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ITT Mackay Marine

Appoints E.A. Tucker

E.A. Tucker

The appointment of E.A. Tucker as sules representative Atlantic

Region was announced in Raleigh,

NX., by Edward A. Engebretson, general sales manager of ITT

Mackay Marine, a division of In- ternational Telephone and Tele- graph Corporation.

Mr. Tucker will be responsible for commercial and military sales.

Previously, he was with Technical

Materiel (Corporation in Mamaro- neck, N.Y., as assistant vice presi- dent. He is a commander, retired, of the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Tucker has an extensive background in U.S. military and

NATO communications systems.

Three Appointments

To Key Positions At

Zapata Exploration Co.

Zapata Exploration Companv (ZAPEX), Houston, Texas, re- cently named three men to key op- erational positions. Donald S. Hare is vice president, drilling and pro- duction ; Carle F. Sharp Jr., chief engineer; and Walter H. Speck- hard, chief geophysicist.

ZAPEX's drilling and produc- tion activities are managed by Mr.

Hare. Prior to joining ZAPEX, he was vice president-drilling and production with both Pauley Pe- troleum in Los Angeles, Calif., and

Belco Petroleum in Houston. He is a graduate of the University of

California at Berkeley, with a bachelor of science degree in pe- troleum engineering.

Mr. Sharp assists Mr. Hare, pro- viding engineering staff support and direction in drilling and pro- duction operations, particularly in the areas of planning, budgeting and economic analysis. Before joining ZAPEX, he was a private consultant in petroleum engineer- ing. Previously, he was associated for 16 years with Exxon Corpo- ration. He is a graduate of the

University of Texas, with a degree in petroleum engineering.

Mr. Speckhard brings an exten- sive background in geophysics to

ZAPEX. Prior to joining the com- pany, he worked as an independent consultant in all phases of explora- tory drilling ventures. Previously, he worked for eight years at Brit- ish American Oil Products Com- pany in an exploration manage- ment position. A graduate of the

University of North Dakota, with a bachelor of science degree, Mr.

Speckhard also holds an M.B.A. degree from the University oif

Houston.

Zapata Exploration Company, a publicly held subsidiary of Zapata

Corporation, was formed in 1972 and currently has interests in a total of 13 blocks totaling approxi- mately 14 million gross acres in the North Sea, offshore Sicily and offshore Malagasy.

Union Mechling Opens

New Houston Office

Union Mechling Corporation an- nounced that its Houston, Texas, sales office will now be located in the Park Tower South at 1333

West Loop South, in Suite 1174.

Staffing the office will be James

A. Casey, regional sales manager;

Dennis L. McColgin, assistant manager-sales, and Arch H. Sneed, who will specialize in heavy lift sales throughout Union Meohling's service area.

Handling operations will be dis- patchers Bruce A. Mechling and

Arthur St. John.

A subsidiary of Dravo Corpora- tion, Pittsburgh, Pa., Union Mech- ling provides barge transportation services on the Mississippi River

System and the Gulf Intracoastal

Waterway.

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