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1 OEC News 2 OEC Golf Tournament 4 Education Outreach 8 News 10 Calendar of Events 12 FIRST QUARTER 2015 In a ceremony at the end of a tour, the National Defense University International Fellows presented their guide with one of these coins. See page 8. ABS has been a loyal participant of the OEC Annual Golf Tournament for 25 years. This photo from the first tournament in 1990 was contributed by Bill Sember. See pages 4-7 for more golf photos including the 2015 ABS team. The Offshore Drilling rig Museum in all its glory! See page 10. Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum Pier 19, Harborside Drive at 20th Street Galveston Island Tel: STAR

2 OEC News Tom Ayers is Chief Operating Officer, Offshore Business Unit with Technip USA, Inc. Tom Ayers has more than twenty years of experience as a proven leader possessing strong project execution and business management experience in the oil and gas industry. In his current position he is responsible for the Engineering, Project Management and Fabrication business units supporting Technip s offshore business in North America, as well as the Pori Finland fabrication yard, which fabricates floating structures for the offshore market. Previously, Tom was Vice President of Offshore Projects within Technip Group (July October 2013) and was responsible for the overall project execution for EPC projects from the HSES, Quality, Financial, and Schedule perspective. Prior to that, Tom served as Vice President of Business Development, Onshore and Offshore, for Technip Oceanea in Perth, Western Australia (January 2011-July 2012) where he was responsible for all commercial, tendering, and select operations for the Onshore and Offshore Business Unit. Tom previously held the position of Vice President of Topsides and Fixed Platforms within Technip s North America Region ( ) and prior to that, Project Manager / Project Engineer ( ). Tom earned a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, and is a GOSSTROI of Russia Certified Engineer (non-active). Prior to Technip, Tom held various project positions with Duke Energy ( ) in the Pipeline Capital Projects group. OEC welcomes new Board of Directors Terry B. Bonno is Senior Vice President, Marketing for Transocean Ltd. Before being named to her current position in 2011, Terry served as Vice President, Marketing, and previously, as Director, Marketing North and South America Unit (AMU), which covers the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Canada, Trinidad and Brazil. She brings 33 years of industry experience, including 17 years with Global Marine Inc. and Applied Drilling Technology Inc., two subsidiaries of GlobalSantaFe Corporation that were assumed in a 2007 merger with the company. Additionally, she spent two years with R&B Falcon Corporation's Turnkey Group as Director of Marketing and Contracts. Terry has spent 14 years at Transocean, where she has served in various management positions in accounting, corporate planning and marketing, including as Manager Sales and Contracts Turnkey, Manager Asset Sales and Senior Sales Representative North America. She also served as a Marketing Manager in the company's Europe and Africa Unit (EAU). Terry is a director of NOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW), a spin-off of the distribution business of National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV). She is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration - Accounting from Stephen F. Austin State University. Lellany Conaway will represent a founding organization, Society of Professional Woman in Petroleum (SPWP) for a two year term. Lellany is presently a Sales Manager with Den-Con Tool Company and is no stranger to the Oilfield Industry, having spent 28 years with VarcoBJ, she held several positions within that company, but mostly as District Sales Manager traveling to Mexico and South America. She was one of the first women in sales in the typically male-oriented oil industry to achieve this position. Professional affiliations include faithful member of the Society of Professional Women in Petroleum (SPWP) since almost the inception of the group in 1981, Federation of Houston Professional Women (FHPW), American Association of Drilling Contractors (AADE), International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), Charter member of the, Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), Oilfield Christian Fellowship (OCF), and is presently on the board of directors for the American Petroleum Institute (API Houston Chapter). Lellany also volunteers her time at the Texas Oilman's Charity Invitational Fishing Tournament (TOCIFT). In 1992 Lellany was honored with a Woman of Excellence Award by the Federation of Houston Professional Women. Lellany was born in Guantanamo, Cuba and attended Lakeland Community College in Ohio. Chris Kendall is Senior Vice President, Global Operations Services with Noble Energy, Inc. Chris possesses more than 26 years of E&P experience in domestic and international engineering, project management, and operations. Mr. Kendall was named Senior Vice President, Global Operations Services at Noble Energy in October Prior to his current position, Mr. Kendall held senior management positions in Noble s Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Mediterranean and South American businesses. Before joining Noble, he served in various Project Management and Engineering roles at ExxonMobil and Mobil Oil. Mr. Kendall received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil) from the Colorado School of Mines in Simon W. Johnson is currently Senior Vice President, Marketing & Contracts with Noble Corporation. Simon was named Senior Vice President - Marketing and Contracts effective March 1st, Simon joined Noble Corporation in 2010 and most recently served as Vice President - Marketing (Europe, Africa and Middle East). He is responsible for leading the development and execution of the company s commercial strategy. He has held numerous international marketing roles in Aberdeen, Perth, Singapore and Geneva over the past 16 years. His early career was spent offshore and in shore base operations roles. Simon joined the OEC Board in

3 OEC News Richard Lynch is Senior Vice President, Drilling, Completions and Developments for Hess Corporation, a leading global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Lynch, who joined Hess in April 2014, has extensive experience in all aspects of well delivery, major projects and asset management in a range of geologic basins located in North America, Southeast Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, West Africa, the North Sea, Azerbaijan, Australia and Brazil. He is responsible for all drilling, completions and development projects worldwide and driving functional excellence through standards, processes, technology and talent management. He also serves on the company s Operations and Executive Committee. Prior to joining Hess, Lynch spent 34 years with BP and ARCO, most recently as Vice President, Global Wells Organization where he was responsible for the safe, compliant and reliable delivery of all upstream activities associated with drilling, completions, interventions and wellbore integrity. Richard holds a bachelor s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming. Victor Obediah is President and CEO of TOTAL E&P New Ventures (International), a U.S.- based affiliate of TOTAL. Victor joined TOTAL Group in 1995 as Vice President of Business Development with the U.S. E&P affiliate. Prior to his current assignment, he joined the Worldwide New Ventures & Assets Management group in Paris in 1998 actively participating in the FINA an ELF Aquitaine acquisitions. Mr. Obadiah s career in the energy industry encompasses domestic and international operational and executive managerial responsibilities. Mr. Obadiah began his career with Conoco (now ConocoPhillips) serving in various domestic and international engineering, operational and management positions. He later joined as Executive Vice President MCO Resources Inc.; a publicly-traded independent oil, gas and geothermal company. Mr. Obadiah continued in the same capacity post-merger with UMC Petroleum Corp. He later served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of a private-equity funded, independent oil & gas acquisition and producing company. Mr. Obadiah is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers; American Petroleum Institute; the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce; the Houston Producers Forum and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators where he served on its Board of Directors. He served on the Board of Trustees at AWTY International School and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for International Studies at the University of St. Thomas. Mr. Obadiah holds a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University and a recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship. Sponsored by Conoco, he completed the Executive Management MBA program at the Graduate Business School of the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas. Tom Teipner is the Vice President for North America Offshore with Schlumberger. A 32-year veteran of Schlumberger, Tom holds a Bachelor s degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. He started his career with Schlumberger in Wireline as a field engineer and has since held numerous operations management positions throughout the United States, India, Middle East and Europe. In 2004 he became QHSE and Operations Support Manager for the Wireline group located in Paris. In 2007 he was appointed VP and Global Account Director and assumed his current position as Vice President North America Offshore based in Houston, Texas in 2012, where he oversees Schlumberger s offshore business activities in the US Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Eastern Canada and Alaska. Tom was previously a Trustee on the board of the American Geosciences Institute and is currently on the board for the Center of Offshore Safety. Speaker Series continues April 23 The next OEC Executive Speaker Series Luncheon is April 23 at the Petroleum Club located in the Total Building at 1201 Louisiana Street. The speaker, John D. Schiller, has been the Chairman, John D. Schiller President & Chief Executive Officer since Energy XXI s inception in John built Energy XXI with an acquire and exploit strategy leading to six acquisitions totaling over $5 billion, the most recent being the $2.3 billion acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas He was recognized in 2014 as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. John s career spans more than 30 years in the oil and gas industry beginning with Superior Oil and later joining Burlington Resources where he held various positions. John s distinguished career has included Vice President, Exploration and Development, for Devon Energy; Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production, for Ocean Energy, Inc.; and Senior Vice President of Operations of Seagull Energy. John currently serves on numerous boards, including the Houston Alley Theatre, Escape Family Resource Center, the National Ocean Industries Association, and the 12th Man Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a registered professional engineer, a charter member and past Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Industry Board, and serves on the Look College of Engineering Advisory Council at Texas A&M University. John graduated with honors from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 1981, and was inducted into the Texas A&M Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering s Academy of Distinguished Graduates in Luncheons begin at 11:30 a.m. with registration and networking. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 for a table of ten. Sponsors for 2015 are Anadarko, Apache, Chevron, Hercules Offshore, Schlumberger, Shell, Transocean, and Whitney Bank. Sponsorships are still available. If you are interested in being a sponsor, please contact Peggy Cole or Dani Knigge at for more details. Mark your calendars for the remaining dates: July 28 and October 29. Speakers are still being confirmed for those dates. THE STAR, First Quarter

4 OEC 2015 Annual Golf Tournament OEC s 25th Annual Golf Tournament Overcast skies on March 2 didn t dampen the spirits of the 18 teams who came together at the 25th Annual OEC Golf Tournament on the Cypress Course at Champions Golf Club. The golf tournament is the OEC s longestrunning fundraising event and benefits the Offshore Energy Center s work onboard the Offshore Drilling Rig Museum in Galveston. Paul Baker with W&T Offshore chaired this year s event. Committee members include Mike Moore, LT Energy Services; Elmer Reed, Select Energy Services; Mike Nesmith, Shelf Drilling Holdings, and Ted Ryan, Ryan Enterprises. This year s teams were from ABS Anadarko Baker Hughes/Sembmarine Chevron Diamond Offshore Drilling Distribution NOW Energy XXI ExxonMobil FMC Technologies Franks International MTG National Oilwell Varco Noble Drilling Corp. OEC Schlumberger Shell Tidewater Wildwell Control Door Prizes: One-night stay with brunch at Hotel Galvez sponsored by Mitchell Historic Properties and won by Alayna Steinman, Distribution NOW Grand Prize: Thank you to Rudy Casaly and Lufthansa for their continued support for 24 years of the OEC Golf Tournament. Round trip tickets for two to any European destination and won by Larry Dougherty, Distribution NOW Proximity Prize Sponsors and Winners: W&T Offshore Closest to Hole #8 won by David Church, Dart Energy Services W&T Offshore Closest to Hole #2 won by Jeff Matthew, FMC Technologies LT Energy Services Longest Drive won by Brett Scarber, Spartan Structures The tournament winners were: Champion Low Gross Energy XXI team with a score of 68. Tim Smith John LeBeau Grant Pribilski David Church, Dart Energy Services Runner-Up Low Gross National Oilwell Varco with a score of 70. Sid Labbe Jimmy Guillory Mark Pye Steve Carroll, Oasis Special thanks to our sponsors Lunch: LLOG Exploration Golf Cart Sponsor: FMC Technologies Photography: Neil Duffin GOLD CORPORATE SPONSOR Shelf Drilling Holdings SILVER CORPORATE SPONSORS Technip Champion Low Net Anadarko s team with a score of 55. Darrel Hollek Aaron Wade Matthew Peloquin Steve Echman Runner-Up Low Net MTG s Team with a score of 56. Brett Scarber, Spartan Structures Tim Thompson, T-Rex Jack Newberry, TAM International Ted Ryan, Ryan Enterprises 4

5 OEC 2015 Annual Golf Tournament A score of 56 earned second place low net for the MTG team. Members included Brett Scarber with Spartan Structures, Tim Thompson with T-Rex, Jack Newberry with TAM International, and Ted Ryan with Ryan Enterprises. ABS team included Dorren McQuillan, William Sember, Rick Hall and Chris Caswell. Ted Ryan presents a door prize to D-Now s Alayna Steinman The Low Gross winners with a score of 68 went to the Energy XXI team consisting of Tim Smith, John LeBeau, Grant Pribilski and David Church with Dart Energy Services. National Oilwell Varco won second place low gross with a score of 70. Team members included Sid Labbe, Jimmy Guillory, Mark Pye, and Steve Carroll with Oasis. Frank s International team included Tommy LeBlanc, Brady Austin, Troy Carlisle and Ken Roane with Sabine Storage. D-NOW s Larry Dougherty receives the grand prize of two round-trip tickets on Lufthansa German Airlines. THE STAR, First Quarter

6 OEC 2015 Annual Golf Tournament Diamond Offshore team members included Bill Brossman and Jake Shelton, Thom Roller with Apache Corporation, and Keith Caldwell with Murphy Oil Corporation. Chevron s team consisted of Erik Davidsen, Craig Barker, Richard and Ellen Venotzy. Distribution Now s team was made up of Bobby Chance, Alayna Steinman, Elizabeth Stephens and Larry Dougherty. The team for Noble Drilling Corp. included Bodley Thornton, Mike McCleod, Ronald Lee and Eddie Doré with Nexen Energy Services USA. OEC Chairman Neil Duffin headed the ExxonMobil team. Joining Neil were Pat Reinert, Richard Rush and Sam Brown with Hess Corporation. Trophies awarded to the winners at the 25th Annual Golf Tournament. 6

7 OEC 2015 Annual Golf Tournament Schlumberger s Tom Teipner led his team that included Duncan Robinson, Bill Daugherty with Deep Gulf, and Larry Tolleson with Renaissance Offshore. OEC s team was Rudy Casaly with Lufthansa German Airlines, Mike Nesmith with Shelf Drilling, and Tom Wachs with Weatherford. The Tidewater team included Matt Mancheski, Chris Orth and Tom Wilson. Sembmarine and baker Hughes joined forces to make up their team: Bill Yost, Baker Hughes; Ron Ivy, Castex Energy; Nico Vanderworm, Sembmaine SSP; and John Jondle, BP. Shell s Mike Walker captained the team which included Bill Barkhouse, SEG; Steve Barrett, FMC Technologies; and Leonard Hale, Gulf Copper Energy Services. Wildwell Control s Tim Richardson captained the team and was joined by Brad Smolen, BP; Perry Hill, BP; and Jim Hosford, Chevron. FMC team members included Justin Whitehead and Jeff Matthews; and Kwee Choong See and Fitzerald Ain with Shell. THE STAR, Third Quarter

8 Education Outreach PE 3 workshops move into Pennsylvania In early February, two very enthusiastic individuals left the ice and snow in Pennsylvania to come to Houston to receive personalized training on the Offshore Energy Center s Project E 3 : Expanding Energy Education curriculum guide. Bill desrosiers, external affairs coordinator for Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, and Melissa Turlip, president, Junior Achievement of NEPA, Inc., JA Mericle Family Center for Enterprise Education, spent three days with Doris Tomas, OEC s education director and Joy Sloan, OEC s education programs assistant to learn about the PE 3 workshops. Melissa first learned about the OEC s education programs when she attended Houston s Energy Day in October and met Donna Wheeler, the OEC s MOLU manager. Donna explained the three initiatives of the Offshore Energy Center to Melissa and thus began the relationship. Through the generosity of Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation, Bill and Melissa traveled to Houston to learn as much as possible about the PE 3 workshops and the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU). Their training consisted of hands-on exercises with many of the 50 activities in the PE 3 guide and a visit to the Offshore Drilling Rig Museum. After the three-day intensive study, they headed back to Pennsylvania ready to offer workshops on the OEC s behalf. The OEC has provided them with a Playing with Petroleum Kit and Knowledge Box as well as PE 3 guides for their participants. On Cabot s Bill desrosiers and Junior Achievement s Melissa Turlip left the ice and snow to train with the OEC in order to present the OEC s programs in Northeastern Pennsylvania. March 6, the Bill and Melissa Road Show held their first workshop for 24 teachers in the Susquehanna County region. The teacher participants responded with great reviews of the program and are anxious to have the MOLU in their schools. Melissa and Bill are in the process of arranging visits for 20 schools in seven Pennsylvania counties including: Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Lycoming, and Dauphin. These visits will potentially impact more than 4,000 students. Both MOLUs continue to roll The success of and demand for the Mobile Oilfield Learning Units (MOLU) continues to grow, not only within Texas but in other states as well. Both units are booked through the end of the school year with very few openings. If you are interested in a MOLU visit, now or next school year, please act quickly as the spaces are limited. Contact Donna Wheeler at or at dwheeler@oceanstaroec.com. Perhaps two young men are discovering the joys of being an engineer. Visits during the spring semester included: CHEVRON: Funded one Cypress Fairbanks ISD school visit CONOCOPHILLIPS: Funded five visits in the Houston area. SCHLUMBERGER: Funded two visits to Harding Elementary and Shirley Lane Elementary Schools in Bakersfield, CA AERA: funded a visit at West Park Center in Ventura, CA CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION: Funded a visit to Richland Junior High in Shafter, CA ENERGY PARTNER S FUND: Funded 11 visits in California. The cities included were Santa Maria, Lompoc, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Diego. HESS: Funded one visit in the Houston ISD Future visits already in the works or scheduled include: CHEVRON: 18 Cy-Fair ISD school visits HALLIBURTON FOUNDATION: A week in the Rio Grande Valley JAMES AND TERESA DAY FOUNDATION: Three visits in the Fort Bend ISD for school year (The Foundation is also sponsoring a teacher workshop.) 8

9 Education Outreach OEC participates in Mind Trekkers at San Jacinto College The Offshore Energy Center was invited to participate in the Michigan Technological University s Mind Trekkers Event held March at San Jacinto College s Central campus. OEC s Doris Tomas, Peggy Cole, Trina Claire and Donna Wheeler led literally thousands of students in activities either in making a polymer (better known as slime to the kids) and microfossil rubbings. Thursday evening was open to the public and although activities were available and utilized, there was more time for discussions about the Ocean Star Museum. Approximately 8,000 sixth graders from area schools participated including LaPorte, Deer Park, Channelview, Galena Park, Sheldon and Pasadena. Michigan Technological University s Mind Trekkers is a traveling festival that uses hands-on activities to encourage learning and exploration of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Mind Trekkers STEM Road Shows bring the WOW! of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to the hands and minds of K-12 students under the inspirational guidance of the Mind Trekkers team consisting of undergrad and graduate students. In the program, Michigan Tech student volunteers demonstrate scientific principles in an appealing way using hands-on activities. The target audience for the program is middle and high school students. Mind Trekkers events take place in a non-traditional atmosphere similar to a carnival in which all of the activities relate to STEM. The Mind Trekkers team members act as role models and near-peer mentors as they help students define their interests and aptitudes in these high-energy events full of activities lasting between 30 seconds to 3 minutes. Three early arrivals get the jump on the crowds. Galena Park ISD students are very pleased with their slime. OEC s Donna Wheeler and Trina Claire man the booth. Teacher workshop in Baton Rouge Kudos for Teacher workshops The OEC continues to enjoy success with its Project E 3 : Expanding Energy Education workshops. In the first quarter of 2015, 16 workshops have been held including four for gifted and talented. According to numbers submitted by the 243 teachers who attended these workshops, 24,632 students will potentially be impacted in one year. The OEC offers three versions of the PE 3 workshops: PE 3 featuring the Knowledge Box PE 3 featuring the Playing with Petroleum Kit Gifted and Talented workshops featuring either the Knowledge Box or the Playing with Petroleum Kit Dates remaining for workshops featuring the Knowledge Box are: Saturday, April 25, 2015 Thursday, June 18, 2015 Thursday, July 16, 2015 Thursday, August 6, 2015 Workshops featuring the Playing with Petroleum Kit are: Saturday, April 18, 2015 Tuesday, June Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Saturday, September 26, 2015 Saturday, October 24, 2015 Saturday, December 12, Saturday, September 12, 2015 Saturday, October 10, 2015 Saturday, November 21, 2015 Recent workshops generated wonderful responses from teachers. Here are just two of them. I recently attended an AMAZING Energy workshop at the Offshore Energy Center and would love to borrow the Offshore Energy Center Box. Thank you for this AWE- SOME opportunity Cynthia Hilton, 4th grade Writing / Science, Longfellow Elementary. Alvin ISD Thank you very much for providing us with such a wonderful workshop on Saturday I truly learned a lot while having a good time with others. Covering all of the learning styles and cross curricular activities as you did was fantastic. I have a greater appreciation for the oil industry more than ever before after having attended your workshop Thank you ever so much! Clay Barnett, Our Lady of Lourdes, Hitchcock, Texas THE STAR, First Quarter

10 News welcomes senior military officers By Trina Claire, Programs Manager, In January of every year, a group of similarly dressed men and women arrive at the museum, their notable demeanor bringing attention to them from walk-in guests. Although dressed the same, upon closer inspection, one can find hints in the form of ties and lapel pins that demonstrate a pride in who and from where each of the 70 people in the group come. These distinguished men and women are part of National Defense University s (NDU) International Fellowship program in Washington, D.C., whose visit to the is consistently a highlight of their trip to Texas. The group of Fellows arriving at the museum. The Fellows consist of senior military officers representing 64 different countries, speaking 59 different languages, and their main purpose is to learn about various social, political, and economic aspects of the country through visiting businesses, government institutions, universities, and cultural sites. To do this, they must first be invited to participate in the year-long Master s program at NDU, either in the National War College (NWC) or the Eisenhower School (ES), by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During their year in the United States, the Fellows meet with high level military, government, and private industry leaders, and they visit 24 states as part of an extensive Field Studies portion of their program. Because the Fellows are in the United States for one year, NDU hopes that they gain a broader understanding of the United States outside of Washington, D.C., and visiting Texas exposes them to a unique aspects of American culture, economics, and government. Their trip to Texas is focused mainly on energy issues and security in the U.S., and they visit the (Galveston), Johnson Space Center (Houston), Lockheed Martin (Houston), the Sixth Floor Museum (Dallas), and the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo to meet their educational goals. In Houston, the Fellows meet with executives from various petroleum companies, so a visit to the Museum allows them to gain a basic understanding of the oil and gas industry, and put their meetings with executives into context. In all, NDU, the Fellows, and the countless people involved in making their program on site and in the field a success, mutually learn much from their interactions throughout the year. Multiple opportunities to learn about the Fellows cultures through holiday celebrations, international Museum Docent Jordan Ward describes the use of the Heavy Lift Vessel. lunches, and travel, undoubtedly result in a myriad of stories, moments, and laughter shared by the Fellows, and the is glad and proud to consistently be part of the program s ongoing commitment to learning about the social, political, and economic facets of Texas, and how we contribute to the overall culture in the United States. Rig lights up the night David Russell, OEC s Vice Chairman of Operations, recently held an informal meeting with members of the OEC staff and several companies to have a Life Extension Inspection and Discussion for the. One immediate point of discussion was the lighting on the derrick. Ken Stolte, Vice President, All Star I&E, volunteered to donate replacement and installation of lighting on the Ocean Star. This work has been completed and now the rig truly lights up the night. High climber, Joshua Crippen, All Star I&E, prepares to ascend the derrick! 10

11 News Conference Room HAVE YOUR NEXT EVENT OFFSHORE! The museum conference room, with a capacity of 24, is available for rental daily from 9 am to 5 pm. The room includes audio-visual equipment for presentations using a laptop, DVD, or VHS. We also have a slide and overhead projector, easel and flip chart. If you have specific questions regarding presentation equipment, please feel free to contact us prior to making a reservation or your event. Rental Fee $500 Deposit $200 Entire Rig All three levels of the museum, accommodating up to 500, are available to rent for evening events such as dinners, receptions, weddings, family reunions, and dances. The rig is available from 6 pm (after 7 pm during the summer) to 12 midnight. The conference room is not included in this rental. Rental Fee (Sun Thurs) $750 Rental Fee (Fri - Sat) $950 Deposit $350 A deposit and signed contract are required to hold a reservation. Third Floor The third floor of the museum, with a capacity of 65 is available for luncheon rentals Monday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. A public address system is included for making speeches or presenting awards. Rental Fee $500 Deposit $200 THE STAR, First Quarter

12 OEC News Spotlight on Lynn Paulsen Lynn Paulsen is the newest member of the OEC team. She joined the MOLU team in the fall of She has also been an OEC facilitator since Lynn is recently Lynn Paulsen retired from Katy ISD as a high school science teacher where she taught biology, aquatic science, environmental systems, and advanced placement environmental science. She and her husband, Will, have three children, all grown and with families of their own. The most recent additions to her family are a first grand daughter, and their first grandson. That makes two grandchildren in one year! Spending time with family and friends brings her the most joy. Lynn and Will love the outdoors and enjoy the family farm, their horses, cows, chickens, dogs She also accompanies her husband on hunting trips in south Texas when possible. They are looking forward to the big trip this summer to South Africa. April 11 April 18 April 23 April 25 May 9 June 13 June 16 June CALENDAR OF EVENTS Family Day Islands of Life Playing with Petroleum Workshop Executive Speaker Series Luncheon Featuring John Schiller - Petroleum Club Knowledge Box Workshop Family Day Playing with Petroleum Family Day Rocks and Fossils Playing with Petroleum Workshop Knowledge Box Workshop 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 4119, Houston, TX 77079, 281/ or fax to 281/ , or to oec@oceanstaroec.com. Vice Chairman Donald Don Jacobsen Vice President Wells, Arctic & Industry/Regulatory Affairs Shell International E & P Vice Chairman/Development Ted J. Ryan President Ryan Enterprises Vice Chairman/Education Outreach Galen Cobb Vice President, Industry Relations Halliburton Vice Chairman/Exhibits & Programs Jeffrey Jeff A. Gorski Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer Tidewater, Inc. Burt A. Adams President & CEO OGRS, LLC Les Mallory, Jr. Managing Partner Quixote Cattle Company Sandra Mourton Executive Director Dani Knigge Administrative Coordinator Chairman Neil Duffin President, ExxonMobil Development Homer H. Hershey Chairman, Main Energy David H. Welch Chairman, President & CEO Stone Energy Corp. Immediate Past Chairman Roger P. Pinkerton President R. Pinkerton Consulting, LP Vice Chairman/Finance Roger P. Pinkerton President R. Pinkerton Consulting, LP Vice Chairman/Operations David Russell Chairman Loadmaster Derrick & Equipment, Inc. Secretary Robert E. Bob Warren Baclenna, Inc. Chairmen Emeritus Vice Chairman/PR & Marketing Bill Yost Director, Executive Sales Baker Hughes Doris Tomas Education Director Linda Yancy Project Coordinator Elizabeth Libby Cheney Principal TRIO, LLC Tom Ayers Chief Operating Officer Offshore Business Unit Technip USA, Inc. William N. (Bill) Barkhouse Director of Geophysics S.E.G. (Chairman Hall of Fame) Steve Barrett Director, Global Subsea Product Lines FMC Technologies Terry B. Bonno Senior Vice President, Marketing Transocean Ltd. Edward J. Carey, Sr. Senior Risk Management Specialist EOG Resources Lellany Conaway Den-Con Tool Company (Founding Organization S.P.W.P.) Richard G. Ghiselin, PE Qittitut Consulting, LLC Scott Gutterman President and CEO LLOG, Inc. Leonard Hale Vice President Gulf Copper Energy Services OEC Staff Peggy Cole Marketing & Development Director Denise Beran Accounting Manager 2015 Board Of Directors Jocelyn Joy Hall Communications & Organizational Change Mgmt Lead ConocoPhillips (Chairman, OEC SOCIETY) Darrell E. Hollek Senior Vice President Deepwater Americas, Operations Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Simon W. Johnson Senior Vice President Marketing & Contracts Noble Corporation Chris Kendall Senior Vice President Global Operations Services Noble Energy, Inc. Jody Larriviere Vice-President & Treasurer LFFCO T.M. Mitch Little Vice President, Int l & Offshore Production Operations Marathon Oil Corporation Cory L. Loegering Region Vice President - Deepwater Apache Deepwater LLC Randall Luthi President National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Lisa Lisinicchia Operations Director, Ed Henkel Site Manager, Richard Lynch Sr. Vice President Drilling, Completions & Developments Hess Corporation Merrill A. (Pete) Miller, Jr. Executive Chairman Distribution NOW Mark Monroe Vice President, Client Relations Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Jason Nye Sr. Vice President, DPNA US Offshore Statoil Victor Obadiah President and Chief Executive Officer Total E&P New Ventures, Inc. Glenn D. Schaaf Vice President, Wells and Marine ConocoPhillips Dr. Malcolm Sharples Offshore Risk & Technology Consulting Tom Teipner ice President North America Offshore Schlumberger Stephen P. Thurston Vice President, Deepwater Exploration & Projects SBU Chevron North America E&P Americas Margi Peterson Gift Shop Manager, Trina Claire Programs Manager, 12