Edward J. (Ed) Carey, Sr. Managing Director John L. Wortham & Son David Carmony. Vice President. Vice President. President

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1 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. We are pleased to provide you with the opportunity to read our story at the special price of $45.00 plus shipping. To order your book today, contact Pennwell Books at or through their website at CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 2 April 23 July 30 Sept. 19 Oct Oct 29 18th Annual Golf Tournament Champions/Cypress Golf Course Contact OEC at Executive Speaker Series Executive Speaker Series Ocean Star Gala Westin Galleria Hotel Sandy Cazemier, Events Plus Fishing Invitational Galveston Executive Speaker Series 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/ or fax to 281/ , or to oecstar@aol.com. Jerry Greenberg, Editor Vice Chairman Tony D. Vaughn and General Manager Gulf Division - Devon Energy Vice Chairman/Education Outreach Galen Cobb, Industry Relations Halliburton Energy Services Vice Chairman/Finance Don Jacobsen Global Drilling & Completions Hess Corporation Vice Chairman/PR & Marketing Elizabeth Libby Cheney, Corporate Support EP Americas Shell Energy Resources Co. Homer Hershey Chairman Main Energy Sandra Mourton Executive Director Viann Bonoan Administrative Coordinator Chairman David H. Welch President, CEO & Director Stone Energy Corp. Chairmen Emeritus Lester D. Mallory, Jr. Managing Partner MHLI-VENTURES Immediate Past Chairman Burt A. Adams OGRS, LLC Vice Chairman/Exhibits & Programs James W. Jim Handschy, Ph.D. Global Chief Geologist & Growth Coordinator ConocoPhillips Vice Chairman/Operations William C. Kurt Hoffman of Marketing Noble Corporation Vice Chairman/Development Ted J. Ryan President Ryan Enterprises Secretary G. David Golder Chairman PetroNeft PLC Doris Tomas Education Director Linda Yancy Project Coordinator James L. Payne Chairman & CEO Shona Energy Co. LLC Peggy Cole Development Director Denise Beran Accounting Manager Edward J. (Ed) Carey, Sr. Managing Director John L. Wortham & Son David Carmony Drilling, Production, Construction Engineering Gulf Coast Region Apache Corporation Stephanie Cox Gulf Coast Oilfield Services Schlumberger 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 Richard G. Ghiselin, PE Qittitut Consulting, LLC OEC Staff Amber Meuth Program Manager, MOLU 2008 Board Of Directors John T. Gremp Executive FMC Technologies Karin C. Loftin, Ph.D. Galveston Community Derek Mathieson and Chief Technology and Marketing Officer Baker Hughes Merrill A. Pete Miller, Jr. Chairman, President & CEO National Oilwell Varco Andrew Mytelka Managing Partner Greer, Herz & Adams Galveston Community Steven L. Newman President & COO Transocean Inc. Roger B. Pinkerton Director, Gulf of Mexico Exploration Marathon Oil Corp. Duane C. Radtke Independent Lisa Lisinicchia Operations Director, Ocean Star Ed Henkel Site Manager, Ocean Star David P. Russell Executive Rowan Companies Dr. Malcolm Sharples Offshore Risk & Technology Consulting Sherry Stephens President PESA Stephen P. Thurston Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Dana Weber R&D Technical Chairman, OEC SOCIETY Bill Yost Global Executive Sales BJ Services Company Peter A. Zwart CFO, Commercial Gulf of Mexico SPU BP Margi Peterson Gift Shop Manager, Ocean Star Trina Claire Programs Manager, Ocean Star 8

2 OEC News 1 Ocean Star Gala 2 Education Outreach 6 Ocean Star News 7 Calendar of Events 8 FOURTH QUARTER th Annual OEC Golf Tournament set for March 2 Offshore Energy Center s 19th Annual Golf Tournament benefiting OEC and its mission and goals, is scheduled for March 2 at Champions/Cypress Golf Course. Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m. with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start. Entry in the tournament will be limited to 36 foursomes, with competition and prizes based on best-ball gross and net per foursome. Entry fee per foursome is $4,000 and includes golf, lunch, tee prizes, buffet dinner and trophies. OEC thanks Tournament Chairman Homer Hershey and the Tournament Directors for their continued support in the planning of this much-anticipated annual event. Tournament Directors include Louis Jones, Hess Corporation; Mike Moore, Stallion Oilfield Services; Mike Nesmith, Noble Corporation; and Elmer Reed, BJ Chemical Services. In addition to team sponsors, OEC also is seeking additional sponsors for various tournament activities and awards. Opportunities are available for green fees sponsors ($10,000); dinner sponsors ($5,000); luncheon sponsor ($2,500); beverage sponsor ($2,500); golf cart sponsor ($2,500); trophy sponsor ($2,500); Corporate sponsor ($500) and proximity prize sponsors (various prizes). For additional information or to become a tournament sponsor, contact Sandra Mourton, OEC Executive Director, at Make plans for OEC s 2009 Executive Speaker Series Charles D. (Chuck) Davidson, Chairman, President and CEO of Noble Energy, was the first speaker of OEC s 2009 edition of its Executive Speaker Series. The Executive Speaker Series is held quarterly at the Petroleum Club and begins at 11:30 a.m. Dates for the remaining speakers are April 23, July 30 and Oct. 29. Future speakers will be announced when they are available. The luncheons are $50 per person or $500 for a table of 10. Sponsorships are available for the 2009 luncheons. Sponsors receive a premium table for 10, admittance for two persons to the VIP reception with the speakers prior to each luncheon, and recognition on event signage, the OEC website and in The Star. The 2009 Executive Speaker Series sponsors are Apache Corporation, BJ Services, Chevron, Devon, J. Ray McDermott, Schlumberger, Shell and Stone Energy. For additional information about becoming a sponsor, contact Offshore Energy Center at New board members join in 2009 OEC welcomes five new board members and welcomes back a former board member. New board members beginning in 2009 are: David Carmony, Apache Corp.; Stephanie Cox, Schlumberger; Derek Mathieson, Baker Hughes; Sherry Stephens, PESA; and Bill Yost, BJ Services. Don Jacobsen, Hess Corp., rejoins the OEC board as a member of its Executive Committee. Jacobsen will fulfill Tony D. Vaughn s remaining term as Vice Chairman/Finance. Vaughn has moved to OEC Vice Chairman, replacing Duane Radtke, who will remain on the OEC Board of Directors. Elizabeth Libby Cheney, Shell Energy Resources, has moved to the Executive Committee as Vice Chairman/PR & Marketing, replacing Jeff Gorski, Schlumberger, who was transferred to the company s Dallas office. Continued on page 2 David A. Carmony Stephanie Cox Don Jacobsen New 2009 BOARD MEMBERS Derek Mathieson Sherry Stephens Bill Yost

3 OEC News Introducing the new 2009 Board Members (Continued from page 1) David A. Carmony was appointed, Drilling, Production, Construction Engineering (Gulf Coast Region) for Apache Corp. in July 2006, having served as the region s Drilling and Production Engineering Manager since He joined Apache in 1993 as Production Engineer for the Southern Region. Prior to joining Apache, Carmony was a production, drilling and reservoir engineer for Pacific Enterprises Oil Co. and Terra Resources from 1987 to Prior to that, he was Production Engineer for Mitchell Energy from He received his bachelor degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Carmony is a member of API, NOIA, SPE, AADE and TIPRO. Stephanie Cox is, Gulf Coast Oilfield Services for Schlumberger, responsible for managing the company s oilfield services Gulf of Mexico operations. She joined the company in 1991, working for Schlumberger Well Services. Cox held a variety of customer service, manufacturing and personnel positions with Schlumberger s Manufacturing Centers. From , she was Global Services IT Manager located in Paris. Prior to her current position, Cox was Personnel Manager for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, North and South America. She has a bachelor degree in materials management from Michigan State University. Don Jacobsen is, Global Drilling & Completions for Hess Corp. He joined the company in July 2008 following a 27-year career with Shell, the final 18 months of which were at Shell s E&P corporate headquarters in The Hague as, HSSE. Prior to that, Jacobsen was, Global Wells, with responsibility for all deepwater wells, new venture drilling operations, global rig procurement and wells supply chain management, and deployment of wells technology. He received his bachelor degree in civil engineering in 1981 from Virginia Tech. He is a member of SPE and previously served on the board of Enventure Global Technology. Derek Mathieson was named and Chief Technology and Marketing Officer for Baker Hughes on December 1, He joined Baker Hughes from WellDynamics where he most recently was CEO. Prior to this, he led the company s reliability assurance and research and development functions before being appointed of Technology, Business Development and Marketing. He previously was employed by Shell UK Exploration & Production in its advanced completion technology group. He has a Ph.D. in micro electro-mechanical systems from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sherry Stephens is President of the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA) She has been with PESA for more than 29 years and has been President of the Association since She has served on the Department of Commerce Industry Sector Advisory Committee for more than 10 years. She also served as a director of OEC s Education Outreach Advisory Board and the IPAA Academy of Petroleum Exploration and Production. Bill Yost is, Global Executive Sales, for BJ Services Company. He has been in the oil and gas industry for 31 years. Yost previously was with The Western Company prior to its acquisition by BJ Services. He was in numerous areas of management, operations and sales, having served as a Manager in three different regional areas. He holds a bachelor degree in business administration from West Texas A&M University. Yost is an active board member of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program and a member of TIPRO and IPAA. Sell out crowd at Gala despite rescheduling Despite rescheduling the 2008 Offshore Pioneers Hall of Fame induction ceremony and Ocean Star Gala from its original date of September 13, 2008 due to Hurricane Ike, more than 700 people were able to attend the much anticipated annual event held on January 10. While a few people were unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts, all of the Pioneers were inducted and the awards presented. OEC was able to raise its budgeted amount. The Hall of Fame reception began at 6:00 p.m. followed by welcoming remarks by Hall of Fame Chairman Hugh Elkins. Master of Ceremonies duties were once again shared by Elkins and Bob Scott. (See the Third Quarter 2008 The Star for a list of the Industry Pioneers and Pioneering Technologies.) The 2008 Hall of Fame Committees did a wonderful job in selecting this year s inductees. Committee Chairmen were Industry Pioneers Committee Chairman Dick Ghiselin, Qittitut Consulting, and Technology Pioneers Committee Chairman Mark Childers, retired. Following the induction ceremony, attendees moved to the Ocean Star Gala cocktail reception, and the Gala commenced at 8: Ocean Star Gala Chairman Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Company, was unable to attend the Gala due to scheduling conflicts, so OEC board member Libby Cheney, Shell, Corporate Support, took over his duties that evening, and opened the Gala with welcoming remarks. She then introduced OEC Chairman David Welch, President, CEO, and Director of Stone Energy. Welch began his remarks by thanking Marvin Odum for his outstanding efforts to raise just over one million dollars this year. He also thanked Libby Cheney for her support and for taking over Marvin s Gala duties. Welch then discussed the Save the Star Campaign to raise funds for renovating the Ocean Star. To date, Welch noted, the renovation campaign has received pledges of more than $2.6 million, Continued on page 3 2

4 Ocean Star Gala Gala a sell out, continued from page 2 including in-kind donations. Plaques were awarded to six companies that had pledged $200,000 or more in contributions to the rig renovation campaign, headed by Ted Ryan, OEC Vice Chairman/Development, and President of Ryan Enterprises. Those companies included: ExxonMobil Shell Rowan Companies Chevron ConocoPhillips Sanford Foundation Oil and Gas Rental Services The 2008 Pinnacle Award recipient was Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Andrew Gould, who unfortunately was unable to accept the award in person due to rescheduling difficulties. Accepting the award on his behalf was Bill Coates, President, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, North America. During his acceptance speech, Coates remarked on Schlumberger s continued support of the OEC s programs, and announced their pledge of $200,000 to the Save the Star Campaign. Technology Pioneers Bob Scott, Ocean Star Gala s original MC, teamed again this year with Hugh Elkins, Hall of Fame Chairman. Their stories and anecdotes about the Pioneers entertained the audience and Pioneers alike. OEC Hall of Fame Chairman and co-mc Hugh Elkins introduces the 2008 Industry Pioneers and Technology Pioneers at the induction ceremony prior to the Gala. Industry Pioneers Technology Pioneers with their awards for HS&E: API Recommended Practice 14C are, from left, Bob McConnell; Tim Sampson, API; Charlie Williams, accepting on behalf of Shell; and Ken Arnold. This year s Industry Pioneers. From left are R. J. Brown; Beldon Fox, Jr., accepting the award for his father, Beldon E. Fox, Sr.; Edward E. (Ed) Horton; Philip D. Rabinowitz; Bill E. Stallworth, and Alan Semple, Wood Group, accepting the award on behalf of Sir Ian Wood. Accepting the Technology Pioneer award for Production Technology: Coiled Tubing, are, from left, Doug Hayes, Baker Hughes; Tom Walters, ExxonMobil; Stephen Thurston, Chevron; Betty Wiseman, accepting on behalf of Joe Brown and Cicero Brown; Jim Rike; and Technology Pioneers Committee Chairman Mark Childers. Technology Pioneers honored for Drilling Technology: Heavy Weight Drill Pipe, included Glenn Chance, here with his wife Donna. Also accepting the Technology Pioneer award for Heavy Weight Drill Pipe was Doyle Brinegar, Smith International. He also accepted the award on behalf of Sam T. Crews. From left are Terry Bonno, Transocean; and Sarah Bascom Wirtz and Mercedes Bernardin accepting the Technology Pioneer award for Science & Technology; MOHOLE Phase I, from Mark Childers. Sarah and Mercedes are the granddaughters of Technology Pioneer Willard Bascom. THE STAR, Fourth Quarter

5 Ocean Star Gala Pinnacle Award Bill Coates with Schlumberger accepted the Pinniacle Award on behalf of Andrew Gould, Chairman and CEO of Schlumberger. OEC Chairman David Welch thanked Ocean Star Gala Chairman Marvin Odum for his hard work culminating in the Gala raising more than $1 million. Welch then discussed the Save the Star campaign to raise funds for the museum s renovation OEC Board member Libby Cheney took over Ocean Star Gala Chairman Marvin Odum s duties for the evening as he was unable to attend the Gala. Premier Underwriters Apache Corporation BJ Services ExxonMobil Development Company Global Industries, Ltd. Halliburton Hercules Offshore, Inc. Marathon Oil Company National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Noble Corporation Plains Exploration & Production Company, L.P. Premium Drilling, Inc. Schlumberger Shell Oil Company Technip USA Tidewater Inc. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Underwriters Baker Hughes Inc. BP America Nabors Drilling USA, LP Weatherford International, Ltd. Stephen Thurston accepts the plaque on behalf of Chevron. Tom Walters, ExxonMobil, left, receives a plaque from OEC Vice Chairman/Development Ted Ryan as a token of OEC s appreciation for contributing to the Save the Star Campaign. Ryan heads the rig renovation campaign. Richard Lunam, with ConocoPhillips, accepted the plaque in appreciation of the company s contribution to the rig renovation campaign. Ocean Star Gala attendees danced from the first to the last note of the band Password, which was back by popular demand, along with a special guest. Libby Cheney accepts the plaque on behalf of Shell. Kacy Krause with Rowan Companies accepts the plaque on behalf of the company, which is donating inkind services toward the Ocean Star s renovation. Part of the OEC staff that makes the organization run smoothly and efficiently includes Doris Tomas, Education Director; Viann Bonoan, Administrative Coordinator; Peggy Cole, Development Director; Lisa Lisinicchia, Operations Director, Ocean Star, and Sandra Mourton, OEC Executive Director. 4

6 Ocean Star Gala Gala attendees formed a huge Conga Line during one of the band s songs. At the Gala reception are, from left, Dick and Nete Sundt and Joke and Hendrik Bergen. Dick and Hendrik are with Weatherford. The band Password with special guest Elvis warms up the crowd, and it was non-stop dancing from then until the band left the building. Industry Pioneer Robert. J (Bob) Brown, third from right, with his proud family at the Pioneer reception. Brent Smolik and his wife enjoy the Gala reception. Kent Wells, BP, and his wife during the Gala cocktail reception. Industry Pioneer Bill E. Stallworth, left, visits with Prof. Tyler Priest during one of the interviews with the Industry Pioneers. Industry Pioneers Philip D. Rabinowitz with his wife Deborah at the Pioneer reception. Jeff Mitchell, Vanco Energy, with his wife Marion. Jim Rike was one of the recipients of the Technology Pioneer award for Coiled Tubing. Marion and Beldon Fox, Jr. at the Pioneer reception. He accepted the Industry Pioneer award on behalf of his father, Beldon Fox, Sr. Industry Pioneer Edward E. (Ed) Horton with his wife Anne at the Pioneer reception. THE STAR, Fourth Quarter

7 Education Outreach New MOLU brochure developed A new MOLU brochure for teachers and other educators was recently produced that outlines the traveling exhibit s energy education and its correlations to the National Science Standards for grades 5-8. The $1.2 million MOLU features six self-contained learning centers with curriculum-based, hands-on activities about energy and the technologies and sciences involved in the oil and gas industry. MOLU s sponsors include Devon, Dominion, ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Marathon Oil and Schlumberger. The MOLU can reach up to 192 students per exhibition day, with 48 students rotating through the exhibit during four two-hour sessions during the school day. Students receive a MOLU Pass with questions to be answered that correlate to the activities on all 24 of the exhibit s stations. Students Plenty of workshop opportunities in 2009 OEC is offering plenty of opportunities for teachers and other educators to learn about the offshore energy industry as well as receive credits for continued professional development. While several workshops last year were held at Shell s facilities in Houston, it s anticipated that most or all of this year s workshops will be held aboard the Ocean Star, where they traditionally have been conducted. A total of 18 Project E 3 : Expanding Energy Education workshops are scheduled this year, including nine each for the Knowledge Box and Playing with Petroleum. The six-hour workshops in Galveston begin at 9:00 a.m. Participants will receive a light breakfast, lunch, the Project E 3 education book (a $35.00 value) and a $25.00 travel stipend. A $35.00 check along with the registration form will hold your place at the workshop. The check will be returned at the end of the workshop. Each participant will receive six continuing professional education hours as well as six hours of TEEAC credit. Participants also will be entitled to check out the Knowledge Box for a 30 day period or the Playing With Petroleum Kit for 14 days to use in their classrooms at no charge. For more information about the workshops, please contact OEC Education Director Doris Tomas at or visit the Ocean Star website, Teacher workshops have been held in Shell s offices since Hurricane Ike last September but it s hoped that future workshops will begin aboard the Ocean Star soon. keep their MOLU Pass and the teachers have the opportunity to review the answers with the students. The cost for a one-day MOLU visit to a school begins at $950. To make a reservation or for additional information, contact Amber Meuth, MOLU Program Director, at or oecmolu@aol.com, or OEC Education Director Doris Tomas at or oeceducation@aol.com. It s been noted that several schools want to utilize the MOLU but funding is difficult. If you want to sponsor a MOLU school visit, please contact Amber Meuth or Doris Tomas for sponsorship opportunities Workshop Dates Knowledge Box Grades 6-12 February 21 July 16 March 28 August 6 April 25 September 26 June 11 October 17 Playing With Petroleum Grades K-5 February 14 July 14 March 7 August 4 April 4 September 12 June 9 October 3 OEC now offers TEEAC credit for workshops Beginning last October, teachers attending OEC s PE 3, Knowledge Box and Playing with Petroleum workshops can receive six hours of professional development credits toward a Texas Environmental Education Advisory Committee (TEEAC) Certificate of Recognition. TEEAC coordinates with other state agencies charged with the development of environmental education materials. This network cooperates with 120 providers of environmental educational professional development including universities, industry, museums and nature centers. The network helps to assure that teacher professional development offered by formal and non-formal providers is educationally sound and consistent with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). TEEAC providers meet annually to maintain their provider status. OEC Education Director Doris Tomas attended the TEEAC annual meeting last December in Austin. OEC participates in AOGHS conference, showcases MOLU OEC Executive Director Sandra Mourton and OEC Education Director Doris Tomas participated in the recent American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS) Annual Energy Education Conference held in Houston Nov , OEC s new traveling exhibit Mobile Offshore Learning Unit (MOLU) was showcased at the conference for attendees to inspect. NEED Executive Director Mary Spruill began the conference s opening session with an overview of her organization, also praising the work of other organizations and museums for their efforts in promoting energy education, including OEC. The conference also included a full-day field trip to Schlumberger s Technology Center in Sugar Land and a drill bit manufacturer. The field trip also was to include lunch aboard the Ocean Star, however, those plans were changed due to Hurricane Ike. From left are Irene Pickhardt, Assistant Science Director for the Texas Education Agency, Kikki Corry, Project Wild Coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Doris Tomas, OEC Education Director. Doris attended the TEEAC annual meeting in Austin last December. 6

8 Ocean Star News Power restored to Ocean Star Electricity was finally restored to the Ocean Star on January 5 after a couple of false starts. Electrical junction boxes and breaker boxes were replaced as well as wiring on the ramp from the former gift shop to the rig. Since the telephone system was installed in the gift shop, which was destroyed during Hurricane Ike, that equipment has now been installed on the rig. Upon first visit after electricity was restored, the rig looked good and there wasn t even a lot of dust, said Lisa Lisinicchia, Ocean Star Operations Director. The elevator works, computers work and the plumbing and water works. The exhibits looked very good and, although a few pieces were damaged, most of the interactive exhibits were operable, she said. A company was pumping out the remaining water from the 1,000 gallon saltwater aquarium in preparation for cleaning and replacing the water, live rock, and the fish. A telephone contractor was in the process of installing a new switch box on the rig. A safety audit will be performed courtesy of Shell before we begin opening to the public and accommodating companies that have rented the conference room or the rig for tours and other events and teacher workshops, Lisa said. She also expects most of the museum s docents to return. Several of the workers are Texas A&M Galveston students, who were transferred to the College Station campus until the Galveston location could get running again. They are now back in Galveston for the spring semester so they were able to return at the same time the Ocean Star received power, Lisa explained. Before Hurricane Ike, the museum was on track to to post a record year for number of visitors. More than 26,000 people had visited the Ocean Star from January 1 to September 10, Lisa said would have been a recordbreaking year for the museum. As it was, we already had the highest number of student groups tour the rig, more than 5,000 before the hurricane, Lisa noted. However, companies are continuing to inquire about sending new employees to the museum for tours. Baker Hughes, for example, reserved 24 dates during 2009 to send its new employees. We have been taking their contact information and will call them when we know the rig will be available, Lisa said. OEC is still working to find a replacement for the Gift Shop and Welcome Center, as reported in the third quarter The Star, the original building was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike. Ocean Star renovations, upgrades in progress Prior to the storm and as a part of the Vision 2016 campaign, a renovation program was developed that includes overall repairs to the Rig Museum itself, Vision The initial cost of the renovations was estimated at $4 million. Several of the OEC s supporters began preparing for renovations to the Ocean Star and exhibit upgrades prior to Hurricane Ike. Rowan Companies has committed to provide in-kind donations to the renovation effort and because electricity has finally been restored after Hurricane Ike, their work will begin in the first quarter. The company will remove and replace handrails on the pipe deck as well as perform some welding, and unnecessary steel removal from the Texas deck. The derrick s substructure will be stabilized and steel replaced and refurbished. Exhaust lines from the old engines will also be removed. Schlumberger is updating several inside exhibits including light boxes and renovating the seismic vessel model and adding a new video loop to the seismic exhibit. Prior to Hurricane Ike, the company measured in order to replace some Plexiglas panels on the production and well completion exhibit on the second floor and will update the signage and verbiage on the geology exhibit on the first floor. ConocoPhillips donated five laptop and 10 desktop computers for use on the rig. After the Hurricane, fund raising efforts have been increased and the rig renovation portion of the capital campaign has been renamed Save the Star. As of January 2009, more than $2.9 million in donations or in-kind donations have been pledged by numerous companies: ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Schlumberger, Rowan Companies, The Sanford Foundation (Oil & Gas Rental Services), and Anadarko. Two anonymous personal donations have also been made. Letters were inserted in the third quarter newsletter and with the OEC Society membership renewals requesting donations to help fund hurricane repairs, the Ocean Star Renovation or general funds for the Ocean Star. More than $85,500 was raised through this initiative. A special note of appreciation to those who have responded: American Petroleum Institute, Washington Apache Corporation Atwood Oceanics Thomas D. & Janice Barrow, OEC Society Arthur J. (Sonny) Belanger, OEC Society Gov. William P. Clements, OEC Society Jan Coggeshall, OEC Society Dockwise USA LLC Paul Doyle, OEC Society El Paso Corporation Joe B. Foster, OEC Society GARUDA U.S. Inc. Richard G. (Dick) Ghiselin, OEC Society Ed Gordon Robert D. Hanley, Jr., OEC Society Barry W. Harding, OEC Society William H. Heisler, Jr., OEC Society Bob Herbert, OEC Society Homer H. Hershey, OEC Society Kathy Zinkgraf Hill, OEC Society IADC Andre Jackson, OEC Society Harris L. Kempner, Jr., OEC Society John Curtis Killinger, OEC Society John Krebs, OEC Society Les Mallory, OEC Society Galen & Louise Moore, OEC Society Oceanweather Inc. Lloyd Otteman, OEC Society F. Tim Pease, OEC Society Guy T. Preistley, OEC Society Premium Drilling, OEC Society RIGDATA John Schwarz, OEC Society William H. Silcox, OEC Society SOFEC Inc. Larry Souders, OEC Society Gordon Sterling, OEC Society Swift Energy Company John Taylor, OEC Society Jack Threet, OEC Society Venture Transport Logistics Richard O. Wilson, OEC Society THE STAR, Fourth Quarter