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SECOND QUARTER 2012

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Education Outreach 6

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How do you push a stick through a balloon withoutpopping it? These teachers know the trick, thanksto OEC's Facilitators Conference held aboard theOcean Star. For more information on this and other workshop opportunities, see page 6.

Ocean StarOffshore Drilling Rig and MuseumPier 19, Harborside Drive at 20th Street

Galveston IslandTel: 409.766.STAR www.oceanstaroec.com

Phase 2 of the Ocean Star renovation,which focused on the Ocean Star's derrick,

included performing maintenance andcleaning out unnecessary equipment.

More Ocean Star news begins on page 3.

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Industry Salute to Internsset for July 11

The 2012 edition of the Industry Salute toInterns will be held July 11 at the Westin HoustonHotel, Memorial City. Master of Ceremonies this year will be Libby Cheney , Global VP,Environment, Health, Safety and SocialResponsibility for HESS Corporation. The full-dayseminar is designed especially for summer interns tothe oil and gas industry to motivate, educate andentertain the industry’s future members. Last year168 interns gathered to hear speakers, including apanel session and keynote speaker.

The day will begin with registration at10:00 a.m.with the morning session running from 10:30 -11:30 followed by a buffet lunch. The afternoonsession runs from 12:30 - 4:45, followed by a receptionand networking opportunity with professional association exhibitors from 4:45-5:30.

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OEC Annual InvitationalFishing Tournament

The annual fishing tournament will beheld Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11 and 12 in Galveston. Registration begins Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Ocean Star located on 20th Street and Harborside Drive (Pier 19) in Galveston. Pre-tournament festivities run until 9:00 p.m., including refreshments and time to tour the Ocean Star, and dinner at 6:30 plus a live auction anddoor prize drawings.

The tournament will begin Friday morning 30 minutes before sunrise with weigh-inat 3:00 p.m. followed by dinner, more door prize drawings and the awards ceremony. A continental breakfast in the dining tent will be served before beginning the day’s fishingin Galveston Bay. A spouse’s brunch will be at 10:30 a.m.

Jumping on the Billy Pugh basket atthis year’s OffshoreTechnologyConference are, from left, Janet Hughes,AdministrationCoordinator; Doris Tomas,Education Director;Lisa Lisinicchia,Ocean StarOperations Director,and OEC Executive DirectorSandra Mourton.

2012 Hall of Fame inductees namedThe Ocean Star Gala is scheduled for September 22 at the Westin Galleria Hotel.

Preceding the Gala is the Industry Pioneer Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Thisyear four Industry Pioneers and three Pioneering Technologies will be inducted. IndustryPioneers are T.S. Stoneman, Wagner Freire, Myron Rodrigue and Benton Baugh.

The Pioneering Technologies are Drill Floor Mechanization, Steel CatenaryRisers and Horizontal Multiphase Flow. The people and companies who developedthese technologies will be recognized and honored.

Next Executive SpeakerSeries luncheon on July 25

The third of OEC’s 2012 Executive SpeakerSeries luncheon is set for July 25 at the PetroleumClub in downtown Houston. The luncheon beginsat 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 fora table of 10.

This year’s sponsors are Anadarko, Apache,Atkins, Baker Hughes, Chevron, ConocoPhillips,Hercules Offshore, Schlumberger, Shell,Transocean, and Weatherford. Sponsors receive apremium table for 10 for each luncheon, admit-tance for two persons to a VIP reception with thespeakers prior to the luncheon, and recognition onevent signage, the OEC website and in The Star.Contact OEC at 281-679-8040 for information.

The final Executive Speaker Series luncheon isscheduled for October 24.


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Ocean Star NewsOcean Star NewsOcean Star celebrates 15th anniversary

The Ocean Star celebrated its 15th anniversary April 20 with areception and new exhibit ribbon cutting attended by about 100people. The museum’s newest exhibit describes the contributions ofoffshore landmen to the offshore oil and gas industry.

OEC Chairman Roger Pinkerton with Marathon Oil Companyopened the celebration, presenting some of the highlights in the rig’s15 years as an education center for the industry, and recognizing several OEC board members attending the celebration. Among theattendees were Bruce Culpepper, Dick Ghiselin, ChairmanEmeritus Homer Hershey, Leonard Hale with Gulf Copper, CoryLoegering, Ted Ryan, Patty Murphy with Hercules attending forJohn Rynd, and Wade Wilkins attending for Robert Drummond

of Schlumberger. Roger madespecial mention of Leonard’sand his company’s contribu-tions to the rig’s renovationand maintenance,

OEC Executive DirectorSandra Mourton recognizedthe contr ibut ions of theOcean Star staff including itslongest employees, MargiPeterson, Gift Shop Manager,and Bessie Ramirez, AssistantGif t Shop Manager. She complimented their work inmaking the gift shop betterthan ever fo l lowing thedestruction of the shop during Hurricane Ike. She noted that thisquarter was the gift shop’s best in terms of sales.

Sandra also recognized Lisa Lisinicchia, Ocean Star’sOperations Director, for making the running of the education centerlook so easy as well as for her work organizing and developing newdisplays and activities. Sandra also discussed the Hall of Fame housedon the Ocean Star, OEC’s education outreach efforts headed by DorisTomas, Education Director, and the Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit(MOLU). She recognized Peggy Cole, development director, and

Janet Hughes, Administration Coordinator, for supporting OECthrough working with OEC sponsors and donors. Finally, and certainly not least, Sandra thanked Shell for their continuing support and for providing office space for OEC, and all the othercompanies and organizations for their continued support of theOEC’s programs and missions.

Lisa thanked the offshore industry for its support of OEC andOcean Star through donations, grants and donations of equipmentand displays. She noted that one of the organizations donating a display was going to cut the ribbon to officially open their exhibit,the OCS Advisory Board’s display about the contribution of land-men to the offshore industry. Leon Hirsch, Vice President, Land& Business Development for Woodside Energy (USA) Inc.explained the Board’s various roles. Most people know landmen

working for the onshore industry, pouring throughhundreds or thousands of files and documents to

learn who owns the lands to be leased. Theiroffshore counterparts act as advisors to theBureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM), provide the necessary forms to off-shore operators, conduct workshops, provide

scholarships, and support the Ocean Star.Hirsch introduced C. R. “Becky” Hardin, the Board’s

Chairwoman and Land Manager – Gulf of Mexico Shelf Region forApache, who discussed the exhibit and what people can learn fromit, and thanked some of the people involved in producing it. In afinal surprise, Becky presented Ocean Star with a $10,000 check tosignify the OCS Advisory Board’s ongoing support of the Ocean Starand its education outreach programs.

A ribbon cutting ceremony during the Ocean Star’s15th anniversary

celebration officially opened

the museum’snewest exhibitdescribing the

contributions of offshore landmen to the offshore oiland gas industry.

Becky Hardin, center, the OCS Advisory Board’s Chairwoman and Land Manager – Gulf of Mexico Shelf Region for Apache,discussed the new exhibit and what people can learn from it,

and thanked some of the people involved in producing it. OECExecutive Director Sandra Mourton, left, and Ocean Star

Operations Director Lisa Lisinicchia, right, were surprised whenBecky presented a $10,000 donation in support of the the

museum and its education outreach programs.

Some of the 100 or so people that attended the reception and ribbon cuttingcelebrating the Ocean Star’s 15 anniversary.



Ocean Star offers free admission to military personnel and their families

The Ocean Star announced the launch of BlueStar Museums, a collaboration among the NationalEndowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families,the Department of Defense and more than 1,500museums across America to offer free admission toall active duty military personnel and their familiesfrom Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012.Leadership support has been provided by MetLifeFoundation through Blue Star Families.

Ocean Star is the only Galveston museum to participate in the program. More than 1,500museums in all 50 states, the District of Columbia,Puerto Rico, and American Samoa are taking part in the initiative, including more than 300 newmuseums this year.

“This is both an opportunity to thank militaryfamilies for their service and sacrifice, as well as achance to create connections between museumsand these families that will continue throughout theyear,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman.

Lisa Lisinicchia, Ocean Star’s operationsdirector, said, “We are delighted to once again be aBlue Star Museum and glad to see the continualgrowth of this national program. While we alwayswant to honor our service men and women, providingsomething unique and experiential for their familiesis something we are proud to offer. The Ocean StarOffshore Drilling Rig Museum is one-of-a-kind, justlike our nation’s military, and hopefully we will helpcreate some unique memories.”

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Phase 2 of Ocean Star renovation completeThe Ocean Star’s rig floor was closed in February and re-opened at the end of

May while renovations and maintenance were performed on the derrick, whichincluded cleaning out equipment that was not required and that could be a fallinghazard, and removing 21,000 lbs of unnecessary steel during the process. Renovationand maintenance were performed by Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair, andspecial thanks goes to the company and Leonard Hale, Vice President, Operations,and an OEC Board member.

Kurt Hoffman, OEC’s Vice Chairman/Operations and OEC Board memberDavid Russell worked together to determine what equipment was necessary to beremoved from the derrick. Thanks to Rowan Companies who made a donation specifically for the derrick renovation. Thanks also to Loadmaster who inspected thederrick and also made recommendations toward the renovation while Gulf Copperremoved the unnecessary equipment. NOTE: Nothing was wrong with the derrick– it was and is safe. It was the removal of all unnecessary equipment that was performed.

In other outside exhibits, thanks to Schlumberger who renovated its wirelineunit on the deck including repainting the cabin, and also refurbishing the mud logging cabin, which also was repainted.

Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair’s barge is lifting the steel cut and removed from the Ocean star’s derrick at theend of the job, representing the end of Phase 2 of the museum’s renovation.

Ocean Star’s outreach goes globalSouth Korea’s version of public television, KDS, visited the Ocean Star in May during their development of a documentary for

students about the offshore oil and gas industry. The production crew visited the rig for a morning, filming various exhibits and equipment and interviewing Ocean Star Operations Director Lisa Lisinicchia about the industry.

Also, Lenz Works Production, which produces an Internet travel show, visited Galveston in May and included the Ocean Star inits feature about things to do while in Galveston. The museum was featured along with the Strand, Railroad Museum and the Pier 21Theater.

Additionally, Ocean Star Programs Manager Trina Claire has been in communication with the curator and research staff of theGeorge (H. W.) Bush Presidential Library in College Station, which is working on an exhibit about offshore drilling and PresidentBush’s participation in the industry. Bush was a founder of Zapata Offshore, which built one of the first jackup drilling rigs in the industry, the Scorpion, and also was involved in onshore drilling activities. Bush was inducted into the OEC’s Hall of Fame in 2001.



Ocean Star NewsOcean Star NewsOcean Star hosts 60 students from Norway

The Ocean Star recently hosted 60 high schoolstudents from Norway sponsored by theHouston/Galveston/Stavanger Sister City Society.The group also included 12 chaperones. The studentswere touring several countries and cities, and theOcean Star was one of their Galveston destinations.Local employees of ExxonMobil, Statoil andConocoPhillips were tour guides for the group onthe Ocean Star.

Ocean Star safety auditKim Parker with Hercules Offshore conducted a

pro bono safety audit of the Ocean Star in March andsent a report to OEC Executive Director SandraMourton. The report contained only minor recom-mendations such as replacing various signage. Aspecial thank you to John Rynd, CEO and Presidentof Hercules Offshore and OEC Board Member, forfacilitating the audit.

Some of the 60 high school students from Norway who toured the Ocean Star with volunteers from ExxonMobil,Statoil and ConocoPhillips.

A young boy fills out his Passport to Petroleum on the OceanStar. In written comments about the Ocean Star experience, a mother wrote, “Very informative. The Passport was great! (My son) loved finding the information.” She also wrote,“Excellent presentation of a complicated subject. Quite comfortable for all ages.”

FMC refurbished the subsea exhibit, which included replacing and adding new subsea trees to the model.

Trina Claire, Ocean Star Programs Manager, leads agroup of students from the British School of Houston.



Education OutreachEducation OutreachProject E3 Facilitators conference was held aboard the Ocean Star

A Project E 3: Expanding Energy Education Facilitators Conference was heldaboard the Ocean Star June 10 -12 with 11 teachers attending from regional collaboratives from as far away as Midland, Texarkana, Austin and the Rio GrandeValley. The conference was facilitated by OEC Education Director Doris Tomas andFacilitator Joy Sloan. The conferences are held annually with very limited atten-dance opportunities. The 2013 Facilitators Conference is scheduled for June 9 -11.

Participants reviewed the educational components in the Knowledge Box andthe Playing with Petroleum Kit. In addition to being qualified to facilitate workshopson behalf of OEC, upon completion of this conference, teachers are eligible toreceive 16 hours of CPE credit.

The conference is underwritten by its sponsors, however, attendees areexpected to pay their own travel expenses. OEC is exploring funding opportunitiesto help defray teachers’ travel expenses. Sponsors of this year’sconference were Baker Hughes, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips,FMC Technologies, Global Industries (now Technip), NobleEnergy, Superior Energy Services, and Tidewater.

Earth Science for the 21st Centuryconference set for August 9

Offshore Energy Center is conducting a one-day conference forSTEM teachers at the Westin Hotel, Memorial City in HoustonAugust 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The program will include:

■ Changes in national Earth Science Standards in 2013;■ Career opportunities in the oil and gas industry;■ The future of energy;■ Developing your personal energy policy:■ Environmental and safety issues;■ And more.

Teachers can earn six hours of CPE credit for attending theworkshop. Teachers also will benefit from actively participating inthe program and meeting with senior professionals in the oil and gasindustry, listening to outstanding presentations by speakers, and anetworking opportunity during a reception.

Among the featured speakers are Helge Haldorsen, VicePresident, Strategy for Statoil-Gulf of Mexico; Dr. Ann Benbow,

Education and Outreach Director at the American Geological Institute;Elizabeth Ames Jones, former Texas Railroad Commissioner; Dale Davis, Energy Economist; and T. J. Butler, MarketAnalyst. Teachers will have the opportunity to meet industry leadersin round table discussions and have access to the corporate sponsorsand organizations to help formulate a personal classroom energy policy.

Master of Ceremonies is Bill Barkhouse, Executive Director,American Geosciences Institute Foundation, which is one of the program’s sponsors. Chevron is the event’s major sponsor. The $250fee per teacher is being underwritten by the sponsors.

The program begins with registration from 8:00-8:30 a.m. withthe morning session from 8:30-11:30 followed by a staggered buffetlunch and a tour of OEC’s Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU).The afternoon session runs from 1:00- 4:45, which is followed by areception and networking until 5:30. Prizes are awarded throughoutthe day, with a grand prize awarded during the reception.

For more information, contact Linda Yancy, OEC Project Coordinator, at 281-679-8040 or by email at [email protected].

Teachers participating in the recent Facilitators Conference on the Ocean Starwere treated to nearly non-stop learning during the 2 ½ day event.

Workshops for teachers of gifted and talented students

To date a total of seven gifted and talented workshopshave been facilitated by the OEC. Two more workshops forteachers of gifted and talented students for grades 4-8 are setfor July 20 and August 3. The workshops are sponsored byConocoPhillips and Chevron.

They are free to attendees; however, a $35 refundabledeposit is required. Lunch is provided and each participantwill receive six hours of CPE credit. For information, contactOEC Education Director Doris Tomas at [email protected] or 281-544-2435. The attendees and presenters at this year’s Facilitators Conference.



OEC partners with Foundationfor Energy Education

OEC and the Foundation for Energy Education, an affiliate ofthe Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, formed a partnership toexpand OEC’s education outreach in schools across Texas. The partner-ship is focused on expanding usage of OEC’s Mobile Oilfield LearningUnit (MOLU) across the state.

The Foundation funded MOLU visits to the Rio Grande Valley inMay with more than 500 students experiencing the hands-on learningopportunity. In addition to the visits funded through the Foundation forEnergy Education, Keppel AmFELS provided a grant to host the MOLUat the Children’s Museum of Brownsville and at the Harmony ScienceAcademy. The MOLU will visit the Abilene, Amarillo and Wichita Fallsareas, which will conclude the Foundation visits for 2012.

As a part of the partnership, OEC has trained facilitators inFoundation-selected cities in order to increase participation of elementaryand secondary teachers in the Center’s Project E3: Expanding EnergyEducation workshops. The June conference included a teacher from theRio Grande Valley.

The MOLU is a traveling exhibit that features six, self-contained,kiosk-style learning centers with curriculum-based, hands-on activitiesabout energy and the technologies and sciences involved with the oiland natural gas industry. The MOLU is particularly geared to 5th gradestudents, since science, including energy, is a focus area for that schoolyear’s TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) test. However,the MOLU is also appropriate for other age groups. Curriculum for eachof the 24 activities in the MOLU is based on national and Texas statestandards (TEKS - Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills).

Offshore Technology ConferenceProvides Grant toOffshore Energy Center

OEC received a grant from the Offshore Technology Conference(OTC) to fund MOLU visits to five Houston area schools during theOffshore Technology Conference held April 30-May 4. The schoolsincluded McNeil in Richmond; Village School, ThompsonElementary and Klentzman Intermediate School in Houston; andPin Oak Middle School in Bellaire.

“It is quite an honor for our MOLU program to receive this grantfrom the OTC,” said Sandra Mourton, OEC’s Executive Director, whenshe learned about the grant. “It adds even more credibility to our alreadysuccessful and popular learning tool.”

“The OTC board is excited to sponsor this outstanding education-al program,” said Steve Balint, OTC chairman. “The Offshore EnergyCenter’s outreach program is a natural extension of the EnergyEducation Institute for teachers and students every year during OTC.Any way we can extend the reach to students and teachers only enrich-es our industry’s future.”

In other MOLU news, the traveling exhibit was displayed at theGeorge R. Brown Convention Center in Houston during the Shell EcoMarathon March 31, where hundreds of students had the opportunity torotate through the MOLU’s six kiosks. Additionally, it was displayed atthe STEM Camp held at Attucks Middle School, and the KIPP Intrepidfacility, both in Houston. Upcoming locations for the MOLU will includeSchlumberger’s Family Days at its Rosharon facility.

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July 11 Industry Salute to InternsWestin Hotel Memorial CitySandy Cazemier, [email protected]

July 25 Executive Speaker Series Luncheon

Aug. 9 Teacher ConferenceWestin Hotel Memorial City

Aug. 11 Family Day – Working Under Water

Sept. 8 Family Day – Life on a Rig

Sept. 22 Ocean Star GalaWestin Galleria HotelSandy Cazemier, [email protected]

Oct. 11-12 OEC Fishing Tournament

Oct 24 Executive Speaker Series Luncheon

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

Jerry Greenberg, Editor www.oceanstaroec.com

Burt A. AdamsOGRS, LLC

Les Mallory, Jr.Managing Partner

Quixote Cattle Company

Homer H. HersheyChairman, Main Energy

David H. WelchPresident, CEO & Director

Stone Energy Corp.

Vice ChairmanNeil Duffin

PresidentExxonMobil Development

Immediate Past ChairmanElizabeth “Libby” CheneyVice President, EHS & SR

HESS Corporation

William N. (Bill) Barkhouse Chairman

Society of Exploration GeophysicistsFoundation

Steve BarrettDirector, Global Subsea Product Lines

FMC Technologies

Edward J. Carey, Sr.Risk Management Specialist

EOG Resources

William E. (Bill) ChilesCEO, President

Bristow Group Inc.

Bruce CulpepperExecutive Vice PresidentHuman Resources and Regional Coordination

Shell Energy Resources Company

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

Hubert L. (Hugh) ElkinsRetired, National Oilwell Varco

(Chairman, Hall of Fame)

Richard G. Ghiselin, PEQittitut Consulting, LLC

Leonard HaleVice President, Operations

Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair

Darrell E. HollekVice President

Operations – Gulf of MexicoAnadarko Petroleum Corporation

Cory L. LoegeringRegion Vice President

Deepwater RegionApache

Randall Luthi President

National Ocean IndustriesAssociation (NOIA)

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

National Oilwell Varco

Mark MonroeVice President

Account Management & Mktg.Transocean

Andrew MytelkaManaging Partner

Greer, Herz & Adams LLP

David RussellPrime Drilling

John T. RyndChief Executive Officer and President

Hercules Offshore

G. D. (Glenn) Schaaf Vice President, Wells and Marine

ConocoPhillips

Dr. Malcolm SharplesOffshore Risk &

Technology Consulting

Stephen P. Thurston Vice President

Exploration/Projects SBUChevron North America

Alistair WarwickDirector – Oil & Gas

Atkins

Dana WeberR&D Technical

(Chairman, OEC SOCIETY)

Vice Chairman/DevelopmentTed J. Ryan

VP, Marketing & Industry RelationsSSP Offshore

Vice Chairman/Education OutreachGalen Cobb

Vice President, Industry RelationsHalliburton Company

Vice Chairman/Exhibits & ProgramsRobert Drummond

President, North America Schlumberger

Vice Chairman/FinanceDon Jacobsen

Senior Vice President Industry and Government Affairs

Noble Corporation

Vice Chairman/OperationsWilliam C. “Kurt” Hoffman

Vice Chairman/PR & MarketingBill Yost

VP, Executive SalesBaker Hughes

OEC Staff

Chairmen Emeritus

2012 Board Of DirectorsChairman

Roger P. PinkertonDirector, North America Onshore Exploration

Marathon Oil Corporation

Lisa LisinicchiaOperations Director, Ocean Star

Ed HenkelSite Manager, Ocean Star

Margi PetersonGift Shop Manager, Ocean Star

Trina ClairePrograms Manager, Ocean Star

Sandra MourtonExecutive Director

Janet HughesAdministrative Coordinator

Doris TomasEducation Director

Linda YancyProject Coordinator

Peggy ColeDevelopment Director

Don W. StaplesAccounting Manager

SecretaryRobert E. “Bob” Warren

Baclenna, Inc.

BLACK-TIE DINNER DANCEbenefiting the Offshore Energy Center

Saturday, September 22, 2012Westin Galleria – Plaza & Galleria Ballroom

5060 West Alabama, Houston, Texas

Offshore Pioneer Induction Ceremony and Reception – 6:30 p.m.Plaza Ballroom

Gala Reception – 7:30 p.m.Galleria Ballroom Foyer

Dinner and Dancing – 8:00 p.m.Galleria Ballroom

OCEAN STAR GALA CHAIRMAN

David E. Roberts, Jr.Marathon Oil Corporation

For ticket and sponsorship information call Sandy Cazemier -713-686-4845, [email protected]

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