VOLUME 24, ISSUE 1 — SPRING 2019 FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION, AN SGS COMPANY CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD HONORING THE “BEST OF THE BEST” Given annually since 1998, the D.H. Haymon Award serves to recognize D.H. HAYMON and honor non–supervisory employees who have demonstrated leadership, AWARDS hard work, dedication, and concern for others—the signature qualities of PSC’s founder. In this annual “awards” issue, we’re pleased to recognize the winners of the 2018 D.H. Haymon Awards and Cecil Johnson Customer Service Awards. They were honored at a banquet held on February 21st in Houston, Texas. Pictured above (l. to r.) with PSC President Joel Dickerson (center) are the 2018 D.H. Named for a long-time employee, the Cecil Johnson Haymon Award Winners: Marcus Franklin – Louisiana Tankerman Group; Resinald Customer Service Award is given annually to a “Red” Davis – Dow, Plaquemine, LA; Chris Lopez – ExxonMobil, Baytown, TX; supervisor, manager, dispatcher, or office employee Terryel Benoit Jr. – Oxy, Taft, LA; Dwight Mitchell – Indorama, Decatur, AL; for customer service leadership and initiative, Matthew Perez –Flint Hills Resources, Corpus Christi, TX; Warrick Holmes – responsiveness, knowledge, courtesy, empathy, and Chevron, Pascagoula, MS; and Josh Vergara – Dow, Freeport, TX. Not pictured is reliability. Jim Balli – Total, La Porte, TX. Award winner Fred Tackett, Sr. Ops Manager Each award recipient was presented with an engraved crystal plaque, and their for our non-Gulf plant groups, is pictured above photos will be displayed in our Baton Rouge and Texas offices alongside photos of with Sr. VP Adam Gilmore and Joel Dickerson. past award winners. See pages 4-9 to read more about the winners and view lists of the other employees who were nominated by their peers for these prestigious CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD awards for 2018. Congratulations to all of our award winners and nominees for their hard work, Debi Hernandez commitment, and dedication to excellence. We are #PSCProud of you! (pictured at right with Joel) accepted IN THIS ISSUE the Cecil Johnson Award on behalf of her late husband, Wayne, a long-time Award Stories Social Pics Safety Stars Anniversaries Promotions leader for PSC. p. 4-9 p. 10 p. 12 p. 14-15 p. 16-17 Spring 2019 • Page 2 PSC TAILGATE By Joel Dickerson, PSC President Each year, our Spring Connection expanding our tankerman services to the newsletter is, by far, my favorite issue. In facilities on the Houston Ship Channel. this edition, we CELEBRATE THE BEST Phil’s wife Shirley also played a critical OF THE BEST IN PSC: the men and role for PSC in those early days as the women who have gone above and beyond business operated out of their home, with to make PSC a special place to work. We Shirley helping to dispatch and support honored these remarkable team members Phil administratively. with the D.H. Haymon and Cecil Johnson Phil and Shirley’s tenacity, hard work, and awards at our annual Leadership Social entrepreneurship provided the energy and Awards Banquet. for PSC to grow west of the Mississippi For the first time, we hosted this event in River. It wasn’t long before our tankerman Houston to celebrate our 40th anniversary operations significantly expanded, and our in our PSC FAMILY over our 67-year of operating in the Great State of Texas. I reputation for being the BEST AT WHAT company history. want to offer my CONGRATULATIONS WE DO was firmly established in Texas. again to the impressive group of 2018 And now, 40 years later, we have 1,500 I am convinced that the FUTURE for PSC award winners! employees working in Texas with more has never been BRIGHTER, given the firm foundation on which we have been Our annual Leadership Social and Awards growth coming! built, the tenacious and entrepreneurial Banquet is just one of many rich traditions It was a special honor for me to get spirit that still runs through our veins, we have at PSC that sets us apart from to present Phil and Shirley with the and the tremendous and diverse talent our competitors. I think it’s important TRAILBLAZER award during this year’s representing our organization today. for us as a work family to recognize how ceremony! Phil is one of many special fortunate we are to have such a SOLID PSC people who have helped to shape our Thank you for all you to do make PSC COMPANY FOUNDATION built for us FAMILY CULTURE that is firmly rooted a special place to work. 2019 is off to a over many years by several special PSC in an expectation of OPERATIONAL great start! leaders who came before us. EXCELLENCE at all levels. One such special leader is Phil Johnson. PSC has tripled in size over the past 10 Phil agreed to transfer from Baton Rouge years. This tremendous growth is the to Houston in 1979 with the goal of direct result of the hard work of so many CORDELL HAYMON’S FAMOUS WORDS TO PHIL JOHNSON 40 YEARS AGO: “GO WEST YOUNG MAN!” TRAILBLAZER AWARD Phil and Shirley Johnson were honored at our he’d find a way to wiggle out of it,” said recent awards banquet for their role in helping Phil, with a chuckle. to grow PSC’s business in Texas. “It’s been a pleasure. Thanks to all of To show our appreciation, we got Phil a bear... you, and to Cordell Haymon for putting his trust in us and sending us over “We got you this because we’re going to here. Shirley worked many hours during send you to Yellowstone National Park,” those early years when we were a small said Joel when he presented Phil with a organization, and it took both of us bear trophy engraved with “Trailblazer.” sometimes to get it done, to answer the phone and take care of the customers “We’re thankful that you guys blazed the and employees,” added Phil. “It’s been trail west and created the opportunity for a real good ride for us, and the success hundreds of us today,” he added. we’ve had has actually come by us “This is actually a very interesting gift. Did piggybacking off the success of so many my son talk to you about this? He told us others, including many people in this room at Christmas that he was giving us a trip tonight, who also made sacrifices along to Yellowstone. I figured at the time that the way.” Spring 2019 • Page 3 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS Congratulations to the employees and supervisors of the work groups/departments listed below that received the Petroleum Service Corporation Safety and Environmental Excellence Award for 2018. This award is given to groups that finished the year without a recordable injury, spill, release, contamination, derailment, significant property damage event, or sideswipe. • Baymar Redfish Bay – Corpus Christi, • Helen G/166 Fleet • Oil Tanking – Texas City, TX TX • Huntsman – Houston, TX • Olin – Plaquemine, LA • Braskem Oyster Creek – Freeport, TX • Indorama – Westlake, LA • Oxy – Pedricktown, NJ • CITGO – Lake Charles, LA • INEOS – Green Lake, TX • Oxy – Taft, LA • Corpus Christi Tankerman Group • INEOS – Plaquemine, LA • Oxy Battleground – La Porte, TX • Covestro – New Martinsville, WV • INVISTA – Orange, TX • PBF – Chalmette, LA • CP Chem – Orange, TX • INVISTA – Victoria, TX • Phillips 66 – Sweeny, TX • CP Chem – Pasadena, TX • Kentucky Tankerman Group • Port Arthur Tankerman Group • CP Chem Cedar Bayou SIT – • KORDSA – Chattanooga, TN • Praxair – Moss Bluff, TX Baytown, TX • Louisiana Dock Group • Raven – Baytown, TX • CP Chem Old Ocean – Sweeny, TX • LBC – Houston, TX • Shell Appalachia – Monaca, PA • Delek – Krotz Springs, LA • LyondellBasell – Channelview, TX • Shintech – Freeport, TX • Dexco – Plaquemine, LA • Marathon – Garyville, LA • South Texas Dock Group • Diamond Green Diesel – Norco, LA • Maverick – Corpus Christi, TX • Targa Resources – Mont Belvieu, TX • Dow – Beaumont, TX • Midstream – Ingleside, TX • Upper Ohio Tankerman Group • Dow – Texas City, TX • Motiva – Convent, LA • Valero – Corpus Christi, TX • Dow (Bayport Plant) – La Porte, TX • Motiva – Port Arthur, TX • Valero – Texas City, TX • Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA • MS/AL Tankerman Group • Valero – Three Rivers, TX • DRP – Gibbstown, NJ • NorthStar – East Fairview, ND • Valero St. Charles – Norco, LA • El Dorado Nitrogen – Baytown, TX • NorthStar – Point Comfort, TX • Veolia – Burnside, LA • ExxonMobil – Beaumont, TX • NorthStar – Port Arthur, TX • Vopak Terminal – Deer Park, TX • Formosa – Point Comfort, TX • NuStar – St. James, LA • Westlake – Lake Charles, LA • Gulf Gateway Terminal – New Orleans, LA • NuStar – Texas City, TX BREAKING NEW GROUND A FEW FACTS ABOUT OUR NEW DIGS: • The new office site is located on Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge, near Towne Center, and convenient to I-10/I-12. • This project will allow our staff in Baton Rouge to come back together under one roof, to improve collaboration between departments. • Construction is underway, and we anticipate moving into the new building next spring. • This project underscores our commitment to the Baton Rouge It was an exciting day for PSC on January 17th as some of our Louisiana leaders got together for community and firmly establishes our a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of our new Baton Rouge Office! Pictured above local presence for years to come. (l. to r.) are Director of Non-Gulf Operations Joel Prejean, Accounting Manager Courtney Gatlin, • The new space will provide us with VP of HR Sosha McDonald, VP of Finance Philip McMasters, President Joel Dickerson, VP of Organizational Development Marsha Ramsey, and Director of Marine Operations Josh Dixon. room to grow in the future! Spring 2019 • Page 4 CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD their spouses over to their house for winners that were groomed under Fred’s barbeques, picnics, dinners, and more.” leadership: Robert Kerber (2013) and In 2014, Fred was promoted to an Chris Shinault (2017).