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Part of the large group of students from Berry

Shoals Elementary Schoolin Duncan, SC rotate

through the MOLU during its excursion from

Houston to Washington,D.C., and back. Turn topage 11 to read more

about this exciting andadventurous journey

that included a daylongvisit to the Rayburn House

Office Building beforeheading home to Houston.

Ocean StarOffshore Drilling Rig and Museum

Pier 19Harborside Drive at 20th Street

Galveston IslandTel: 409.766.STAR

www.oceanstaroec.com

The decor and

lighting at thisyear's Ocean Star

Gala created an

almost surrealistic

experience. See Gala highlights

and Hall of Fame

inductees in the

special sectionbeginning on page 4.

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OEC NewsOEC NewsIndustrySalute to Interns

Offshore Energy Center’s6th Annual Salute to IndustryInterns was held at the WestinHouston Memorial City Hotel July 19, a new venue for theevent. The full-day seminar isdesigned especially for summerinterns to the oil and gas industry tomotivate, educate and entertain the industry’sfuture members. This year 168 interns gathered to hear ten speakers,including a panel session and keynote speaker as well as a popularreturning speaker, Marilyn Moats Kennedy, President, CareerStrategies, who discussed Power Politics in Organizations.

Throughout the day door prizes were awarded, including televisions, iPads,cameras, docking stations, iPods and gift cards. Interns formed 21 teams andparticipated in an interactive activity, Hear Hear Engineer, from OEC’sProject E3: Expanding Energy Education activity book.

Thanks go to the companies who sponsored the interns: Anadarko;Apache; Chevron; El Paso; Energy XXI; EnerVest; FMC Technologies;Halliburton; Macquarie Capital; Noble Energy; Schlumberger; Shell; andStatoil.

This year also featured two new emcees, Brandon Bayles withHalliburton, and Ben Jackson, an oilfield magician, who opened the event,which was followed by the keynote speak-er, Helge Haldorsen, Vice President ofStatoil.

After a buffet lunch, Kennedy opened theafternoon session. A panel discussion onthe life cycle of oil and gas development followed. Panelists included Tom Scoulioswith Western Geco discussing seismic; KellyBarnes, Common Resources, discussing landand legal aspects; Lola Ani with ExxonMobilexplaining the nuances of wellbore construc-tion; Bill Townsley with Shell explaining theintricacies of developing and producinghydrocarbons; and Bryan Neskora with ElPaso discussing transportation and marketingof the end product.

Magician Ben Jackson presented a discussion on business etiquette, and OEC Executive Director Sandra Mourton made closingremarks about the Center and the many career opportunities in theoffshore oil and gas industry. A reception concluded the day allowingthe interns to network with several professional associations who wereexhibiting at the event. Exhibitors included American Association ofDrilling Engineers (AADE); American Petroleum Institute (API);Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH); Oilfield Christian Fellowship;Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME); andHart Energy Publishing. Hart also will be reporting on the event inone of their future magazines.

A total of 168 students attended OEC’s 6th Annual Salute to Interns, whichfeatured a keynote speaker, panel discussion and several presentations.

Panelists this year discussed the Life Cycle of Oil & Gas, from seismic to transpiration andmarketing of the final product.

Interns peruse the results of Hear HearEngineer, an activity from OEC’s Project E3:Expanding Energy Education, in which one

group of interns constructed a structurefrom Legos, and wrote instructions for a

second group to build an identical structure.

Keynote speaker Helge Haldorsen, Vice Presidentof Statoil, left, with emcee Ben Jackson, an oilfield magician, who also made a presentationon business etiquette.

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Platinum Teams can enter the tournament for a sponsorship of $7,500 for a 2-4 person team, including a host.

This year’s tournament hosts include:

Michael DitchfieldPetrobras America Inc.

Alberto CavalliniWell Operations Manager, ENI Petroleum

Dan DingesChairman, President & CEO, Cabot Oil & Gas

Keith ElliotVP Major Projects, Noble Energy

Russell FordExecutive VP, Onshore Gas, Shell Upstream Americas

Paul KoellerVice President Consulting & Project Manager, Halliburton

Ryan LanceSenior Vice President, ConocoPhillips

George MorrisCOO, ATP Oil & Gas

John PanteleoVice President, Gulf of Mexico, Stone Energy

Roger PinkertonDirector North American Exploration, Marathon

Glenn SchaafVice President, Drilling & Production, ConocoPhillips

Scott SigurdsonVice President, Drilling & Completion Engineering, BP

Alan StubblefieldSr. Vice President, Operations, Southwestern Energy

Steve ThurstonVice President, Exploration, Chevron

OEC 8th Annual Invitational Fishing Tournament Oct. 20-21

OEC’s 8th Annual Invitational Fishing Tournament will be heldThursday and Friday, Oct. 20-21. Registration begins Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. until8:00 p.m. at the Ocean Star located on 20th Street and Harborside Drive(Pier 19) in Galveston. Pre-tournament festivities run until 9:00 p.m., includingrefreshments, exhibits and time to tour the Ocean Star, and dinner at 6:30plus a live auction and door prize drawings.

The tournament will begin Friday morning 30 minutes before sunrisewith weigh-in at 3:00 p.m. followed by dinner, more door prize drawings andthe awards ceremony. A continental breakfast in the dining tent will beserved before beginning the day’s fishing in Galveston Bay. A spouse’sbrunch will be at 10:30 a.m.

This year’s tournament underwriters areBaker Hughes and Atkins.

Ted Ryan, SSP Offshore, is Tournament Chairman.

Final 2011 OEC Executive Speaker Series set for Oct. 26Robert Drummond, North American President for Schlumberger, is the final speaker in OEC’s 2011

Executive Speaker Series at the Petroleum Club in downtown Houston beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $50 perperson, or $500 for a table of 10.

This year’s sponsors are Apache, Atkins, Baker Hughes, Chevron, Schlumberger, Shell, Stone Energy andWeatherford. Sponsorships are available for the 2012 Executive Speaker Series. Contact OEC at 281-679-8040 forsponsorship information. Sponsors will receive a premium table for 10 for each luncheon, admittance for two persons to the VIP reception with the speakers prior to the luncheon, and recognition on event signage, the OECwebsite and in The Star.

Drummond began his career at Schlumberger in 1984 as a wireline field engineer. His career included a number ofkey management positions in operations and marketing throughout North America. Before assuming his present

position in January 2011, he served as President of North America Offshore and Alaska. Prior to that, he was Vice President/General ManagerGulf of Mexico; Vice President Global Sales; Vice President/General Manager U.S. Land; and Vice President/General Manager Atlantic andEastern Canada. He received a degree in Mineral/Petroleum engineering from the University of Alabama in 1983.

Robert Drummond


OEC GalaOEC GalaGuests enjoyed an Under the Sea theme at the 2011 Ocean Star Gala

This year’s Hall of Fame InductionCeremony preceding the Ocean Star Galahonored five Industry Pioneers and four PioneeringTechnologies and Technology Pioneers who helped develop the various technologies. Kurt Abraham with Texas Alliance of Energy Producers andOEC Chairman Libby Cheney were co-emcees during the induction ceremony.This was the first year since the Hall of Fame was established that Bob Scott didn’temcee the ceremony. The OEC wants to thank Bob for the tireless and wonderfuljob he did for us.

Industry Pioneers inducted into the Hall of Fame this year were John A.Haeber, John R. Huff, John J. Swoboda, Jr, John C. Wallace, and MarvinOdum, Jr. The Pioneering Technologies inducted were Production Technology:Submersible Mobile Offshore Production Units (MOPU); ProductionTechnology: Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) systems;Drilling Technology: Measurement While Drilling System; and Health, Safety &The Environment: The Safety Training Observation Program (STOP).

Following a cocktail reception, Ocean Star Gala Chairman T. Paul Bulmahnopened the festivities, welcoming the quests and recognizing the Gala’s sponsors. Hethen introduced OEC Chairman Libby Cheney, who presented a brief overview ofOEC’s and Ocean Star’s missions and initiatives, and then presented the Chairman’sAward to Galen Cobb, OEC’s Vice Chairman/Education Outreach and VicePresident, Industry Relations for Halliburton Energy Services. Gala ChairmanT. Paul Bulmahn presented Marvin Odum III the Pinnacle Award. A presentationwas made about the MOLU trip to Washington, D.C. and numerous schools.

Gala guests danced and enjoyed the music of Fried Ice Cream.

The 2011 Ocean StarGala Chairman T. PaulBuhlmahn, opened the

festivities this year.

Marvin E. Odum, President of Shell Oil Company and DirectorUpstream of Royal Dutch Shell’s subsidiary companies in theAmericas, is this year’s recipient of the Pinnacle Award.

Kurt Abraham was one ofthe emcees at the pioneerinduction ceremony along

with Libby Cheney,Chairman of the Offshore

Energy Center.

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

PINNACLE AWARDTechnology Pioneer Committee ChairmanMark Childers filled in for Hall of FameChairman Hugh Elkins, who was unable to attend this year’s Pioneers induction ceremony.

OEC Chairman Libby Cheneypresented opening remarks at the Gala.

This year’s Chairman’s Awardwas presented to GalenCobb, Vice President,Industry Relations forHalliburton, and OEC’s Vice Chairman/EducationOutreach.


OEC GalaOEC GalaINDUSTRY PIONEERS

John Huff was one of the Industry Pioneers inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Lloyd Otteman accepts the Industry Pioneeraward from Mark Childers on behalf of John A. Haeber.

Marvin Odum, Jr.was one of thisyear’s IndustryPioneers.

John J. Swoboda

was inducted into

the Hall of Fame

at the ceremonypreceding the

Ocean Star Gala.

John C. Wallace at the Industry Pioneer induction ceremony.


OEC GalaOEC GalaTECHNOLOGY PIONEERS

The Measurement While Drilling (MWD) technology pioneers were, from left, Paul Seaton (accepting for Ralph Spinnler), Francois Rodot (accepting the individual technology award for Jean Claude Raynal, and the company award for Total), Bill Yost (accepting for Baker Hughes), Andy Hendricks (accepting for Schlumberger), and Joel Kiker (accepting for ExxonMobil). Hall of Fame Technology Pioneer Chairman Mark Childers looks on after presenting the awards.

Technology Pioneers for Submersible Mobile Offshore

Production Units (MOPU) were, from left, Steve Thurston

(accepting for Chevron), David Wood (accepting on behalf

of Murphy Oil Corp.) and Moe Plaisance (accepting for

Diamond Offshore Drilling).

Accepting the TechnologyPioneer award for floating

production, storage andoffloading (FPSO) systems

were, from left. Jose Orlando Azevedo

(accepting for Petrobras),

John Carter, Marco Beenen(accepting for SBM

Atlantia), John Stigter(accepting for Bluewater

Energy Services), Leon Vincken (accepting

for himself and deceasedPioneer Frank Eijkhout),

and Marvin Odum III(accepting for Shell).

James Wiegand accepted the technology Pioneer Award from Mark Childers for the Safety Training Observation Program (STOP) on behalf of DuPont.

Enjoying the Gala are, from left, Steven Roll, Maya Roll, John Wallace,

Carol Wallace, Siri Vann and Victor Vann.


OEC GalaOEC GalaSome of the

attendees at theOcean Star Galawere, from left,

Andy Hendricks,David Waterland,Elaine Waterland,

Kjersti Travis, Tim Travis,

Bryan Collins andLori Collins.

Some of the Gala attendees, from left are Kim Stewart, Alice Stewart,Jim Nowotny, Donica Nowotny, Stacy Patterson and Nick Patterson.

From left, Joel Kiker, Harry Newman,Nathalie Newman,Karen Kiker, Bodley Thorntonand Karen Thornton.

Jodi and Burt Adams

Samand

TerryPlunk

Lesa and

RogerPinkerton

The Baker Hughes group at the Gala included Barbara Markum, Roy Markum, Kevin Williams, Melinda Williams, Mary Yost and Bill Yost.

Dancing to the music ofFried Ice Cream.

Seascape providesreality for Billy Pugh basket

A new seascape wall cover-ing surrounding the Billy Pughbasket exhibit provided morereality, and making it seem likeyou’re actually being lifted from the deck of a crew boat to the rig.

Recently, Alicia Torben, a friend of theOEC, took her son and three grand-daughters to the Ocean Star. Riding the basket are, from left, Skyler, Alyssa andChelsey. Chelsey and Skyler also see howthey look working on the rig after they are brought up in the basket.


Ocean Star tours, rentals strongduring summer

Oil and gas companies and service companies continuedsending employees to the Ocean Star to learn about the offshoreindustry as are elementary, middle and high school classes, BoyScouts and Girl Scouts, and other companies that rent the facilities for meetings and conferences. Among the companiessending employees for tours of the rig and museum wereMarathon Oil Company with 69 people, ConocoPhillips,which sent a total of 45 employees on two different days,41 ExxonMobil employees on two different days, and 24 peoplefrom Noble Energy.

Educational groups touring the Ocean Star during Juneincluded 267 students from Norwood Elementary Schoolover two days. Not all were at the Ocean Star at the same time,thankfully, as half of each day’s contingent also took the harbortour and then the groups would switch either to the Ocean Staror the harbor tour. Another large student group was from TexasA&M’s Sea Camp and Sea Camp Kids, with 102 students. Inaddition, 15 Cub Scouts from Pack 567 held a workshop and19 Girl Scouts from Troop 3465 toured the museum alongwith an activity.

July tours included employees from ExxonMobil,Hercules Offshore, TetraTechnologies, Halliburton,Baker Hughes and NationalOilwell Varco. Other toursincluded 96 students fromTaiwan, sponsored by HoustonAssociation for Space andScience Education, who visitedthe museum over three consecu-tive Sundays. Also Cub Scout

Ocean Star Docent James Park leads agroup of Cub Scouts on a tour of the rig and museum.

Scouts proudly show off their bugs made during anactivity at a Scout Workshop on the Ocean Star in July.

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Pack 911 and Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas toured the rig and CubScout Pack 105 of Mont Belvieu attended a workshop with an activity.

Upcoming events aboard the Ocean Starinclude a site rental by Fusion PetroleumTechnology with potentially 150 people, a two-day conference rental by Texas DrillingAssociation, and three day rental of the conferencefacilities by EDI Investments, which has takenadvantage of the facilities for numerous meetingsover several years. Also, OEC’s annual Career Fairis scheduled for Dec. 1.

Ocean StarSite Manager

Ed Henkelwas one of

the Galvestontorchbearers

for the SeniorGames Torch

Relay. TheSenior Games

were held inHouston this

summer.


Good things do come in threesDuring August, the Ocean Star was rented for a unique celebration: the award of

an Eagle Scout Medal, celebrating an 18th birthday, and graduating high school whilelooking forward to attending college in the fall. What’s unique about these three eventsis that the honoree was the same person, Ryan Kyle Beatty. Ryan was attending aBoy Scout merit badge workshop at Moody Gardens in Galveston earlier this year whilehis parents, Art and Dawn Beatty, visited the Strand area. Art noticed the Ocean Star,they decided to visit and were impressed with the museum and its exhibits. After

enquiring whether the rig could be rented for receptions, dinners and other events, they subsequently rented the entire rig for August 13,which also included a catered dinner and scavenger hunt along with the Eagle Scout Medal and other celebrations. About 65 peopleattended the festivities. Ryan’s brother Christopher emceed the event.

Ryan graduated from James E. Taylor High School in the Katy ISD on June 4, became an EagleScout on June 15 and celebrated his 18th birthday June 25. He currently is attending LeTourneauUniversity in Longview, Texas, studying Mechanical Engineering. (There’s an Ocean Star connectionas R. G. LeTourneau’s Industry Pioneer plaque is in the Hall of Fame on the rig.)

The Scoutmaster who presented the Eagle Scout Medal to Ryan, Michael Behounek, is fromRyan’s original Troop 13 from the Mustang District. His Scoutmaster from Troop 584 from the TexasSkies District, Mike McKenna, was undergoing treatment for cancer and was unable to attend buthe was Skyped into the ceremony.

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Ryan Beatty, left, receives his Eagle Scout medalfrom his original scoutmaster Michael Behounek.

Ryan’s current scoutmaster, Mike McKenna, was in the hospital during theawarding of Ryan’s Eagle Scout Medal but he was Skyped into the ceremony.

Need a presentationpiece to helpcelebrate aretirement,anniversary or outstandingperformance?

The Ocean Star gift shophas a great selection ofoil themed awards thatcan be customized foryour presentation needs.If you place your orderbefore October 30th and mention this ad; theOcean Star will provide acustomized plaque withup to three lines of textfor no charge.

#998 Derrick with Animated Pump Jack Award8” x 5¾” x 13” $325.00A gold plated brass derrick and AA battery push button powered animated pumpjack are mounted on a walnut base.

#577 Animated Pump Jack Award9” x 5” x 7” $265.00This gold plated brass pump jack is a replica of the Bethlehem Series 60 pumpjack. It is mounted on a walnut base and is powered by a AA battery push button.

#1215 Derrick Award6” x 5½” x 13” $165.00A 12” tall gold plated brass derrick mounted on a walnut base.

#1262 Pewter Drill Bit Award4” x 4” x 6½” $225.00This pewter tricone drilling bit is mounted on a blackwood base.

#1214 Animated Offshore Rig Award8.5”x 10”x 16” $650.00This is the ultimate award. The gold plated “wind-up” offshore rig features a helicopter with rotating bladesand a crane that rotates 360 degrees. It sits on awalnut base that is perfect to hold a brass plaquewith your custom message.

#998

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#577

#1262

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Education OutreachEducation OutreachBusy summer for gifted and talentedworkshops, facilitators conference

OEC conducted four workshops this summer for teachers ofgifted and talented students, plus a facilitators’ conference in June.The facilitators’ conference held June 26-28 attracted 11 teachersfrom nine school districts as far away as Tyler and Kilgore, Texas.Several of the school districts were represented at the facilitators’ con-ference for the first time, including Kilgore, Brenham, Conroe, FortBend and Huntsville. Teachers attending the conference also repre-sented schools in Tyler, San Antonio, Pasadena, TX, and Baytown.These teachers can now organize and facilitate teacher workshops intheir areas.

About the facilitators Conference, Tracy Drury from KilgoreISD said, “This was a wonderful learning experience. I am excited toshare the great activities with the teachers in my district. This is oneof the best workshops I have attended.”

Barbara Risenbergfrom Fort Bend ISD agreed:“The entire conference waswonderful and time well

spent. I’m eager to set up a workshop in my district. I loved everyminute, and the presenters were superb!”

ConocoPhillips sponsored the four workshops for teachers ofgifted and talented students this summer. The first was held in Julyat the Cy-Fair Science Resource Center with 21 teachers attending.Another was held the next day at Shell’s Woodcreek facility inHouston with 27 teachers in attendance, and a third workshop conducted at Shell on August 5 with 25 teachers.

OEC entered into a new partnership with the Region 4 ScienceCollaborative, enabling OEC Education Director Doris Tomas andKirah Diaz to facilitate a GT workshop July 25 for 28 teachers. APlaying With Petroleum Workshop for this group was held Sept. 17aboard the Ocean Star.

The GT workshops garnered huge praise from the teachers.“Excellent hands on experience that will be useful in the classroom,”said Susan Little, a teacher with Houston ISD. Ida McCoy, alsofrom Houston ISD said, “This workshop was packed with excellentactivities that are immediately useful and lend themselves to excellent

differentiation. They were so interesting that we werehesitant to stop for lunch!”

Another workshop for teachers ofgifted and talented students was held this summer at the Cy-Fair ISDRegion 4 Science Resource Center.Kirah Diaz and OEC EducationDirector Doris Tomas facilitated the workshop.

Teachers of gifted and talented students work on an activity

at a workshop held at Shell’s facilities in Houston.

Teachers work on a 3D modeling activityat the Facilitators Conference.

Teachers at a Facilitators Conference on theOcean Star tour the rig and museum.

Sandston, Virginia. Charlotte,North Carolina was next on theitinerary for a stop at RandolphMiddle School; Montgomery,Alabama to Floyd Middle

School; and to St. Andrew Episcopal inRidgeland, Mississippi. Winding down its journeyhome, the MOLU stopped at Archbishop ShawHigh School in New Orleans and at LSULaboratory School in Baton Rouge.

Michael Nevels, MOLU Manager, drove theMOLU trailer on its nearly six-week journey. Heflew back to Houston a couple of weekends formuch needed R&R during this extremely busyexcursion. Michael delivered the MOLU to theschools, set up the exhibit and managed the visits,including orientation with teachers, and thenconducted the event.

The MOLU is a $1.2 million travelingeducational exhibit consisting of six self-contained components withcurriculum-based, hands-on learning activities about earth scienceand energy topics. The educational content of each componentmeets state and national education standards. Prior to the visits, pre- and post-visit materials are forwarded to the schools forenhancement of the learning experience. Since the introduction ofthe program in 2008, approximately 23,000 students haveexperienced the MOLU program in 187 schools across Texas. TheMOLU is intended to help provide factual information about the oil and natural gas industry to the public.


Education OutreachEducation OutreachMOLU receives renovation for its Washington, D.C. visit

OEC believes its creative educational programming, specificallythe Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU), can provide opportunities to encourage students to become interested in STEM.In an effort to promote the importance of these studies and the valueof the oil and natural gas industry to the U. S. economy, OEC tookthe MOLU to Congress.

Consequently, the popular MOLU underwent a $60,000 renovation in preparation for its trip to Washington, D.C. this fall.Included in the renovation was the name change to MobileOilfield Learning Unit to reflect a more comprehensive title.

Following the facelift, the MOLU left Houston onSeptember 6 and returned October 12, with stops at schools invarious states along the route before it reached its ultimate destination, the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington,DC on September 22 to help educate members of Congress andtheir staff about the offshore oil and natural gas industry.

The Offshore Energy Center expresses its gratitude tothe American Petroleum Institute (API), ConocoPhillips,Deep Gulf Energy LP, Noble Corporation, Noble Energyand the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) fortheir assistance with this endeavor.

Along the way to Washington, and on the returntrip to Houston, the MOLU’s first visits were in Louisianato Plantation Elementary School in Lafayette, HolyCross and ME Norman Schools in Morgan City, and St.Dominic School in New Orleans. The MOLU also madevisits at Council Traditional School in Mobile, Alabama;G. W. Carver School in Richmond Hills, Georgia; BeechSpring and Berry Shoals schools in Duncan, SouthCarolina; and then on to Washington, D.C. to WalkerJones Elementary before arriving at the Rayburn HouseOffice Building for a day.

Following its visit toCongress, the MOLU jour-neyed to Alexandria, Virginiafor 2 ½ days at GlasgowMiddle School and then on toSandston Elementary andDonahoe Elementary in

MOLU ManagerMichael Nevelstells a group of

students what toexpect as theyrotate through

the MOLU atBerry Shoals

ElementarySchool in

Duncan, SC.

Learning about microorganisms.

Exploring for oil.

Operating the robotic armis a favorite activity.

Rep. Doug Lamborn fromColorado, left, tries his hand atgrabbing a foam ball with therobotic arm as Jack Gerard, API President, looks on.

OEC Board member RandallLuthi, President of the National

Ocean Industries Association(NOIA) in Washington, and some

of the staff from the AmericanPetroleum Institute (API),

run through a MOLU station.


OEC NewsOEC News

2 011 C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

Oct. 20-21 OEC Fishing Invitational – GalvestonContact OEC at 281-679-8040

Oct. 26 Executive Speaker Series LuncheonPetroleum Club

Nov. 12 Family Day – The History of Oil

Dec. 10 Family Day – An Oilrig Christmas

THE STAR is a quarterly newsletter about the activities and educational programs of theOffshore Energy Center. Address your comments or questions to 200 N. Dairy Ashford, Suite 4119,Houston, TX 77079, 281/679-8040 or fax to 281/544-2441, or e-mail to [email protected].

Jerry Greenberg, Editor www.oceanstaroec.com

Burt A. AdamsOGRS, LLC

Lester D. Mallory, Jr.Managing Partner

MHLI-VENTURES

Homer H. HersheyChairman, Main Energy

Vice ChairmanRoger P. Pinkerton

Director,North America ExplorationMarathon Oil Corporation

Immediate Past ChairmanDavid H. Welch

President, CEO & DirectorStone Energy

William N. (Bill) Barkhouse Chairman

Society of Exploration GeophysicistsFoundation

William E. (Bill) ChilesCEO, President

Bristow Group Inc.

Bruce CulpepperExecutive Vice PresidentHuman Resources and Regional Coordination

Shell Americas

Charles D. (Chuck) DavidsonChairman & CEONoble Energy, Inc.

Robert DrummondPresident, North America

Schlumberger

Hubert L. (Hugh) ElkinsChairman,

Hall of Fame Committee

Richard G. Ghiselin, PEQittitut Consulting, LLC

Leonard HaleVice President, Operations

Gulf Copper Dry Dock& Rig Repair

Galveston Community

Darrell E. HollekVice President, Gulf of MexicoOperations and Development

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Cory L. LoegeringRegion Vice President

Deepwater RegionApache

Randall Luthi President

National Ocean IndustriesAssociation

Derek MathiesonPresident

Products & TechnologyBaker Hughes

Merrill A. (Pete) Miller, Jr.Chairman, President & CEO

National Oilwell Varco

Mark MonroeManaging Director,

Account Managementand Marketing Services

Transocean

Andrew MytelkaManaging Partner

Greer, Herz & AdamsGalveston Community

Duane C. RadtkeValiant Exploration LLC

John T. RyndChief Executive Officer and President

Hercules Offshore

David RussellRussell Drilling

G. D. (Glenn) Schaaf Acting Vice President of

Drilling & Production andGlobal Wells Manager

ConocoPhillip

Dr. Malcolm SharplesOffshore Risk &

Technology Consulting

Stephen P. Thurston Vice President

Chevron North America Explorationand Production Company

Robert E. (Bob) Warren Baclenna, Inc.

Alistair WarwickDirector of North and South America

Oil and Gas BusinessAtkins Global

Dana WeberR&D Technical

Chairman,OEC SOCIETY

Bill YostVice President

Global Executive SalesBaker Hughes

Vice Chairman/DevelopmentTed J. Ryan

Vice PresidentSSP Offshore

Vice Chairman/Education OutreachGalen Cobb

Vice President, Industry RelationsHalliburton Energy Services

Vice Chairman/Exhibits & ProgramsNeil Duffin

PresidentExxonMobil Development Company

Vice Chairman/FinanceDon Jacobsen

Senior Vice President, OperationsNoble Corporation

Vice Chairman/OperationsWilliam C. “Kurt” Hoffman

Vice Chairman/PR & MarketingJohn T. Gremp

President & CEOFMC Technologies

OEC Staff

Chairmen Emeritus

2011 Board Of DirectorsChairmanElizabeth “Libby” Cheney

Lisa LisinicchiaOperations Director, Ocean Star

Ed HenkelSite Manager, Ocean Star

Margi PetersonGift Shop Manager, Ocean Star

Trina ClairePrograms Manager, Ocean Star

Sandra MourtonExecutive Director

Janet HughesAdministrative Coordinator

Doris TomasEducation Director

Linda YancyProject Coordinator

Peggy ColeDevelopment Director

Don W. StaplesAccounting Manager

SecretaryEdward J. (Ed) Carey, Sr.

Vice President, Energy & Risk Management Impact Risk Solutions

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Pioneering Offshore provides a narrative that, while as chronologically and historicallyaccurate as possible, remains true also to the industry’s human spirit. This book offers anintimate feel for the industry’s early years and will be essential to grasping the enormousscope of the search for offshore oil and gas during subsequent decades.

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