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The ARUBA ESSO NEWS is published for all Editor: Mrs. Myrna Jansen-Feliciano
Lago employees. Please contact the Editor for Translation into Papiamento by: Mr. G. W. Bosse
permission to reprint or reproduce any portion of Photographs by: Joe's Photographic Service
this magazine. Printer: Verenigde Antilliaanse Drukkerijen N.V.
VOLUME 46 NO. 8


President Cavallaro:

excellent work performed

through these years...


Sixty years ago, when Aruba was
still an island of few resources and
employment, our Company began
to operate as a transshipping
terminal, first in the Oranjestad
harbour and later in the San
Nicolas port. Soon after that, the
Lago Oil & Transport Company --
officially established as a
Corporation in Ottawa, Canada
on August 12. 1924 -- started its
journey into the world of oil
business by refining its first lew
barrels of Venezuelan crude in
1929. That marked the beginning
of a period of growth, a history of
achievement, a lifetime of
development for Lago and Aruba.
We are all familiar with the
development of Lago over the last
60 years. Lago became one of the
largest, safest, and most modern
refineries in the world. Several
million dollars were spent
expanding the refinery.
modernizing its facilities and
training its personnel. Our
Company has played a key role in
the development of the island
and its community and has become
one of the major pillars of the
Aruban economy.
In the last lew years, Lago has
continued to invest large sums of
money to modernize its facilities
and maintain its competitive
position. Since 1979, over 125
million dollars capital investment
have been made to improve
product yields, reduce fuel
consumption, improve salfet and
reliability. The Relinery spent 30
million dollars alone to install t\wo
new computer-controlled high
elliciency boilers that replace six
old units. A 15 million dollar
project has iccently been
completed to recover butane from
the refinery gas system and
upgrade this to LPG lor export. In
addition, expenditures of 270
million dollars have been incn iicd
in the last few yea rs to upgrade
maintenance standards, e(tqipmntIl
reliability, and housekeeping.


Lago has alw avs responded vec \
rapicll\ to the changing business
environment. rel\ ing on
competent, skillfull and lo\al
eml)lo ees 95% of whom arc
Antilleans. This ability to handle
changes has recently\ been )put to
the test. prompted Ib the cutback
in ciude supplies Irom 300 to 180
KBD and the increase in crude
pricing x which ocui red last
December.
Lago has reacted veix eflectively
to this nex difficult situation. bI
streamlining its operations and
adjusting its organization
accordingl. The workforce has
been reduced by 30% in an orcderl\
manner. With the cooperation
fiom all our employees and inion
representatives. w\e have been able
to implement significant changes
in a very short period of time
without impairing safety\ and(
reliability We now have a leancr.
more efficient organization. B\
minimizing our costs and
impro\ ing otur competitiveness, w\ c
are in a better position to lace the
challenges ahead.
Regarding our future. I can
reassure oul that \we are sparing
no ellorts to seek a satisfactol\


Sesenta afia pasa. tempo cu .\Alba
talata ainda tn isla cu poco
recurso e empleo. nos Compania a
cuminia operr como tin lcl minal
di transborldacion. piomrn den lal
di Oranjestad \ dclptics den lihal
di San Nicolas. Poco tcil)npo
desputis di escx. I .ago Oil &
Transport Compan\ --
olicialm ntce establcci comio Li
coirporacion na Ottaxia. Canada.
dia 12 di Augustus 1924 -- a
cu(nin/ua s i viahl den c mnundo di


President Antonio Cavallaro

long teim n uppl) ai I anmeni'nt
with outi c(iic '11ppli)cl to t'ns1U1 '
the \iabilit\ of (ol1 opelation and
to continue 1t contributed to lt
plospce il\ of out emll)!o\X t'' iland
the Atlba)an (olmmunlllli\.
I would like to take the
oppiorlunit of Lago', 60th
anni\ 'sarN elchi ation to e\tIcil
to all its piese'nt and pjIt
emll)loX\ e. 0111 ImOst incll'el
glatitud lIoi the c (clllcnt \\) i k
pcrloimncl thloutih lhec \ )i..u
and a mo't coldinl N\ih1 ioi lti\
inot.' \c'I of nulltual i omnivtnictl


nego'hi di a/ua c loot cli iclfinai I
p1lo11n( poco bil ilnain di clirdo
\'nc/olano ni 1929 I,;e .1 mui1.i(
c c(onii'n/io di nin pii lodo d!i
( c'me ntll). u hi'torla ( d lu' iio.
tilln cursO di )ilda di (d 'l10)t piM
Lago \i A bliia.
Noli t i naI hal ,iuia di c
(lr to\l o (h1 L.-l 1 i lul llil.ii I' lilllt
60 ailalian l~ago ai bii in ill (i c
letinriian.nl di iii', giandi. niia,
,igut \ mllil loocl rio di ntlndo.
Valio> million dollar a \\oido -


President Cavallaro:

excelente trabao

had durante aanan ...


Mil


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gasui na expand c iclinct ia,
model ni/a e Iacilidadnan, l
ienlltel(i st personal. Conmpania a
hunga il paplel cla\e den e
desaroyo di c isla \ c comunldad(
\ a I)ira un di e pilarnan principal
di e econolmia Ambano.
Den c ultimo afianan aki. Lago a
sigi inI\cili sumanan giandi di
Splaca a iodclni/a s't
acli(idadnaln nltmllctll MI posicionl
(olinlpelidoi. De)tl 1979. lmas cu
125 million dollar na capitall a
\\oldo invcili pa nichoi c
Irndinlicilo di pi(oductlo. ieduci
( OMlimno

scti idad \ conlial)ilidad. E"
I.linclia a gasta 30 million dollar
(si pa inl alai doh Iboilel nobo di
icullilnn'nio lialto \ conltrohi pa
(ol l)lp tad(ol. pa ictnlplaz/i sCis
unidadnan bicut. i'n projccto di
15 million dollar a I nii cla
Ic( ie(ill imcl in pa icol i )butano
for di c sistema di gas di refineria,
p)a c \\oido mchola i conI\''rti den














S]M\Ilt
IP(, ia cxpotl tacion. iFuera di







mliho n dollarIt1 ai \l. c i ci all c

p1 son s ali tinha Compan\ iliCa it






lupsi and ad(I ns. its molmenls of(
gloi \ and liimes oi tincei L ainl. But
1 st\ \ \ ills b)\ itself is all
S((( niplishnicil Foi amn (om]pan\
to ha\c t (\istcld lot 60 (3als. mani\
ltillngs nIList lia\c been functioning
I eight
One of those lat lois, and also the
ltalctest asset a (omnpa)n ('an hae,.
is its \\oik lotce. L.ag(o empl)io\ese
\(eret al\sals kno\n to ble
laid\ oi king. dledi(ated and lo\al.
able to meet challenges as theill(
came along And that is patil aside
it orn soind management, of \\hat
(ontili buled to lago's 60-\ car
liston\ achiieemenls.
Belidtes a stead\ take-home pa\.
\\hat iunlangible \alles do
employees attrilutte to then
employers. Foi some emp)lo\ ces,
I ago ma\ )be juSt a place to "1oi k
to earn a li\ ing. For mail others,
however, I.ago means a lillle more
than that: a place to gro\\
pi oessionally, an olportunnit to


conliabilidad di cquipo. \ maneho
domestic.
Lago semper a iespond6 hopi liher
na c c(ambionan den c ambience
comcicial. dependiendo ariba un
loira oblreril compltene,. halbil y
leal. di coal 95% ta Antilliano.
Recicntemente abilidad di trata cu
camlionan. a woirdo someti na un
pirueba. causal door di e irduccion
den c suministracion di ciudo li
300 pa 180 mil bail pa dia y e
aumento den e preis di crudo na
December ultimo.
Lago a reacciona hopi efectivo
at iba e situation nobo y dificil aki.
haciendo si opciacionnan lacil y
suave. \ ahustando e organization
conlorme e situation. Nos lorza
olbrril a word reduce cu 30% na
un mancra ordenA. Cu e
cooperation di tinr nos empleado y
repcrsentantenan di sindicato.
getencia por a implement
camlionan hopi significativo den
tn period hopi cortico sin
pcriudica seguridad y
confiabilidad. Nos tin awor iun
stiuctura di organization cu ta
menos denso y mas eficiente.
Reduciendo nos gastonan y


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meet challenges, a chance to prove
one's capabilities .....
Some employees, with different
backgrounds, education, and years
ol service, were asked to give their
personal views on what they value
most in their jobs. Here are the
answers:
* On August 12, 1984, the same
date that Lago completed its 60th
anniversary. Hubert Dirks, better
known as "Molli", commemorated
his 10th year ol service. Molli is at
present an Advance I
Instrumentman in the
Instruments< Electrical Section of
the (Opeations Department. An
avid sports player, lie organizes
man2 sports activities lor his
section. "You need recreation," he
says. "especially if you work hard.
The tournaments we organize lot
Lago employees creates a good
atmosphere between (he
employees." How about woik.?
"Lago is a competitive company,
so \ou have to demonlstate that
\oil can do the job. In our section
there is a lot of competition;
everybody\ has to keep up to date


mehorando nos base pa
competencia, nos ta den un mihor
position pa enfrentA e retonan
actual.
Tocante nos luturo, mi kier
ieasegurai b)oso tur cu nos no ta
vasila pa haci tur esfiuezo pa trata
na logra in areglo satislactorio pa
tn suminis\atrion ariba un
tcrmino largo cu e
suministiadornan di crudo pa
sigur"i e viabilidad di nos
operation y continue cu nos
contribucion na e prosperidad di
nos empleadonan y e comunidad
Arubano.
Mi kier tume a oportunidad di
Lago su celebration di 60 aria pa
extended na tur e empleadonan
actual y di pasado, nos mas sincere
gratitud pa e trabao excelente cu a
scr haci durante e afianan aki .....
y un deseo masha cordial pa hopi
mas afia di compromise mutuo .....


Esso News cover drawn by
Giolina Henriquez, a local
professional artist.


A PLACE


TO GROW


Any ambitions? "To reach as far as I can
...." said Moffi, an Advance I Instrument-
man in the lnstruments/Electrical Section
of the Operations Department.


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with the new technology and that
is very demanding. I think my job
is challenging, because often I
have to repair new equipment
without getting specific training for
it; and, when problems arise, I
have to troubleshoot until I can
solve the problems ....." Any
ambitions? "To reach as lar as I
can." said Molli. "although, a lot
depends on the opportunities that
will come my way ....."
* A graduated marine
engineer, Randolph Pcterson, had
worked as such for 7-1/2 years for
Shell, ashore and on board of
ships. For the last 6-1/2 years he
held a job as Coordinator Ship
Manager and Purchasing Manager
for the Dok Maatschappij in
Curacao. With those 14 years of
experience behind him, he was
employed by Lago as Group Head
of the Storehouse Materials
Operation in October of '83. "I
personally believe it was
advantageous lor me to have
started my career at Lago in this
section, and, at that time. because
I was able to use my experience to
introduce and implement many
changes," commented Randolph.
He explained: "Due to the 38%
manpower reduction in ourt
section, reorganization had to take
place, things had to be changed.
corrected, and employees had to
be trained to take each other's job.
And all that had to be
accomplished while we were
working towards a more
acceptable level of service."
In the short time he has been with
the Company, what are
Randolph's experiences so lar?
"One of the things I appreciate is
that I had the opportunity\ to
attend good training programs
here," he said. "such as the
Compensation, Transition, and
First Line Supervisory workshops.
Another type of training that I
consider to be very important, and
wish to promote lor our section, is
on-the-job training. Teaching
people why certain things should
be done creates in them more
interest for their work, which in
turn encourages them to produce
more in quality and quantity. "
"Furthermore, from my o\wn
experience, I can sa\ that those in
a higher position than you value
your input. I have personally not
yet experienced that mi boss asks
me a question and then just files
the answer. I lfel that mi opinion
is valued and to me that is how\
your superior expresses that lhe


values your expertise, because that
is how I deal with my subordinates
also."
Having worked at two other laige
companies prior to joining Iago,
in k hat aspect does I.ago stand
out the most to Randolph? "The
lact that Lago is a production
oriented organization." he said.
"In man\ other organizations" he
explained, "two persons employed
in the same position on the same
date have to start with and
continue with the same salai lor
as long as they perform the same
work. I don't believe in that
system. Here, at Lago. \our
opportunities for advancement and
your growth in income are
determined by your performance.
And I think that is the best s stem.
Some people sa\ that monex is a
demotivator. but I don't believe it
is ....."

* In 1947, Anselmo Semeleer
enrolled in the Lago Vocational
School as an apprentice. As he was
reminiscing about those cla\ s. he
indicated that attending that
school was one ol the most
significant events in all his \eais of
employment with Lago. "It is
through the Lago Vocational
School that I became a first class
carpenter." he said.
One of the pleasant experience,
that stands out the most in his 37
years with Lago were his 16 teats
as master of "driving piles." "I anm
the onlu person still at Lago \\ ho
has witnessed how piles were
driven into the sea bottom w\ hen
Rcelberth I was built."
commented Anselmo. "In that job.
I have worked togethcl txithl
geologists, performing dredging g
work. checking sea mo\ementi.
and pile dri\ ing. It \\as hard
\ orik."
In the 1970's. hox\\e\ci. Iago sold
the pile driver, and Anselmo then
moved to the Process Fuels
Division. On Januair Ist of this
xear. he became a permanent
opel atoi.
Anselmo is an active member ol
the Independent Oil \Work rs
t'nion of Aruba hax ing scried a',
board member, shop steward, and
I'nion Pl sident from 1978 to
1982.

* I want to broaden my
horizon, learn mlole. leach otllhci
\\hat I'\e learned, and
subsequently establish a nmole
product ie workplace said
Baibara Lee. a S\ stems Anaklst inl
the Mathematics, Computtc and
Systems Division of the


Administrative Department.
Barbara, who has had some prior
expeijencc in computer
apl libations in the united d States,
joined Lago in Octobel of 1982.
At the stall of her (alei here, she
\\as assigned to maintain the
pcisonnel sx stem. Altri a \hile.
she became the main S\stems
Analyst of the Hewtlett Pa(kaid
3000 computeR system.
"The He\\lett Packaid piojec t was
a big challenge fol me." said
Bailrara. becausee it meant
lea ning a totally neN\ c(onpuitei
system and application. In
addition, the HP is a teal-time on-
line sstem. This means that an\
processed transaction \xill take


Nir


"... Lago has stimulated ni professional
growth, "said Barbara Lee. Sstents.In a-
lyst in the Adminiistrative Department.


place immediately Manali'mcnl
looking into lmoi on-line \.N sitn1.
foi Lago. One of im lutliii
challenges is also to Ibet i lok ed
\\ithl the implementation of those
s stemlls.
.\notliei detail that Bai )aina alue,
in her job at LaIwo is the hti that
sliet las had the oppoitunit\ to
attend main courses hi.e and
abroad "This lias ('nh.itncd lil
dl\ elopnment of im (alcct l .A111d li.s
created ctlici(nc es in mi\ \\oik.
she c ommlenteled. "I c'lan (t.iiainl\
sa\ tilil Laio has stimulated m\
pi otssional ai ox ith.

* C. Victor Hunt, at present a
Contact Engineer in lthe
Opel atioll Suppolt Dix ision. has
l)een a Lago tor fli\ \x'als altet
gi duialing x\ithl a Masilcsi dlegIcc
inl Chemical cnginiel in, from tih'
[I]nisst\i of Tl\enxile i1 Holland
At L;ago lite has ;also \ontked in
Ptioccss Dtsign and Business
Planning & Coordiinalion. Flishi


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S60th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE ARUBA ESSO NEWS 5


otill ( 1 [ ni\el 'l\. u hat \\ 'ic \Vic'
iieatcst < hallencs ""I le biggest
( hli1ill I 1 had \\ lien I tait tcd
illth Lago," Iha said. "\a's to
dc\ elop) nl\ intle p)('i ', al
a( o)l niiuII( m liin-n skill,. \ti'-,u nhi\
Ic( h ;il i t cllcctl u l skill s.i l
i<) ,mise I ha\ c found i that usingt
lthis intle pcisn)olil olgIuiai/alli al
skills ;tc n (c ,ssa \ in o(lde to bet
II l" tlo ill( lion inll am
o( .ani ai/ioni As i imattei ol fact. I
bliie\c tllia gelling thing done in
I big o i iani/ation sIu ih as Lago.
\\ icl \ oi hali\ ( ilci ent lo ( es
a< ling in dillfi enl dirc( tions, is Ithe
I most valuable skill a piolessional

Ho\x about challenges in tihe
te( hnical lield' Vic leels that the
(oniplc\li\ of the refincri itself is a
< hallcnge. "\\ hen \on \\ork in a
t tcinel \\ liere c\ ei thing has to
heI done in harimoln (l)ecause all
the lllunit iea in(lecolnlnctceld)." he
said. "\on have to gain knowledge


I-
"The biggest challenge I had when Istar-
ted with Lago ... was to develop my inter-
personal communications skills, ..." said
Vic Hunt, Contact Engineer in the Opera-
tions Support Division of the Technical
Department.


aboul all the units, and that
(n it hes your technical
know ledge." The fact that Lago is
a 60-\eat old relincry with some
old equipment is not discouraging
to Vu. "On the contrary," he
said. "it is a challenge to do a
good job so you can keep it going
foi another 60 years. And besides,
because Lago is old. there are a lot
of highly experienced people
around. Working with them is
valuable lor the development of a
new engineer."

In conclusion, Vie said that every
day of work is a challenge Ior him.
"You just have to keep on
perfecting yourself" he said, "and
if things aren't going too well, it's
a big challenge to try to make'em
better."


III


Secsnta aia . center un bida proba na
1 sesenta afianan c\ no tur ora Algun en
talbata ailanain prspero. Manera antecedei
den bida di cialquici persona, e afianan d
Conpania ltabata tin sit temponan wordo pu
ion \ malo. sit temponan di gloria opinion;
\ di inwsguiidad Piero scsenta aria nan ta va
inba st mes ta un logo calba. Pa Ata e cor
ctiialluiei compania a exist 60
a;ia. hopi cos mestcr tabata Dia 12
inll( iona b nl .... mesun fec
I'n di e fta(tonan. \ tambe c su di 60 a
c. lemento di (xito di mas giandi cu mihor coi
tinl (ompania poI till. a su1 loria conmcmo
obtri il I'mpleadonan di Lago servicio. (
seimpei lalata conoci pa ta traha Advance
dfmo. pa ta dedit( y leal. Instrumer
competent' pa enhelntai retonan Operatiol
seR-un nan tahata present nan deportista
mes. Y cese\ la ilarti. ademas di tin hopi acti,
maneho sano. di loke a contribui section. "
na e 16gronan di Lago den su recreacior
histo lia di 60 aria. especiallyi
Fuei a di un salario liho pa nan E torneor
hiba cas. kiko la e halornan empleado
intangible cu ernpleadonan ta bon ambi
atilbui na nan donio di tiabao? empl)eado
Pa algun empleado e ta s6lamente trabao? "
tn ilgar pa nan traha y gana competed
nan pan. Pa hopi 6tronan, sin- demonstr
embargo Lago ta significant utn poco trabao. D
mas (cui esec: un lugai pa crice ompeten
prolesionAlmenth, un Ol ortunidad keda "up
pa enlicnta t etonan, un cliens pa nobo \ es


n capacidadnan .....
npleado, cu
ntenan, education, y
Ii servicio distinto, a
rntra pa duna nan
an personal ariba loke
tlora mas den nan trabao.
Itestanan aki:

di Augustus, 1984, e
cha cu Lago ta completA
niversario, Hubert Dirks,
noci como "Molli", a
ira su di 10 afia di
Actualmente Molti ta un
I Instrumentman den e
nts/Electrical Section di
ns Department. Un
ansioso, e ta organize
'idadnan deportivo pa su
'Bo tin mester di
n," e ta bisa,
mente si bo ta traha duro.
an cu nos ta organize pa
nan di Lago ta crea un
ente entire c
nan." Con 0o ta hafia e
Lago ta un compania
or. pesei bo mester
A cu bo por haci e
ten nos seccion tin hopi
cia: ttur hendc master
-to-date" cu e tecnologia
ey la hopi exigente. Mi


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ta hafia cu mi trabao ta retador,
pasobra hopi biaha mi mester
drecha equipo nobo sin hafia
entrenamiento specific pe; y, ora
cu surgi problema, mi mester
"troubleshoot" te ora cu mi
resolve e problemanan ....."
Bo tin ambicionnan? "Pa yega te
unda mi p6r," Molli a bisa,
"aunke, hopi ta depend di e
oportunidadnan cu lo bini mi
caminda ....."

* Un ingeniero naval gradual,
Randolph Peterson, a traha como
tal pa 7-1/2 afia pa Shell, na tera
y na bordo di barconan. Pa e
ultimo 6-1/2 aria su trabao tabata
Coordinator Ship Manager y
Purchasing Manager na Dok
Maatschappij na Curaqao. Cu 14
aina di experiencia su tras. ela
word empleA pa Lago como
Group Head di Storehouse
Materials Operation na October di
'83. "Ami pcrsonalmente ta kcie
cu labata ventahoso pami pa a
cuminzA mi camera na Lago den e
section aki, \. na c tempo cy,
pasobra mi tabata por a uza mi








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experiencia pa introduce y
implementA hopi cambionan,"
Randolph a comenta. Ela splica:
"Pa motibo cu e personal den nos
seccion a wordo reduce cu 38%,
reorganization mester a tuma
lugar, cosnan mester a word
cambia, corehi, y empleadonan
mester a wordo entren6 pa tuma
trabaonan di otro. Y tur esey a
wordo logrA mientras cu nos
tabata traha pa yega na un nivel
di servicio mas acceptable."
Den e corto tempo cu e tin cu e


pasobra ta asina ami ta trata cu
esnan cu ta traha bao di mi
tambe."
Despues di a traha anteriormente
pa dos otro companianan grand,
prom6 cu ela drenta servicio di
Lago, den ki aspect Lago ta
resalta mas pa Randolph? "E
hecho cu Lago ta un organization
orientA ariba production," ela
bisa. "Den hopi otro
organization," cla splica, "dos
hende cu wordo emplea den e
mesun position ariba e mesun
fecha mester cuminzA y sigi cu e
mesun salario tanten cu nan haci e
mesun trabao. Ami no ta kere den
e sistema ey. Aki na Lago, bo
oportunidadnan pa avanzA y e
aumento den bo salario ta word
determine a base di e trabao cu bo
ta ehecuta. Y ami ta pensa cu esey
ta e mihor sistema. Algun hende ta
bisa cu placa ta un d6smotivador,
pero ami n6 ta kere cu e ta ....."


* Na 1947, Anselmo Semeleer a
inscribi na Lago Vocational School
como un "apprentice".
Recordando e dianan ey, ela
indicA cu siguiendo cursonan na e
skol ey tabata un di e eventonan
mas significativo den tur su
afianan di empleo cu Lago. "Ta e
Lago Vocational School a haci cu
mi a bira un carpint6 di priimera
clase," ela bisa.
Un di e experiencianan placentero
cu ta resalti mas den su 37
afianan cu Lago tabata su 16
aianan como "master of driving
piles". "Ami ta e unico persona te
ainda na Lago cu a presencia con
c stAcanan tabata word claba den
e ibndo di laman ora cu Reelberth
1 a word construi," Anselmo a
comentA. "Den e trabao ey mi a
traha hunto cu ge6logonan,
ehecutando trabaonan di
dragamento, averiguando
movimiento di laman, y claba


"I feel that my opinion is valued ...," said
Randolph Peterson, Group Head of the
Storehouse Materials Operation,
Administrative Department.

Compania, kiko Randolph su
experiencianan ta te awor? "Un di
e cosnan cu mi ta aprecia ta cu mi
tabata tin e oportunidad pa asisti
na bon programanan di
entrenamiento akinin," ela bisa,
"manera e "workshop" nan di
Compensation, Transition y First
Line Supervisor. Un otro tipo di
entrenamiento cu ami ta consider
di ta hopi important, y cu mi kier
promove pa nos seccion, ta
entrenamiento na trabao. Sifiando
hendenan pakiko cierto cosnan
mester wordo haci, ta crea den
nan mas interest pa nan trabao,
loke na su turno ta encurashA nan
pa produci mas den calidad y
cantidad."
"Mas ainda, di propio experiencia,
mi por bisa cu esnan den un
position mas halto cubo ta aprecii
ho punto di bista. Ami
personalmente no a expericncia
ainda cu mi hele ta puntrami algo
y simplemente no ta haci caso di
mi contest. Mi ta sinti cu mi
opinion ta valioso y pa mi csey ta
e manera cu bo hefei ta exprcsa cu
e ta valora bo abilidadnan,


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60th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE ARUBA ESSO NEWS 7


staca. E tabala Amn tiabalo d(io."
Dln c a ianan 1970. sinembal go.
Lago a Iilndc e "pile dhi i\". es(la
c lmachin pa (laba sta.a, '
Anisimo a tiansladA pa Prtocess -
Fuels )ix vision. Dia promc- di
Januai i di c ania aki. cla lii a un
op ialdor pei manen i
.\nselnio la u miemlbio acli\o di
c Independent Oil Workers Union
di .\ia iha a ocupa e piesto di
miembro di di s'ti\, 1d. \ presi(Ideni di 1978 pa
1982.

a "Mi kier ampligi mi
horizonte, sifia nis. instriii
lionan loke ami a sifia. N
sb)Itsequentemeinte ciea tiun lugar di
tia)iao nmasi pIodu( tio." Bar)ara
Lec,. ul S\ Sstnem Anal\ st den e
Malthmatics C(omputeci and
SIstens Di)ision di Administi alive
lDcpal Iment. a bisa.
Bmi lia. kendc aalata tin algun
(e [pi) It'I( i antel io(r den
lpli( a( ionnan di (i o puItadoi na
Estadios l'nidos. a di cnta den
's Ai u\ i di La,4o lna Octolrl) di
1982. Na I in n ipio di s t -(a 'it a
akinin. ela \\oi do en( aii a cu
intmcnimicnto di c sistma di

l) i c S\ stlems Anal st principal di
c sisltea d comn)putadoi Hew lett
Pit( kmi 3000
-1 pI oje( to di He\\ lett Packai d
tlab ta tm rcto giandi pa ii,'-"
HBallm ai Lhsa. "pasobra e tabata
eIIseti (ia mi Imesici a sina un
apiii acion N sistema (i
('omputadoi totalmente nobo.
AdemAl, e HP ta un "real-time
on-line s~sem" Esaki kiiemen cu
( iCalquiel transaccion cu \\orldo
1piocctsa lo tunma lugar
in n (lia ta ent. G-erencia ta
studiando e posibilidad pa Lago
halia mas di "ion-line sNstem"
nan iaki '"n di nii itonan pa
tlitiio la pa ta (involvi tambc cu e
imilemcentacion di c sistemnanan
(\."
i'n otto dela\e cu Barbara ta
apiecia den siu trabao na Lago ta e
hecho cu e tabata tin e
oportunidad pa asisti na hopi
(in so akinan v den exterior.
"Esaki a vuda cont libui na e
desalo\o di mi carera \ a crea
elicien ianan den mi trabao," cla
comentA. "Mi por bisa
segii-amente cu Lago a stimulA mi
creccmento prolesional."

* C. Victor Hunt, actualmente
un Contact Engineer den
Operations Support Division, tin 5
afia la tiaha na Lago despues di a
giaduia (u un grado di "Mastcl"


den ilngnieria qluimica den e
l'ni\ersidad di T'\'ente na
Hulanda. Na Lago cla tialia
tambc den P'loct-ss )Dsign N
Business Plannin & Coordination.
Comno I gaduado recicn. kiko
tabata Vic su ritonan mas grand?
"E itto mas giandi pami ora mi a
cuminzA na Lago." cla bisa,
"labata pa desaroyi mi abilidad
pa comunicacion interpersonal.
contra mi abilidad
tecnico intellectual. pasobra mi a
cdscubri cu e uzo di e alilidadnan
interpersonal organizacional ta
necesaiio pa pot funcionA den
cualquier oi ganizacion. En
realidad. mi ta kere cu pa logra
realization di e trabaonan den tun
organization grand manera Lago.
unda cu bo tin 16rzanan distinto
actuando den dilfrente cliieccion.
la e abilidad di mas \alioso cu tun
professional por tin akinAin."
Kiko ta e rtonan ariba tereno


tecnico? \ic ta sinti cu e
complcxidad di e refineria m6s ta
un icio. "Ora cu bo traha den un
reineria unda tur cos master
\wordo hari den harmonica (pasobra
t1i e unicadnan ta interconecta)."
cla bisa, "bo tin di haRa mas
conocimiento tecnico." E hecho cu
Lago ta tin rclineria di 60 aiia
bieun cu algun equipo bieuw. no
ta descurasha \Vic. "Al contrario."
ela bisa. "ta un reto pa haci un
hon trabao pa asina bo por tent
den operation pa un otro 60 afia
mas. Y ademAs. pasobra cu Lago
ta bieu\. tin un cantidad di hende
sumamente experience akinan.
Trahando cu nan ta valioso pa e
desaroyo di un ingeniero nobo."
Concluyendo. \ic a bisa cu cada
dia di trabao ta un reto pe. Bo
master continue cu perleccionA bo
mes." ela bisa. "v si cosnan no ta
bayendo much bon, ta un reto
grand pa purba di mehora nan."


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6.5 Billion Barrels of Oil
Up to August 12, 1984, Lago Oil & Transport Company, Ltd. has
processed:

6.5 BILLION BARRELS OF PETROLEUM.
How much, really, is 6.5 billion barrels of oil?
Here are different ways of looking at it:
* 6.5 BB of oil cover the entire island of Aruba, with stacks placed side by
side ..... 11 barrels high .....
* 6.5 BB of oil cover the island in its totality .... 1,800 times .....
* 6.5 BB of oil cover the complete surface of the island ..... with an oil
layer of 5-1/2 meters high .....
* 6.5 BB of oil would satisfy the energy demand of the entire population
of the United States ..... for one year ..... (according to 1981 U.S.
consumption statistics).

Impressive? You bet!
Congratulations for your contribution to these
b barrels. 0,& -. o ., i ... i I,,.................... l, BB


6.5 Billion Baril di Azeta
Te cu dia 12 di Augustus 1984, Lago Oil & Transport Company, Ltd. a
procesA:

6.5 BILLION BARIL DI PETROLEO.
Cuanto 6.5 billion baril di azeta ta realmente?
Aki tin diferente manera di mire:
* 6.5 billion baril di azeta ta cubri center e isla di Aruba, cu barilnanponi
den filanan banda di otro ..... cu un haltura di 11 baril ariba otro .....
0 6.5 billion baril di azeta ta cubri e isla den su totalidad..... 1800 biaha.....
* 6.5 billion baril di azeta ta cubri henter e superficie di e isla ..... cu un
capa di azeta di 5-1/2 meter di haltura .....
* 6.5 billion baril di azeta lo satifac6 e demand pa energia di henter e
poblacion di Estados Unidos ..... pa un afa .....(segun e consume di E.U.
na 1981).

Impresionante? Sigur cu si!
Pabien pa bo contribution na e barilnan aki.






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Lord Boxoe

dedicates song

to Logo

"GOD BLESS IAGO" is the title
of the calh pso that Lago
Annuitant. Yrad Illidge, better
kno\\n as Lord Boxoc. I corded on
a 45 rpm record on the occasion of
Lago's 60th anniversary.
"That calI pso is based on m\
personal feelings toward Lago,"
said Lord Boxoe. "Lago meant
cver\thing to me. I started to work
here as a kid. when I was onl\ 14
\ears old, and I worked here
practical\ all my life. Every thing
I know I got lirom Lago." That
song was also written as a tribute
to e\ ery Lago employee \ ho has
contributed to Lago's existence lor
sixt\ years.



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Lord Boxoe presented his record "GOD
BLESS LAGO" to Lago's President.
Antonio Cavallaro, on the occasion of
Lago's 60th anniversary.
Lord Boxoc. who went on pension
on January\ 1 of this \ear after 38
\eats of sen\ ice. last \ear became
Road March King with the
famous "GeGe." In the 20 \ears
that he lhas participated in the
carnival contest,. lie has won a
total of 16 titles. cither as Road
March King or Cal\ pso King.
Some ol his best cai nival
compositions such as "Ge-Ge" and
"Meat\" \wclc recorded on the
other side of te h ccold.Music
accompaniment \\as po\ ided b\
Triple "S" with thiee Lago
employ ees as band members:
Sonnm Hoo. Manager and
saxophone pla\ er: Casin Giel.
pianist: and Lan\ Hoo. trombone
pla\ er.






60th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE


reminisces

about

the past
Still an energetic and active
member of the community, Freddy
Dirksz is the only Lago annuitant
alive today who started working in
1924. at the beginning of Lago's
now 60-year history.
"The other two boys, Manuel
Geerman and Gabriel Werleman,
who started together with me,"
related Freddy, "had as their job
to row boats for Messrs. Wollon
and Gray who, as part of a survey,
came to Aruba to measure the
depth of the ocean by the San
Nicolas harbor. At 14 years of age.
I was what they called a
'waterboy'. I would go around
serving water for the oil
representatives to drink." said
Freddy.
Eventhough that was 60 years ago.
Freddy seems to remember may
things: names of people, which
ships anchored first at Lago and
where everything was located. He
also remembered exactly how
much he earned. "I was the person
with the lowest salary at that time.


FREDDY




DIRKSZ


Freddy Dirksz ... the only annuitant alive,
who has eyewitnessed the very beginning
of Lago's 60-year history, recalls some
pleasant memories of the times ...
earning NAFls. 0.25 per da\. That
came out to NAFIs. 1.50 per week.
because \\e had a six-da\ work
week." said Freddy with a smile.
as he continued. "some others
were paid NAFls. 1.00 per da\.
Johan Eman would come on pa\
day to pay us in florins." Was
NAFIs. 1.50 per week enough?
"Sure." he said.
What about transportation in
those days? "In the earl\
beginnings, some people walked to
work. Others used donkeys as their


Our Company is known to have dedicated and
V loyal employees. Not surprising! 407 of our present /
v workforce have over 25 years of service at Logo
and 119 of those have over 35 years of service. A
V Some, even have 40 years or more ..
V A special word of appreciation and recognition
V goes, therefore, to those employees who have re- /
V voiced with Lago's growth and development: Thank
V You for your dedication, loyalty and commitment.
V Thank You for your hard and excellent work.

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papiando

di

pasado
Ainda un miembro ent gic o \
activo di e comunidad. Frcd(li
Dirk, ta c tinico pensionista ch
I.ago na bila awec. cui a cumin/a
traha n 192 a principle cli
Lago st l 60 ana di hiitol ia.
"E otio do's 11111(mcha hombclinan.
Manuel G(etman \ GabiL rl
\\Werlenan. kcIndelnal ai (i i in/a
tablata iln ( omo 1nan tl ailn.
rc1 a hoto pa scnoitcs \\nllin) \
(Giia\. kendcnatn. (onto pal it l til n
,tutdio topogilic o. a bi i Ai 1ila
pa midi c protindlidadl di c laniman
banda di c hal di San Ni(ola
Ami. na cdad di 14 aina. tabata1
loke nan tabata \ama onl
\ atc boN". M\i tabata atendi' c
Iepre'Centantllella petl olcl.
sirlbiendo nan at\a pa nan )c)be.
Fi edcl\ a hisa.
Aunke ta mas it (60 afna pasi.
Fredd\ Ia pal se di ta (coi da hopi
cos: N6mbler di hendenan). (,al
)ar(onant a a nkra ])plo na I iLgo.
unda tilt co, tabata sitlita. I- ta
coida tambe exactamenlc (i ainto c
labata gana. ".\mi 1ta)baa c
pel onla ( I e ,ialain o nm 'S ablao t
tempo c\. ganando NAF.-, 0 25 pa
dia. Esaki tabata monta na NAFI-
1.50 pa siman. pasotbia no' t)ablla
traha seis dia pa ,iman." Frcdd\ a
biisa cu tin sonrisa. mientlra's
tabala 'igi conia. "algun otio
tabata \oicldo paga NAFIs 1.00 pa
dia. Johan Eman talalta bin at iba
dia di pago pa paga no' na Ilo in..
"NAFIs. 1.50 pa siman tabata
basta? "Sigui cu ,,i." cla cont)t'si.
Con tabata paii cu iratnspolracion
den c teniponan i-\ e "Nat pIt incipio
allgnn hende tal)ata cana l)ai
lral)ao. Otionan labata ti/a b)ulico
comlo nail medio dci Itlalspolrla(tcio .
Nani lalbata maia nalln b)urliconanl
na un Imali k\\ ihi paloi di c
portion. o01a nanl \ e ila alib dialuna
laillla. )I'epatla (t ',pecCcii. -


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SRE INISCE....' .* I O


means ol tiansporiation. They tied
thein donkeys at a "k%\ihi" tree
outside the gate henll the\ arrived
on MondaI mornings equipped
L \with seasonings, cornmeal, pots
and pans. for the\ didn't lea\c for
A home again until at the end of the
woik\\week. Between those da\s.
[ the\ slept in hammocks or. late
on. in the bai racks. In the
evenings. (he\ \\ent fishing close to
\ hcic the (OMCC building is
4 no\\. hicd it (fesh lisl t eve\ da c\ ,
and ate it loghel c \hilh the 111nchi
that lthe\'d ah 'ad\ pirpaied ....
l hatls ho\\ it \\as . I." miniisccd
Fredd\
In FI ldd\'s 40 \eais ol service,
thelce \,iet al least tlihre \ c\
pleasant c\cnts that still hold a
place in his menmo \. "I cannot
loi get lih big pait\ that Captain
Rodglt had at the White House
\\hen thce t\\w) lig ships. named
C('[to A/nl and Cellto hllano.
cntetcd the San Ni(ola- Bit\
IThlie \\ as lot, of blood. ([ inks, and
)peopl)I "I hie 4thi ol Jul
Slebl lions \\('ci j Iso memora lle
"'L \'er\onc \\as \\w welcome.
Fl-it'\\oikk \\(ie lth o\\n on lithe
)( il ( lo(se to the PH-1I atca and
lots (of spo)os activities w\\ie
oil gaiiii/(d. siich as. baseball games
I all( ])(oilogi (mes on donike s ....."
S iButl ll' iIos imlp)tesi \c
hli nuiitn ." sid Fl-elddc "\\Ce
ll(' dII ilHg o(n icIC sho\\s in the
40. 'I hit\ w c\\i held behind the
a I\o \\ceks. Ii \\as beautiful: the
( ost impessipc e happening I ever
( ex)ei cnc d I \\as their eve \
night."f
DiiiinL his 40 \eais at Lago,
Flredd\ \\a as ci \ a( ti\ c
- (empjloce. IFor a fe\w eais. he \\as
SPresidlilt of the Lago EmploIcec
( Count il, an eml)lo\-cc
e( cpi emtation organization At
picsent. Ficdd\ Dnks/ still sings
lot the lot all\ acclaimed "'ivons
I en (Chantant" giioip and foi the
SSta. ''eircita Chnuich Choii He
s also \woiks fill time lor ihel S( hool
cli Ar\te in San Ni olas.


halii'\ funchi. panchi v w~c\a. ya
ci ta te fin di siman numa nan
labata bai cas atiobc. Den e
dianan di siman nan tabata drumi
den hamaca ol. mas despues, den e
baracanan. Anochi nan tabata bai
pisca cerca di unda e edilicio di
OMCC ta awor, hasa e pisca
(pisca fresco tur dia), y com6
hunto cu e lunch cu va nan a
prepare caba ..... Ta 'sina cos
talala antes ......" Freddv a relate.
cordando pasado.
Den F:reddy siu 40 aria di servicio,
tabata tin por lo menos tres event
placentcro cu ainda ta ocupa lugar
den s memorial. "Mi no por
lubida e licsta grand cu Captain
Rodger a organizA na Casa Blanca
oia cui c dos barconan grand,
\ama Cerro Azul y Cerro Ebano,
a dicnta c bayo di San Nicolas.
Tabata tin hopi cuminda. bebida,
\ hcnde ....." E celebracionnan di
4 di Juli tambe tabata memorable.
"Tiu hcnde tabata bon-bini.
Klapchi y vitiurpijl talata word
tira aiiba laman cerca di c area di
PH-1 \ hopi actividadnan
deportivo tabata wordo organize;
manera weganan di baseball y
Nxcganan di polo ariba burico ....."
"Pleo c suceso mas
imprisionant,." Freddy a bisa,
"tabata e shownan di 'baile ariba
ijs' den aiianan 40. Nan tabata
x\ordo teni tras di Rainbow Bakery
tur anochi pa dos siman largo. E
tabata bunita, e suceso mas
impresionante cu hamas mi a yega
di picscncia. Mi tabata eynan tur
anochi."
Durante su 40 afianan na Lago,
Freddy tabata un empleado hopi
active. Pa various afia e tabata
president di Lago Employee
Council, un organization
Sepicescntante di empleadonan.
Actualmcntc, Freddy Dirksz la
canta ainda pa e localmente
aclama gripo Vivons en Chantant
\ pa e coro di misa Sta. Teresita.
TamlIe e ta traha "fulltime" pa e
School di \Art na San Nicolas.


Lord Boxoe ta

dedicd cantica

na Logo

"GOD BLESS LAGO" (Dios
bendiciona Lago) ta e titulo di e
calypso cu pensionista di Lago,
Yrad Illidge, mihor conoci como
Lord Boxoe, a graba ariba un
disco di 45 rpm na occasion di
Lago su 60 aniversario.
"E calypso ta basa ariba mi
sentimientonan personal pa cu
Lago," Lord Boxoe a bisa. "Lago
tabata signilica tur cos pami. Mi a
cuminza traha akinan como
much, tempo cu mi tabata tin
solamente 14 aiia, y mi a traha
i, wi ,c~.. ?~ ~ '
i< allia '- c


"I was nicknamed "Boxoe" by my parents
when I was a baby, because I was fat and
they happened to know a fat man with
that name," explained Yrad Illidge.
When he first participated in the calypso
contest over 20 years ago, he called himself
'Lord' Boxoe. It is under that name that he
won 16 trophies over the years.

akinan practicamente henter mi
bida. Tur loke mi sa mi a sinia di
Lago." E cancion a word scirbi
tambe como un homenahe na cada
empleado di Lago cu a contribui
na Lago su existencia pa sesenta
ana.
Lord Boxoe, kende a bai cu
pension dia 1 di Januari di e aina
aki dcspues di 38 azia di servicio,
ana pasa a bira Road March King
cu e famoso "GeGe". Den c 20
ainanan cu ela participA den c
contestnan di carnival, ela gana
tin total di 16 litulo, sea como
Road Mai ch King of Calypso
King. Alguin di su mihor
composicionnan mancla "(Gee"
\ "Meat\" a wordo grabi ariba c
otio banda di e disco.
Acompailamiento musical tabata
den man di Triple "S" cu ties
empleado di Lago como miembro
di a banda: Sonny Hoo, ManageI
, saxolonista; Casin Gicl, pianist;
v La ry Hoo, trombonist.


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60th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE JE


THROUGH THE YEARS


The beginnings
On August 14. 1924, the steamer
Brion arrived at Aruba with on
board Captain Robert Rodgers,
Captain William Clark, and J.
Oswald Boyd, who were looking
lor a harbor where the crude oil
liom Lake Maracaibo could be
transhipped ior the Britsh
Equatorial Oil Company.


the date the first barrel of crude
went through the stills. In the list
years of its existence, 22 million
dollars were invested on extension
projects. In the meantime, the
Standard concern, which was
interested in Aruba. had taken
over the whole industry flom the
Pan American Corporation on
behalf of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana. In 1932. the
industry passed into the possession
of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey. The Esso trademark
was formed by the letters S and O
of Standard Oil.

Expansion
Expansion continued, and in 1937.
a start was made by cutting an
entrance through the reef on the
westside so that ships no longer
needed to run around in the
narrow harbor basin. The harbor's
equipment was brought up to
date. and a hospital was built fort
the amount of USS200.000.00. The
so called "Colony" came into
being. In 1937. Lago Heights.
consisting of 150 houses, became


the first "outside" settlement built
b\ Lago. This \ as soon followed
b\ Essovillc, and in 1947.
"Lagoville" aas built 1\ a special
branch of Lago. the Home
Building Foundation.

The War Years
Lago and Arhba played a most
important role throughout the
Second World \Wa. defining I out
of ever\ 16 barrels of an craft fuel
used b\ the allied forces. It w as no
coincidence then that the Iirst
torpedo fired in the Western
Hemisphere during the wxar. stll k
the island of .\ uba in Febi ai\
1942. Sc\cral ships. anchored jul,
outside the San Nicolas halboIml
sunk and man\ lie,\ \\wtc lost as a
icsult Dming the \\ar. Lago built
its single largest unit, the catala tic
cracking unit oi PCAR. \\hl h
started operation in 1943 and n a,
closed do\\n about thirlt\ \eail
later.

Postwar Activities
When the telinei\ lretuilned to
peacetime opeiatlons aftei the \\ai


Captain Robert Rodger, a Scot by birth,
came to Aruba in 1924 looking for a
harbor suited for crude transshipment.
Mr. Rodger was referred to as "Mr. Lago"
for many years.

Lago Petroleum Corporation
bought up the British Equatorial
Oil Company and out of this arose
Lago Oil & Transport Compan,.
Limited. For the time being, the
sole purpose of the Company was
the establishment of a
transshipping station.
In 1925, the British shares in Lago
passed into the hands of the Pan
American Petroleum Corporation:
and in July 1927. a group of
experts including Llo d G. Smith,
arrived in Aruba to investigate
whether the transshipping station
could be converted into a reliner\
to reline Venezuelan crude. Aruba
was favoited above other places.


The First Barrels
january 29. 1929. is recorded as


Views of Lago's main gate in the early beginnings ...


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The tank above is recorded as "probably the first tank" built at Lago .....


pc'lod. It s81 \ I tI e ll ndoll s acti\il\
in mlaiLntenance a Id Ic'( oltrIt(lio
plotgians. Thc halbol \\as,
Ic(' nril l elI d. 1 Mlalln Shop
housing tIhe < 1 pcn e ir. kldin .
linsmith, h)i; kmilth. pipec
inltt l cntI. and ei l (\ e tric.al
opl(>) I latio lll(t('l ol(o ol)] \\ '
(o llsln t tll.d. tIhe hospital \l a.
\p),iuledl and a lauu)il\ and(
Ium8dl \\c i built.
l\\ 111 all lth postlll\ ( a ]\ ilti.s,
1I. lea( h('i anS anll-tune [eak of
l)\oi t 8.i0) t 'clpllo\('s oa hicl
aboll t 800 \ C!c t\[,patl tlc' T'I e







t( I ] [>'. \ I o(I'd(I 'Id < i d pi j Ii nl('t

(oIo kpan 'lledd k deypace Amlit
(oI'lnn]H[T, of apl)o\imnatel\ (600
Clpoti]e\n( to i mana n l Mirlltcnallk
and lepalr ol oe (i600 hIo ,S.'s.
Ila( hcl]o (qlu itctle'. aH hospital.
dlnin hlalls. (c lul i onuiiss al ies,
,ind th I.ato Spott Park.

The Harbor
-\ s i])\,i (1i. i 'ic( ss.u \ Il theIlc
I t'l I ll a d l aintllcnal( e ol t lhe
Iak '1 anikct Ilcetl. op])catd liomn
192,8 i) the mnid-liltis. \\, n then h
K'1 Imancilntl opjcning to Lakec
Mal ac(alho \\as ac(complislied,
obiatiml thc need lor lake
lankrIs.
+A and do( k changes kept pace with
thc fiend to\aial (I larger tankeis.
T'Io oll-sloie ceefiberths were built
in (onnlec( tlion with transshipment


ol ( riude oil to Exxon refineries in
the 1'.S. Reeltberth 2, the deeper
of the two reellcrths, has accomo-
dated the largest vessel afloat.
the 560,000 ton Seawise Giant.

Modernization,
Workforce Reduction
Maioi changes took place in the
retinen during the late lifties, with
a move toward lewer relining units
with greater capacity. A number
of the stills built in 1928 were
rebuilt and modernized and many
Awere torn down. New technology
became necessary as the
requirements of the users of
petroleum became more exacting.
Many factors contributed to the
reduction in the refinery's
workforce during the fifties.
Competition increased through the
decade, principally through the
construction of new refineries and
expansion of existing ones in
nearly all of Lago's marketing
areas. As the Aruban community
itself progressed to the point where
it could provide services which
lormerlx were nonexistent on the
island, and as the need lor greater
efficiency and elimination of
nonessential activities became
obvious. Lago switched irom a
completely selflullicient entity to
purchased or contracted services
\when these became available. All


. .+


Before Lago, the Aruba Phosphate Company built railroads on property that is now
leased by Lago, for the transport and shipment of phosphate.


this brought about a constant
reduction of the workforce through
the years. From a peak of 8,300
emplo\ecs in 1949. it went to
5.134 in 1960, 2.305 in 1965, 1.618
in 1977. and finally to less than
one thousand in January of 1984.

LVS/LSF
The Lago Vocational School.
which since 1935 had prepared
close to a thousand young men for
jobs with Lago by extending their
education, ceased operations in
1957. By that time, the
government-operated Aruba
Technical School was giving
vocational training. In March,
1957, the Lago Scholarship
Foundation was established to aid
Aruba students seeking higher
education in Holland and the
United States.


Automobile no. 124-A is recorded as
"probably the first one" to drive within
Lago boundaries.

Billions of Barrels
Since the Lago refinery started
operating on January 29, 1929, the
total barrels of crude relined has
surpassed 6,500,000,000 (six and-a-
half billion). The first billionth
barrel was attained on March 15.
1945, the second billion on July 4,
1952. the third billion wxas reached
on lFeblruary 9. 1959. the fourth
billion on January 19, 1965. On
October 14, 1971, Lago relined the
filth billion barrel of oil. The sixth
billion mark was reached on
February 15. 1979.

Infbi nation compiled by: Carlos Z.
cde Cuba

Main Source: Johan Hartog's
"History of Aruba"






60th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE


DEN TRANSCURSO DI lANA


E cuminzamento.....
Dia 14 di Augustus 1924, e bapor
Brion a yega Aruba cu na bordo
Capitan Robert Rodger, Capitan
William Clark y J. Oswald Boyd.
kendenan tabata busca un halt
unda e azeta crudo di Lago di
Maracaibo por a word
transborda pa British Equatorial
Oil Company.
Lago Petroleum Corporation a
cumpra British Equatorial Oil
Company y for di esaki a lanta
Lago Oil & Transport Company
Ltd. Pa un temporada. e unico
prop6sito di e compania tabata e
establecimiento di un parada pa
transbordacion.


di Standard Oil Company of
Indiana. Na 1932. e inddistria a
pasa pa posesion di Standard Oil
Company of Nc\ Jerse\. E marca
commercial Esso a w\ordo lorma pa e
letterman S \ O di Standard Oil.

Expansion
Expansion a continue. \ na 1937 a
cuminza corta un entrada den e iif
na e banda pabao (x\est) pa asina
e barconan no tabata tin mestci di
bira rond den e comchi small di e
half E equipo di hal a \\ordo
modernizA y tn hospital a x\ordo
construi pa e suma di S200.000. E
asina vami "colon\" a cuminza
hafia ibrma. Na 1937. Lago


Nlientias cu c guera tabata sigi.
Lago a construi su iinidad singular
mas granlch. e Catalic Cracking
Unit of PCAR. cual a cumin/a
opera na 1943 \ a \\ordo saca lot
di ser\'icio mas o meno, ti inta aila
desp)ues.

Actividadnan despues di
guera
Ora cu c refinei a a bai bek pa
opcracionnan di tempo di paz. ela
mira tin acti\ idad tircmndo di
p ogilamanan pa manienmieicnto \
Icconstruccion. E Ihal a \xo'do
recontrui. un Main Shop. ('1ta in
ta\cr principal. undl a c >c( ( iiollnn
di carpinter ia. "'\eldilng".
"tinsm ith". licrit a. tubcl) ia \
in'Mtlfnml lt cle( ti i( al" tal)ala l)ao
di tin dak. a \\od1o (on0( ,iti i. c
hospital a \\oldo (c\)panld. tin
la\ anldria \ Iindicion a \\i Nmdo
con''til i.
C:ti li C acti\ iacldnaln depl)UiC (dh
gutra. cmlplteo na Lago a ialcanll/
tin ni\cl maiximo. (u no a N\o(I lo
iguala te dia di a\ic. di ca'i 8.300
emplcado. (ii (t al imai of nmtno,
800 empleado tabata cxpati iado E
0omlpallnia atalta tin ml'e i ui n


January 29, 1929, is the date Lago began refining crude .....


Na 1925. e acci6nnan Britanico
den Lago a pasa pa man di Pan
American Petroleum Corporation
y na Juli 1927 un grupo di expcrto
incluyendo Llo\d G. Smith a yega
Aruba pa wak si e parada pa
transbordacion por ser convert den
un refineria pa refine crudo
Venezolano. Aruba a seir lavorce
ariba tur otto lugar.

E prome barilnan
January 29. 1929, a wvordo marca
como e fecha arilba cual c piomP
baril di crudo a pasa den c "still"
nan. Den c piomc afianan di
existencia di Lago. 22 million
dollar a \voi (do in\ eli dten
prioyrctonan di cxtrnsion. Mientras
tanto, c cmprcsa Standaid, coal
tabata intciesa den Arubla. a tunma
over hent r e indcistria di Panl
Amenit an (Corpoilation i a nomlnbl


Heights, consistiendo di 150 ca, a
bira e prome comnnidad "palor"
construi pa Lago. Poco tempo
dcspues Essoville a bin accrca \ na
1947 Lagoville a \\ordo tiahl pa
tn extension social di Lago. Home
Building Foundation.

E afianan di guera
Lago y Amuba a lunga tn papel
hopi important durante e seguindo
guera mundial. retinando I di
cada 16 baril di coml)ustille pa
avion cu talbata x\oldo u/a pa e
Ibizanan alialo. No labata
coincidencia a( nto( (cIi plronle
toipcdo (' a \\ordo lan/i den e
hcmislerio occidental duiantc c
guera. a ak'anzia e isla di Ambl)a na
Fcbruari di 1924. Vamio, lbaico.
an ia net p)ato di c hat di San
Nicolas, a sink \ hopi bida at l)ai
pcidi a conscte ncn'ia di c.,ki.


During the W ar, Lago built its single
largest unit: The Catcracker or PC. R. It
was shutdown some thirty vears later ...


ARUBA ESSO NEWS





I 60th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE ARUBA ESSO NEWS 15


d(lpa) (amlcno consistildo di
,api o\inadalluntlc 600 illmpleado.
pa pol at lo(ia malnti(] \N drc(lha
Irnas il 600 (ca'. apa aninllll onan
(l "'oltlIlO. till lot pilal,

(ornisai ion1an (pa ha(ci (ol)lmpraI)
c Iagco Spor I ark.

E Haf
I[n dok. n(c-cai io pa c rcparacion
;l anker fect". csta e llota di
tanilCI('ro di LaIo, a oplerC di 1 928
tc nia nitlai di C a)ianan ciintClnta.
(Icspu)cs ( U ci itiada pCIirmancitc
pa lago (di Maat aibMo a \\ o(do
logia. climinando nccesidad pa
lan(jiucionan di LaWo
U ii itonll d( pio\ cctonan pa
(li allnanIt'no \ cambionian na c dok
tabl)ata lllallncll paso (t eC
trndhln ia pa tanqu

I oi'llui ll (, (o)i (/ ILt ('11 f)8
ti inshl)oi do di azeta (ildo pa
ic lincianlanI d EN\on nita E'tados
I nidos Relbixith 2. cMlin mas
hun(Io di (.I d os "'ic b t~('lb nan, a
a( onlod)( C a)l(O tflotanic (di mas
grand na mnundo ",Sa\\ is c (Giant"
di 560.000 toln.
Modernizacion,
reduction di e forza
obreril
(:ambionan glandi a tuma Ilgar
duiant c ultimo afianan di 1950,
ci tin tI anlsforma(cion pa mncnos


Employees to and from work .....
and at the commissary .....


Inidadnan di rcfinacion peco 1cu
capacidad mas grand. Un
cantidad di e "still" nan construi
na 1928 a xwordo reconstlrui v
modeinizi, y hopi di nan a word
basha abao. Technologia nobo a
bira neccsario segun c requisitonan
di e tuadornan di petrolco tabata
bira mas exigente. Hopi factor a
contribui na e reduction di e ibrza
obreril di e relineria durantc e
ainanan cincuenta. Competencia a
aumentA durante henter e d6cada,
pi incipalmente a consequencia di e
construccion di refinerianan nobo
v expansion di esnan existente den
casi tiu Lago sui Aieanan di venta.
Segun e comunidad Arubano mes
a progress te na c punto na unda
cu e por a duna servicio cu antes
no tabata exist ariba e isla y
mientras cu e necesidad pa mas
eliciencia y elimination di
actividadnan no-esencial a bira
cvidcnte, Lago e ora ey a cambia
di tn entidad completamente
auto-suliciente pa un cu tabata
contiata servicionan ora cu
esakinan a bira disponible. Tur
esaki a trcce cun6e n reduction
contante di e forza obreril
durante e ainanan. Di un punto
culminante di 8300 cmpleado na
1949, cla baha t6 5134 na 1960,
2305 na 1965, 1618 na 1971 \
finAlmcnte pa menos cu mil na
January di 1984.


The Esso Service Station in San Nicolas, in earlier times, advertising Esso products.


LVS/LSF
E Lago Vocational School, cual
desde 1935 a prepare cerca di mil
jovennan pa trabaonan cu Lago
door di extended nan education, a
suspend sit opcracion na 1957. Pa
e tempo ey, e school t6cnico di
Aruba, funda pa gobierno. tabata
duna entrenamiento pa olishinan.
Na Maart 1957, e Lago
Scholarship Foundation a word
estableci pa yuda studiantenan
Arubano cu kier sigi cu studio
universitario na Hulanda v
Estados Unidos.

Billiones di baril
Desde cu Lago su refineria a
cuminzA su operation dia 29 di
January 1929, e total di barilnan di


The Lago Vocational School included
classes in fundamental English as can be
seen on the picture. Almost 1000 young
men attended the school, many of whom
are still with us today.
crudo refine a surpass
6.500.000.000 seiss billion y mei).
E prome billion a word alcanzA
dia 15 di Maart 1945, e di dos
billion dia 4 di Juli 1952, e di ties
billion a wordo logri dia 9 di
February 1959 y e di cuatro billion
dia 19 diJanuari 1965. Dia 14 di
October 1971, Lago a refinA c li
cinco billion baril di aezta. E
cantidad di seis billion a wordo
alcan/i dia 15 di Fcbruari 1979.
Inlormacion compile pa Carlos Z. de
Cuba
Fuente principal: "History ol
Aruba" di Johan Hartog














































































































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