W.R. Laws Elected To Executive VP At Geosource
Geosource Inc., Houston, Texas, recently announced its board of directors has elected William R. Laws to the position of executive vice president. He will have corporate operating responsibility for the company's operations which serve the petroleum exploration, petroleum development and electronics markets.
Mr. Laws joined Geosource in 1976 as vice president-Operations and became president and general manager of the Exploration Services Division in 1976. He was named senior vice president-Operations in August 1979.
Prior to joining Geosource, Mr.
Laws held senior management and operating p o s i t i o n s with Dresser Industries for more than 13 years and with Schlumberger for eight years. He has extensive worldwide experience in geophysical, wireline and well servicing businesses. He served with the U.S. Air Force and is a graduate of West Texas State University.
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- MarAd Study Predicts Big Fuel Savings For Sail Assisted Ships page: 6
- Dr. P.W. Murrill Elected To Tidewater Board page: 7
- Hitachi Zosen Delivers Products Carrier To Panamanian Owner page: 8
- Matson Orders Econics Fuel Optimizers—Reports 3.5% Savings In Fuel page: 8
- Sun Ship Jumboizing 'Lurline' Using Unique "Reverse Launch" page: 8
- Wronowski Fleet Adds First Boat With Cummins KTA-3067M Engines page: 10
- Promet Launches Offshore Supply Vessel For Jackson Marine page: 10
- Big IOT Petroleum Barge Launched At Galveston Shipbuilding page: 12
- SNAME Northern California Section Hears Paper On "Dejumboizing page: 12
- Mobil Orders Sperry Advanced Navigation System For The 'Mobile Search' page: 13
- B&W Delivers Second Panamax Bulker-14 More On Order page: 14
- Promet W i l l Build The First Of Its Kind Of Rig For Elf page: 16
- G l o b a l M a r i n e Oil A n d Gas Unit Names Hatcher President page: 16
- First Saudi-Owned Shipping Company Gets First Vessel page: 18
- Anastasio Elected President Of Marine Concrete Structures page: 18
- C.T. Palo Appointed Marine Superintendent For McAllister-Philadelphia page: 18
- New Catalog Available From WABCO Describes Marine Control Valves page: 18
- McDermott Unit Renamed —Earles And Foster Appointed Senior VPs page: 19
- Electric Propulsion Systems Discussed At SNAME Chesapeake Section page: 20
- New Lifting Technique Lowers Costs In Construction Of Drilling Rigs page: 20
- Far East-Levingston To Build Drillship For Global Marine page: 21
- PROPELLERS '81 page: 22
- T A N O A w a r d e d $1.9-Million Contract By B I W Yard For A u t o m a t i o n Systems page: 24
- Texaco Names Dubuisson To N e w Offshore Post page: 24
- NICOR Expands Offshore Fleet With Acquisition Of Two Additional Companies page: 26
- Grant Hagen Joins Designers & Planners page: 26
- ASNE Delaware Valley Chapter Holds Meeting At Philadelphia Naval Base page: 28
- Admiral D.G. Iselin Joins Raymond Unit page: 28
- Hitachi Completes Combination Cargo Carrier For Galleon Shipping page: 30
- Penco To Market Showa's Fuel Mixing System page: 31
- Global And Japanese Firm Jointly Offer Offshore Production Systems page: 31
- IHI Delivers Japan's Biggest Helicopter Destroyer page: 33
- Sail Systems For Commercial Ships Could Cut Fuel Costs 30% —Literature Available page: 33
- New Brochure On Hoists, Winches And Mooring Systems Offered By Skagit page: 38
- Nuclear-Powered Sub 'Houston' Launched At Newport News Yard page: 39
- Main Iron Works Delivers Alco-Powered 'Karen Ann' To Corpus Christi Marine Services page: 39
- Designers & Planners Completes Replacement Study On Alaska Ferry page: 40
- Fireboat Design Contract To Nickum & Spaulding page: 42
- GM-Powered Towboat 'Jeanie-K' Delivered By Riverway Shipyard page: 42
- Penco Appointed U.S. Agent For Bremer Vulcan page: 42
- DeJong & Associates To Design New Tug Series For Corps Of Engineers page: 44
- Bailey Reorganizes Miami Operations—Paul Gausted Appointed Vice President page: 44
- New Worldwide Service Company Formed By Racal-Decca Group page: 45
- Van Dawark Appointed President Of Dillingham Maritime Division page: 45
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- Brochure And Technical Data Sheets Describe ZF Marine Gears page: 46
- Admiral Fugaro Named Senior Vice President Of Great Lakes Towing page: 46
- Two Power Plant Barges For The Philippines Completed By Hitachi page: 47
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- MarAd Approves Title XI On Five Beker Vessels page: 48
- Racker And Vincent Named Assistant Vice Presidents At Lykes Bros. Steamship page: 48
- Levingston Lays Keel For First Jackup Rig For Noble Drilling page: 49
- W.R. Laws Elected To Executive VP At Geosource page: 49
- Sause Bros. Barge-Building Facility In Coos Bay Nearing Completion page: 50
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- Sixth Supply Boat Delivered To Marsea Marine By Halter page: 51
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- N&SA Names Stumbo And Hagemann Vice Presidents page: 53
- Braden Offers New Series Of Improved Winches- Literature Available page: 53
- Two Double-Hull Bunkering Barges Delivered By Nashville Bridge page: 66
- Cummins-Powered 110-Foot 'Comet7 Delivered To Shippen Marine page: 66
