2009 edition of ocean star gala enjoyed by all new oec board members offshore energy

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2009 edition of Ocean StarGala enjoyed by all

This year’s Industry Pioneers andPioneering Technologies were inducted intothe Hall of Fame by co-emcees Hugh Elkinsand, joining him for the first time, Dr. LeeHunt, President of International Associationof Drilling Contractors (IADC). Due to ascheduling conflict, Bob Scott missed hisfirst induction ceremony, although he didsupply the script. Five Industry Pioneers and four Pioneering Technologies and theTechnology Pioneers associated with themwere inducted this year.

A cocktail reception followed the induction ceremony, after which Gala

Chairman Neil Duffin officially opened thefestivities and welcomed the guests beforeintroducing OEC Chairman Dave Welch,who acknowledged the Gala’s sponsors and

their importance to furthering OEC’s mission. Dave then introduced Burt Adams,the 2009 recipient of the Chairman’s Award.

Following the presentation of the Chairman’sAward, Dave provided an update on the Savethe Star campaign and the recent renovation,thanks to the response by several majorsponsors, including a large pro-bono and “atcost” donation by Gulf Copper Drydock & Rig Repair. A film produced by DaveMasterson Productions highlighting the renovation’s progress was shown at the Gala.

Following the dinner, Neil presentedthe 2009 Pinnacle Award to ChuckDavidson, Chairman & CEO of NobleEnergy. Neil officially closed the Gala program and the rest of the evening wasdevoted to dancing and listening to theentertainment presented by Spellbound.

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Bill Chiles Kerr Johnston Darrell Hollek Mark Monroe

Mark Monroei s Manag ing D i rec to r, Account Management andMarketing Services for Transocean, a position hehas held since September 2009. In addition to theworldwide management of U.S.-based customeraccounts with international operat ions, he isresponsible for worldwide contract pol icy and compliance. Mark began his career with National

Supply Company in 1976 and joined Transocean in1983 in London. He held many senior marketing positions while working for Transocean. Mark is a graduate of Texas Christ ian University. He is replacing Steve Newman, President and COO ofTransocean, who recently moved to Geneva,Switzerland.

Kerr Johnstonis Vice President, Drilling & Production, for ConocoPhillipsin Houston. Prior to his move to Houston in May 2009he was COO of Qatargas 3&4 joint asset team. Kerrbegan his career with ConocoPhillips in 1977 and worked in various positions in the UK, Indonesia,Venezuela, and the U.S..

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Offshore Energy Center’s 20th AnnualGolf Tournament set for March 1

OEC is marking a milestone with its 20th annual golf tourna-ment benefiting OEC and the Ocean Star. Tournament ChairmanHomer Hershey has chaired the tournament since the beginning,working to assure the event’s continued success through the years.Assisting him are Tournament Directors Louis Jones, Hess Corp.,Mike Moore, Stallion Oilfield Services, Mike Nesmith, NobleCorp., and Elmer Reed, BJ Services.

2010 Executive Speaker SeriesChad C. Deaton, Chairman, President and CEO of Baker

Hughes, kicks off the 2010 Executive Speaker Series on Jan. 28 at the Petroleum Club. Subsequent Executive Speaker Seriesluncheons are scheduled for April 29, July 29 and Oct. 28.

The luncheons begin at 11:30 a.m. and are $50 per personor $500 for a table of 10.

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In 2004, he became venture manager ofQatargas 3, a JV with Qatar Petroleum, based in Doha.When the Qatargas 4 (Shell) HOA was signed, his rolewas enlarged to lead the joint asset development teamtasked with executing the upstream, offshore andonshore projects for the two ventures.

Kerr graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1977 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials,Minerals and Mining and is a chartered engineer. Hereplaces Bob Brennan who recently retired fromConocoPhillips.

Bill Chiles joined Bristow Group Inc. in July 2004 as CEO,President and a board member after a 32-year careerin the offshore oil & gas drilling business. He began hiscareer with Western Oceanic, Inc. in 1972, as aFloorman, Derrickman, and Driller in the North Sea andthen Rig Manager, Operations Manager, and VP –Domestic Operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Bill co-founded Chiles Drilling Company in 1977 (Chiles I), which later became Chiles Offshore

Corp., later acquired by Noble Drilling in 1994. Afterleaving Chiles Offshore in 1992, he foundedSouthwestern Offshore Corp., serving as CEO &President until Southwestern was acquired by CliffsDrilling Company in 1996. Until January 1997, heserved as Senior Vice President - Drilling Operations forCliffs, responsible for the operation of its worldwidefleet.

In early 1997, Bill left Cliffs and founded ChilesOffshore Inc. (Chiles II). The company was merged intoENSCO International in 2002, and Bill became VicePresident of Business Development for ENSCO.

In April 2003, he joined Grey Wolf Inc., a publiclytraded land oil & gas drilling company, as ExecutiveVice President & Chief Operating Officer until joiningBristow in July 2004.

He also serves on the boards of Basic EnergyServices and the National Ocean Industries Association(NOIA) where he is a member of the ExecutiveCommittee. Bill is a 1971 graduate of the University ofTexas at Austin with a BBA in Petroleum LandManagement, and earned an MBA at SouthernMethodist University in Dallas in 1972.

Darrell E. Hollekis Vice President, Gulf of Mexico Operations andDevelopment for Anadarko Petroleum Corp., responsiblefor overseeing all of Anadarko’s operations and development activities in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Darrell began his career in 1980 as a field engineer in Morgan City, LA, holding positions ofincreasing responsibility, including Director of Gulf ofMexico Production Operations in 1999, Vice Presidentof Offshore Operations and Shelf Assets in 2000, VicePresident of Gulf of Mexico and Worldwide DeepwaterOperations in 2002, Vice President of U.S. OnshoreExploration, Production and Development in 2004, andVice President of Southern Division and Gulf of MexicoExploration and Production in 2005. He was named tohis current role in January 2007.

Darrell has a bachelor’s degree in mechanicalengineering from Texas A&M University. He is a mem-ber of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and theSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He also serveson the Executive Committee and The Board of Directorsof the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) andon the CEO Council for the Gulf of Mexico Foundation.

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Tony Vaughn

2010/2011 OEC Executive CommitteeChairman – Tony Vaughn

Senior Vice President, Offshore Division, Devon Energy

Vice Chairman – Elizabeth "Libby" CheneyHead of Safety, Environmental &

Sustainable Development, Shell Upstream Americas

Vice Chairman/Development – Ted J. RyanVice President, SSP Offshore

Vice Chairman/Education Outreach – Galen CobbVice President, Industry Relations,

Halliburton Energy Services

Vice Chairman/Exhibits & Programs – Neil DuffinPresident, ExxonMobil Development Company

Vice Chairman/Finance – Don JacobsenSenior Vice President, Operations, Noble Corporation

Vice Chairman/Operations – William C. “Kurt” HoffmanSenior Vice President & COO, Seahawk Drilling Inc.

Vice Chairman/Marketing – John T. GrempExecutive Vice President, FMC Technologies

Secretary –Roger P. Pinkerton

Director, Gulf of Mexico Exploration,Marathon Oil Corporation

Immediate Past Chairman –David H. Welch

President, CEO & Director,Stone Energy

John T. Gremp

Neil Duffin

Galen Cobb

Ted J. Ryan

Roger P. Pinkerton

Don Jacobsen

William C. Hoffman

David H. Welch

Elizabeth "Libby" Cheney

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Ocean Star GalaOcean Star GalaHugh Elkins, Co-Emcee and Hallof Fame Chairman, at the Hall of

Fame induction ceremony.

Dr. Lee Hunt, President of InternationalAssociation of Drilling Contractors (IADC)was a Co-Emcee at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Industry PioneersOEC Board Member andHall of Fame CommitteeMember Dr. MalcolmSharples, Offshore Risk& Consulting, presents theIndustry Pioneer award toCathy Rudder, whoaccepted it on behalf ofOtis Danielson.

Homer Frankhouseraccepts the

Industry Pioneer Awardfrom Malcolm Sharples.

Ivar Siem acceptedthe Industry PioneerAward on behalf ofOle Martin Siem.

Pinnacle Award

Chairman’s Award

Ocean Star Gala Chairman Neil Duffin, right, presents the Pinnacle Award to Chuck Davidson, Chairman & CEO of Noble Energy.

Burt Adams, left, receives the Chairman’s Award from Dave Welch, OEC Chairman.

Ocean Star Gala Chairman Neil Duffin, President of ExxonMobil Development,

welcomes the guests at the Gala.

Margaret Hare accepts the Industry Pioneer Award for Don Hare.

Industry PioneerJim Rike accepts

the award fromDr. Malcolm Sharples.


Ocean Star GalaOcean Star GalaTechnology Pioneers

Rick Rochelle, right,received theTechnology PioneerAward for Science &Technology: ProjectMohole Phase II, from Mark Childers,Chairman of theTechnology Committee, Hall of Fame.

Receiving the Technology Pioneers Award for Health, Safety & Environment:Minerals Management Service (MMS) Federal Regulations, are Bud Danenberger;John Gregory; Erma Krahl, Charles Smith; and Alan Spackman.

Minerals Management Service

Project Mohole Phase II

Dynamic Positioning

Receiving the Pioneering Technology award for Dynamic Positioning are, fromleft, Hank Van Calcar; Ron Dozier, John Graham; Tom Stockton; Ted Christiansen;Kathy Hill; Dillard Hammett; George Lagers; Howard Shatto; Pharr Smith; andJean Michel Lavergne.

Joe Lochridge, left, receivingthe Technology Pioneer Awardfor Science & Technology:Project Mohole Phase II.

Scott McClure acceptedthe Technology Pioneer

Award on behalfof his father Alan McClurefor Science & Technology:

Project Mohole Phase II.

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)

Rory Satterfield, right, acceptedthe Pioneering Technology Award

for ROVs on behalf of Perry Slingsby Systems,

a member of the Triton Group.

Drew Michel received thePioneering TechnologyAward for ROVs.

Karen Humphreysaccepting theTechnology PioneerAward for ROV’sfrom Mark Childerson behalf of Bruce Watkins.

Dr. James McFarlaneaccepted the Pioneering Technology

Award for ROVs on behalf of ISE.

Don Mackay accepted thePioneering Technology

Award for ROVs on behalfof Hydro Products Ltd.

Dick Frisbie received thePioneering Technology Award for ROVs.

Lucas Gray acceptedthe PioneeringTechnology Award forROVs on behalf of hisfather Walter Gray.

Kevin Meyers, ConocoPhillips,accepted the Pioneering

Technology Award for ROVson behalf of ConocoPhillips.

Oceaneering’s T. Jay Collinsaccepted the Pioneering

Technology Award for ROVson behalf of the company.

Ian Cobban withSubsea 7 accepted thePioneering TechnologyAward for ROVs onbehalf of the company.

Kevin Kennelleyaccepted thePioneering TechnologyAward for ROVson behalf of BP.

Howard Shatto was aPioneering Technology

Award recipient forROVs during the

Hall of Fame inductionceremony preceding

the Gala.


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OEC Board MemberRoger P. Pinkerton,Director, Gulf of MexicoExploration, MarathonOil Corp., and his wifeLesa.

Ted Ryan, Vice President,SSP Offshore and OEC Vice

Chairman/Development,with his wife Ellen.

Guests enjoyed the music of the evening’s entertainment by Spellbound.

Galen Cobb, Vice President,

Industry Relations for Halliburton

Energy Services and OEC’s Vice

Chairman/Education Outreach,

enjoys a relaxing moment with his

wife Kathy at the Ocean Star Gala.

At the Gala from left are Burt Adams, OSGRS, LLCand OEC Immediate Past Chairman and his wifeJodi, Joanie Jacobsen and Don Jacobsen, Senior Vice President,Operations for Noble Corp.and OEC’s Vice Chairman/Finance.

OEC Board Member David Carmony with Codi Fountain. David is Vice President,

Drilling, Production, Construction Engineering,Gulf Coast Region, for Apache Corp.

Pinnacle Award recipient Charles (Chuck) Davidson and his

wife Nancy enjoying the Gala. Chuck is a current OEC Board

Member and was a previous Ocean Star Gala Chairman.

OEC Board Member Stephen P.

Thurston, Vice President, Chevron

North America Exploration and

Production Company, with his wifeSusan enjoying the Gala.


New gift shop installed and operatingThe new gift shop has been installed and is operational with

tickets and gifts now being sold. The temporary ticket center wasremoved in early January. The new gift shop includes a larger wheelchair ramp, and new stairs and handrails, since it sits higherthan the original gift shop, which was destroyed last year byHurricane Ike.

The inside of the new gift shop, while the samedimensions as the original store, is designed foropen spaces with plenty of room for books and

other gifts and souvenirs.

PortaKampInternational built

and installed OceanStar’s new gift shop

on top of elevatedtrestles provided byPride International.

Renovations, upgrades continueon Ocean Star

Following major renovation and upgrades to the Ocean Star’sexterior and outside exhibits, work has moved inside, with several newexhibits and upgrades to existing exhibits in progress. The offshore rigand museum will be better than the day it opened due to the newexhibits and equipment on display.

A renovation reception was held Nov. 11 to recognize and thank thecompanies donating funds and in-kind donations for the OceanStar’s renovation effort. A new wall panel listed those companies whohelped with the renovation.

Among the museum’s upgrades is a new version of the touch screenat the career exhibit, which illustrates a series of offshore workers andpositions. In a new Meet the Crew display, visitors can approach a mirror at the area where they also can dress up like a rig worker. Avideo plays from the reverse side of the mirror so visitors can learn aboutthe different rig crew positions and their responsibilities.

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Bristow Group donated a new helicopter for the Ocean Star to replace the original ’copterthat was damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The new helicopter is being lifted to the museum’s roof.

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The new interactive segment of the career exhibit features a touch screen that illustrates aseries of various offshore workers and positions in a new Meet the Rig Crew display.


Ocean Star NewsOcean Star NewsThe seascape is being renovated to reflect the deep water in which

the industry is working. The fixed platform jacket and an older model ofa semisubmersible have been removed. In their place are new models ofthe Magnolia tension-leg platform (TLP), and a model of ExxonMobil’sKizomba floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel off-shore West Africa. A model of Shell’s Perdido spar will be installed earlyin 2010.

A new part of the marine transportation exhibit on the third flooris an LED display that shows dayrates for several different offshore rigsand vessels, including jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships, supplyboats, tugs and barges. The information is updated at least monthly andmore often, depending upon the particular rig or vessel. The dayratesillustrate to visitors just how expensive some of the equipment used toexplore for and extract offshore oil and gas can be.

A new safety exhibit is progressing, with storyboard options for the display currently being examined. Pride International donated amannequin dressed in full safety gear for the exhibit. The mannequin isalready on display and will become part of the completed exhibit.

OEC is seeking industry safety professionals to work with theexhibit company to bring the storyboard selection to completion and toassure that everything depicted in the display is correct as far as safety in the industry is concerned. If you are an industry safety professionalwith a drilling contractor, service company or oil or gas company and are interested in donating some of your time to this important exhibit,please contact Lisa Lisinicchia at 409-766-1195 or at [email protected].

A new exhibit aimed at younger museum visitors (and probablysome older visitors as well) is on the outside wall of the original controlroom on the third floor. Ocean Star docent Greg Bergeron, who has formal training in art, painted a mural of a seascape on one of the control room’s steel walls. The mural includes a horizon line with skyabove and water below the horizon. Magnets have been made that depictjackups, semisubmersibles, drillships, boats, fish and fixed platforms aswell as a diver. Visitors can place the various magnets on the seascape to

illustrate offshore exploration and production as well as showing how theindustry lives in harmony with ocean life.

Technip donated a cutaway of an umbilical that is used in Shell’sPerdido spar in the Gulf of Mexico as well as a length of flexible pipe toshow museum visitors the technology and complexity of powering andproducing from a deepwater field far from shore. The new models willbe used in the museum’s production area on the second floor.

In addition to upgrading, renovating and installing new exhibitsand displays, the rig’s conference room was renovated including new furniture and a fresh coat of paint. Additionally, the restrooms have beencompletely renovated and new carpet has been installed on all threefloors of the museum.

The following donors made the Ocean Star renovations possible

Save the Star Donors

ExxonMobil

Shell

Chevron

ConocoPhillips

Schlumberger

Oil and Gas Rentals

Devon Energy Corporation

Anonymous OEC Board Member

Anonymous friend

Anadarko

Thomson Barrow

American PetroleumInstitute,Washington, DC

Energy Rubber Group

GlobalSantaFe

RIGDATA

William P. Clements

GARUDA U.S. Inc

Harris L. Kempner Jr.

Oceanweather Inc.

In-Kind Donors

Gulf Copper Drydock & RigRepair

Bristow Group

International Paint

Pride International

T & T Marine

Brand Scaffold Services,LLC

M & M IndustrialServices

Northwinds Abatement, Inc.

Rowan Companies

Loadmaster

Geoservices

Stress Engineering

Superior Supply & Steel

Technip

Apache Corporation

NLB Corp.

RSC Equipment Rental

Infinity Marine Offshore

Eric Moore, Marine Chemist

Certex – Houston

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New models of ExxonMobil’s Kizomba floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)vessel bottom left, and the Magnolia tension-leg platform (TLP) were installed in the museum’s seascape exhibit.

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The 4th place team comprised Brian Elias, Southwest Energy, David Mladenka, Halliburton, Roger Pinkerton, Marathon, and Bill Sanstrom, Halliburton.

Nearly perfect weather greeted OEC's Fishing InvitationalTournament participants, as well as ensuring that the fishermens'wives were comfortable while they visited during brunch sponsoredby Pride International and competed in a towel origami contestwith some creative entries.

This year’s Fishing Invitational Tournament was underwritten byBJ Services and J. Ray McDermott. Halliburton and BJ Servicesonce again provided their cooking teams to for dinner for the eventon Thursday and Friday evenings, respectively.

OEC Fishing Tournament OEC Fishing Tournament

The 2nd place team was fielded by Apache Corp. and included, from left, Joe Young, Joe Coleman, Dave Sturm

and Kyle Stewart, who were congratulated by George Hanst. Their guide was Mike Maziagoes, right.

FishingTournament

ChairmanTed Ryan,

SSPOffshore, welcomes

the partici-pants and

their spousesto the event.

The 1st place teamincluded, from left,

Don Weisinger, Lynn Hittand Barry Guice, all with

Noble Energy, and BenWeber, BJ Services. Hittalso caught the tourna-ment’s largest redfish.

They are being congratu-lated by George Hanst,

who is on the tournament committee.

George Hanst presents the 3rd place trophy to Chris Orth, Tidewater, andTim Young.

In addition to the underwriters and the cook teams, sponsors included:

EOG ResourcesSnack Coolers

Venture TransportPartial Beverage Sponsor

Noble EnergyBreakfast

John L. Wortham & SonPhotography

Pride InternationalSpouses Brunch

Shell Door Prizes

SSP OffshoreCo-sponsor, Grab Bags

Valiant Exploration LLCCo-sponsor, Grab Bags

Finally, perfect weather for OEC Fishing Invitational


OEC Fishing Tournament OEC Fishing Tournament

George Hanst, left, congratulates

Eric Schnos, Diamond Offshore,

for catching the tournament’s largest trout.

Greg Simmons,Devon Energy,

won thedoor prize

wine basketdonated by

Schlumberger.

Mike Nesmith, Noble Corp., caught the

tournament’s largest flounder.

Fishing Tournament Committee member Rhonda

Shook demonstrates several methods of towel

origami for an upcoming contest at the spouse’s

brunch.

Gina Teipner, left, and Marianne Duffin

enjoyed visiting during the brunch.

Special thanks to this year’s Tournament Hosts:Larry Archibald Vice President-Exploration ConocoPhillipsBruce Culpepper Executive Vice President HR Shell Upstream AmericasChuck Davidson Chairman and CEO Noble EnergyBill Dooley Senior Vice President ENI PetroleumNeil Duffin President ExxonMobil DevelopmentAlan Hirshberg Vice President ExxonMobil DevelopmentJohn Kelly Vice President, Gulf of Mexico El Paso E&PBarry McMahan President Seneca ResourcesChuck Meloy Vice President, Worldwide Operations Anadarko PetroleumRoger Pinkerton Gulf of Mexico Exploration Director Marathon Oil Corp.John Schiller Chairman and CEO Energy XXIScott Sigurdson Director, Global Drilling Excellence BPTony Vaughn Senior Vice President, Offshore Division Devon Energy Corp.Mike Walen Senior Vice President & COO Cabot Oil & GasDave Welch President, CEO and Director Stone Energy Corp.

Towel origami entries by LauraFread, left, and Shari Meloy.

Cindy Harris’ lobster towel.

Laura Fread was the

winner of the towel

origami competition,

and was awarded a

$200 gift certificate.

Career Fair attracts students,companies

A Career Fair held aboard the Ocean Star Nov. 17 attracted morethan 350 students from six Houston area high schools as well as 10 companies, associations and universities who provided informationabout offshore industry careers and degree programs leading to offshoreindustry careers.

Among the schools represented were Alief Hastings High Schoolwith 15 students; Wunsche High School (Spring ISD) with 56 stu-dents; Foster High School (Lamar Consolidated ISD) with 150 stu-dents, High School for Engineering Professionals with 68 students;Pasadena Memorial High School with 31 students; and Sam RayburnHigh School with 28 students. There also were seven walk-in studentswho attended the Fair.

Companies and organizations exhibiting at the Career Fair wereConocoPhillips; Devon Energy; Halliburton; National OilwellVarco; Noble Corp; Noble Energy; Schlumberger; Shell; Texas A&MUniversity; and University of Houston.

Drawings were held during the Fair for prizes including MP3

players and gift cards. Prizes included two $100 Visa gift cards donatedby OEC; an iPod Touch and JOTA MP3 player donated bySchlumberger; an EnviroBattery donated by ConocoPhillips; and two iPod Shuffles donated by Shell.


Just a few of the more than 350 students that attended the latest Career Fair aboard theOcean Star last Nov. 17.

Full schedule of workshops in 2010Offshore Energy Center has packed 2010 with 20 Project E3:

Expanding Energy Education workshops stretching from January tomid-December with dates that will accommodate nearly every teacher’sschedule. All workshops will be conducted on the Ocean Star inGalveston.

In addition to the workshops, participants will receive free admissionto the museum, a complimentary guided tour along with a light breakfast,lunch, the Project E3 Teacher Guide (a $35 value) and a travel stipenddepending upon availability. A $35 check along with the registrationform will hold your place at the workshop. The check will be returnedto you upon completion of the 7 hour workshop, which begins at 9:00 a.m. Each participant also will receive 6 CPE hours. Additionally,the workshops have been approved for 6 hours of TEEAC credit.Workshop participants also will be entitled to check out the KnowledgeBox or Playing with Petroleum Kit for up to a 30-day period to utilizein their classrooms at no charge.

For more informat ion about the workshops , v i s i twww.oceanstaroec.com or contact OEC Education Director DorisTomas at [email protected].

These workshops are being provided by the following program sponsors:

2010 Workshop Dates

AmericanAssociation of

Drilling Engineers(AADE)

BPBaker Hughes

ChevronFMC TechnologiesGlobal Industries

Noble EnergySuperior Energy

ServicesTidewater

Knowledge BoxGrades 6-12

February 20 July 15March 27 August 5April 17 September 25June 10 October 16

November 20

Playing With PetroleumGrades K-5

February 13 July 13March 6 August 3April 10 September 18June 8 October 2

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Full schedule of workshops in 2010Offshore Energy Center has packed 2010 with 20 Project E3:

Expanding Energy Education workshops stretching from January tomid-December with dates that will accommodate nearly every teacher’sschedule. All workshops will be conducted on the Ocean Star inGalveston.

In addition to the workshops, participants will receive free admissionto the museum, a complimentary guided tour along with a light breakfast,lunch, the Project E3 Teacher Guide (a $35 value) and a travel stipenddepending upon availability. A $35 check along with the registrationform will hold your place at the workshop. The check will be returnedto you upon completion of the 7 hour workshop, which begins at 9:00 a.m. Each participant also will receive 6 CPE hours. Additionally,the workshops have been approved for 6 hours of TEEAC credit.Workshop participants also will be entitled to check out the KnowledgeBox or Playing with Petroleum Kit for up to a 30-day period to utilizein their classrooms at no charge.

For more informat ion about the workshops , v i s i twww.oceanstaroec.com or contact OEC Education Director DorisTomas at [email protected].

These workshops are being provided by the following program sponsors:

2010 Workshop Dates

Educational programs toexpand statewide in 2010

In 2009, OEC formed a partnership with the Foundationfor Energy Education, an affiliate of the Texas Alliance ofEnergy Producers, to expand energy education in schools acrossTexas. This effort builds on the OEC’s already successful programs.

Initially, the partnership is focusing on expanding usage of theMobile Offshore Learning Unit (MOLU) in six areas of Texas:Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Tyler/Kilgore,and Wichita Falls. In conjunction with the MOLU visits in theseareas, teacher workshops will be held to increase participation ofelementary and secondary teachers in the OEC’s Project E3:Expanding Energy Education. Also as a feature of the partnership,in the first year, Project E3 workshops will be presented in four areas:Beaumont/Port Arthur, Bryan/College Station, Corpus Christi, andWaco.

The MOLU visits and the workshops will be offered to theteachers in these locations free of charge.

The target dates for the MOLU visits and workshops are: Abilene – January Tyler/Kilgore – September

Dallas/Ft. Worth – February Amarillo – OctoberWichita Falls/Graham – March San Antonio – November

The target dates for the workshops are:

Beaumont/Port Arthur – June Waco – JulyCorpus Christi – June Bryan/College Station – August

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OEC was extremely busy during the fourth quarter attending conferencesthroughout Texas and the Houston area disseminating information aboutOEC’s education outreach programs including workshops and the MobileOffshore Learning Unit (MOLU). OEC conducted workshops at some of theconferences as well as being one of the exhibitors.

OEC representatives attended a conference in Frisco, Texas, Oct. 25-27 sponsored bythe Texas Association for Supervision andCurriculum Development(ASCD). OEC featured itsMOLU, Knowledge Box andPlaying with Petroleum Kit.OEC’s primary goal was togather names for possibleMOLU visits in areas definedby the Foundation forEnergy Education, withwhich OEC has partnered to present workshops andMOLU visits around Texas.OEC Education DirectorDoris Tomas collectednames o f p r i nc ipa l s , assistant superintendents,science curriculum directors and teachers.

“We have had a few calls from them hoping their schools will be put onthe list for a visit,” Doris said.

OEC also exhibited at the Annual Regional Science Teacher Conferencesponsored by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) inGalveston on Oct. 17. A mini-workshop was conducted by Nina Corley, anOEC trained facilitator, also manned the OEC booth with Executive DirectorSandra Mourton. The conference was attended by Houston and Galvestonarea teachers. A drawing was held at theconference for a free MOLU visit to the winning teacher’s school. MeganMarshall, a teacher from Friendswood,won the free visit, which was held onDec.11.

OEC conducted a workshop at theTAME (Texas Alliance for Minorities inEngineering) conference Dec. 4-5 at theSheraton hotel in Houston. Despite thefreezing temperatures and a rare Houstonsnowfall, 19 brave teachers from HoustonISD and Fort Bend ISD attended. The workshop was facilitated by EducationDirector Doris Tomas.

TAME’s vision is that every K-12 student has the educational experience necessary to pursue a career in science, technology, engineeringand math (STEM). The alliance works toward that mission by creating partnerships among educators, industry, government and families, implement classroom and extracurricular programs and activities, focus onpopulations that remain under-represented in STEM, and promote the

diversity in STEM careers.OEC also exhibited at CAST (Conference for the

Advancement of Science Teaching), which is theScience Teachers Association of Texas’ (STAT) annualmeeting that was held at Moody Gardens in Galvestonthis year. Staffing the booth were OEC EducationDirector Doris Tomas, Executive Director SandraMourton, OEC Project Coordinator Linda Yancy andTrina Claire, Programs Manager for the Ocean Star.

Workshop information was providedto attendees. Names and addresses ofschools outside the Houston area wereobtained from the conference attendeesfor future MOLU visits that will be fundedby the Foundation for EnergyEducation. In addition to the partnershipwith the Foundation, Apache Corp. willfund future MOLU visits to a school in2010.

OEC extremely busy with workshops, exhibitions and conferences

Education OutreachEducation Outreach

Teachers at a mini-workshop conducted by Nina Corley at the AnnualRegional Science Teacher Conference sponsored by UTMB construct amodel of an offshore platform to test its strength.

Teachers attending the Texas Association forSupervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) inFrisco, Texas, received a “mood” pencil along withworkshop and MOLU information from OEC.

Ocean Star Programs Manager Trina Claire, second from left, and Linda Yancy, OEC Project Coordinator, second from right, visit with teachers attending theConference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) in Galveston.

Sponsorships are available for the 2010 speakerseries. Sponsors receive a premium table for 10, admittancefor two persons to the VIP reception with the speakersprior to the luncheon, and recognition on event signage,the OEC website and in The Star. The 2010 sponsorsinclude Apache Corp., BJ Services Company, Chevron,Devon Energy, J. Ray McDermott, Schlumberger,Shell and Stone Energy. For additional informationabout becoming a sponsor, please contact Offshore EnergyCenter at 281-679-8040.


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Feb. 13 Family Day on the Ocean Star – Types of Rigs

March 1 20th Annual Golf TournamentChampions/Cypress Golf CourseContact OEC at 281-679-8040

March 10 Executive Speaker Series – Petroleum ClubContact OEC at 281-679-8040

March 13 Family Day on the Ocean Star – Bird Migration

April 10 Family Day on the Ocean Star – Islands of Life

April 29 Executive Speaker Series – Petroleum Club

July 29 Executive Speaker Series – Petroleum Club

Sept 25 Ocean Star GalaWestin Galleria HotelSandy Cazemier at Events Plus at 713-686-4845,or via email at [email protected]

Oct. 28 Executive Speaker Series – Petroleum Club

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 6220,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

James L. PayneChairman & CEO

Shona Energy Co. LLC

Vice ChairmanElizabeth “Libby” Cheney

Head of Safety, Environmental& Sustainable Development

Shell Upstream Americas

Immediate Past ChairmanDavid H. Welch

President, CEO & DirectorStone Energy

Edward J. (Ed) Carey, Sr.Managing Director

John L. Wortham & Son

David CarmonyVice President

Drilling, Production,Construction Engineering

Gulf Coast RegionApache Corporation

William E. (Bill) ChilesCEO, President

Bristow Group Inc.

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

Robert DrummondVice President, Gulf Coast

Schlumberger

Hubert L. (Hugh) ElkinsChairman,

Hall of Fame Committee

Richard G. Ghiselin, PEQittitut Consulting, LLC

Darrell E. HollekVice President, Gulf of MexicoOperations and Development

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Kerr Johnston Vice President,

Drilling & ProductionConocoPhillips

Karin C. Loftin, Ph.D.Galveston Community

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

David RussellExecutive Vice President

Rowan Companies

Dr. Malcolm SharplesOffshore Risk &

Technology Consulting

Sherry StephensPresident

PESA

Stephen P. Thurston Vice President

Chevron North AmericaExploration and

Production Company

Dana WeberR&D Technical

Chairman,OEC SOCIETY

Bill YostVice President

Global Executive SalesBJ Services Company

Peter A. ZwartCFO, Commercial

Gulf of Mexico SPUBP

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 Senior Vice President & COO

Seahawk Drilling Inc.

Vice Chairman/PR & MarketingJohn T. Gremp

Executive Vice PresidentFMC Technologies

OEC Staff

Chairmen Emeritus

2010 Board Of DirectorsChairman

Tony D. VaughnSenior Vice President

Offshore Division - Devon Energy

Lisa LisinicchiaOperations Director, Ocean Star

Ed HenkelSite Manager, Ocean Star

Margi PetersonGift Shop Manager, Ocean Star

Trina ClairePrograms Manager, Ocean Star

Sandra MourtonExecutive Director

Viann BonoanAdministrative Coordinator

Doris TomasEducation Director

Linda YancyProject Coordinator

Peggy ColeDevelopment Director

Don W. StaplesAccounting Manager

Chad Deaton

Executive Speaker Series, Continued from page 1

This year’s tournament will be held March 1 at the Champions/Cypress Golf Course with registration and lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. and a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start. Entry in the tournament will befoursomes only with a limit of 36 teams. The $4,000 entry fee includes golf,luncheon, tee prizes, buffet dinner and trophies. Awards, recognition, prizesand dinner will immediately follow the tournament.

In addition to team sponsors, the following sponsorship opportunities are available:

For more information please contact Sandra Mourton, OECExecutive Director, at 281-679-8040.

Green Fees - $10,000

Dinner - $5,000

Luncheon - $2,500

Beverage - $2,500

Golf Cart - $2,500

Trophy - $2,500

Corporate - $500

Proximity Prize – Prizes to be donated

20th Annual Golf Tournament, Continued from page 1

SecretaryRoger P. Pinkerton

Director, Gulf of Mexico ExplorationMarathon Oil Corporation

2009 edition of ocean star gala enjoyed by all new oec board members offshore energy

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