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Editor’s Column

Colloquy

Nina Rach

Sheikh Ahmed granted KOC a 75-year

Marking the years concession.

in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and the mong the notable industry mile- 75 years ago, in 1939, the Iraq

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Fisheries and Marine Institute of stones in 2014, organizations Petroleum Co. (IPC) established the Abu

Memorial University of Newfoundland, commemorated signi? cant anniversaries Dhabi Petroleum Co. Ltd. (ADPC) to hold now celebrates 50 years (www.mi50.ca) and acknowledged not just survival, but its Abu Dhabi concession.

40 years of North Sea operations: growth. 70 years ago, in 1944, California-

Aquatic Engineering and Construction Sesquicentennial! – 2014 is the 150th Arabian Standard Oil Co., a joint venture

Ltd., an Acteon company. anniversary of the Foundation Det of Socal and Texaco, changed its name to 40 years: SPE Aberdeen section. Norske Veritas (DNV) and 1 year since its Arabian-American Oil Co. (Aramco).

30 years Gulf of Suez production: merger with Germanischer Lloyd (GL). 60 years ago, in 1954, Standard Oil of

RWE Dea has produced over 640mmbo Centennial! — 2014 marks the 100th Indiana merged with Pan American to from the nearshore Ras Fanar, Zeit Bay anniversary of the adoption of the form American Oil Co. (Amoco).

and Ras Budran ? elds since 1984. ? rst-ever international maritime safety Also in 1954, the Zapata Offshore Oil Co. 30 years in the US: VAM USA LLC treaty. The Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) was formed by Bill Liedtke, John Overby, supplies premium threaded connections. Convention in 1914 was a direct response and George Bush (and consolidated into 25 years international marine service: to the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The Pennzoil only 9 years later).

C-MAR Group was founded in 1989. current SOLAS Convention was adopted Across the pond in 1954, the Anglo-

IHS recognizes the 25-year anniversary 40 years ago and the next will be in 2024. Iranian Oil Co. Ltd. was renamed British of the IMO ship numbering scheme. 100-year anniversary: ExxonMobil’s Petroleum. , in 1959, a explora- 10 years: England’s ProeonSystems Equipment Builder Group, techni- 55 years ago tion joint venture between Shell cal experts and engineers who work has designed, installed, and commission- and Esso, called N.V. Nederlandse with original equipment manufacturers ing control and safety systems.

Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), discov- (OEMs) to optimize industrial machinery.

Big Oil – remember when ered the Groningen gas ? elds in the

Total has worked in Angola for 60

Netherlands.

years. It has twice received OTC’s 135 years ago, in 1879, the Paci? c

Coast Oil Co. was established, and later Distinguished Achievement Award for Also in 1959, the Texas Oil Co. pur- (1906) consolidated to Standard Oil of Companies for major projects in Block chased the Paragon group of companies

California (Socal). 17: Girassol (2003) and Paz? or (2013). and adopted the name “Texaco.” 125 years ago, In 1889, Standard Oil The National Academy of Engineering 50 years ago, in 1964, Petroleum (Indiana) was founded as subsidiary of (NAE) has been “celebrating 50 years of Exploration, Inc., and Altair Oil and Gas

Standard Oil Trust. engineering leadership and service” in merged to form Mesa Petroleum Co.

90 years ago, in 1924, the French the US this year. 45 years ago, in 1969, BP gave up its

Compagnie Francaise Des Petroles (CFP) 50 years: Petroleum Exploration leases in Alaska, in exchange for 25% was founded, and assumed the French Society of Great Britain (PESGB). Read equity in Standard Oil Co. of Ohio shares of Turkish Petroleum Co. more in the May 2014 issue of OE. (Sohio).

80 years ago, in 1934, Anglo-Iranian In January 1964, the College 40 years ago, in 1974, Enterprise de and Gulf Oil Corp. established Kuwait of Fisheries, Navigation, Marine Recherches et d’Activities Petrolieres

Oil Co. as a 50-50 joint venture, and Engineering and Electronics opened (ERAP) began onshore and offshore exploration in Iran. Two years later, it changed its name to Elf Aquitaine Group.

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