I.ate in the afternoon, the sunlight But this is not a run-of-the-mill off- work crews and to safeguard both man changes and the color of the sea shore platform. It is Platform Gilda, and the environment. changes with it. The gentle breezes big sister to Union Oil's Platform Gina Gina and Gilda are perhaps the that caressed the Santa Barbara Chan- which sits a few miles further to the most efficient offshore installations nel off the California coast all day have southeast. Both platforms-although found on the West Coast. They are the now intensified. Whitecaps like cotton producing in separate fields and differ- result of years of planning, countless puffs, appear on a pewter-colored sea ent in design-began production one tests and the investment of a consider- that was emerald-tinged only a few }rear ago and are prime examples of able amount of capital. minutes before. The land masses of the cleanliness and efficiency associ- Although Gilda is dwarfed in size Anacapa and Santa Cruz-two of the ated with today's state-of-the-art energy b}r some of the mammoth platforms fabled Channel Islands-begin to mist technology. found in the Gulf of Mexico, Cook over to the west, but the foothills of Gina and Gilda-rugged steel Inlet and the North Sea, it can accom- Ventura County in the east are still islands designed to tap energy located modate 96 wells, the largest such bathed in golden sunlight. deep beneath the sea-are soon capacity in the world. A few yards away a group of califor- expected to produce more than 11,000 The skeleton-like steel structure is nia sea lions keep a precarious hold to barrels of crude oil and 4 million one hearty platform. It tipped the a buoy and bark their complaints, as if cubic feet of natural gas per day. Peak scales at 2t200 tons at launch. With rate of 16,000 barrels per day from pilings, drilling and production decks ;er,opt:sa:ndgcg:n::rcpooT::Eosqthueali|:::lr Gilda is expected in 1985. added, Gilda weighs 6,200 tons. Like motors and pumps, that are the never- Offshore platforms are designed most of those working sculptures that ending symphony of any offshore oil- and constructed for a number of pur- producing platform. poses: to drill and produce from a Cranes load §upplie§ onto Gilda`§ worle number of wells that tap a given deck (LCF[) . Cre'n7s counect a belly tt) a deposit of energy resources; to house drill Strung. sit offshore, producing to quench civi- Gilda in 210. Both, however, tap oil near Oxnard. There, water produced lization's thirst for energy, it is secured reservoirs at less than 6,000 feet below from the fields is separated from the to the ocean floor by large pilings the bottom of the channel. oil and then returned back to the plat- driven deep into the subsoil. Twelve In time, exploratory work may be forms where the water is reinjected piles were used to anchor Gilda. performed, from Gilda, into the even into the reservoir. The platform has nearly one acre of deeper Monterey formation, some Following the separation process, deck space. According to richard C. 10,000 feet below the ocean floor. the crude oil from both platforms is Keller, former district production According to Richard S. Gillen, then sent into exisdng pipelines. Even- superintendent of the Oil and Gas regional production engineer, Oil and tually it joins the Torrey Canyon pipe- Division, Western Region, in Ventura, Gas Division, Western Region, CCWc are line system and it is transported to it currently has nine producing wells equipped to handle producdon from Union's Los Angeles Refinery. that yield 3,200 barrels of oil and I.8 the Montcrey, if there is any there." In due time, crude produced from million cubic feet of natural gas per Platforms, unfortunately, are only Gina and Gilda winds up as various day." the first step in the long and involved refined products serving the public's In contrast, Gina, the smaller of the process resultlng in usable energy in energy needs. two structures, has five producing today's world. Once production has wells and five injectors. Current been established, Union Oil project Operations are directed fron'i the control production is 4,000 barrels of crude personnel involved must find a way to roo772 (Top Left). Uac¢o7£ 'f wor4 Gofl)£ c¢7.- oil and 600 thousand cubic feet of bring the production to shore and 7tcf criow7f fo a"djioffl wor4 (Top Right). naural gas. e\Jentually to one of the company's Crews guide a drill through one Of Gina sits in 95 feet of water and refining centers. Natural gas from Gina Gilda'$ 96 well Slot§ (Bottom Lcpt) . The and Gilda is sold to a public utility. Mandalay Beach Separation facility han- That meant that a separation facility dles |]rodttction fi'om Gina and Gilda. had to be built on Mandalay Beach They are marvels of engineering oil per day and an average of 227,000 Board Tours and modem technology-and of all million cubic feet of natural gas. the varied Union Oil operations, off- Highlighting the tour was a visit to Offshore shore production platforms prove to the world's largest well capacity plat- be among the most interesting facili- form: Gilda, now producing from Facilities ties for visitors. Platform Gilda was no eight of its 96 well slots. exception when the company's board The directors boarded a Union of directors toured there late last crew boat for the 45-minute trip to the November. steel island in the Santa Barbara Chan- Union Oil and Gas Division West- nel. Enroute they inspected Gilda's sis- ern Region personnel were host to the Union Oil Company board of direc- g:spl:Tco;#;:a;nanTderE::n¥l:ndalay© tors meeting in Ventura, California, where a presentation of the company's west coast exploration and develop- ment activities were made. Both onshore and offshore produc- tion from Alaska and California and the other states making up the Western Region, yields 67,000 barrels of crude

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Picture a person sitting comfortably in the non-flammable, wide and re- clining seat of a contemporary jctliner. This person is perusing a newspaper produced only a few hours before with the aid of word processors, its type set by computers, the pictiires that illustrate the front page were trans- mitted via satellite from half way around the world. The headlines blare that another successful space shuttle mission has been completed. Matter Of factly, the weary passenger adjusts the ventilation system overhead, orders a drink distilled thousands of miles away and adjusts a stereo headseat that only a few years back would have been con- sidered revolndomry. What would aviation pioneers depicted in the preceding story have thought!) At alrfudcs undreamed by the Posts, Lindberghs, Earharts and Hughes , his jet streaks across the sky at a speed nearly the velocity of a .45 caliber bul- let-almost toying with the sound barrier. Our imaginary passenger dozes as barely audible engines lull him with a mournful hum. Even when fully alert, he probably gives little thought to the wonderful fuel that is currently pro- pelling the jet engines at some 20 odd thousand feet. But the rather easy and enjoyable journey would not be possible without the machines and fuel that have tuned today's flying machines into a reality from their early concepts on the drawing boards of aeronautical and refining engineers. A modcm commercial aircraft is. perhaps a quintessential example of two distinct industries-aeronautics and energy-cooperating to accom- plish difficult goals. For without jet fuel, today's jumbo jets would have been an idea that never left the ground. Industry-wide cooperative research programs, plus considerable invest- mcnt in refining hardware assure the quality product demanded by today's sophisticated ai rc raft. What is this liquid marvel that keeps the nation in the skies? According to Thomas 8. Williams, general superintendent of operations at Umon Oil's Los Angeles Refinery in Wilmington, Gal. "Jet fuel as used now is very close to kerosine in composi- don and must be produced under a rigid standard of regulations during the refining and pipeline operations." Presently, Union Oil's Los Angeles Refinery produces only what is known throughout the industry as Jet A, the most popular commercial turbine fuel in use today. Jet A is a kerosine-type geeiTeant38soaa#i5C6bbdoei:ir:gsrif,gelt has an extremely low freezing point and finds wide acceptance on high- altitude, long-distance flights where the fuel tcmpc.rature could be reduced to as low as 50 degrees below zero. These rigid specifications for the fuel were originally written by the

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11 The most important specifications dictate that jet fuel must have wide- range flow properties, it must be clean burning, and it must possess thermal stability. These ar,e all properties acquired during the long and complicated re- fining process that takes place within the confines of the refinery. Wide range flow properties: turbine fuel must be deliverable to the engine under a wide variety of operating con- ditions. Not only must the jet fuel not deteriorate under normal storage con- ditions, be non-corrosive and harmless to the fuel system, but it must have a sufficiently low freezing point to assure adequate flow at high altitudes where tank temperatures can be sub- zero. At the same time, the fuel must be thick enough to provide adequate lubrication to the fuel pumps, yet thin enough to give consistent fuel nozzle spray patterns. Clean burning: jet fuel must ignite and bum cleanly, with as large a heat release as possible. Ignition is, of course, controlled by the lowest boil- ing materials in the fuel. Significantly, {.clean burning" is related to the hydrocarbon composition of the fuel. Aromatics, the chicken-wire shaped benzene-ring hydrocarbons, do not burn cleanly in modem jet engines and tend to increase undesirable engine deposits. Moreover, aromatics burn in such a manner as to adversely affect the life of jet engine combustion chambers. Therefore, aromatics con- tent is reduced in the refining operation. At the same time, jet fuel must have a high heat content, because it is heat that is ultimately converted into power. Any reduction in heat content is accompanied by an increase in fuel consumption, with a corresponding loss of flying range. Thermal stability: according to .Wil- liams, thermal stability is perhaps the most important and delicate require- ment in the process of refining jet fuel. In many jet engines, the turbine fuel is used to cool the engine lubricating oil before it is burned. In today's jumbo jets, turbine fuel also has the addi- tional task of cooling the entire air- plane, including the air-conditioning load. The fuel, therefore, may reach temperatures of 300 to 400 degrees. Under these conditions the turbine fuel must also be stable enough as to avoid formation of undesirable depos- its in the engine's fuel system. These deposits may be likened to the varnish and gum that can form in automobile engines. They must be inhibited to assure long engine life. On a jet engine, these deposits can adversely affect heat transfer in heat exchangers and can plug fllters and screens in the fuel system. In a commercial aircraft, this situation might be a potential hazard. But how is jet fuel refined? According to David J. Maier, super- intendent of bulk operations at Union Oil's Los Angeles Refinery. the process is as delicate as it is complex. CCThc first step in refining Jet A fuel takes place in the refinery's Crude Distillation Unit where all the crude oil stream that results in a variety of products is originally processed;' Maier says., Two reflning streams from this large unit are destined to become jet fuel. Maier explains: CCThese streams, the diesel distillate and what we call the 3050 stream (a name given to distil-

::tne;ethbaet*::ena3:3T;nda:oboo,dlenggrees) are then sent into two Unionfiners. (Unionflning is a Union Oil innova- tion more technically known as cata- lytic hydrosulfurization.) Once there," Maier continues, Ccthe distillates undergo color improvement and sul- fur removal. While undergoing this step. naphtha-or gasoline-diesel and turbine fuel are separated." After passing the Union finer, two stocks of turbine fuel are then trans- ported to the Edeleanu Unit at the refinery where raffinate (low aromat- ics) and high aromatics are separated. "Raffinate, or low aromatics turbine stock, is what we in the refining indus- try call Jet A," Maier adds. Industry guidelines dictate that jet fuel have a maximum aromatic count of20. Currently, the fuel that "keeps 'em flyln' " must, in additlon, go through a rigid filtering system before it even reaches the tank farms at the various airports. There it undergoes still another filtering process before it is pumped into the tanks of an aircraft

Re:fueling today's commercial a;irline5 is but the final §te|) Of a large and complex refining process that originates at the refinerie§' crude blending units and ends at the va;rious atrpott terminals throughottt the Wie§term Region where Unto" O¢l's Jet A fuel is used ky rna;ny air cun^iers`

14 According to Williams, the Los Angelcs Refinery produces some 60 percent of union Oil's Western Region Jet A fuel each day. Union's Sam Fran- cisco Rcfinery produces the other 40 percent. The fuel from both refineries is transported via pipeline or tankers throughout the Western Region. {Cone must keep in mind that the heavy air traffic in today's skies must make fuel accessible to places that are out-of-the-way, but rely on air service," he says. So it is feasible that a flight from maybe Anchorage to Los Angeles, or even Chicago to London could be fueled with the results of that crude oil that is first inserted into one of Union's refineries crude distillation units. It is also reassuring to know that the imaginary passenger relaxing in the high-flying confines of a plush jumbo jet is protected on his trip by the most rigid standards of safety while at the same time enjoving the benefits of the best and latest refining and aeronauti- cal innovations. ® Fred L. Hanlay, Unwn O.l's I)resident and cliain'nan Of the board, addresses guests, riisitors a;nd dignita;rie§ who Oath- OA ered dunng the dedication Of the com- Pn;ny'S neujest geotherlnal Project on the DA shores Of calif iormia's Salton Sea lut Jam- ury` The project, Ha;ftley Said, "i§ a trib- ate to Union oil's geothermal staff who DO developed the nan technology that over- ca;me many obstacles." AD The Salton Sea in southern Califor- Here, the seemingly endless fields to the surface, heating the layers of nia is America's version of the Dead stretch in all directions, carpeting the rock above it. If these layers are water Sea in the Middle East. It is a relatively onetime desert with crops ranging saturated and have enough flow capac- small and shallow body of water situ- from lettuce to strawberries. ity, the heat energy can be captured by ated in what was considered one of the RIch alluvial topsoil is not the Impe- drilling wells and extracdng the hot most barren and inhospitable pieces of rial Valley's only natural asset, how- fluids. acreage in the southwest. If not for ever. Deep beneath its fertile fields, Union Oil Company is the world's modem methods of irrigation and the whims of nature have conspired to largest producer of geothermal energy, technologically advanced agricultural produce a large quantity of geother- supplying natural steam to power practices, little would grow here. mal energy-the natural heat of the more than I.5 million kilowatts of As it is, however, much of the land earth captured in fluids in rock forma- electrical generating capacity in the around the Salton Sea-a body of tions thousands of feet beneath the United States and the Philippines super saline-is highly producdve. carth's surface. alone. This area is known as the Imperial In a few areas around the world- Valley. the Philippines, parts of Japan, Hawaii, Hawaii, Indonesia and especially in California-the heat source, molten rock or {Cmagma:' lies relatively close Sulrounded ky farmlands, the Salton Sea geothermal |]roject Produces et2ottgli steun to power a plant capable Ofgener- ahng 10,000 kilowatts (a.bore) . Ohn D. White§ca;aver, district o|)erations manager Of the Geothery}'ial Division's lndio (fflces, explmins the intrtcacie5 Of the pro]ect's co"givo/ 7iooow fo (left to right) C¢7Tf/ Otte, President Of union's Geot:hermal Division; Fred L. Hartley; Cloyd P. ReeLq, President Of the Scie%ce and Technology Division a;nd R:ichard ]. Stegeme¢ei-, direc- tor a;nd §emor mce president (`r\g++c) . Wlntescarver g%ide§ Hutley throucflh gro#7zdr (facing page). The company's latest effort to wrest Union Oil and a long-time champion At Salton Sea, Union's wells pro- this natural energy from deep within of geothermal projects, once again duce sufficient geothermal energy to the earth was dedicated last January. It stressed the energy potential in this power a plant capable of generating is the 10,000 kilowatt Salton Sea Geo- partofCalifornia. 10,000 kilowatts. That is enough to thcrmal Electric Project, a major Calling the Imperial Valley the supply the electric needs of a commu- Ccsaudi Arabia of geothermal energy," technolotlcal advancement in the geo- nity of 9,200 persons. thermal energy field. he noted that the resources deep The design of the Salton Sea project The project, located at the southern beneath the surface at Imperial Valley incorporates improvements based on tip of the Salton Sea produces gco- are '`believed to be capable of power- the operating experience Union thermal energy from an underground ing more than three million kilowatts acquired at its nearby Brawley geother- reservoir using advance technology of electrical generating capacit}f' mal project. developed by Union Oil engineers Hartley said that Union persisted in Utilizing the fluids in the valley and scientists. developing the new technology to is not a new idea. "When we (Union During the dedication ceremonies- overcome the complicated problems Oil) drilled the first experimental attended by more than 400 guests unique to the Imperial Valley fluids. wells in this area some 20 years ago, from government and business-Fred These problems, the long-time wc discovered plenty of geothermal L. Hartley, chairman and president of nemesis of geothermal producers, include corrosion, scaling and injec- (Clock\\i`3e from top) : Oi;c7i¢// p;ow) a/ tion-well plugging problems arising the Project, l]igh-Pressure cry5talli2:er5, r7i5- from the high levels of dissolved sol- ittji.s ius|]ect the steam-prt]duciu.q f acilety. ids and salts in the fluids. Har¢ley reriierJi§ the neTlily dedicated cq_ eo- therma,l Project with William R. Gould, chainl!ian Of the boa;nd Of Southern Call fornia Edison (left) and Alan C. Furth, president Of the Southern Pacifec Com- Pa;ny, co-hosts Of the dedication ceremonies` energiv' Hartley said. "But it was con- Otte is the president of the Union Two separate activities occur in the tained in brines up to 10 times as salty Geothermal Divi sion. commercial development of a geo- as sea water. So corrosive were these But surmounting technological bar- thermal project-resource producdon hot, highly-saline fluids that ordinary riers is not enough, Hartley asserted. and electrical generation steps. To be economically feasible, Imperial In the case of the Salton Sea, Union pipesctMany literally other dissolved would-be on geothermal contact. Valle}J geothermal projects must be Oil is the resource producer. This energy producers, including some of expanded from 50`000 to 100,000 involves drilling and operating wells, the world's largest corporations, also kilowatt size. pipeline upkeep and other compo- tried these problems . . . they retreated This he warned, C{requires new nents of the producdon and injection in defeat, he added. 'It is a tribute to thinking and support by regulatory Systems. Carel Otte's staff in the Union Geo- agencies, particularly the California The steam is then transported by thermal division and the scientists and Public Utilities Commission. pipeline to the generating plant oper- engineers of the Union Science and "Specifically, decisions on projects ated by Southern California Edison Technology Division who persisted in using geothermal energy should not where it is used to spin the turbine developing the new technology that be based solely on short-term fluctua- generators. Remaining fluids arc overcame these obstacles here and at dons in fuel costs for conventional treated and injected back into the our Brawley installation further south?' power plants:' Hartley stressed. ttThc reservoir. decisions must also consider long- term benefits as well." ing in building floats, produced the =:.S SS #. E# Union Oil entry this year. The process begins early in the year, when prize winning designer Raul Rodriguez submits color renderings of. a handful of tentative ideas for Union Oil's approval. Once a design is agreed upon, Fiesta's crews begin construcdon. I-beam steel, angle iron and rein- forced steel pipes are welded to form a base around a truck chassis. Artists then bend and weld steel rods to out- line the enormous figures that rise from the chassis. The figures next are covered with chicken wire, screen, cloth and, finally, the plastic webbing onto which the blossoms will be glued. Fiesta's regular 15-member staff begins to grow at this point. Extra I.:i.?!iiui. employees are needed to help paint the floats with enough detail to pro- \ide a pattern for the flowers. Approximately 150 people are hired Athos, Portos and Aramis-the for the final, tedious task of gluing the sword-wielding Three Musketeers of speciall}J ordered flowers onto a float. Alexandre Dumas-blazed their way This five-da}r job is usually completed from 17 century France into 1983 on a only hours before the judging takes float sponsored by Union Oil Com- place and just before the floats are pany in the 94th Annual Tournament lined up for the New Year's Day of Roses Parade in Pasadcna. celebration. The flowery creation, entitled "All The bright blue sk}7 and nearl}r 70 for One-One for All;' \vas the com- degree temperature greeting parade pan}?s 54th entry in the traditlonal goers this year bore little resemblance pageant that welcomes each southern to the hurricane-force gales that swept California new year, this year with the through the southland early in theme C{Rejoice." December, toppling the 14-ton tent Every inch of the three larger- under which the Fiesta Floats crews than-life swashbucklers \vas covered \\'ere working. \vith chrysanthemums, carnations, Se\'eral of the 15 floats the company marigolds, dendrobium orchids constructed for the event, including and gladioli. Union Oil's entry, `vere damaged. Underneath their plumed hats was Workers scrambled to repair the floats hair fashioned from corn silk that in rime for the parade. turned from gold to red as it dried. Grand Marshall Merlin Olsen, tele- They held drawn swords-made from vision personality and former Ram silve.rleaf and eucalyptus leaves-in defensive lineman, led the colorful gallant defense of three live maidens. procession of floats through the Cascading vines of pink camellias downto\`Jn Pasadena streets. More than and roses draped an elegant French a million people lined the five and castle that \vas encircled by a moat one-half-mile route, some camping \vith a drawbridge. out da}rs in advance in order to get a Thousands of fresh flowers \`Jere good view of the parade. Millions paiiistakingly glued, one at a time, to more \`ratched at home as television the sculptures during the last five days satellites flashed images of the 60 of December, and kept fresh and beau- spectacular floats, regal equestrian tiful for the world famous parade. But units and spirited marching bands. ® the design and actual construction of the colorful float is a year-long process. . Fiesta Floats, a compan}r specializ- 1,r`:,c)

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Today, when many oil companies "lvhile the demand for automotive are reducing customer services, the service was growing steadil}r, the mum- Union 76 approach continues to buck ber of outlets that performed this type the trend. At Union, full servlce of \`rork was on the decline:' explains doesn't refer just to the gasoline Cla}r Wamock, marketing vice presi- pump, but to an ever-improving array dent, Western Region. "We knew that of customer offerings, such as credit ser`Jice stations had been steadily los- cards, quality dres, batteries, accesso- ing market share to specialty repair ries and automodve maintenance. shops and auto care departments of Union's car care training programs mass merchandisers. for dealers and their employees have •'Our very real concern \vas \`rhether long set the company apart from Union 76 dealers should remain in compedtion. the service business," Warnock adds. More than 20 years ago, Union's 'twhen \ve answered that affirmatively, pioneering Cerdfied Services program the next step was to assess Certified produced trained mechanics that cus- Senrices:' tomers could rely on. Working with the natlonal consult- Prior to Cerdfied Services, Union ing ser\ice of MCKinsey 8c Company, a Union group headed by Bruce Plantz, SLa:e;sv:`Ta:,r:fbi:Err:uosio?::srl::ry regional manager of automotive ser- bays) wiork.' Oil changes, lubes, and fan vices, spent nearly eight months evalu- belt replacements \vere as far as they ating trends in the automotive services went. Certified Services \vas initiated market, consumer needs and the com- in 1962 and quickly earned dealer and pany's ability to fulfill them. customer acceptance. The program "We idcntified the changes and \`ras updated annually. enhancements necessary to greatly Using teams of roving instructors, improve our current system:' Plantz who often travelled their territories ill notes, ttand we defined the means to stadon wagons full of gear, Union implement and maintain a revitalized conducted clinics around the country. auto care s\Jstem? To become certified, a mechanic had' ttFor its ame, Certified Services to pass written and performance tests \vas the best program available:' in the areas of tune-up, brakes, wheel Warnock says. ttBut we wanted to alignment and air conditioning. develop a new consumer-oriented Four years ago, Union undertook a approach that would give customers massive e\'aluation of its automotive confidence that the woi.k would be services program. The gro\`Jing com- done right:, plexity' of new car models, coupled with an increasingly negative public A PROTECH trainee Peifi)¢.1'l'is wheel perception of those who performed alignments ac the Umon Oil Training mechanical repairs, led the 76 Di\'i- Cecater in Pasadena, C alif ornia. sion's Western Region to an internal re\iew of its training programs and policies.

Thus was born the Western Region's PROTECH guaranteed automotive services program. This new concept involves a program of mechanic train- ing, testing and certification that is second to none. it has to 'be. Otherwise Union would not be able to offer its customers a no- nonsense money-back guarantee if they are dissatisfied with a PROTECH dealer's work. Union tested the program in San Diego in 1980. "The enthusiasm with which it was received by customers and dealers alike led to a full bore commitment to take PROTECH regi onwide? Warnock states. Because of the time and manpower involved in establishing area leaning centers and training sufficient dealers, Union introduced PROTECH on a market-by-market basis. The Pacific Northwest went on-line last spring and the Son Francisco Bay area last fall. Los Angeles dealers are now in-training at a new modem leaming center with three classrooms and seven service bavs•The in Pasadena.program will be available to greater Los Angeles in the spring, and then PROTECH dealers, `vith their distinctive blue, white, and orange signs, will blanket the West Coast. Alaska and Hawaii eventually `vill be covered as well. We consider training to be the foundation of this programr Warnock remarks. twithout quality training, all other segments of any auto repair program will falter and eventually fail. If a mechanic doesn't know proper diagnostic and repair techniques, all of the warranties and adverdsing in the world are not going to satisfy the customer:' Electronic whee I aligni'Iuent techniques a;re demo'nstrated to trainees at the com- pany '§ Western Region Tra;ining f acility (facing page) . Jorc„#for roow y¢//ey demonstrates a voltage tesitng machine (top) . A battery chci:h ts conducted ky J#fn¢¢cfor Ed Pz'"fl)/f¢ (bottom left). 4 car t§ hoisted f;or an oil change (bottom right). I

28 "Unlike an auto dealer mechanic, a In order to put the PROTECH Mechanic certification in a I'RO- program in place, the region had to service station mechanic must be TECH area is not a lifetimc license. rethink what and how it teaches to versed in all makes of vehicles as there Because automobiles change contin- assure quality training. We had to are subtle-and not so subtle-differ- uall}J, certification runs only two years. have highly trained instructors, and we enccs between companies. Course- after which the mechanic must attend had to gf t them out of station wagons work must therefore be both generic an update class and again pass a writ- and into a formalized classroom set- and specific to fill our requirements:' ten test. "As automobiles became more and ting;' Plantz points out. Plantz says. Sixteen PROTECH instructors suc- The exclusive, copyrighted courses more complicated due to government cessfully completed a battery of writ- that resulted are heavily oriented to regulatlons, fuel economy standards, tthands-on" experience in classwork ten technical tests comparable to that and emission controls, the backyard, given a commercial sales engineer, and in the service bays, where 60 per- do-it-Yourself mechanic `vas put out of received teaching courses that ranged cent of the training takes place. Equal business:' Warnock says. 'You just have from body language to the use of attention is given to theory and to open the hood of a new car. What video and then trained for upwards of practlce. you'll see is complex, with very sophis- 18 months with Duane Ehrlich, the Courses vary in length, with tune- dcated electronics. Many special tools region's master trainer. up/emission control requiring seven are needed for maintenance and repair:' As for the leaning environment, days and the others four days. They are Union requires PROTECH dealers Plantz says, Union developed the con- taken one day at a time, with intervals to have these tools and electronic test- cept of a specialized learning center between to allow on-station pracdce ing devices and the knowledge to with classrooms featuring audiovisual and application. operate them properly. tcclass size is limited so that each aids and modern up-to-date service Training, testing and retesting bays with the latest in diagnostic can receive as much individualized enable Union to offer its unique equipment. These centers are in instruction as possible:' Plantz company-backed warranty` Not only operation in Son Diego; Renton, explains. are its terms competitive with most Washington; Hayward, Californi a, To ensure the overall competency of others offered, but the company goes and Pasadena. PROTECH-trained mechanics, Union beyond that b}r making warranty ser- \Vhat to teach? The areas under contracted with an independent test- vice available at any PROTECH loca- Certified Services-tune-up, brakes, ing agency. Colorado State University. don. The customer isn't required to wheel alignment, and air condition- It is one of the nation's leading aca- go back to the original dealer if a ing-are those that fit the bulk of cus- demic centers for automotive educa- problem"We know arises. that nationwide, auto tomer needs and, at the same time, are tion, vehicle testing standards and most suited for the service station. vehicle inspection procedures. CSU's repairs are a leading source of con- Specialt}J work, such as transmissions, sophisticated computerized syste ms sumer complaints. PROTECH was \vas ruled out because of environmen- can create in-depth tests that are fair designed to get the job done the first tal concerns or fooling requirements. from the test taker's point of view and timer Warnock notes, C'and from all Union developed entirely new realistic in pinpointing real-world per- indications the program is doing © coursework in the four areas in con- formance capabilities. just thatr junction with Creative Universal, one Tests are created individually from of the largest and most experienced the computer's vast data bank contain- Bill Foxen, instructor, explains the fine companies in automotive training in ing information and questions on all iwhcacie§ Of §liock ab§orl)ers to trainees the world. Based in Detroit, the heart pertinent service areas. (top left) Jurj7"cfo7r /oo4 a" co (I to r) of the American auto industry, Crea- Written testing is followed by a Setrak Kopoushian, Pacedcna, and Dave tive Universal is able to incorporate rigid hands-on performance test. Only Cardoza, Garden Grove, install shock the latest data into its training package. after passing both tests is the individ- mb5orbers (bottom left) . Cur lane ttp in ual cerdfied. 6c4gr fcn".cc 6.flyr (bottom rlght) . "If you were a paper manufacturer, local government officials all con- where would you go to find a styrene vened in Charlotte, North Carolina. butadiene paper coadng that yields William F. Murphy, General Manager UNION higher optical efficiency.>" of the Polymers Group, was host for If you were a food packager, where the occasion. would you have to go to get an Fred L. Hartley, Union's Chairman CHEMICALS improved moisture-impervious wrap- and President, along with Charlotte's per developed.>" Mayor, Eddie Knox, cut the ribbon on h the high technology world of the new facility which occupies 25,000 I)IVISI0N pol}rmers, the best answers these days square feet of office and laboratory are coming from industry's newest space in Charlotte's luxurious Univer- Technical Service Center owned and sitv Research Park. Union Chemical's operated by Union Chemicals Divi- Pr:sident T. Craig Henderson, and I)EI)ICAIES sion. The purpose of the new Center is Senior Vice President Nicholas Lynam, to maximize applicadon research in also were present. the area of polymer emulsions. Hnrtley expressed his enthusiastic TECHNICAL Union Chemicals Division, with an support of the development in avo\ved intent to achieve an even remarks to more than 100 offlcials, greater technological momentum in customers, and suppliers: tlndustry SEIIVICE polymer chemistry, dedicated its new has the responsibility to make invest- Technical Service Center on October ments to increase productivity," he 5, 1982. Top corporate officials from said, ttand the new Technical Ser\'ice CENTER Union Oil, the leaders of union Center is an expression of union Oil's Chemicals Division, and national and corporate responsibility." Many observers of the American industrial to a complete product line, and because the Group produces the scene feel that the lack of funds increased product development and broadest line of polymer emulsion deployed in the research and develop- applications technology. All of this products in the industry. ment sector has created a technologi- will have its base in our new Technical The 25,000 square-feet, $2.5 million cal shortfall in America's internadonal Service Center." facility is located on a 5.5 acre tract in and domestic marketing efforts. This The concept of technical service is a a site selected for its Sunbelt growth has been especially true in polymers must item for companies who deal in appeal, relatively low land cost, its technology, according to remarks high-technology areas. According to proximity to Union Chemical Divi- made by Murphy at a formal dinner Ken Rose, manager of the Polymer sion's existing production facilities, party on the evening before the ribbon Group's new Technical Service Center, and the availability of recruitable tal- cuttlng. the primary mission is Ccto help our ent. And there is a historic link as well: "The dedication of this facility is the existing customers use the products it was in Charlotte that Union Chemi- reinforcement of a commitment, a we make, and to assist our sales depart- cals Division's polymer emulsion commitment to ourselves, to our cus- ment in introducing and selling our program began some 16 years ago, tomers, to our suppliers, and to our pol}Jmer emulsion products to new with a 750-gallon reactor. Today, the industry," he said. Murphy noted that, customers and markets. Polymers Group has an annual pro- ''While many competitors are cutting 'The markets we serve are both duction capacity of close to a half- increasingly complex and more rapidly billion pounds. i::t[eoxpp:ne:[tT¥:;I:;:Cos::r:I:3:odduct changing than we have experienced The Center is divided into four development, exploratory research, before," said Rose. CCThe true test of a major laboratory sections: a heavy- and customer technical assistance pro- good technical service group is equipment testing area, a temperature grams, we at Union Chemicals believe whether it stays in tune with the needs humidity controlled test room, library our industry to be both highly techni- of the markets it serves." For the and conference rooms, and a variety of cal and specialized. We are committed Polymers Group, this is a large task, support room and stations. The peace- ful campus-like setting was designed primary consrfuent parts, or units of the major paint producers in the U.S. to maximize the working efficiency of a polymer, are the basic building Interior latex paints made with UCD the 28 employees currently working blocks and are called '{monomers," or vlnyl acrylics are noted for their excel- ttsingle units." These monomers are there. Each office has a view of the lent scrub properdcs. Vinyl acrylics lovely pine woods that surround the usually produced from petrochemical have a variety of other application building. feedstock, and then chemically assem- areas. One cannot get dressed or enter The building is an energy-efficient bled in a water-based emulsion to a modem room without coming into structure, using up-to-date heat pump fi::TgFoeugos'e#e(rNpar=:eucp:ot!:cpe:'!" contact with polymers, according to te.chnology. Care also \vas taken in Rose, "Our finished products are landscaping and the orientation of the number of polymers, including com things you rarely see as such, but they building itself to optimally balance starch.) Vinyl acetate, styrene, and are all around us." the impact of seasonally changing sun- butadiene are typical monomers. Polymers are also important to light patterns. There are families of monomers, such paper makers. Without a protective Synthetic polymer emulsion prod- as the acrylates, including principally coating, high quality paper products ucts are usually milky-white fluids that butyl acrylate, or ethyl acrylate. for printing would not be practical. \Jary from water-thin to very thick, like If vinyl acetate, a very hard mono- High-performance coadngs based on a heavy paste. In fact, the white glue mer, and butyl acrylate, a soft flexible UCD vinyl acetate products seal the that many c,onsumers use for home monomer, are reacted together in a surface of the newly-made paper, furniture repair and crafts projects is in \vater emulsion, the result is a vinyl smoothing it to receive inks in the fiat a water-based polymer emulsion. acrylic polymer. printing process. Without such coat- The \`Jord Po/ycoc7.tells much of the Vlnyl acrylics are commonly used as ings, the inks would blur typographic story for these complex chemical letters and photographic images units. It comes from the Greek Po/yowcrcJ ::,c;I:I:x;'eLo,=fsnD:t|sa|toe:|3|:3)sup- would consequently become illegible. meaning tthaving many parts." The plies polymer emulsions to many of One paricularly valuable polymer product is pol}vinylidene dichloridc focuses on a development effort to lows. These non-disposable products (PVDC) which is used in thin film create a high-technology water-based must withstand numerous washings, form as a food wrap. The clear refrig- product that will replace the tradi- and possess good compression- erator food wrap available in most tional solvent-based products. recovery properties. supermarkets is a PVDC product. . Another high-use market segment Union Chemicals Division Polymers PVDC is more transparent than poly- for Union polymers is the fabric back- Technical Service Center specialists ethylene, which has a matte finish; ing business. Polymer emulsions are and the technicians who support them PVDC polymers are commonly used used as a binder in carpeting and are experts in these industries and in packaging foods such as potato upholstcr}' fabrics which rcccive a lot many more. Many of them have been chips to keep water and oxygen from of ph}rsical wear. The polymer emul- recruited from the industries they degrading the food product. sions hold the threads together after serve, so their expertise is based on The versatility of PVDC polymers the\r have been woven. Another binder hands-on cxpcrience in dealing with can be seen in their application as applicatlon is the use of styrene the problems typical of these areas. binders for fire-retardant air-filter butadiene polymers in disposable The New Technical Service Center products used in home and industrial non\voven diaper fabrics, a high- is an exccprional resource for industry: areas. The high chlorine content of the technolog}r effort to keep baby dr}J. people, products, and facilities care- polymer is what lends it fire retardancy. Polvmcr binders are also used in the fully blended to create a dynamic, The U,CD liquid adhesives program surgical suppl}J market in disposable aggressive, continuing presence in the is one of the best in the business. non-\`roven surgical drapes and gowns. high-technology polymers applica- From typical white wood glue to h the area of fashion, firm vinyl tions area. The center reflects a com- sophisdcated pressure-sensitive sys- acetate polymers are used as binders mitment on the part of the Union Oil tems for tapes and labels, the Union for the high-loft, non-woven fiberfill Company of california to maintain Chemicals Division is considered an products used to make quilted tcxtiles technical leadership in all the diverse Industry leader. Currently, attention such as ski jackets, bedspreads, and pil- markets it serves. ®

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EiiE:£t:Cthrypayer|i,schaumburg,Il. Eds£:faF£SMP::i:S;:ainLdiand,Tx. David L. Miller. Pasadena, Ca. Harvey Polovin, S chaumburg,11. UNION OIL INTERNATIONAL Robert N. Rose, Los Angclcs 10 YEARS Freddie R. Bimzon, Houma, La. DIVISION Refinery Jeri M, Bringas, Pasadena, Ca. William H. Sanders. Beaumont Steve D. Butler. Anchorage, Ak January 1983 Refinery James D. Collier, Lafayctte, La. Jane 8. Sitton, Bcaumont Refinery 35 YEARS Edwin J. Schmidt, Theresa D. Snider, Columbus, Oh. 5 YEARS Ronald I). Bass, Anchorage, Ak. Baliktapan, Indonesia Allen L. Brown, Cut Banky Mt. I.cwi8 W. Stewart, Sam Francisco 10 YEARS Susana M Pierri, Los Angclcs, Ca. Rcfinery John D. Chauvin, Jr., Houma, La. Geortia M. Crue8, Midland, Tx. Cleveland I, Young, Beaumont Febmary 1983 Karen M. Cumberland, Tackson, Ms. Rcfinery Donald R Delaney, Clay City, 11. 25 YEARS Vemon E. Roe, Sandes, Norway Mary E. Hcdge8, Ventura, Ca. 10YEARSJ°EEeELH:g¥ii:hne°r'|ands UNION OH. AND GAS DIVISION Si'na:aD6.[n[%o¥sfi:frd%'aTX. 5 YEARS MarkE. Thistlewiate, Robert N. Nelson, Cut Bank, Mt. Los Angeles, Ca. January 1983 Kevin L. Ramage, Taft, Ca. 35 YEARS Robert wheeler, Pa§adena, Ca. fien°dragi.RT.oEunhunmsfe[:ag:cuuS::%aTX 30 YEARS Tyler Brinker, Pasadcna, Ca. UNloN on Co. oF CAr`IADA, IJTD. William R Dudlcy, Santa Paula, Ca. Lillie M James, Houston, Tx. January 1983 Don W. Reynolds, Venrura, Ca. UNION GEOTIIERMAL 15 YEARS AI Rasmu8sen, Calgary, Alberta Julia I. Stimson, Midland, Tx. Kenneth Winch, Houma, La. January 1983 5 YEARS Dave Bramsen, Calgary, Albcrta 5YEARS Marie L.Roche, Union oil ccntcr Chuck Eggert, Calgary, Al berta 25 YEARS Deloris D. Rollins, Lafayette, La. February 1983 February 1983 20 YEARS Stephen C. Lil)man, Santa Rosa, Ca. 5 YEARS Erie Beresford. Calgary, Alberta Mare Degluck, Calgary, Al berta 5 YEARS LawrenceM. Famady, Big Geysers, Ca. UNION OIL CO. OF GREAT BRITAIN MOI,ycoEan, INc. 10 YEARS Alleghany Oil Co. Inc., January 1983 Januay 1983 Ke::in8|:cnicvr:.RitanHe,Wa. 15 YEARS G. Van steveninck 20 YEARS Clyde )ohuson, Washington. Pa. Grantham Oil Co., Inc., Douglas, Ga. 5YEARS AGrant 15 YEARS Datline Christensen. Denver, Co. Martin Distributing Co. Frank Leatherman, February 1983 Mountain I'ass, Ca. RiFsabeflyrt'#al;kson,Tn. 5YEARS L.Grant Mar Nelson, Questa, N.M. E. Smith Delber( WtstfalL, Louviers, Co. 5 YEARS Allen oil co, Florence, S.C. 10 YEARS Glen Anderson, Mountain pass, Ca. Chescer Canepa, Mountain Pass, Ca. ONION oH, c oJ\mArthr George Dawe8, Washington, Pa. RETIRERENTS OF rmoNESIA Robert Hixon, Mountain Pass, Ca. October 1982 Keith Peterson, Mountain I>ass, Ca. Januay 1983 Vemon Quinn. Mountain Pass, Ca. Ronald C. Blackstock, Oil and Gas, 10 YEARS Ackmal Alan Vander8looq York, Pa. Van. Tx. February 17, 1946 Mohammad Arsjad Robert Young, Questa, N.M. Rolafld F. Lqeune, Oil and Gas, Malto Asa Februay 1983 Gueydan, La. May 31, 1964 GustaafAIhuta I.oi8 W. Red, Science and Technology, BardiAmawidjaya 30 YEARS Lael Dillon, Washington, Pa. Anaheim, Ca. December 15, 1971 Sjamsoel Baliar 25 YEARS Fredolin Rael, Questa, NM. Iotis R Reeves, Oil and Gas, Bartno Van, Tx. May 10, 1937 Elham Heman 15 YEARS Sixto lhiran, Questa, N.M. Johannes Malua John Landreth, Union Oil Center Novcmbcr 1982 Musrin Bolivar Quintana, Questa, NJvi. Prapto Ngadiran Frutoso Vial|]ando, Qucsto, N.M. Emgard A. Bums, Union 76 Division, Eastcm Region, Elgin,11. Scptembcr 6,1967 Dan Patandi 10 YEARS Howard Fitzgerald. Mountain Pass, Ca. James I). Howard. Energy Mining, Casper, Wy. July I,1972 Jimmy Heacock, Mountain Pass, Ca. !O=#iBdi:c±y:;a Larry Ling, Mountain Pass, Ca. John EL Slinde, Molycorp, A. Sajiran Ranchos De Taos, N.M. January I, 1973 Saninanto 5 YEARS Julie Hander, Questa, N.M. Joseph Snudak, Union 76 Division, Samuel Sampe Oscar Palmer, Mountain I'ass, Ca. I'aulus Sat)an Mark Powell. Mountain Pass, Ca. %acsttoebT:r¥5?:gn3iJn£°ntorm,oh. Sjachmardan George Ratz, Pittsburgh, Pa. Paul R Sybrant, Union 76 Division, Sairsocmarjono Western Rcgion, I'hoenix, Az. January 14, 1942 Slamet Socprapto Mary E, Winchester, Oil and Gas, Sudar8ono JOBBERS ANI) DISTRIBUTORS 0lney, 11. April 6, 1964

%!ahhisftfbsauns¥:bing January 1983 December 1982 50 YEARS Cahill oil co., Senatobia, Ms. Vcra L. Bcmth, Energy Mining, F:iinagT.Thngka 35 YEARS Kauai I'ctroleum Co. Ltdy Placentia. Ca. April 2,1951 Turwijono RobertE. Cartnal, Oil and Gas. Abdul Wahab Lihue, Hi. Flora,11. June 13,1941 Schanan Wiraprana 25 yEARs M#:;!s#e,RIirc¥ VirSI Comsia, Union 76 Division, Febmary 1983 E:Stir:ryRE5?[°9n4.7Sanhorenae.ca. 10 YEARS Hariin Arbaln 20 YEARS Fie8ter Oil Co, Wcstland, Mi. Benjamin Ban John Sietz I'ctroleum Jobber and Harold L, FothergilL Oil and Gas, Abdul Halim Distributor, Dearbom. Mi. Arcadia, Ca. July 8, 1946 15 YEARS Ted Hcame. Show I.ow, Az. John Hadden, Union 76 Division, A?#jHREal:FiaEaq Key Oil Co., Tuscaloosa, Al. Tackson Makagian8ar Tidewater Oil Service, Mojack Va. Baesct::nb¥9,°[nj£ollingbrook||. Abdul Muin I. E. Tranmer, Orovillc, Wa. Elwood 1^ Hisey; Oil and Gas, Bambang Muwahyu Midland, Tx. December 1, 1947 10 YEARS Central lndiam oil co. Riduansjahrani Elmer R Holland, Union 76 Division, Kckomo' In. Slamet Ryanto Bambang Seinedan Siappe=aonilo6lo:oA;#s:;sn?lie.'Ms. E:oS;:Lnb?:g,°Lnfro[°Ckpor.Il. Sjachran [n&eopckcntsi:::,?L¥C°.7 Eugene 8. Ioop, Union 76 Division, Soedari Sjacroni Wcstcm Rcgion, Walnut Creek, Ca. Franciscus Sudarto June 30, 1948 Sudjarvoto 5YEARS David T. Grant & Ralph W. Miller, Union 76 Division, Suhir Randy R Jones, Ontario, Or. Western Region, Napa, Ca. November 8, 1945 Mashudi Taher February 1983 Julian H MitchelL Union 76 Division. Umberi Eastern Region,Chicago,Il. February 11,1952 40 YEARS Adkins Oil Co. Lewe§, Dc. Edmund L I'ovalish, Union 76 Division, 30 YEARS rang Oil Co., Ansonia, Oh. Eastern Region, Crcal Springs, 11. UNION ENERGY MINING DIVISION 25 YEARS West Channel Marine Calif. Yacht August I, 1954 Manford M Ralston, Science and Technology, Febmary 1983 Anchorage lnc., Sam Pedro, Ca. Balco Oil Co. Inc., Bridgeport, Oh. Anaheim, Ca. October 17, 1940 5 YEARS Houston I4 Snyder, Rawlins, Wy. Carl M. Ryan, Union 76 Division, 20 YEARS Clifford B. Jenne, Willamina, Or. Eastern Region, Tallmadge, Oh. 15 YEARS BlackwclJ Oil Co., Wiggins, ^ds. October 26, 1953 Eastern Region, Dayton, Oh May 21,1951 Holly G. Greathouse, Oil and Gas, January 1983 S.Ft.e:rn°gT8:?n6cpt:rbeeTr8:n]Sgp5°]rtation, Dawes, W.V. October 2, 1982 Robert L. Abercrombie, Science and william E. Hall, Oil and Gas, Technology, Anaheim, Ca. July 5, 1944 Peter E. Tondini, Union 76 Division, Clay City,11. October 11, 1982 Donovan C. Allee, Oil and Gas, Eastern Region, Lockport,11. July 12, 1948 Ladene 0. Ha[grove, Co rporate, Rio vista, Ca. July 23, 1953 John F. Vanderhofl; ]r.. Union 76 Division, Bonsall, Ca. September 29,1982 Raymond W. Bames, Union 76 Division, James R Heaton, Union 76 Division, Western Region, Carson, Ca. June 27, 1946 E:;tteer:bReerg;3:']g6Cgderland,Tx. Eastern Region, Newark` Oh. October 21, 1982 Marianne E. Bregenzer, Union 76 Division, Frank J+ Wasielewski, Science and Technology, Clarence Hickok, Union 76 Division, Anaheim, Ca. July 13, 1953 Eastern Region, Toledo, Oh gE::ebrenrT:FLog%,8SanLufsob,spo,Ca August 8, 1982 James J. Bums, Union 76 Division, Pe£:;i,:r#R[engE:,rsNeend'e¥,:hod:Z£D`vis1°n, Eastern Rcgion, Port Arthur, Tx. IN REMOErm August 18, 1962 October 13, 1982 William M. Busby. Union 76 Division, Employees pa::s?:r¥RggE:;ogr:goRi,v6L:nAugust6,|982 Howard L. Bartlett, Molycorp, ¥eebs£:nryR3C,g]£;:isanMarino,ca. Las Vcgas, Nv. October 7, 1982 Alfred E. REmp, Union 76 Division, Warren L. Dames, Union 76 Division, TommyJ. Chase, Union 76 Division, Eastern Region, Phoenix, Az. E:;tteer:bReerg;?I;r2Cwarkoh Eastcm Region, Lumberton, Tx. September 28, 1982 November 4, 1982 Richard W. Ling, Union 76 Division, Edward S. Dastych, Union 76 DivLsion, Hemando Jaramillo, Molycorp, Eastern Region, Detroit, Mi. Eastern Region, Lemont,11. January 21, 1952 November 23. 1982 I.cslie H. I)inwiddie, OIL and Gas, Questa, N.M. October 13, 1982 Mavin F. IABlanc, Oil and Gas, Ray Ludden, Union 76 Division, Cushing, Ok. August 13, 1940 Abbeville, La. October 18, 1982 Westcm Region, Pollock Pines, Ca. William A. Dolosic. Union 76 Division, Mario Santinelli, Union 76 Division, October 13, 1982 Eastern Region, Lockport, 11. March 29, 1949 Eastern Region, Pensacola, Fl. Sylvan Mcclure, Oil and Gas, Cameron A. Dystriip, Union 76 Division, Scptcmbcr 25,1982 Midland, Tx October 11, 1982 Eastern Region, Lockport,11. )une 7, 1937 I)elbert R Spurlock, Union Chemicals, Joseph M. MCGarah. Union 76 Division, Cleo I. Goyette, Union 76 Division, Elgin,11. Novcmbcr 20, 1982 Eastern Region, Heth, Az. October 11,1982 Western Region, Long Beach, Ca, May 8, 1941 BE::eArn.mg:rug7T[9S8e2dgwIckyKS„ Harry J. Grabo, Union 76 Division, James H. MCGee, Internarioml, Bothcll, Wa. September 29, 1982 Eastern Region, Lonont, 11. March 29, 1940 Dorothy A. MCGillcn, Union 76 Division, Harry E. Gregg, Union 76 Division, Redrees Eastern Reglon, Chicago,11. August 17, 1982 Eastern Region, Tampa, Fl. November 12, 1945 Louise Albert, Union Chemicals, lens L. 0lson, Oil and Gas, Joseph W. Hersil, UTiion 76 Division, Summit, NJ. November 4, 1982 Laguna Hills, Ca. November 22,1982 Eastcm Region, Cudahy, Wi. July 30, 1963 Hubert S. Atchinson, Union 76 Division, Theodore Radcof£ Union 76 Division, Robert E. Hominda, Union Chemicals, Eastern Region, Tuscaloosa, Al. Walnut Creek. Ca. June 23, 1952 October 10, 1982 Eaos;:Lnb::g[]4°,n]'gT8°2[edo.Oh, Ioui§ S. Knudsen, Corporate, Louise Beeson. OIL and Gas, Mabcl L. Randall, Science and Technology, I'alos Vcrdes, Ca. )uly 12, 1946 Ft. Worth, Tx. October 1, 1982 Long Beach, Ca. October I, 1982 John F, Kolenc, Union 76 Division, Robert 8. Broome, Union 76 Division, Lonnie D. Rush, Oil and Gas, Eastern Region, Joliet,11. April 7, 1949 Rayne, La. November 7, 1982 Willi8 J. Luebs. Union 76 Division, Eaos;:Lnb::i.°[n68¥°rthlngton,oh. FrankJ. Scarpace, Union 76 Division, Eastern Region, Lockpo[t,11 March 26,1951 James H Brown. Oil and Gas, Eastern Region, Detroit, Mi. Hilda E. North, Union 76 Division, Van, Tx. October 2, 1982 November 12, 1982 Lloyd K Bro`mL Oil and Gas, Amos J. Schoneman, Union 76 Division, grcepsttce:nb::!io°,n[.9¥osAngeles,ca. Scminole, Ok. October 31, 1982 0. 8. Parham, Jr., Union 76 Division, FrederickE. Bumette, Union 76 Division, 8::::;renr#[;3.2EScondido,ca. Eastern Region, Beaumont, Tx. January 4, 1946 Thomas Seigers, Union 76 Division, Glenn S. Park. Union 76 Division, 8acsttoeb:rR2ef[:9n§2Sylvanla,oh. Western Region, Compton, Ca. Eastern Region, Nederland, Tx. WileyA. Cole, Union 76 Division, Novcmbcr 4, 1982 Scptembcr 29, 1952 Fred K Sherman, Union 76 Division, Ifo E. Paulsen, Oil and Gas, ¥:::ebrcnrg2f£[°9n8'2SantaBarbara,ca. Orange, Ca. January 22, 1946 E. P. Copeland. Union 76 Division, yeepstt::nb?:8fo°,n]'9E8`2T°ro.Ca. Morley Pence, Union 76 Division, Western Region, Valle)o, Ca Joseph 8. Stone, Oil and Gas, Western Region, San Pedro, Ca. November 30, 1982 Hot Springs, Mt. October 19, 1982 November 3, 1948 William T. Cowdrey, Union 76 Division, John A. Swann. Union 76 Division, Margaret A. Reese, Union 76 Division, Eastern Region, Woodson Terr., Md. Eastern Region, Dania, Fl. September 2, 1956 8acsttoe::rR2e4g[:;32W°rthlngton,Oh. October 30, 1982 GradyA. RLissell, Union 76 Division, Bemard S. Crawmer, Oil and Gas, Ncwell J. Taylor, Union Chemicals, Western Region, Sonoma, Ca )une 2, 1952 Newark. Oh. September 15, 1982 Placentia, Ca, October 6,1982 Paul F. Schwab, Jr., Union 76 Division, Vein E. Dillon, Union 76 Division, Comelius C. Tipton, Oil and Gas, Wcstcrn Region, Hemet, Ca. Salem, 11. November 4, 1982 g:#rT;:i3g,2EIcajon,Ca. November 15, 1982 I,loyd A. Warren, Pure Transportation, Ercell H Smith, Corporate, Paul A. Fischbach, Union 76 Division, Madill. Ok. November 6, 1982 Santa Paula, Ca. March 24, 1941 Eastern Region, St. Paul` Mn. Richard H. Wells, Union 76 Division, Edward R Stoflro, Union 76 Division, November 13` 1982 Eastern Rcgion` Denton, Tx. October 30,1982 Eastern Region, Jolict,11. July 7, 1952 Howard H. Fleenor, Oil and Gas, David H. Ya[brough, Union 76 Divislon, Raymond A. Stukel, Union 76 Division, Clay Cit}J,11. November 7, 1982 Eastern Reglon,Atlanta, Ga. November2,1982 Eastern Region, Lockport,11. July 7, 1952 William G. Gilbert, Oil and Gas, George G. York, Union 76 Division, Bemard I. Subka. Union 76 Division, Van, Tx. October 8, 1982 Eastern Region, Madison, Ct. Eastern Region, Lockport,11. January 8,1951 Haywocid Glass, Union 76 Division, September 26, 1982 Raymond S. Thomas, Unlon 76 Division, E)acstt:5:rR]e8:I:9n§2Lakeciry,Fl. unl©n BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE lINION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA PAID Ilo. Box 7600 Lg:finn,?%S,£A Los Angeles. Califomia 90051

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Gina and Gilda one Year Later Page I California offshore platforms are examples of latest technology. The Wings of Man Page 4 Union's aviation involvement is as colorful as it is nostalgic.

7e Thcwonders of|etFuel A miraculous blend keeps today's flying machines flying. Salton Sea Geothermal I'roject Dedicated A major technological advancement in alternate energy is working. 1983:AYeartoRejoice Page 22 Union's entry in 94th Annual Tournament of Roses is showcased. PROTECH Exp ands Union Services Page 24 Western Region's PROTECH service bucks marketing trend. Union C hemicals Dedicates Technical Center Page 30 New complex maximizes research in polymer emulsions. ThirdAnnualPhotographyContest Page 34 Deadline nears for "The World Around Us" photo contest theme.

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COVER: Platform Gilda offshore California is capable of accommodating 96 wells, thus making it the la[gcst 24 in the world. Union oil first started dnlling from it and Its sister structure Gin one year ago-Photograph by Sergio Ortiz. Story on page I.

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