early.
Continued on Page 2
Larry Nichols
OEC News
2008 Gala, continued from Page 1
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration
from the University of Houston. Marvin serves on the American
Petroleum Institute (API) Board of Directors and is Chairman of the
API Upstream Committee. He is also on the University Cancer
Foundation Board of Visitors for M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Marvin was recently a guest speaker at OEC’s Executive Speaker Series.
The 2008 Hall of Fame Industry Pioneers and Pioneering
Technologies will be recognized for their outstanding contributions
to the offshore industry during a ceremony immediately preceding
the Gala. The Pinnacle Award and Chairman’s Award recipients will
be recognized during the Gala.
The Ocean Star Gala has been a sell out since the first Gala held
in 1998. This year’s Gala is not expected to be an exception, so don’t
delay making plans to attend. Please contact Sandy Cazemier at 713686-4845 or oec@TheEventsPlus.com for more information or to
become a sponsor.
Executive Speaker Series, continued from Page 1
The luncheon is $50 per person or $500 for a table of 10.
Sponsorships are available for the remaining two luncheons. Sponsors
receive a premium table for 10, admittance for two persons to the VIP
reception with the speakers before each luncheon, recognition on event
signage, the OEC website and in The Star.
J. Larry Nichols joined Devon in 1970, became President in
March, 1971, Chief Executive Officer in 1980 and Chairman of the
Board on September 14, 2000. Before joining Devon, he served as
Law Clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren and Justice Tom Clark of the
U.S. Supreme Court from 1967 to 1968. He then served as Special
Assistant to Assistant Attorney General William Rehnquist in the
U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
Nichols graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s
degree in Geology. He completed his juris doctorate at the University
of Michigan in 1967, where he was a member of the Order of Coif
and a comment editor of the Law Review.
Active in the industry, Nichols serves as Vice President of
the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and
previously served as Chairman of their Public Lands Committee. He
is Chairman of the Business Industry Political Action Committee
in Washington, D.C. Larry is the former Chairman and a current
director of both the American Exploration & Production Council
and the Natural Gas Supply Association. He serves as director for
the American Petroleum Institute (API), National Association of
Manufacturers and the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum
Association. He is a member of the All American Wildcatters and
serves on the board of Baker Hughes Inc. as well as numerous other
directorships.
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Salute to Interns, continued from Page 1
speakers, break out sessions with speakers and industry
executives, plus time to visit the various exhibitors. There will
be drawings for door prizes. Following the programs,
participants receive tickets to the baseball game, the
Houston Astros vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Industry Salute to Interns provides an excellent
opportunity for companies to reward their summer interns. It
also provides interns with the opportunity to listen to oil and
gas industry executives and motivational speakers.
Table prices for 10 persons are $5,000 and $3,000 with
individual seats for $500. Sponsorship opportunities are
available.
For more information, please contact Sandy
Cazemier at Events Plus at 713-686-4845, or via email at
oec@TheEventsPlus.com for more information or to become
a sponsor or to purchase tickets.
Chairman Emeritus Les Mallory, right, presents a crystal gavel to Burt Adams thanking
him for his two years of service as OEC Chairman.
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18th Annual Golf Tournament continues successful fund raising event
OEC’s 18th Annual Golf Tournament held March 3
continues its very successful run as 31 teams competed at the
Champions/Cypress Golf Course for trophies and proximity prizes.
All of the proceeds benefit OEC’s missions and the Ocean Star.
The players teed off under cloudy skies but thankfully the rain held
back until after the tournament. Participants enjoyed lunch, dinner,
door prizes and awards ceremony.
Once again, Tournament Chair and OEC Board Chairman
Emeritus Homer Hershey and his team of directors earned a
hearty thank you for their continued efforts in making this a
successful and long-running event. This year’s tournament directors
were Louis Jones, Hess Corp., Mike Moore, Stallion Oilfield Services,
Mike Nesmith, Noble Corp., and Elmer Reed, BJ Chemical
Services.
Tournament Winners
First Place Gross at 67
Noble Corp. Team led by
Mike Nesmith
– Noble Corp.
David Carmony
– Apache
Mike Pierce
– Songa
Jim Ward
– BHP Petroleum
Runner Up Gross at 71
Offshore Energy Center Team
led by
Homer Hershey
– Main Energy
Bill Ross
– GPM Inc.
Richard Molloy
– Lufthansa German Airlines
Tommy Koops
– Retired, BJ Services
First Place Net at 54
Smith International Team led by
Mike Watson
– Smith Bits
Mike Pappasan
– Smith Technologies
David Hudspeth
– Manti Resources
Emmett Wassell
– Mitsu Upstream
Runner Up Net at 57
Premium Drilling Team
led by
Mike Pope
– Premium Drilling
Alan McInnes
– BP
Tony Ralphs
– BP
Russell Brown
– BP
Prize Winners and Donors
Grand Door Prize – Two round trip business class tickets donated
by Lufthansa German Airlines and Richard Molloy to any of
the airline’s European destinations, won by:
Greg Simmons – Devon Energy
Proximity Prizes
Closest to the Hole sponsored by BJ Services
Maynard Holt – Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company
Longest Drive sponsored by Stallion Oilfield Services
Kerry Johnson – Hunting Energy
Closest 2nd shot sponsored by OEC
Josh Rosinski – Devon Energy
Thank you to our sponsors
Green Fees Sponsor – National Oilwell Varco
Dinner Sponsor – GPM, Inc., Noble Energy
Lunch Sponsor – FMC Technologies
Tee Gift Contributor – BP
Beverage Sponsor – Stallion Oilfield Services
Golf Cart Sponsor – ExxonMobil Development
Trophy Sponsor – Premium Drilling
Proximity Prizes – BJ Services, Stallion Oilfield Services
Door Prizes – GPM Inc., Rowan Companies
Corporate Sponsors – ADTI, Atwood Oceanics, Noble Corp.,
Door Prizes
Harbor House Overnight donated by Bill Ross – GPM Inc.
Won by Ferdie Dupuis – Frank’s International
Galvez Overnight donated by Bill Ross – GPM Inc.
Won by Mike Pierce – Songa
Tremont Overnight donated by Bill Ross – GPM Inc.
Won by Don Kehlenbeck – Tetra Technology
Set of irons & bag donated by Mark Keller – Rowan
Won by Bill Ross – GPM Inc.
Shell, Venture Transport Logistics
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and Emmett Wassell,
Mitsu Upstream.
With a score of 71, the Runner Up Gross trophy was
awarded to the Offshore Energy Center team comprising,
from left, Richard Molloy, Lufthansa German Airlines, who
donated the Grand Prize, Homer Hershey, Main Energy and
Golf Tournament Chairman, Bill Ross, GPM Inc., and
Tommy Koops, retired, BJ Services.
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and Bill Moss, BJ
Chemical.
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Don Kehlenbeck, Tetra Technologies, won the Tremont
Overnight and Brunch door prize donated by GPM Inc.
Kerry Johnson, Hunting Energy,
receives the proximity prize
for the longest drive from
Tournament Chairman
Homer Hershey. The $200
gift certificate to Champions
Golf Club was donated
by Stallion Oilfield Services.
The Stress
Engineering Team
comprised
Joe Fowler,
Stress Engineering,
Larry Reimert,
Dril-Quip, and
Terry Lechinger and
Tom Asbill, Stress
Engineering.
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On the
Halliburton Team
were Galen Cobb,
Halliburton, and OEC’s
Vice Chairman/Education
Outreach, Steve London,
Halliburton,
Josh Rosinski,
Devon Energy and
winner of the Closest
2nd Shot proximity prize,
and Shade LeBlanc,
Halliburton.
On the Hess
Corp. Team were
Louis Jones,
Brad Watts,
John Paganis
and David Drew,
all with Hess.
The team from FMC Technologies, which
generously sponsored the tournament’s lunch,
included John Gremp, FMC Technologies and
OEC Board member, Dan Replogle, BP, Steve
Barrett, FMC Technologies, and Stan Bond, BP.
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and Brian Smith
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Cameron Team.
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The BJ Services
Team included
Bill Yost,
BJ Services,
Darrell Hollek,
Anadarko,
and Kelly Price,
BJ Services.
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Education Outreach
The MOLU is here!
Offshore Energy Center’s Mobile Offshore Learning Unit
(MOLU), the Center’s latest education outreach initiative, is complete
and in the process of being presented at 26 elementary schools in the
Houston area under its pilot program. So far, its reception among teachers
and students has been outstanding. The $1.2 million MOLU exhibit
about energy concepts aimed at fifth grade students is sponsored by
Devon Energy Corp., Dominion Exploration & Production,
ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Marathon Oil Corp. and Schlumberger.
Special thanks go to OEC Board member Dick Ghiselin, who chaired
the MOLU Committee, and to the OEC Education Committee.
The MOLU features six self-contained learning centers with
24 curriculum-based hands-on activities involving offshore energy topics
in alignment with Texas state standards. The components, or stations,
are transported via truck and trailer and set up for exhibition at the
school’s gymnasium or common areas. The stations open to reveal a
display area that includes various elements of each particular learning
activity and accompanying materials.
Pre- and post-visit materials accompany the units for enhancement
of the learning experience. The MOLU can reach up to 200 students
per exhibition day, with 24-48 students rotating through the exhibit
each 90 minutes.
MOLU’s unveiling was on Feb. 19 in Houston, with representatives
of each sponsor attending the ceremony. Representing the sponsors were
Adam Seitchik and Paul Cullen, Devon Energy; Diana Rodriguez,
ExxonMobil; Jeff Gorski and Thorleif Egeli, Schlumberger North
America; Galen Cobb and Deena Carstens, Halliburton; Duane
Radtke, Dominion E&P; and Donna Boyer, Marathon Oil Corp.
Following its pilot program schedule, the MOLU exhibit will be
available for a one-day visit in the Houston area beginning at $950. To
book the MOLU for your school, contact Amber Meuth at 281-6331187 or Doris Tomas, OEC Education Director, at 281-544-2435.
Amber, a University of Houston doctoral candidate, is the MOLU
Program Manager and is a member of the OEC Education
Committee (OECEC). She also aided in the design of the MOLU
activities.
The first pilot was at Piney Point Elementary School. The Piney
Point pilot was covered by various Houston media including the
Memorial Examiner newspaper, the Houston Chronicle (online and in
print), Telemundo, and Channel 2 KPRC. Additionally, HISD sent a
videographer to the school to tape the event for a local access cable
channel. Piney Point Multimedia Club, which produces a daily show
that is broadcast to the classrooms in the school, featured OEC
Executive Director Sandra Mourton and Development Director Peggy
Cole as special guests.
The MOLU pilot program runs through May and includes schools
in the following districts:
Houston Independent School District, Katy ISD, Lamar
Consolidated ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Alief ISD, Galena Park ISD,
Magnolia ISD, Hitchcock ISD, LaMarque ISD, and Conroe ISD.
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sedimentation.
The robotic arm
on Station 4 is a
fun challenge
for students.
Duane Radtke representing Dominion E&P,
a MOLU sponsor, examines an activity at
one of the MOLU stations.
Adam Seitchik, left, and Paul Cullen from
Devon Energy at the Devon-sponsored
Station 1 at the MOLU unveiling.
At the Schlumberger-sponsored
Station 5 are Thorleif Egeli,
Vice President, Marketing for
Schlumberger, left, and
Jeff Gorski, Vice President,
U.S. Industry Affairs at
Schlumberger and an
OEC Board member.
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Galen Cobb, vice
president industry
relations, and Deena
Carstens, senior
community relations
representative,
both of Halliburton,
pose at the company
sponsored MOLU.
Amber Meuth, a
University of Houston
doctoral candidate, is
the MOLU Program
Manager and is a
member of the OEC
Education Committee
(OECEC). She also
aided in the design of
the MOLU activities.
Dick Ghiselin,
OEC Board
member and
Chairman of
the MOLU
Committee,
studies one of
the activities at
MOLU Station 6
at the unveiling.
Diana Rodriguez,
community relations
advisor with ExxonMobil,
admires MOLU Station 3
sponsored by ExxonMobil.
At Browning Elementary School, one of the
pilot program
schools, are, from left, Lindsey Agers, Donn
a Boyer and
Paula Valdez. Donna represented Marathon
Oil Corporation
at the unveiling. Lindsey and Paula are regula
r Marathon
volunteers at Browning Elementary. “The kids
were
loving the exhibits!” Donna exclaimed.
Fifth grade students at West Memorial Eleme
ntary
in Katy ISD work their way through
the MOLU stations’ various activities.
The MOLU is being set up
at Piney Point Elementary,
the first school visit of the
pilot program.
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LU at the Greater Houst nvention Center in Houston.
OEC exhibited the MO
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Presidential Summit
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Piney Point
Elementary 5th
graders fill in their
MOLU Pass activity
booklet. Answers to
the questions in
the MOLU Pass
are found in the
activities on the
MOLU Stations.
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Education Outreach
OEC to participate in
statewide conference
OEC will participate in the Texas
Elementary Principals and Supervisors
Association (TEPSA) conference set for June
11-12 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin,
Texas. OEC’s exhibit will feature the MOLU
with two stations, the Knowledge Box and
Playing with Petroleum kit. OEC Education
Director Doris Tomas, Project Coordinator
Linda Yancy, Amber Meuth, MOLU Program
Manager, and OEC Education Committee
member Joy Sloan will be at the exhibit
explaining OEC’s educational programs.
TEPSA represents more than 5,300 school
administrators who supervise 100,000 school
teachers who direct the activities of 2.3 million
Busy workshop
schedule continues
Through the end of February OEC had
conducted five workshops that were
attended by 111 teachers, including
68 elementary, 18 middle school and
27 high school teachers, who learned
about the Knowledge Box and Playing
with Petroleum kit. These teachers will
potentially impact an estimated 11,700
students.
And it doesn’t end there. Twenty-two
workshops are scheduled during 2008,
averaging nearly two each month. Most of
the workshops will be conducted aboard
the Ocean Star, although several are
presented at various locations in different
school districts. Two six-hour workshops
were presented in Lafayette, Louisiana,
sponsored by Stone Energy, that
were attended by about 40 teachers.
Pat Cormier from Lafayette, Karla
Bergeron and Mary Macklin from
Morgan City were the facilitators at these
workshops.
In addition to Stone Energy, workshop
sponsors through the year include Baker
Hughes, Global Industries, Tidewater,
FMC Technologies, Noble Energy,
Chevron and Superior Energy.
school children. In addition to principals, the
membership includes supervisors of reading,
mathematics, science, special education and
other subject disciplines. It also serves central
office administrators who are responsible for
the administration of elementary education.
Eighty-two percent of the Texas administrators
eligible for membership belong to TEPSA.
Teachers
attending a
Playing With
Petroleum
Workshop
toured the
Ocean Star
last February.
OEC
Facilitator
Joy Sloan
works with
teachers
during a
recent
Playing With
Petroleum
workshop
aboard the
Ocean Star.
Teachers from schools
in Lamar Consolidated
Independent School
district attended a
workshop in February.
The workshop was
held at a school
in the district.
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Spotlight on…
Amber Meuth is Offshore Energy
Center’s new Mobile Offshore Learning
Unit (MOLU) Program Manager and a
member of the OEC Education
Committee (OECEC). She also aided
in the design of the MOLU. Amber is
a doctoral candidate at the University
of Houston, where she received her
undergraduate and masters degrees in
education and educational administration, respectively. She is studying
science education for her PhD. and
hopes to conduct research into science Amber Meuth
education with a focus on environmental
literacy. Amber also is interested in reflective practices involving
secondary teachers, where a teacher would be videotaped during an
actual class, and would then provide self-critiques in order to
improve their teaching methods and effectiveness.
Amber learned about OEC from OEC Education Director
Doris Tomas with whom she taught during her first year of teaching
at Briscoe Jr. High School in Richmond, Texas in the Lamar
Consolidated School District. Amber taught 6th grade science at the
school for five years during which time she completed her master’s
studies. She then returned to school to work on her doctorate.
Doris asked Amber to be a member of the OECEC when she
became OEC’s Education Director.
OEC exhibits
at Museum
Educators
Open House
in Houston
OEC’s booth at the Museum Educators Open House Educators
at the Houston Museum of Natural Science included displays of
the Knowledge Box and Playing with Petroleum Kit. Two MOLU
stations were set up near a classroom where Doris Tomas presented
mini-workshops every half hour from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In
addition to teachers and other educators attending the open house,
a group of Boy Scouts also visited OEC’s exhibit and expressed
interest in some of the programs available for scouts aboard the
Ocean Star.
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Number of
Knowledge Boxes
continues to grow
Two new Knowledge Boxes
were added so far this year, one
by AADE Lafayette Chapter
and one by Chevron. These
two Boxes bring to 46 the number of Knowledge Boxes in use.
Boxes are used as far away from Houston as Anchorage, Alaska,
Bakersfield, California, Cincinnati, Ohio and Canada as well as
Dallas and Nacogdoches, Texas. Knowledge Boxes are also located
in New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana.
OEC currently has 11 Playing With Petroleum Kits sponsored
by BP, FMC Technologies, Global Industries and Halliburton.
Call OEC at 281-679-8040 if you would be interested in sponsoring
more of these Kits.
Earth’s Energy program in more
than 400 classrooms in 2008
The 2008 edition of Earth’s Energy: The Science of
Offshore Drilling, in partnership with OEC and the Houston
Chronicle’s Chronicle in Education program, was once again
sponsored by ExxonMobil. This year it was distributed
to nearly 11,000 students by more than 250 teachers in grades
5-12. OEC thanks ExxonMobil for their continued support of
the Earth’s Energy program.
This year’s publication, the third edition,
was distributed in 46
public school districts,
13 private schools, three
home schools and one
charter school. They
were distributed to 436
classes by 134 elementary
teachers, 80 middle/
intermediate teachers
and 47 high school
teachers. Due to the
overwhelming response
from teachers, the OEC hopes to increase the distribution in
2009.
The Earth’s Energy curriculum includes information about
the sciences associated with offshore energy that is taught with
activities related to science, technology and social studies.
Topics include rock and carbon cycles, petroleum and natural
gas, offshore drilling, environmental issues and offshore
industry careers.
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Ocean Star News
Career Fair to be held
on Ocean Star
A free career fair will be held aboard the
Ocean Star on Tuesday, April 8 from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. The fair will showcase opportunities
in the energy industry as several companies
feature career information in their particular
segment of the industry, including service
companies, drilling contractors, oil and gas
companies, and higher education institutions.
Representatives from the companies will
distribute information about their respective
organizations and career information about the
business segments they represent.
There will be prize drawings every hour
for students with a grand prize drawing for a
160 GB iPod Classic. The Grand Prize drawing
will be determined at the conclusion of the
Career Fair from completed students surveys.
Additionally, each teacher that brings more
than 20 students to the Career Fair will receive
a valuable gift card.
Some of the schools expected to attend
the Career Fair include approximately 200
students from Foster High School, 60-70
physics students from Forest Brook High
School, and about 20 students from Terry
High School. The students and teachers will
have an opportunity to tour the Ocean Star,
which includes the Energy at Work exhibit,
highlighting educational material and information about the varied careers available in the
offshore energy industry.
Chevron Leadership Team tours Ocean Star
Chevron’s North American Exploration & Production (CNAEP) business unit,
meeting in Galveston, included a private tour and reception on board the Ocean Star
on January 23. Ocean Star Operations Director Lisa Lisinicchia conducted the tour
of the museum and education center. OEC Development Director Peggy Cole,
Education Director Doris Tomas and Executive Director Sandra Mourton were also
in attendance.
At the reception from Chevron were Gary Luquette, President, CNAEP; Scott
Davis, Vice President, Mid Continent/Alaska SBU; Melody Meyer, Vice President,
Gulf of Mexico; Steve Thurston, Vice President, Deepwater Exploration/Project
SBU; Warner Williams, Vice President, San Joaguin Valley; Wendy Daboval, Vice
President and General Counsel Land/Legal; Steve Evans, General Manager,
Exploration; Bill Frank, General Manager, Business Development; Ken Sample,
General Manager, Planning and Development; Rod Thornton, Vice President,
Fianance; Ricky Baughman, General Manager, Finance; Ed Spaulding, Manager,
PGPA (Upstream); Paul Maslanka, Regional Manager, Reservoir development;
Laura O’Keefe, Executive Assistant to the President, CNAEP; and Linda Mosley,
Management Assistant.
Lisa Lisinicchia leads a group of executives from Chevron North
America Exploration & Production on a tour of the Ocean Star.
Melody Meyer, Vice President, Gulf of Mexico, for Chevron North
America Exploration & Production, standing, and Gary Luquette,
President of Chevron North America E&P, enjoyed their visit to the
Ocean Star.
Ocean Star a popular
reception venue in 2008
The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig
Museum is available for private rental after
hours on a year round basis for cocktail
receptions and catered dinners. While this
unique backdrop for a party has long been
appreciated by industry-related groups, the
word is spreading and 2008 looks to be a
banner year if the first quarter reservations are
any indication. Already on the books are event
dates for Allied Irish Bank, BASF
Corporation, GE, Trelleborg, BP, Shell,
Chevron, L&T Infotech, Technology
Systems Corporation, and the Shell
Reunion Group. We thank those groups for
their support by hosting their events on the rig,
and encourage everyone to consider this
unique opportunity for their next corporate
event.
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Museum Moments
A girl colors a picture of a bird as she learns
about bird migration during the March Family
Day on the Ocean Star.
Boy Scouts from Troop 125 work on the
Hear Hear Engineer activity as Ocean Star
guide Eric Geswender, left, looks on during a
Boy Scout Overnight program in February.
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Azerbaijan delegation visits Ocean Star
on tour of U.S. energy museums
A delegation from Azerbaijan, led by the Vice President of
SOCAR, the state oil company, toured several U.S. energy museums in
Texas and Oklahoma in February to gain information and insight in the
design and types of exhibits to include in their new energy museum, as
well as make contacts at the various U.S. museums. The foundation of
the Azerbaijan museum will be laid this September and it is scheduled
to open in September 2010. September is the anniversary of National
Oil Man Day in the country.
Leading the delegation was Xalik Mammadov, Vice President
of SOCAR on Human Resources, Regulations and Information
Technologies; Jalil Huseynov, Deputy Principle of Academy of Arts:
Azada Huseynova, Head of Museum Affairs Department at the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism of the Azaerbaijan Republic; Amina Malikova,
Head of International Relations Department of Museum Center; and
Teymur Mahmudov, Human Resources Department at SOCAR.
The visit and tour of the museums was facilitated by Bruce Wells,
Executive Director, American Oil & Gas Historical Society in
Washington, D.C.
The Ocean Star tour was conducted by OEC Executive Director
Sandra Mourton and Ocean Star Operations Director Lisa Lisinicchia.
Among the other museums in Texas and Oklahoma the group
visited were the Texas Energy Museum, the Spindletop/Gladys City
Boomtown Museum in Beaumont; the Fort Worth Museum of
Science & History; the Oklahoma Historical Society History Center
that included a tour of the Devon Energy Outdoor Oil and Gas Park at
the Center; The Society of Exploration Geophysicists Geoscience
Center in Tulsa; the Nellie Johnstone Oil Well Outdoor Park and
Phillips Petroleum Company Museum in Bartlesville; and the
Conoco Oil Museum and Marland Oil Museum in Ponca City,
Oklahoma.
Attendees at the Texas Association of Museums’ (TAM) annual conference in Galveston
enjoy an evening of refreshments and self-guided tours of the museum.
Ocean Star hosts event
during museum conference
The Texas Association of Museums’ (TAM) annual conference
for 2008 was hosted by the City of Galveston and was expected to
attract more than 600 museum professionals from around the state.
The annual conference offers professional development and academic
sessions to support museums and the people that work in them, foster
collaborations and idea sharing, and facilitate networking among member
institutions. TAM is the fasting growing state museum association in
the United States, and the Ocean Star has a long history of active
participation in this organization.
The Ocean Star hosted an evening event for the group on March
27 that included a reception and self-guided tour of the museum. With
the large number of cultural attractions in Galveston, competition was
strong among sites hoping to be the offsite evening entertainment of
choice. Ocean Star Director Lisa Lisinicchia and Ocean Star Programs
Director Arminda Scarbrough have been volunteering as part of the
local arrangements committee over the past year in preparation for the
conference.
Ocean Star records its
highest attendance in 2007
Ocean Star Operations Director Lisa Lisinicchia, second from left, guided the tour for the Azerbaijan
delegation, which included Teymur Mahmudov, Human Resources Department at SOCAR;
Xalik Mammadov, Vice President of SOCAR on Human Resources, Regulations and Information
Technologies (third from left); Azada Husenova, Head of Museum Affairs Department at the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic; Amina Malikova, Head of International Relations
Department of Museum Center; and Jalil Husenov, Deputy Principle of Academy of Arts.
THE STAR, First Quarter 2008
Last year the Ocean Star experienced its highest
attendance in its 10 year history when more than 33,000
visitors toured the rig, representing more than a 5% increase
over 2006 attendance, which was the previous high
attendance year. Attendance figures have continued to
improve every year since 2004.
The number of visitors crosses all age groups and
includes walk-in visitors as well as prearranged group tours.
“These attendance figures don’t coincide with museum,
tourism and Galveston trends,” said Lisa Lisinicchia, “so we
can only assume that the public is becoming more interested
in the oil and gas industry in recent years and we will continue
to be good ambassadors for the industry.”
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OEC News
The offshore petroleum industry has taken
astounding leaps in technical and commercial
know-how in a relativity short time.
The Offshore Energy Center (OEC) commissioned author F. Jay Schempf to write
Pioneering Offshore: The Early Years about
the offshore petroleum development from
its beginning in the late nineteenth
century, through the mid-1960’s. It
incorporates, first hand (on location)
stories from the Pioneers inducted into
the OEC’s Hall of Fame. Industry and
Technology Pioneers provide a historical
context for their contributions in the
industry’s advancement and in the
development of its distinct technologies
during this time period.
Pioneering Offshore provides a narrative that, while as chronologically and historically
accurate as possible, remains true also to the industry’s human spirit. This new book
offers an intimate feel for the industry’s early years and will be essential to grasping the
enormous scope of the search for offshore oil and gas during subsequent decades.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 8
Career Fair
April 12
Family Day – Islands of Life
April 24
Executive Speaker Series Luncheon
Petroleum Club – Larry Nichols,
Devon Energy Chairman and CEO
May 10
Family Day – Playing With Petroleum
June 14
Family Day – Rocks and Fossils
July 12
Family Day – Rigs to Reefs
July 22
Industry Salute to Interns
Sandy Cazemier, Events Plus, 713-686-4845
Sept 13
Ocean Star Gala, Westin Galleria Hotel
Sandy Cazemier, Events Plus, 713-686-4845
We are pleased to provide you with the opportunity to read our story at a special
introductory price of $45.00 plus shipping.
To order your book today, contact Pennwell Books
at 800-752-9764 or through their website at
www.pennwellbooks.com
THE STAR is a quarterly newsletter about the activities and educational programs of the
Offshore Energy Center. Address your comments or questions to 200 N. Dairy Ashford, Suite 6220,
Houston, TX 77079, 281/679-8040 or fax to 281/544-2441, or e-mail to oecstar@aol.com.
Jerry Greenberg, Editor
Chairman
David H. Welch
President, CEO & Director
Stone Energy Corp.
Vice Chairman
Duane C. Radtke
Independent
2008 Board Of Directors
Immediate Past Chairman
Burt A. Adams
Manager
OGRS, LLC
Philip G. Behrman
Senior Vice President
of Worldwide Exploration
Marathon Oil Company
Vice Chairman/Exhibits & Programs
Steve Bell
CEO & Founder
Remora Energy
Vice Chairman/Education Outreach
Galen Cobb
Vice President
Industry Relations
Halliburton Energy Services
James W. “Jim” Handschy, Ph.D.
General Manager
Gulf Coast Business Unit
ConocoPhillips
Vice Chairman/Finance
Vice Chairman/Operations
Tony D. Vaughn
Vice President and
General Manager
Gulf Division
Devon Energy
William C. “Kurt” Hoffman
Vice President of Marketing
Noble Corporation
Vice Chairman/PR & Marketing
Jeff Gorski
Vice President
U.S. Industry Affairs
Schlumberger
Vice Chairman/Development
Ted J. Ryan
President
Ryan Enterprises
Secretary
G. David Golder
Chairman
PetroNeft PLC
Chairmen Emeritus
Homer Hershey
Chairman
Main Energy
Lester D. Mallory, Jr.
Managing Partner
MHLI-VENTURES
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James L. Payne
Chairman & CEO
Shona Energy Co. LLC
Edward J. (Ed) Carey, Sr.
Managing Director
John L. Wortham & Son
Elizabeth “Libby” Cheney
Vice President, Corporate Support
EP Americas
Shell Energy Resources Co.
Charles D. (Chuck) Davidson
Chairman, President & CEO
Noble Energy, Inc.
Neil Duffin
President
ExxonMobil
Development Company
Hubert L. “Hugh” Elkins
Director, Business Development
National Oilwell Varco
Chairman,
Hall of Fame Committee
G. Steven Farris
President, CEO and COO
Apache Corp.
Merrill A. “Pete” Miller, Jr.
Chairman, President & CEO
National Oilwell Varco
Tom Fry
President
NOIA
David P. Russell
Executive Vice President
Rowan Companies
Richard G. Ghiselin, PE
Qittitut Consulting, LLC
Dr. Malcolm Sharples
Offshore Risk &
Technology Consulting
John T. Gremp
Executive Vice President
FMC Technologies
Louis D. Jones
Vice President
New Business Development
Hess Corporation
Karin C. Loftin, Ph.D.
Galveston Community
Andrew Mytelka
Galveston Community
Steven L. Newman
Executive Vice President & COO
Transocean Inc.
Stephen P. Thurston
Vice President
Chevron
North America Exploration
and Production Company
Dana Weber
R&D Technical
Chairman,
OEC SOCIETY
Peter A. Zwart
Vice President, Commercial
Gulf of Mexico SPU
BP
OEC Staff
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Sandra Mourton
Executive Director
Doris Tomas
Education Director
Peggy Cole
Development Director
Lisa Lisinicchia
Operations Director, Ocean Star
Margi Peterson
Gift Shop Manager, Ocean Star
Viann Bonoan
Administrative Coordinator
Linda Yancy
Project Coordinator
Denise Beran
Accounting Manager
Ed Henkel
Site Manager, Ocean Star
Arminda Scarbrough
Programs Manager, Ocean Star
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