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

Galveston IslandTel: 409.766.STAR

www.oceanstaroec.com

ABS has been a loyal participant of the OEC Annual GolfTournament for 25 years. This photo from the first tourna-ment in 1990 was contributed by Bill Sember. See pages

4-7 for more golf photos including the 2015 ABS team.

In a ceremony at the end of a

tour, the NationalDefense University

InternationalFellows presented

their Ocean Starguide with one of

these coins. See page 8.

The Ocean Star

Offshore Drilling

rig Museum

in all its glory!

See page 10.

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Tom Ayers is Chief Operating Officer,Offshore Business Unitwith Technip USA, Inc. TomAyers has more than twentyyears of experience as aproven leader possessingstrong project executionand business management

experience in the oil and gas industry. In his currentposition he is responsible for the Engineering,Project Management and Fabrication businessunits supporting Technip’s offshore business inNorth America, as well as the Pori Finland fabrication yard, which fabricates floating structures for the offshore market.

Previously, Tom was Vice President ofOffshore Projects within Technip Group (July 2012-October 2013) and was responsible for the overallproject execution for EPC projects from the HSES,Quality, Financial, and Schedule perspective. Priorto that, Tom served as Vice President of BusinessDevelopment, Onshore and Offshore, for TechnipOceanea in Perth, Western Australia (January2011-July 2012) where he was responsible for allcommercial, tendering, and select operations forthe Onshore and Offshore Business Unit. Tom previously held the position of Vice President ofTopsides and Fixed Platforms within Technip’sNorth America Region (2008-2011) and prior tothat, Project Manager / Project Engineer (1998-2008).

Tom earned a Masters of Science inMechanical Engineering from Texas A&M Universityin College Station, Texas, and a Bachelor ofScience in Engineering from Baylor University inWaco, Texas. He is a Registered ProfessionalEngineer in the State of Texas, and is a GOSSTROIof Russia Certified Engineer (non-active).

Prior to Technip, Tom held various projectpositions with Duke Energy (1993-1998) in thePipeline Capital Projects group.

Terry B. Bonno is Senior Vice President,Marketing for TransoceanLtd. Before being named to her current position in2011, Terry served as VicePresident, Marketing, and

previously, as Director, Marketing North and SouthAmerica Unit (AMU), which covers the U.S. Gulf ofMexico, Canada, Trinidad and Brazil. She brings 33years of industry experience, including 17 yearswith Global Marine Inc. and Applied DrillingTechnology Inc., two subsidiaries of GlobalSantaFeCorporation that were assumed in a 2007 mergerwith the company. Additionally, she spent two yearswith R&B Falcon Corporation's Turnkey Group asDirector of Marketing and Contracts.

Terry has spent 14 years at Transocean,where she has served in various managementpositions in accounting, corporate planning andmarketing, including as Manager Sales andContracts Turnkey, Manager Asset Sales andSenior Sales Representative North America. She also served as a Marketing Manager in thecompany's Europe and Africa Unit (EAU).

Terry is a director of NOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW),a spin-off of the distribution business of NationalOilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV). She is a CertifiedPublic Accountant and holds a Bachelor's degreein Business Administration - Accounting fromStephen F. Austin State University.

LellanyConaway will represent a foundingorganization, Society ofProfessional Woman inPetroleum (SPWP) for atwo –year term. Lellany ispresently a Sales Manager

with Den-Con Tool Company and is no stranger tothe Oilfield Industry, having spent 28 years withVarcoBJ, she held several positions within thatcompany, but mostly as District Sales Managertraveling to Mexico and South America. She wasone of the first women in sales in the typicallymale-oriented oil industry to achieve this position.

Professional affiliations include faithful member of the Society of Professional Women inPetroleum (SPWP) since almost the inception of thegroup in 1981, Federation of Houston ProfessionalWomen (FHPW), American Association of DrillingContractors (AADE), International Association ofDrilling Contractors (IADC), Charter member of theOcean Star, Oilfield Helping Hands (OHH), OilfieldChristian Fellowship (OCF), and is presently on theboard of directors for the American Petroleum

Institute (API – Houston Chapter). Lellany also volunteers her time at the Texas Oilman's CharityInvitational Fishing Tournament (TOCIFT).

In 1992 Lellany was honored with a “Womanof Excellence Award” by the Federation of HoustonProfessional Women. Lellany was born inGuantanamo, Cuba and attended LakelandCommunity College in Ohio.

Chris Kendall is Senior Vice President,Global Operations Serviceswith Noble Energy, Inc.Chris possesses more than26 years of E&P experiencein domestic and interna-tional engineering, project

management, and operations. Mr. Kendall wasnamed Senior Vice President, Global OperationsServices at Noble Energy in October 2014. Prior to his current position, Mr. Kendall held seniormanagement positions in Noble’s Gulf of Mexico,Eastern Mediterranean and South American businesses. Before joining Noble, he served in various Project Management and Engineering rolesat ExxonMobil and Mobil Oil. Mr. Kendall received aBachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil) from theColorado School of Mines in 1988.

Simon W.Johnson is currently Senior VicePresident, Marketing &Contracts with NobleCorporation. Simon wasnamed Sen i o r V i c ePresident - Marketing and

Contracts effective March 1st, 2014. Simon joinedNoble Corporation in 2010 and most recentlyserved as Vice President - Marketing (Europe,Africa and Middle East). He is responsible for leading the development and execution of the company’s commercial strategy. He has heldnumerous international marketing roles inAberdeen, Perth, Singapore and Geneva over thepast 16 years. His early career was spent offshoreand in shore base operations roles. Simon joinedthe OEC Board in 2014.

OEC welcomes new Board of Directors

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OEC NewsOEC NewsRichard Lynch is Senior Vice President,Drilling, Completions andDevelopments for HessCorporation, a leadingglobal independent energycompany engaged in theexploration and production

of crude oil and natural gas. Lynch, who joined Hess in April 2014, has

extensive experience in all aspects of well delivery,major projects and asset management in a rangeof geologic basins located in North America,Southeast Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, WestAfrica, the North Sea, Azerbaijan, Australia andBrazil. He is responsible for all drilling, completionsand development projects worldwide and drivingfunctional excellence through standards, processes,technology and talent management. He also serveson the company’s Operations and ExecutiveCommittee.

Prior to joining Hess, Lynch spent 34 yearswith BP and ARCO, most recently as VicePresident, Global Wells Organization where he wasresponsible for the safe, compliant and reliabledelivery of all upstream activities associated withdrilling, completions, interventions and wellboreintegrity.

Richard holds a bachelor’s degree inPetroleum Engineering from the University ofWyoming.

Victor Obediah is President and CEO ofTOTAL E&P New Ventures(International), a U.S.-based affiliate of TOTAL.Victor joined TOTAL Groupin 1995 as Vice Presidentof Business Development

with the U.S. E&P affiliate. Prior to his currentassignment, he joined the Worldwide New Ventures& Assets Management group in Paris in 1998actively participating in the FINA an ELF Aquitaineacquisitions.

Mr. Obadiah’s career in the energy industryencompasses domestic and international operational and executive managerial responsibili-ties. Mr. Obadiah began his career with Conoco(now ConocoPhillips) serving in various domesticand international engineering, operational andmanagement positions. He later joined as

Executive Vice President MCO Resources Inc.; a publicly-traded independent oil, gas and geothermal company. Mr. Obadiah continued in thesame capacity post-merger with UMC PetroleumCorp. He later served as Managing Director andChief Operating Officer of a private-equity funded, independent oil & gas acquisition and producingcompany.

Mr. Obadiah is a member of the Society ofPetroleum Engineers; American PetroleumInstitute; the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce;the Houston Producers Forum and the Associationof International Petroleum Negotiators where heserved on its Board of Directors. He served on theBoard of Trustees at AWTY International School andcurrently serves on the Advisory Board of theCenter for International Studies at the University ofSt. Thomas.

Mr. Obadiah holds a B.S. degree in PetroleumEngineering from Louisiana State University and arecipient of the Fulbright Fellowship. Sponsored byConoco, he completed the Executive ManagementMBA program at the Graduate Business School ofthe University of Texas at Austin. He is a RegisteredProfessional Engineer in Texas.

Tom Teipner is the Vice President forNorth America Offshorewith Schlumberger. A 32-year ve teran o fSchlumberger, Tom holdsa Bachelor’s degree inGeological Engineering

from the University of Nevada, Reno. He started hiscareer with Schlumberger in Wireline as a fieldengineer and has since held numerous operationsmanagement positions throughout the UnitedStates, India, Middle East and Europe. In 2004 hebecame QHSE and Operations Support Managerfor the Wireline group located in Paris. In 2007 hewas appointed VP and Global Account Director andassumed his current position as Vice PresidentNorth America Offshore based in Houston, Texas in2012, where he oversees Schlumberger’s offshorebusiness activities in the US Gulf of Mexico, AtlanticEastern Canada and Alaska. Tom was previously aTrustee on the board of the American GeosciencesInstitute and is currently on the board for theCenter of Offshore Safety.

Speaker Series continues April 23

T h e n e x tOEC Execut iveS p e a k e r S e r i e sLuncheon is April23 at the PetroleumClub located in theTotal Building at1201 Loui s ianaStreet. The speaker,John D. Schiller, hasbeen the Chairman,President & ChiefExecutive Officer

since Energy XXI’s inception in 2005. John built Energy XXI with an “acquire

and exploit” strategy leading to six acquisitionstotaling over $5 billion, the most recent beingthe $2.3 billion acquisition of EPL Oil & GasHe was recognized in 2014 as Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

John’s career spans more than 30 years inthe oil and gas industry beginning withSuperior Oil and later joining BurlingtonResources where he held various positions.John’s distinguished career has included VicePresident, Exploration and Development, forDevon Energy; Executive Vice President,Exploration and Production, for OceanEnergy, Inc.; and Senior Vice President ofOperations of Seagull Energy.

John currently serves on numerousboards, including the Houston Alley Theatre,Escape Family Resource Center, the NationalOcean Industries Association, and the 12thMan Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a registered professional engineer, a chartermember and past Chairman of the PetroleumEngineering Industry Board, and serves on theLook College of Engineering Advisory Councilat Texas A&M University. John graduated withhonors from Texas A&M with a Bachelor ofScience in Petroleum Engineering in 1981, andwas inducted into the Texas A&M HaroldVance Department of Petroleum Engineering’sAcademy of Distinguished Graduates in 2008.

Luncheons begin at 11:30 a.m. with registration and networking. Tickets are $50per person or $500 for a table of ten. Sponsorsfor 2015 are Anadarko, Apache, Chevron,Hercules Offshore, Schlumberger, Shell,Transocean, and Whitney Bank. Sponsorshipsare still available. If you are interested in beinga sponsor, please contact Peggy Cole or DaniKnigge at 281-679-8040 for more details.

Mark your calendars for the remainingdates: July 28 and October 29. Speakers are stillbeing confirmed for those dates.

John D. Schiller

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OEC’s 25th Annual Golf Tournament

Overcast skies on March 2 didn’t dampen the spirits ofthe 18 teams who came together at the 25th Annual OECGolf Tournament on the Cypress Course at ChampionsGolf Club. The golf tournament is the OEC’s longest-running fundraising event and benefits the OffshoreEnergy Center’s work onboard the Ocean Star OffshoreDrilling Rig Museum in Galveston.

Paul Baker with W&T Offshore chaired this year’sevent. Committee members include Mike Moore, LTEnergy Services; Elmer Reed, Select Energy Services; MikeNesmith, Shelf Drilling Holdings, and Ted Ryan, RyanEnterprises.

Special thanks to our sponsors Lunch: LLOG Exploration Golf Cart Sponsor: FMC Technologies Photography: Neil Duffin

GOLD CORPORATE SPONSORShelf Drilling Holdings

SILVER CORPORATE SPONSORSTechnip

This year’s teams were from…ABS

AnadarkoBaker Hughes/Sembmarine

ChevronDiamond Offshore Drilling

Distribution NOWEnergy XXIExxonMobil

FMC TechnologiesFranks International

MTGNational Oilwell VarcoNoble Drilling Corp.

OECSchlumberger

ShellTidewater

Wildwell Control

OEC 2015 Annual Golf TournamentOEC 2015 Annual Golf TournamentDoor Prizes:One-night stay with brunch at Hotel Galvez –

sponsored by Mitchell Historic Propertiesand won by Alayna Steinman, Distribution NOW

Grand Prize: Thank you to Rudy Casaly and Lufthansa fortheir continued support for 24 years of the OEC Golf Tournament.

Round trip tickets for two to any European destination – and won by Larry Dougherty, Distribution NOW

Proximity Prize Sponsors and Winners:W&T Offshore – Closest to Hole #8 – won by David Church, Dart Energy Services

W&T Offshore – Closest to Hole #2 – won by Jeff Matthew, FMC Technologies

LT Energy Services – Longest Drive – won by Brett Scarber, Spartan Structures

The tournament winners were:

Champion Low Gross – Energy XXI team with a score of 68.Tim SmithJohn LeBeauGrant PribilskiDavid Church, Dart Energy Services

Runner-Up Low Gross – National Oilwell Varco with a score of 70.Sid LabbeJimmy GuilloryMark Pye Steve Carroll, Oasis

Champion Low Net – Anadarko’s team with a score of 55.Darrel HollekAaron Wade Matthew PeloquinSteve Echman

Runner-Up Low Net – MTG’s Team with a score of 56.Brett Scarber, Spartan StructuresTim Thompson, T-RexJack Newberry, TAM InternationalTed Ryan, Ryan Enterprises

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Frank’s International team included Tommy LeBlanc, Brady Austin,Troy Carlisle and Ken Roane with Sabine Storage.

National Oilwell Varco won second place

low gross with a score of 70. Team members

included Sid Labbe, Jimmy Guillory, Mark Pye,

and Steve Carroll with Oasis.

Ted Ryan presents a door prize

to D-Now’sAlayna

Steinman

A score of 56 earned second place low net for the MTG team. Members included Brett Scarber with Spartan Structures, Tim Thompson with T-Rex,

Jack Newberry with TAM International, and Ted Ryan with Ryan Enterprises.

The Low Gross winners with a score of 68 went to the Energy XXI

team consisting of Tim Smith, John LeBeau, Grant Pribilski and

David Church with Dart Energy Services.

ABS team included

Dorren

McQuillan,WilliamSember, Rick Hall

and ChrisCaswell.

D-NOW’sLarry

Doughertyreceives the

grand prize oftwo round-trip

tickets onLufthansa

GermanAirlines.

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The team for Noble Drilling Corp. included Bodley Thornton, MikeMcCleod, Ronald Lee and Eddie Doré with Nexen Energy Services USA.

Trophies awarded to the winners at the 25th Annual Golf Tournament.

Diamond Offshore team members included Bill Brossman and Jake Shelton, ThomRoller with Apache Corporation, and Keith Caldwell with Murphy Oil Corporation.

Distribution Now’s team was made up of Bobby Chance,

Alayna Steinman, Elizabeth Stephens and Larry Dougherty.

Chevron’steam

consisted of Erik

Davidsen,Craig Barker,Richard and

Ellen Venotzy.

OEC Chairman Neil Duffin headed the ExxonMobil team. Joining Neil were

Pat Reinert, Richard Rush and Sam Brown with Hess Corporation.

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Wildwell Control’s Tim Richardson captained the team and was joined

by Brad Smolen, BP; Perry Hill, BP; and Jim Hosford, Chevron.

Shell’s Mike Walker captained the team which included

Bill Barkhouse, SEG; Steve Barrett, FMC Technologies; and

Leonard Hale, Gulf Copper Energy Services.

The Tidewaterteam included

MattMancheski,

Chris Orth andTom Wilson.

Schlumberger’s Tom Teipner led his team that included Duncan Robinson, Bill

Daugherty with Deep Gulf, and Larry Tolleson with Renaissance Offshore.

Sembmarine and baker Hughes joined forces to make up their

team: Bill Yost, Baker Hughes; Ron Ivy, Castex Energy; Nico

Vanderworm, Sembmaine SSP; and John Jondle, BP.

OEC’s teamwas Rudy

Casaly withLufthansa

GermanAirlines, MikeNesmith withShelf Drilling,

and TomWachs with

Weatherford.

FMC teammembersincluded

JustinWhitehead

and JeffMatthews;and Kwee

Choong Seeand Fitzerald

Ain with Shell.

PE3 workshops move into Pennsylvania In early February, two very enthusiastic individuals left the ice and snow in

Pennsylvania to come to Houston to receive personalized training on the OffshoreEnergy Center’s Project E3: Expanding Energy Education curriculum guide. BilldesRosiers, external affairs coordinator for Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, and MelissaTurlip, president, Junior Achievement of NEPA, Inc., JA Mericle Family Center forEnterprise Education, spent three days with Doris Tomas, OEC’s education directorand Joy Sloan, OEC’s education programs assistant to learn about the PE3 workshops.

Melissa first learned about the OEC’s education programs when she attendedHouston’s Energy Day in October and met Donna Wheeler, the OEC’s MOLU manager. Donna explained the three initiatives of the Offshore Energy Center toMelissa and thus began the relationship.

Through the generosity of Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation, Bill and Melissa traveled to Houston to learn as much as possible about the PE3 workshops and theMobile Oilfield Learning Unit (MOLU). Their training consisted of hands-on exerciseswith many of the 50 activities in the PE3 guide and a visit to the Ocean Star OffshoreDrilling Rig Museum.

After the three-day intensive study, they headed back to Pennsylvania ready to offerworkshops on the OEC’s behalf. The OEC has provided them with a Playing withPetroleum Kit and Knowledge Box as well as PE3 guides for their participants. OnMarch 6, the Bill and Melissa “Road Show” held their first workshop for 24 teachers in the Susquehanna County region. The teacher participants responded with great reviews of the program and are anxious to have the MOLU in their schools.

Melissa and Bill are in the process of arranging visits for 20 schools in seven Pennsylvania counties including: Susquehanna, Wyoming,Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Lycoming, and Dauphin. These visits will potentially impact more than 4,000 students.

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Cabot’s Bill desRosiers and Junior Achievement’s Melissa Turlipleft the ice and snow to train with the OEC in order to present theOEC’s programs in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Education OutreachEducation Outreach

Both MOLUs continue to roll The success of and demand for the Mobile Oilfield Learning Units (MOLU) continues to grow, not only within Texas but in other states as well.

Both units are booked through the end of the school year with very few openings. If you are interested in a MOLU visit, now or next school year,please act quickly as the spaces are limited. Contact Donna Wheeler at 281.544.2963 or email at dwheeler@oceanstaroec.com.

Visits during the spring semester included:

• CHEVRON: Funded one Cypress Fairbanks ISD school visit

• CONOCOPHILLIPS: Funded five visits in the Houston area.

• SCHLUMBERGER: Funded two visits to Harding Elementary and Shirley Lane Elementary Schools in Bakersfield, CA

• AERA: funded a visit at West Park Center in Ventura, CA

• CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION: Funded a visit to Richland Junior High in Shafter, CA

• ENERGY PARTNER’S FUND: Funded 11 visits in California. The cities included were Santa Maria, Lompoc, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Diego.

• HESS: Funded one visit in the Houston ISD

Future visits already in the works or scheduled include:

• CHEVRON: 18 Cy-Fair ISD school visits

• HALLIBURTON FOUNDATION: A week in the Rio Grande Valley

• JAMES AND TERESA DAY FOUNDATION: Three visits in the Fort Bend ISD for school year 2015-2016. (The Foundation is also sponsoring a teacher workshop.) Perhaps two young men are discovering the joys of being an engineer.

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Kudos for Teacher workshops The OEC continues to enjoy success with its Project E3:

Expanding Energy Education workshops. In the first quarter of2015, 16 workshops have been held including four for giftedand talented. According to numbers submitted by the 243teachers who attended these workshops, 24,632 students willpotentially be impacted in one year.

The OEC offers three versions of the PE3 workshops: • PE3 featuring the Knowledge Box

• PE3featuring the Playing with Petroleum Kit

• Gifted and Talented workshops featuring either the

Knowledge Box or the Playing with Petroleum Kit

Dates remaining for workshops featuring the Knowledge Boxare:

Workshops featuring the Playing with Petroleum Kit are:

Recent workshops generated wonderful responses fromteachers. Here are just two of them.

“I recently attended an AMAZING Energy workshop at theOcean Star Offshore Energy Center and would love to borrowthe Offshore Energy Center Box. … Thank you for this AWE-SOME opportunity” – Cynthia Hilton, 4th grade Writing / Science,Longfellow Elementary. Alvin ISD

“Thank you very much for providing us with such a wonderfulworkshop on Saturday… I truly learned a lot while having agood time with others. Covering all of the learning styles andcross curricular activities as you did was fantastic. I have agreater appreciation for the oil industry more than ever beforeafter having attended your workshop…Thank you ever somuch!” – Clay Barnett, Our Lady of Lourdes, Hitchcock, Texas

OEC participates in “Mind Trekkers” at San Jacinto College

The Offshore Energy Center was invited to participate in the MichiganTechnological University’s Mind Trekkers Event held March 12 -13 at SanJacinto College’s Central campus. OEC’s Doris Tomas, Peggy Cole, TrinaClaire and Donna Wheeler led literally thousands of students in activities– either in making a polymer (better known as slime to the kids) and micro-fossil rubbings.

Thursday evening was open to the public and although activities wereavailable and utilized, there was more time for discussions about the OceanStar Museum.

Approximately 8,000 sixth graders from area schools participatedincluding LaPorte, Deer Park, Channelview, Galena Park, Sheldon andPasadena.

Michigan Technological University’s Mind Trekkers is a traveling festivalthat uses hands-on activities to encourage learning and exploration ofSTEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. MindTrekkers STEM Road Shows bring the WOW! of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to the hands and minds of K-12 studentsunder the inspirational guidance of the Mind Trekkers team consisting ofundergrad and graduate students.

In the program, Michigan Tech student volunteers demonstrate scientific principles in an appealing way using hands-on activities. The target audience for the program is middle and high school students. MindTrekkers events take place in a non-traditional atmosphere similar to a carnival in which all of the activities relate to STEM. The Mind Trekkersteam members act as role models and near-peer mentors as they help students define their interests and aptitudes in these high-energy events fullof activities lasting between 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

Three early arrivals get the jumpon the crowds.

Galena Park ISD students are verypleased with their “slime.”

OEC’s Donna Wheeler andTrina Claire “man” the booth.

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Teacher workshop in Baton Rouge

In January of every year, a group of similarly dressed men andwomen arrive at the museum, their notable demeanor bringingattention to them from walk-in guests. Although dressed the same,upon closer inspection, one can find hints in the form of ties andlapel pins that demon-strate a pride in whoand from where eachof the 70 people in thegroup come. Thesedistinguished men andwomen are part ofNational DefenseUniversity’s (NDU)I n t e r n a t i o n a lFellowship programin Washington, D.C.,whose v i s i t to theOcean Star is consis-tently a highlight oftheir trip to Texas.

The Fellows consist of senior military officers representing 64 different countries, speaking 59 differentlanguages, and their main purpose is to learn about varioussocial, political, and economic aspects of the countrythrough visiting businesses, government institutions, universities, and cultural sites. To do this, they must firstbe invited to participate in the year-long Master’s programat NDU, either in the National War College (NWC) or theEisenhower School (ES), by the Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff. During their year in the United States, the Fellowsmeet with high level military, government, and private industry leaders, and they visit 24 states as part of an extensive Field Studiesportion of their program.

Because the Fellows are in the United States for one year, NDUhopes that they gain a broader understanding of the United States

outside of Washington, D.C., and visiting Texas exposes them to aunique aspects of American culture, economics, and government.Their trip to Texas is focused mainly on energy issues and security inthe U.S., and they visit the Ocean Star (Galveston), Johnson Space

Center (Houston), Lockheed Martin (Houston),the Sixth Floor Museum (Dallas), and the FortWorth Stock Show and Rodeo to meet their edu-cational goals. In Houston, the Fellows meet withexecutives from various petroleum companies, soa visit to the Ocean Star Museum allows them togain a basic understanding of the oil and gasindustry, and put their meetings with executivesinto context.

In all, NDU, the Fellows, and the countlesspeople involved in making their program on site

and in the field asuccess, mutuallylearn much fromtheir interactionsthroughout theyear. Multipleopportunities tolearn about theFellows’ culturesthrough holidayc e l e b r a t i o n s , i n t e r n a t i o n a llunches, and travel,undoubtedly result

in a myriad of stories, moments, and laughter shared by the Fellows,and the Ocean Star is glad and proud to consistently be part of the program’s ongoing commitment to learning about the social,political, and economic facets of Texas, and how we contribute to theoverall culture in the United States.

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High climber, Joshua Crippen, All Star I&E,prepares to ascend the derrick!

Ocean Star welcomes senior military officersBy Trina Claire, Programs Manager, Ocean Star

Rig lights up the night David Russell, OEC’s Vice

Chairman of Operations, recently heldan informal meeting with members ofthe OEC staff and several companies tohave a “Life Extension Inspection andDiscussion” for the Ocean Star.

One immediate point of discussionwas the lighting on the derrick. KenStolte, Vice President, All Star I&E,volunteered to donate replacement andinstallation of lighting on the OceanStar. This work has been completed andnow the rig truly lights up the night.

The group of Fellows arriving at the museum.

Museum Docent Jordan Ward describes the use of the Heavy Lift Vessel.

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Conference Room The museum conference room, with a capacity of 24, is available for rental

daily from 9 am to 5 pm. The room includes audio-visual equipment for presentations using a laptop, DVD, or VHS. We also have a slide and overheadprojector, easel and flip chart. If you have specific questions regarding presentation equipment, please feel free to contact us prior to making a reservation or your event.

Rental Fee $500 Deposit $200

HAVE YOUR NEXT EVENT OFFSHORE!Entire Rig

All three levels of the museum, accommodatingup to 500, are available to rent for evening eventssuch as dinners, receptions, weddings, familyreunions, and dances. The rig is available from 6 pm (after 7 pm during the summer) to 12 midnight.The conference room is not included in this rental.

Rental Fee (Sun – Thurs) $750Rental Fee (Fri - Sat) $950Deposit $350

A deposit and signed contract are required tohold a reservation.

Third Floor The third floor of the museum, with a capacity of 65 is available for

luncheon rentals Monday through Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. A publicaddress system is included for making speeches or presenting awards.

Rental Fee $500 Deposit $200

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April 11 Family Day – Islands of Life Ocean Star

April 18 Playing with Petroleum Workshop

Ocean StarApril 23 Executive Speaker Series Luncheon

Featuring John Schiller - Petroleum ClubApril 25 Knowledge Box Workshop

Ocean StarMay 9 Family Day – Playing with Petroleum

Ocean StarJune 13 Family Day – Rocks and Fossils

Ocean Star June 16 Playing with Petroleum Workshop

Ocean StarJune 18 Knowledge Box Workshop

Ocean Star

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 oec@oceanstaroec.com.

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Burt A. AdamsPresident & CEO

OGRS, LLC

Les Mallory, Jr.Managing Partner

Quixote Cattle Company

Homer H. HersheyChairman, Main Energy

David H. WelchChairman, President & CEO

Stone Energy Corp.

Elizabeth“Libby” Cheney

PrincipalTRIO, LLC

Vice ChairmanDonald “Don” Jacobsen

Vice President Wells, Arctic &Industry/Regulatory AffairsShell International E & P

Immediate Past ChairmanRoger P. Pinkerton

PresidentR. Pinkerton Consulting, LP

Tom Ayers Chief Operating OfficerOffshore Business Unit

Technip USA, Inc.

William N. (Bill) Barkhouse Director of Geophysics – S.E.G.

(Chairman – Hall of Fame)

Steve BarrettDirector, Global Subsea Product Lines

FMC Technologies

Terry B. BonnoSenior Vice President, Marketing

Transocean Ltd.

Edward J. Carey, Sr.Senior Risk Management Specialist

EOG Resources

Lellany ConawayDen-Con Tool Company

(Founding Organization – S.P.W.P.)

Richard G. Ghiselin, PEQittitut Consulting, LLC

Scott GuttermanPresident and CEO

LLOG, Inc.

Leonard HaleVice President

Gulf Copper Energy Services

Jocelyn “Joy” HallCommunications & Organizational

Change Mgmt Lead ConocoPhillips

(Chairman, OEC SOCIETY)

Darrell E. HollekSenior Vice President

Deepwater Americas, OperationsAnadarko Petroleum Corporation

Simon W. JohnsonSenior Vice President

Marketing & ContractsNoble Corporation

Chris KendallSenior Vice President

Global Operations ServicesNoble Energy, Inc.

Jody LarriviereVice-President & Treasurer

LFFCO

T.M. “Mitch” LittleVice President, Int’l & Offshore

Production OperationsMarathon Oil Corporation

Cory L. LoegeringRegion Vice President - Deepwater

Apache Deepwater LLC

Randall Luthi President

National Ocean IndustriesAssociation (NOIA)

Richard LynchSr. Vice President Drilling,

Completions & Developments Hess Corporation

Merrill A. (Pete) Miller, Jr.Executive ChairmanDistribution NOW

Mark MonroeVice President, Client Relations

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

Jason NyeSr. Vice President, DPNA US Offshore

Statoil

Victor ObadiahPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Total E&P New Ventures, Inc.

Glenn D. Schaaf Vice President, Wells and Marine

ConocoPhillips

Dr. Malcolm SharplesOffshore Risk & Technology Consulting

Tom Teipner ice President North America Offshore

Schlumberger

Stephen P. Thurston Vice President, Deepwater

Exploration & Projects SBUChevron North America E&P Americas

Vice Chairman/DevelopmentTed J. Ryan

PresidentRyan Enterprises

Vice Chairman/Education OutreachGalen Cobb

Vice President, Industry RelationsHalliburton

Vice Chairman/Exhibits & ProgramsJeffrey “Jeff” A. Gorski

Executive Vice President & ChiefOperations Officer

Tidewater, Inc.

Vice Chairman/FinanceRoger P. Pinkerton

PresidentR. Pinkerton Consulting, LP

Vice Chairman/OperationsDavid Russell

ChairmanLoadmaster Derrick & Equipment, Inc.

Vice Chairman/PR & MarketingBill Yost

Director, Executive SalesBaker Hughes

OEC Staff

Chairmen Emeritus

2015 Board Of DirectorsChairman

Neil DuffinPresident, ExxonMobil Development

Lisa LisinicchiaOperations Director, Ocean Star

Ed HenkelSite Manager, Ocean Star

Margi PetersonGift Shop Manager, Ocean Star

Trina ClairePrograms Manager, Ocean Star

Sandra MourtonExecutive Director

Dani KniggeAdministrative Coordinator

Doris TomasEducation Director

Linda YancyProject Coordinator

Peggy ColeMarketing & Development Director

Denise BeranAccounting Manager

SecretaryRobert E. “Bob” Warren

Baclenna, Inc.

Lynn Paulsen is thenewest member of the OECteam. She joined the MOLUteam in the fall of 2014. Shehas also been an OEC facilita-tor since 2008. Lynn is recentlyretired from Katy ISD as a highschool science teacher where she taught biology, aquatic science,environmental systems, and advanced placement environmentalscience.

She and her husband, Will, have three children, all grownand with families of their own. The most recent additions toher family are a first grand daughter, and their first grandson.That makes two grandchildren in one year! Spending timewith family and friends brings her the most joy. Lynn and Willlove the outdoors and enjoy the family farm, their horses,cows, chickens, dogs She also accompanies her husband onhunting trips in south Texas when possible. They are lookingforward to the “big” trip this summer to South Africa.

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