Lago Oil & Transport Co., Ltd.
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Vol. 42 No. 8


October 1982


OIF's to continue with OI effort


The world business environment as well as people's
needs and wishes are undergoing constant changes. Or-
ganizations have had to develop methods of managing
within those changes so as to maintain or achieve even
more effectiveness.
Organization Improvement, or OI, as we know it here
at Lago, is similar to efforts going on in many places in
the Exxon circuit and in other companies all over the
world. The goal is to improve the organization by open-
ing up opportunities for employees to increase their
productivity and teamwork to better respond to change.
While the Management II workshops, held as part of OI
during the last year, have been formally completed,
Lago has named two Organization Improvement Facili-
tators (OIF's), Robby Arends from the Process Depart-
ment and Marvin Dupersoy from the Mechanical De-
partment, to help continue with the 01 effort.
"The main role of the OIF's will be to "facilitate" OI at
operating levels in those Departments and to further as-
sist 2nd line Supervisors in follow-through on action
plans coming out of the Management II workshops,"
said Bill Brenneman, Lago's Organizational Develop-
ment (OD) Training Advisor.


Cavallaro succeeds

Per Nord as Lago VP


Antonio Cavallaro
A Director and
Vice President
of Lago


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Antonio Cavallaro, former Manager of Motoring Sales,
Esso Italiana, recently arrived in Aruba to succeed Per
Nord in the position of a Director and Vice President of
Lago.
Mr. Cavallarojoined Exxon in 1960, and since then has
held several positions in the refining function, including
Manager of the SARPOM Refinery in Trecate, Man-
ager of the Augusta Refinery and Retail Manager of
Esso Italiana. On behalf of Lago, welcome to Mr.
Cavallaro, his wife Marina and his children Marco,
Lorenzo and Pietro.


According to Bill, one of the first jobs of the OIF's will
be to take a lead role in conducting the First Line
Supervisory Training later this year. "OIF's will also be
following though with the First Line Training partici-
pants to assist them in on-the-job application of the
skills developed through the training workshops."
To partly prepare themselves for these tasks, Robby and
Marvin along with Jopie Croeze of Lago's Technical
Department recently attended OI training seminars in
Indianapolis, Indiana, and visited with employees fil-
ling similar roles at Exxon U.S.A.'s Baytown Refinery.
Robby commented: "Baytown started implementing
OI about four years ago, and has seen many improve-
ments as a result. They have one OIC (in Baytown they
are called OI Coordinators) in every division of the
(cont. on page 3)

OIF's ta continue

cu esfuerzo den MO

E ambiente mundial di negoshi y e deseo y necesidad di
hende, ta cambia constantemente. Organizacionnan
mester a desaroya cierto metodonan pa funciona dentro
di e cambionan pa asina mantene of logra ainda mas
efectividad.
Mehoracion di Organizacion, of MO (na ingles OI),
manera e ta conoci aki na Lago, ta semehante na es-
fuerzonan ocurriendo na hopi lugar den circulo di Ex-
xon y den otro companianan rond di mundo.
E meta ta pa mehora e organization, door di crea opor-
tunidad pa empleado aumenta nan productividad y
nan trahamento den grupo, pa asina tin un reaction
mas positive en cuanto cambio.
Mientras cu e "workshop" di Management II, cu a wor-
do teni como parti di MO durante e anja cu a pasa, a
terminal, Lago a nombra dos persona pa Facilita Meho-
racion di Organizacion (OIF's na ingles), Robby
Arends di Process Department y Marvin Dupersoy di
Mechanical Department, pa asisti den e continuacion di
e esfuerzonan den MO.
"E meta primordial di OIF's lo ta di facilitya" MO na
nivel di operation den e Departamentonan concern y
pa sigi asisti 2nd Line Supervisors cu e plannan di ac-
cion cu a result di e workshopnan di Management II",
Bill Brenneman, e Consehero di Entrenamento den
Desaroyo di Organizacion (na ingles OD), a bisa.
Segun Bill, un di e promer trabownan di OIF's lo ta di
hunga un papel principal den conduci e First Line
Supervisory Training mas laat den anja. "OIF's tambe
lo sigi asisti e participantenan di e First Line Training
(cont. riba pag. 7)


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ARUBA ESSO NEWS


Per Nord honored

at farewell party


ARUBA ESSO NEWS
Editor: Mrs. M. Jansen-Fellciano
Photographs by: Joe's Photography Service
Printer: Verenigde Antilllaanse Drukkerijen N.V.


Exxon Update

Bayway Refinery Capacity Reduced
Exxon U.S.A. announced recently it will reduce the re-
fining capacity of the Bayway refinery, from 265,000
barrels a day to 100,000 B/D over the next year. A por-
tion of the crude oil processing equipment will be shut
down, while some of the reduced crude oil runs will be
offset by increased production in the Company's Gulf
Coast refineries.
Due to a continuing excess refining capacity, the Bay-
way Refinery had already been operating at reduced
levels this year. The Bayway Refinery in Linden, New
Jersey, is one of the five major refineries Exxon operates
in the U.S.A.
850 Service Stations to Close
About 850 service stations in five states of the U.S.A.
will be sold or shut down over the next year, involving
sales of about 18,000 B/D of gasoline. Heating oil dis-
tribution will also be discontinued in the affected mark-
ets, causing the shutdown of about 80 heating oil distri-
butors and the withdrawal of 5,000 B/D of distillates
from those markets.
Goal is to Become More Effective
At this year's annual shareholder's meeting held in New
York, Exxon Corporation Chairman Cliff C. Garvin Jr.,
commented on decisions as published above: "Over the
past year, we have taken a number of steps to make us
more competitive in the markets in which we partici-
pate. We are shutting down refinery capacity that is
(cont. on page 8)


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October 1982


On August 31, Lago management members attended a
farewell party at the Esso Club in honor of the now
Ex-Vice President Per Nord.
Amongst beautiful decorations and a buffet of de-
lightful snacks, Lago President Gerry Golden high-
lighted Mr. Nord's contributions to the Company.
Mr. Nord expressed his appreciation for all em-
ployees and recalled a few experiences from his 4-1/2
years at Lago.


Ultimo Noticia di Exxon
Capacidad di Bayway Refinery a Wordo Reduci
Exxon U.S.A. recientemente a anuncia cu e lo reduci e
capacidad di refinacion di Bayway Refinery, di 265,000
baril pa dia te cu 100,000 B/D den period di un anja.
Un parti di e equipo pa process crudo lo wordo sera,
mientras cu un parti di e reduction den refinacion di
crudo lo wordo compensa cu e production cu lo wordo
aumenta den e refinerianan di Compania na Gulf
Coast. Pa causa di un capacidad excesivo continue di
refinacion, Bayway Refinery ya tabata operando riba
nivelnan reduci e anja aki. Bayway Refinery na Linden,
New Jersey, ta un di e cinco refinerianan di mas grand
cu Exxon ta opera na Estados Unidos.
850 Stacion di Gasolin lo Sera
Mas o menos 850 stacion di gasoline den cinco estado di
E.U. lo wordo bendi of sera den e siguiente anja, envol-
viendo venta di mas a menos 18,000 B/D di gasoline.
Reparticion di zeta pa calefaccion tambe lo wordo des-
continua den e mercadonan afecta, causando 80 dis-
tribuidor di zeta pa calefaccion pa sera y 5,000 B/D di
productonan destila pa wordo kita for di e mercadonan
ey.
E Meta ta pa Bira Mas Efectivo
Na e reunion annual pa accionista cu a tuma lugar e anja
aki na New York, e Presidente di Exxon, Cliff C. Garvin
Jr. a comenta riba decisionnan manera esnan cu a
wordo public aki riba: "Den e anja cu a pasa, nos a
tuma algun media pa nos por competi den e mercado
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October 1982 ARUBA ESSO NEWS 3

Donald Each
OM&S Division
Crenshaw, sch Superintendent
*0e 0* Process Department
joined Lago

In September, William A. Crenshaw replaced Claude A
Owen in the position of Security Administrator in the
Industrial Security Department. -
William was a former Assistant Security Administrator
at Esso Inter America.
Donald D. Esch has succeeded Kenneth Brook as Div- 1
vision Superintendent of the Process Department's Oil William Crenshaw
Movements any Shipping Division. Prior to his current Security Administrator
position, Donald was Head of the Coordination Depart- Industrial SecurityI
ment at the Bayway Refinery. Department



Prom options OI Facilitators... (con. frompage )
Process and Mechanical Departments and they have
many other employees that have gone through the OIC
training process. In Baytown we observed and partici-
Hilton Hassell pated in workshops, we reviewed the materials they use
Engineering Associate in training and learned how they set their goals and
Technical Department priorities. Baytown was a good experience; the OIC's
S"got their training from Organizational Development ex-
tr -, perts and the organization was a good example of the
01 effort."
SJopie who has seen improvements in his section coming
from application of management skills covered in Man-
agement II, firmly believes that the OI effort will suc-
ceed at Lago.
"Once employees understand that an improved Lago is
to their own benefit, I think they will be willing to get
Reuben Lacl involved. With approaches like improving teamwork,
Area Supervisor employees can improve on the way they are doing their
Mechanical Department jobs, save time, create a better working environment,
/ and receive more personal satisfaction, while improving
/ the organization."

Efraim Tromp Marvin said that a very important ingredient in the OI
Shift Supervisor effort is the involvement of employees. "Their ideas for
Process Department improvement and their commitment to see results will
make OI happen. The 01 effort has to take place from
top management level to the wage earner level and with
Concerted efforts and a willingness to adapt to change,
improvements will definitely occur." Marvin also said
that the OI effort is a continuing process, because "you
constantly have to adapt to changing situations."
S3 "I'm optimistic about the Lago OI effort", Robby stat-
Sed, "in the first place, top management has attended
the Management workshops and is committed to the ef-
Edmund Dafe fort. Secondly, I personally applied the skills I received
Security Sergeant
Industrial Security / through Management II and I saw improvements in
Department cost control, behavior, skills and performance. I defi-
nitely see a purpose for training employees in manage-
ment skills."
In other words, there is a lot for employees and Lago to
gain from application of sound Organizational Im-
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to circumstances, the "New provement concepts. Having Organizational Improve-
Faces" feature could not appear in this month's issue, but ment Facilitators working in the Departments is sure to
will be continued next month. make the change occur smoothly with the commitment
of the people within the Company.


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Lightering operations: a challenge

Joe van der Linde has qualified as Aruba's first lightering master


About five years ago, at a time when the demand for
crude was high, and the reefberths were full with ships
waiting for shore transshipment, lightering operations
were initiated at Lago as an alternative.
"Lightering" refers to the transfer of crude at sea from
one ship (usually a ULCC Ultra Large Crude Carrier
- or a VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier) to another
(usually an MST Medium Size Tanker).
Lightering operations for all Exxon affiliates are
handled by Esso Tankers Incorporated (ETI) in New
York. ETI also customarily furnished Lago's lightering
operations with their own lightering master, until a few
months ago when Joe van der Linde, one of Lago's for-
mer docking masters, was tested by ETI and qualified
to become Aruba's first lightering master. The lighter-
ing master is the one in charge of the complete lighter-
ing operation. "I considered it a challenge to qualify as
a lightering master. Most lightering masters have had
many more years of experience prior to becoming a
lightering master than I have," said Joe, who has only
been working at Process Department's Oil Movements
and Shipping Division for the past seven years.


Prior to positioning the rubber fenders to the Medium Size Tan-
ker, the fenders have to be inspected and wires attached to them.
Above, fron left to right, B. van Duin, P. Loefstop, E. Dubero,
A. Ponson, E. Ridderstap and J. van der Linde.

"You have to have nerves of steel to remain calm under
the difficult situations that can arise on sea. Joe was
rated as one of Lago's best docking masters and was re-
commended by us to ETI to be tested. ETI sets very
high standards for lightering masters," said Ken Brook,
former Division Superintendent of the Oil Movements
and Shipping Division.
Lightering operations at Lago usually start early in the
morning at about 5:00 a.m. when the wind is calm. At
that time Joe, along with Bert van Duin, who is being
trained by Joe to become a lightering master, and six
riggers, Pablo Loefstop, Everaldo Dubero, Arnold Pon-
son, Emi Ridderstap, Mike Vrolijk and Lucio Beau-
man, start placing all necessary materials, such as hoses
and ropes, on board of the MST and the VLCC/ULCC.
After the rubber fenders are positioned alongside the
MST, Joe along with five riggers embark on that ship,
while Bert with one rigger go on the VLCC/ULCC.
After Joe discusses the operation and reaches an under-


standing with the captain of the ship, the journey be-
gins.
Lago's selected area for lightering is about 18 km west
of Aruba, where the wind factor and the sea current
minimize risks during transfer. After two hours of sail-
ing from the San Nicolas Harbor, the vessels arrive at
the selected area. Joe then directs the MST to about 1
beam (the width of a ship) parallel off the VLCC/
ULCC, adjusts the speed to that vessel's and then, while
both ships are moving, he directs the MST closer to the
VLCC/ULCC until the fenders of the MST barely
touch her. Once that climactic point is reached, wires
are sent out to hold the MST along the VLCC/ULCC.
When the MST is completely moored, the VLCC/
ULCC slows down, heads into the current and then an-
chors. The riggers along with the other crewmembers
connect the hoses, and the lightering master along with
Bert complete a list of check-ups: they measure the
crude, take watercuts (measurement of the water on
bottom of the tank) and crude temperature on the
VLCC/ULCC, and measure the ballast and the slop
and conduct a dry tank inspection of the MST. A com-
plete safety inspection and an anti-pollution check is al-
so conducted. During the transfer of the crude, which
can take anywhere from 5 to 14 hours, depending on
the quantity transferred, the lightering master con-
stantly remains alert for any alterations in the weather
and checks the wires and the overall behavior of the
ships with the assistance of two riggers who remain on
shift on a rotation basis.
Lightering operations, such as this, have taken place
about 130 times at Lago in the past five years, with +
50,000,000 (fifty million) barrels of crude transferred.
After all the crude has been transferred and final check-
ups are made, the ships return to the San Nicolas Har-
bor, where the local crew goes ashore. The MST even-
tually proceeds to its next destination, while the VLCC/
ULCC mostly remains anchored.
In the meanwhile, 24 hours or more have transpired. A
full day of activity at sea. One must obviously enjoy
challenge, excitement and hard work, in order to do
this job well








Before departing to the
S A selected lightering area,
1 hoses and other materials
jF" ;"I/w! / ~are delivered to the Me-
Sdium Size Tanker in the
-- San Nicolas Harbor.


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Mientras cu c MST ta ancra na e ULCC/VLCC, preparation ta wordo haci pa conecta e hose-nan pa traslado di crudo.

Traslado di bapor grand pa chiquito: un desafio
Joe van der Linde a qualifica como e promer lighteringg master" Arubiano


Mas o menos cinco anja pasa, tempo cu e demand pa
crudo tabata halto, y e piernan tabata yen di barco war-
dando pa haci transborde riba tera, Lago a cuminza
uza e sistema di transferencia director lighteringg) como
un alternative.
"Lightering" ta referi na e traslado di crudo riba laman
grand di un bapor (hopi biaha esaki ta un ULCC-
Bapor di Carga Crudo Ultra Grandi of un VLCC-
Bapor di Carga Crudo Hopi Grandi) pa otro (mayoria
di vez esaki lo ta un MST-un Tanquero Mediano).
Lightering di tur afiliado di Exxon ta wordo trata pa
Esso Tankers Incorporated (ETI) na New York. ETI
tabata tin e custumber tambe di provee Lago cu nan
mesun lighteringg master" pa e operation aki, te ora cu
algun luna pasa Joe van der Linde, kende tabata un
floods na Lago, a wordo proba pa ETI y a qualifica pa
bira e di promer lightering master di Aruba. E lighter-
ing master ta esun encarga cu henter e operation di
transferencia director di crudo. "Pami tabata un desafio
pa qualifica como un lightering master. Mayoria di
lightering masters tabata tin mas anja di experiencia cu
ami tin promer cu nan a bira lightering masters," Joe,
kende te awor aki a traha pa solamente siete anja den
Oil Movements and Shipping Division di Process De-
partment, a bisa.
"Bo mester tin bon control riba bo nervionan pa keda
calmo bao di e situacionnan dificil cu bo por encontra
riba laman. Joe a wordo consider di ta un di e mihor
loodsnan di Lago, y nos a recomende na ETI pa wordo
getest. ETI ta pone normanan hopi halto pa lightering
masters," Ken Brook, e Superintendente anterior di Oil
Movements and Shipping Division a bisa.
E operation di traslado di crudo na Lago mas part ta
cuminza mainta trempan pa mas o menos 5:00 a.m.
ora cu e biento ta calmo. Na e ora eyJoe hunto cu Bert
van Duin, kende Joe ta entrena pa bira un lightering
master tambe, y e seis "rigger"-nan (esnan cu ta equipa
y arregla e bapor), Pablo Loefstop, Everaldo Dubero,
Arnold Ponson, Emi Ridderstap, Mike Vrolijk y Lucio
Beauman ta cuminza pone tur material necesario ma-
nera hose pa traslada crudo y cabuya, a bordo di e MST
ye VLCC/ULCC.
Despues cu guardabarronan di rubber a wordo poni na
banda di e MST, Joe hunto cu cinco rigger ta subi e


bapor ey, mientras cu Bert y un rigger ta bai riba e
VLCC/ULCC. Despues cu Joe ta discuti e operation y
ta yega na un acuerdo cu e capitan di e barco, e viahe ta
cuminza.
E area cu Lago tin select pa traslado ta 18 km pabow
di Aruba, na unda e biento y e corriente di laman ta
minimize e risiconan durante transferencia.
Despues di navega pa dos ora for di haf di San Nicolas,
e barconan ta yega na e area select. Joe ta dirigi e MST
te ora cu e yega un beam (hanchura di un bapor) leuw
na un banda di e VLCC/ULCC, e ta ahusta e speed na
esun di e VLCC/ULCC y despues, mientras cu ambos
barco ta move, e ta dirigi e MST cerca di e VLCC/
ULCC te ora cu e guardabarronan ta mishi otro. Una
vez cu a yega na e climax ey den e operation di traslado,
ta manda waya pa tene e MST na e VLCC/ULCC. Ora
cu e MST ta completamente sigura, e VLCC/ULCC ta
bahat velocidad y ta bai contra e corriente pa despues
ancra. E riggernan hunto cu e otro miembronan di tri-
pulacion ta conecta e slangnan, y e lightering master
hunto cu Bert ta ehecuta un series di examination: nan
ta midi e crudo, e awa den tanki, y e temperature di e
crudo di e VLCC/ULCC, y nan ta midi e "ballast" y e
"slop" y nan ta conduct un inspection di tanki bashi di e
MST. Un inspection complete di seguridad y un di anti-
polucion tambe ta wordo haci.
Durante e traslado di crudo, cual por tuma entire 5 pa
14 ora, dependiendo di e cantidad traslada, e lightering
master mester keda alerto constantemente pa cualquier
alteracion den e tempo y ta check waya y e comporta-
cion general di e bapornan cu e asistencia di dos rigger
cu ta keda riba shift a base di rotacion.
Operacion di traslado, manera esun aki, a tuma lugar
+ 130 biaha na Lago den e ultimo cinco anjanan, cu
50,000,000 (50 miyon) baril di crudo traslada.
Despues cu tur e crudo a wordo traslada, y e ultimo
examinacionnan a wordo haci, e bapornan ta regresa
haf di San Nicolas na unda e tripulacion local ta baha.
E MST eventualmente ta continue pa su siguiente des-
tino, mientras cu e VLCC/ULCC mas tanto ta keda
ancra.
Mientras tanto, 24 ora of mas a transcurri. Henter un
dia yen di actividad na laman. Pa haci e trabow aki
bon, un hende mester por ta disfruta di desafio, excita-
cion y trabow durol


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6 ARUBA ESSO NEWS October 1982


17 countries participate

in Fire Program
In September, the Fire Section of the Industrial Security
Department conducted two Fire Training Programs for
a total of 49 participants from 17 different countries.
The 40-hour course involved a basic but extensive train-
ing in multiple facets of fire fighting. All participants
received ample experience in the extinguishment of ac-
tual fires, working alone and as a member of a team.
They received instruction in the types and operation of
various fire fighting equipment; the use of water, foam
and dry chemicals in extinguishing fires; the use of self
contained breathing apparatus (S.C.B.A.), and rescue
of injured persons. Safety was also continuously em-
phasized during the training.
The first one-week course was conducted in English and
included Exxon employees from Barbados, Bahamas,
Bermuda, Haiti, Jamaica, Surinam, Nicaragua, Guate-
mala, Puerto Rico and Panama. Several members of
Shell in Curacao and of the Aruba Fire Department also
attended. The second Fire Training Program for Exxon
employees from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salva-
dor, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua was con-
ducted in Spanish.




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Participants in the Fire Training Program held in September at
the Lago Fire Training Ground, received ample training in the
extinguishment of actual fires.
This is the second year Lago provided fire training to
participants from overseas. "We have excellent facili-
ties, good equipment and a good safety record here and
word gets around. Last year we even had one partici-
pant from Thailand. We're getting more requests for
training from overseas than time permits us to give right
now", saidJacinto "Chin" Harms, Lago's Fire Chief and
Coordinator of the Fire Training Program. Chin was
assisted in the instruction by Pete Rasmijn, Fire Tech-
nician, and by Lago Volunteer Fire Brigade Captains,
Ernie Williams, "Papie" Willems, Juan Kock and Errol
Brown.
Bernhard Kalis, captain of the Aruba Lago Emergency
Rescue Team (ALERT), and Henke Peters of the Dive
Rescue Team also provided instruction in their respec-
tive areas.
All of Lago's senior professional and volunteer fire
fighting personnel have advanced training in fire pro-
tection and many have taken additional courses in the
U.S.A. Chin, for example, in his eight years as Fire
Chief and Instructor, has visited Texas A&M and
several other recognized institutions to gain knowledge
on improvements in equipment and facilities.
"The idea is to return and incorporate pertinent im-
provements at Lago. That's why we now have such an
excellent program with increasing requests for partici-
pation from abroad", Chin said.


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17 pais a participa den

Program di Candela

Na September, e Fire Section di Industrial Security De-
partment a conduci dos Programa di Entrenamento di
Candela pa un total di 49 participate di 17 diferente
pais.

E curso di 40 ora aki a envolve un entrenamento basico
pero extensive den diferente aspect di combat can-
dela. Tur participate a haya suficiente experiencia
den paga candelanan di berdad, sea individualmente of
den grupo. Nan a haya instruction den e diferente cla-
senan y operation di e equiponan pa combat candela;
e uzo di awa, scuma y quimiconan seco den pagamento
di candela; e uzo di e aparato pa respiracion indepen-
diente (S.C.B.A.), y rescate di personanan herida. Se-
guridad tambe a wordo enfatisa continuamente duran-
te e entrenamento.

E promer curso di un siman a wordo conduci na Ingles y
a inclui empleadonan di Exxon for di Barbados, Baha-
mas, Bermuda, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, Nicaragua,
Guatemala, Puerto Rico y Panama. Diferente miembro
di Shell na Corsow y di e Departamento di Candela di
Aruba tambe a atende. E segundo Programa di Entre-
namento di Candela pa empleadonan di Exxon for di
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras y Nicaragua a wordo conduci na Spanjo.

Esaki ta e di dos biaha cu Lago ta provee entrenamento
di candela pa participantenan di exterior. "Nos tin fa-
cilidadnan excelente, bon equipo y un bon record di se-
guridad y hendenan ta haya sa. Te hasta nos a haya un
participate di Thailand anja pasa. Nos ta haya mas
peticion for di exterior pa entrenamento, cu lo cual
tempo ta permit nos pa duna actualmente", Jacinto
"Chin" Harms, Fire Chief di Lago y Coordinador di e
Program di Entrenamento di Candela, a bisa. Pete
Rasmijn, Fire Technician, y e capitannan di e Brigada
Voluntario di Candela di Lago, Ernie Williams, "Pa-
pie" Willems, Juan Kock y Errol Brown, a asisti Chin
den instruction. Bernhard Kalis, capitan di e Aruba/
Lago Team di Rescate ora di Emergencia (ALERT), y
Henke Peters di e Team di Rescate den Awa, tambe a
provee instruction den nan respective areanan.

Tur senior professional y voluntario di Lago cu ta com-
bati candela a ricibi entrenamento avanza den protec-
cion contra candela y hopi a sigi cursonan adicional den
E.U.

Por ehempel, Chin, den su ocho anja como Fire Chief y
Instructor, a bishita Texas A&M y various otro institu-
cion reconosi, pa gana conocimiento riba mehoracion-
nan den equipo y facilidadnan.

"E idea ta pa incorpora mehoracionnan significant ora
bo regresa. Pesey awor aki nos tin un program asina
excelente cu un aumento den peticion for di exterior pa
participa", Chin a bisa.


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21 Mechanical and Project Engineers attended a 5-day Mech-
anical Engineering Design Training Course conducted by 3
ER&E instructors at Lago. The training covered such topics as
materials selection considerations, pressure vessel/heat exchanger
design, piping design and tankage.

Mehoracion di Organizacion . .
(cont. dipag. 1)
den nan aplicacion na trabow di e abilidadnan cu nan a
desaroya via e workshop di entrenamento."
Pa prepare nan mes parcialmente pa e trabow aki,
Robby y Marvin hunto cu Jopie Croeze di Technical
Department di Lago recientemente a atende seminario
di entrenamento di MO na Indianapolis, Indiana y a
bishita empleado cu tin e mesun trabow na Baytown
Refinery di Exxon U.S.A.
Robbie a comenta: "Baytown a cuminza implement
MO mas o menos cuatro anja pasa, y a ripara hopi me-
horacion como resultado di esey. Nan tin un OIC (na
Baytown nan ta wordo yama Coordinador di MO) den
tur division di e departamentonan Process y Mechanical
y nan tin hopi otro empleado cu a participa den e
process di entrenamento di MO. Na Baytown nos a ob-
serva y participa den workshop, nos a revisa material-
nan cu nan ta uza den entrenamento y nos a sinja con
nan ta coordina nan meta y prioridad. Baytown tabata
un bon experiencia; OIC's a haya nan entrenamento fe
expertonan OD y e organization tabata un bon ehempel
di e esfuerzonan di MO."
Jopie, kende a wak mehoracion den su seccion cu a re-
sulta di e aplicacion di abilidad di gerencia cu a word
cubri den Management II, ta kere firmemente cu e es-
fuerzonan pa MO lo tin bon resultado na Lago. "Una
vez empleadonan compronde cu un mihor Lago ta be-
neficia nan mes, mi ta kere cu nan lo kier compromete
nan mes mas. Cu e uzo di metodonan manera mehora-
cion di trabow den grupo, empleadonan por mehora
nan manera di traha, spaar tempo, crea un mihor am-
biente na trabow, y haya mas satisfaccion personal
mientras cu e organization ta wordo mehora."
Marvin a bisa cu un ingredient masha important den
MO ta e dedicacion di empleadonan." Nan ideanan pa
mehoracion y nan empenjo pa wak resultado lo result
den MO. E esfuerzonan di MO mester tuma lugar for di
e nivel di mas halto di gerencia pa e nivel di empleado
cubri pa contrato, y cu esfuerzonan di ambos banda y
un actitud positive tocante cambio, mehoracionnan
definitamente lo tuma lugar."
Marvin a bisa tambe cu MO lo ta un process continue,
pasobra "constantemente bo mester adapta na situa-
cionnan cu ta cambia."
"Mi ta hopi optimista pa e esfuerzonan di MO na La-
go," Robby a declara, "Na di promer lugar, gerencia a
atende Management workshops y a compromete nan
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IExxon Update... (cont.frompage2)

surplus to our needs, and upgrading the rest to increase
our ability to produce high value products from poorer
quality crudes. We are tightening up on controllable
expenditures throughout the organization, and we are
taking a hard and comprehensive look at all major pro-
jects, underway or planned, to make sure that we are
justified in going ahead with them at a pace previously
planned."
After Mr. Garvin explained the reasons for the discon-
tinuation of Exxon's funding of the Colony Shale Oil
Project, a billion dollar project in Colorado aimed at
producing synthetic fuel out of shale, he made the fol-
lowing remarks:
"A point to keep in mind is that our goal in all these
decisions is not to become less of a force in the world
energy market but to become a more effective one. If
the 100 years of Exxon's history have taught us any-
thing, it is that change is inevitable and that sometimes
it comes more rapidly than we would like. When it does,
we have little choice but to adapt ... to stay broadly on
course but to recognize changing realities and opportu-
nities ."

Cerrejon Coal Project Continues
On the bright side, the Cerrejon Coal Project, one of
the largest projects under construction by Exxon, was
recently given approval to proceed after an Esso Inter
America reappraisal of the project status for Exxon
Corporation. The Cerrejon coal mine, located in
Colombia's northernmost province, La Guajira, is estim-
ated to produce about 15 million tons of coal a year for
23 years. To get a sense of the size of this operation, it
has been said that the Cerrejon coal mining is equiva-
lent to digging a Panama Canal every 18 months.

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Mas di 30 graduado di L.V.S. na 1952 a ricibi nan condecoracion
di 30 anja di servicio, despues di un introduction di Presidente
Golden.

Mehoracion ... (cont dipag. 7)
mes cu e esfuerzo. Na di dos lugar, ami a aplica e abili-
dadnan cu mi a haya via Management II personalmente
y mi a wak mehoracion den control di gastonan, con-
ducta, abilidad y ehecucion di trabow. Definitivamente
mi ta wak un proposito den entrena empleado den abili-
dadnan di gerencia."
Mihor bisa, empleadonan y Lago por beneficia hopi di
e aplicacion di conceptonan solido di Mehoracion di
Organizacion. Cu OIF's trahando den e Departamento-
nan e cambionan lo sosode suavemente cu e dedicacion
di e hendenan den Compania.


A basic and an advance Critical Path Method course was attended
by over 30 Mechanical Department employees. The course,
taught by a CPM consultant, included information on goal set-
ting, planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting. Below: A
3-day Mechanical Engineering Computer Workshop was con-
ducted by ER&E instructors for 11 Lago engineers. The work-
shop covered computer programs such as SIMPLEX, TABS and
API.

V


SNoticia di Exxon .. (con dipag 2)
cu nos ta participa. Nos ta limitando capacidadnan di
refineria cu ta di mas, nos ta mehorando e otronan por
complete pa aumenta nos abilidad di produci produc-
tonan cu valor mas halto fe crudo di menos calidad.
Nos ta rebaha e gastonan cu nos tin control ariba den
henter e organization y nos ta tuma bon nota di tur
proyectonan principal, sea cu nan ta planea of ya kaba
na caminda, pa sigura cu nos ta hustifica pa sigi padi-
lanti cu nan segun plan."
Despues cu Sr. Garvin a splica e motibonan pakico Ex-
xon a descontinua nan fundacion di e proyecto di
Colony Shale Oil, un proyecto di biyones di dollar na
Colorado cual tabatin como proposito e production di
combustible syntetico for di "shale" (piedra cu ta con-
tene mineral), ela haci e siguiente remarcanan:
"Mester tene na cuenta cu nos meta, den tur e decicion-
nan aki, no ta di bira debil den e mercado mundial di
energia, pero di bira mas efectivo. Locual e 100 anja di
historic di Exxon seguramente a sinja nos, ta cu cambio
ta inevitabel y cu tin ora cambio ta sosode mas liher cu
nos kier.
Ora cu e bin ... nos mester adapta . keda mas tanto
riba e caminda escogi pero tambe reconoce oportuni-
dadnan y realidadnan cu ta cambia . ."
Proyecto di Carbon na Cerrejon ta Continua
Un bon noticia ta, cu e proyecto di Carbon di Cerrejon,
un di e proyectonan mas grand di Exxon bao construc-
cion, recientemente a haya aprobacion pa continue cu e
proyecto, despues di un evaluacion di e status di e pro-
yecto cu Esso Inter-America a haci pa Exxon Corpora-
tion. Ta ser calcula cu e mina di Carbon Cerrejon, loca-
liza den provincia mas pa nord di Colombia, La Gua-
jira, lo produci 15 miyon tonelada di carbon pa 23 anja
largo. Pa duna un idea di e magnitude di e operation
aki, a ser bisa cu e process di mina e carbon na Cerrejon
ta equivalent na coba e Canal di Panama kada 18
luna.


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