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Vol. 37 No. 1


January 1976


R. Buckley A. E. Britten Ph. O. de Souza

Buckley, Britten Promovi pa Shift Foreman;

De Souza Ta Avanza pa Engineering Technician
Efectivo Januari 1, 1976, Ramon hunga pa e subcampeonnan di Aruba,
Buckley y Adelbertus (Betty) E. Brit- Casa Haime.
ten a recibi promocion pa Shift Fore- Ramon y su esposa Ifania tin dos
man den HDS Division, mientras Philip yiu muher, di 8 y 4 anja y un yiu hom-
O. de Souza a avanza pa Engineering ber di 13 anja. Nan ta biba na Oran-
Technician den Mechanical Engineer- jestad.


ing Division di Departamento Tecnico.
Ramon a drenta servicio di Lago ari-
ba September 15, 1954 como un Ju-
nior Clerk den Oficina di Process-
Cracking. El a progress pa Process
Clerk II den Catalytic & Light Ends na
1961. Siguientemente el a ser asigna
den e unidadnan di process como Le-
velman na 1964 y a bira un Assistant
Operator na 1966 den Fuels Division.
El a ser promovi pa Operator na 1971
y a traha como Panel Operator den
Refining Operations Center (ROC).
Tambe el tabata activamente involve
den startmento di e unidadnan di
HDS-1.
For di October 1973 te December
1974, Ramon tabata ariba un asigna-
cion ultramar na Fawley Refinery di
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd. cerca di
Southampton, na Inglaterra, na unda
el a asisti den startmento di e plan-
tanan hydrofiners, MEA units, planta-
nan di azufre y otro facilidadnan di e
refineria.
Un graduado for di St. Dominicus
College cu diploma MULO-A, Ramon
a tuma cursonan di Ingles y Typemen-
to na Lago.
Den su ora liber, Ramon ta gusta
scucha music y e tin un set di stereo
complete. Siendo un ex-beisbolista
di Marlboro y di e selection Antiliano,
ainda el ta active den softball y ta


BETTY BRITTEN a principia na La-
go ariba September 25, 1950 como un
estudiante di School di Ofishi di Lago
den e anterior Industrial Relations De-
partment. Despues di a gradua, el a
ser asignA den Cracking Department
na 1953 como un Process Helper D.
(Continua na pagina 5)


Otilio Franken Assigned
As Supervisor for Startup
Of HDS at Esso Belgium
Another Lago employee to go on a
temporary overseas assignment is Oti-
lio Franken, a Shift Foreman in the
HDS Division, who left for the Esso
Belgium refinery in Antwerp on Ja-
nuary 8. He was accompanied by his
wife Braula and three of their four
sons, Rudy Roland (19), Nestor Nikito
(15), and Oscar Otilio (10). Their el-
dest son, Franklin (20), will join them
later after taking his Secondary Tech-
nical School (MTS) exams.
Otilio will assist Esso Belgium for
about one year as Controlhouse Su-
perevisor for the startup of the Va-
cuum Pipestill, Gas Oil Hydrofiner,
MEA units and Sulfur Plants which
will be put into operation as part of
their new HDS facilities. At Esso Bel-
gium, Otilio will join Lago's Process
Foreman Julio Curiel who is on an
overseas assignment there since June
1975 to assist as startup supervisor
for several of the units of the new
HDS complex of the Antwerp refinery.
A Shift Foreman since September
1971, Otilio has process experience
on all HDS units at Lago. He assist-
(Continued on page 2)


Steve Macmanus Becomes Lago's Controller;

Succeeds Tom Keevan Effective February 1


Effective Februari 1, 1976, Stephen
(Steve) P. Macmanus will succeed
Controller Tom J. Keevan as Lago's
Controller. Mr. Keevan, who has
been Lago's Controller since 1969,
will assume the position of Controller
of International Petroleum, Ltd. in Bo-
gota, Colombia.
Prior to joining Lago, Mr. Macma-
nus had been Financial Manager of
Esso Standard Oil Co. S.A. (Uruguay)
in Montevideo since March 1975. He
began his Exxon career on June 14,
1968 in the Controller's Department of
Exxon's New York office. Subsequent-
ly, he was assigned as Systems Ana-
lyst in the Humble Headquarters and
later worked at the Central America
Controller's Department of Esso Stan-
dard Oil S.A. Ltd. in San Salvador as


S. P. Macmanus
MCS Coordinator.
In 1972 he transferred to Esso Inter-
America (EIA) Headquarters as Advi-
ser in the Controller's Accounting Re-
search & Practices Division and later
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Otilio Franken and his family leaving for Esso Belgium in Antwerp.
Otillo Franken y su familiar ta small pa Esso Be'gium na Antwerpen.


Otilio Franken a Ser Asigna Como Supervisor

Pa Startmento di Unidadnan HDSnaEsso Belgica


Un otro empleado di Lago cu a wor-
du asignA temporalmente den extran-
jeria ta Otilio Franken, un Shift Fore-
man den Division di HDS, cu a sali pa
e refineria di Esso Belgica na Ant-
werpen dia 8 di Januari. El a wordu
acompanja pa su esposa Braula y 3
di nan 4 yiu homber, Rudy Roland (19
anja), Nestor Nikito (15 anja) y Oscar
Otilio (10 anja).
Nan yiu homber major Franklin (20
anja) lo reuni cu nan despues di pasa
su MTS-examen.
Otilio to asisti Esso Belgica pa mas
o menos 1 anja como Controlhouse
Supervisor di e Vacuum Pipestill, Gas
Oil Hydrofiner, unidadnan di MEA y e
plantanan di Azufre cual lo wordu po-
ni na funcionamento como parti di
nan facilidadnan desulfurador HDS
nobo. Na Esso Belgica Otilio lo tra-
ha hunto cu Lago Process Foreman
Julio Curiel cu ta aya ariba su asigna-
cion den extranheria desde Juli 1975
como supervisor pa startmento di dife-
rente unidadnan di e complex nobo
di e refineria di Antwerpen.
Siendo un Shift Foreman desde
September 1971, Otilio tin experien-
cia den tur unidadnan di HDS di La-


go. El a asisti den startmento di tur
e plantanan di Lago su HDS-I y HDS-
II. El a sigi un curso pa simulacion
di operation di plantanan desuffura..
dor na Florham Park, N. J. Tambe el
a sigi cursonan di Process Training y
DDC-Control na Lago. E tabata Main-
tenance Coordinator pa e plant HDS-
I y recientemente e tabata Process
Foreman encargA cu e Unidadnan Va-
cuum, e Plantanan di Azufre y e Uni-
dadnan MEA di Lago su HDS com-
plex.


Franken Assigned


(Continued from page 1)

ed in the startup of all the units of
Lago's HDS-I and HDS-II facilities. He
also followed an HDS simulation cour-
se at Florham Park, N.J., and took the
Process Training and DDC-Control
courses at Lago. He had been a
Maintenance Coordinator for the
HDS-I units and most recently was an
acting Process Foreman in charge of
the Vacuum units, Sulfur plants and
MEA units of Lago's HDS complex.


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January 1976


Trahadornan di Mechanical
Y Dok Ta Usa e Comedor
Mas Espacioso di Lago
SituA zuid-oost di Porta # 2, cer-
ca waya di haaf y canto di camina
principal di refineria, ta e "lunch
shelter" mas grand den refineria.
Awor yamA Finger Pier Lunch Shel-
ter, e edificio aki anteriormente taba-
ta ser usa como Garage pa Trucknan
di Paga Candela cual tabata inclui
un cuarto cu kashi pa personal di ga-
rage. For di un lugar parcialmente
habri y cubri cu un dak, e edificio
aki a ser renobA anja pasa y conver-
ti den un comedor y cuarto cu kashi
pa asina crea un ambiente mas con-
veniente y mehor pa trahadornan den
plant di Mechanical y personal di
Dok cu ta traha den e distrito ey.
Pa logra e prop6sito aki, e parti
habri di e edificio a ser cerrA cu
blokki y dos porta cu glas a ser in-
stalA pa drenta den e parti di come-
dor. Bentananan existente a ser mo-
dificA pa permit instalacion di uni-
dadnan pa airecondicionado, mien-
tras cu e murayanan, kozijnnan di
porta y vloer a ser re-condiciona y
geverf.
E sala di comedor espacioso awor
tin seis mesa largo, cu lugar pa se-
senta persona por sinta. Canto di
un muraya tin un careda di kashi cu-
bri cu formica bBrdL, cu lugar pa po-
ne "hot plates" of canica pa koffi;
un water cooler; un baki pa laba coi'
kibra y dos labamano caminda em-
pleadonan por laba nan man promer
cu nan sinta come, y un spiel na mu-
raya.
Un never pronto lo ser install
canto di e muraya aki. Canto di e
muraya na otro banda tin sesenta ka-
shi unda empleadonan por warda nan
saco di cuminda, thermo, bleki di
koffi y otro efectonan personal.
Banda di e comedor, pero cu en-
tradanan separa for di pafor, tin dos
cuarto cu locker caminda empleado-
nan por cambia di panja limpi pa
panja di trabao y warda algun otro
cosnan di uso personal.
Renobacion di e Finger Pier Lunch
Shelter ta parti di Lago su esfuerzo-
nan continue pa mehora ambiente di
trabao. Tin otro facilidadnan similar
mas chikito, algun di nan combine cu
oficina, den various parti di refineria.
Unda cu ta necesario pa motibo
di problemanan ambiental e come-
dornan aki a ser airecondiciona.
Ademas di e facilidadnan permanen-
te aki, tin un trailer-comedor esta-
ciona unda cu tin un gran concentra-
cion di actividad durante trabaonan
di revision y reparacion of otro pro-
yectonan.







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M. Christiaans B. A. Kalis


Mariano Christaans, Bernhard Kalis Ta Cuminza

Traha den TechnicalDepartment como Ingeniero


Ariba Januari 7, 1976 Mariano
Christiaans a drenta servicio di Lago
como Ingeniero den Mechanical En-
gineering Division di Departamento
Tecnico. Mariano a gradua for di
Tulane University na December anja
pasa, na unda el a obtene su grado di
Bachiller den ingenieria mecanica.
El ta un graduado di St. Augustinus
College di San Nicolas y a studia tam-
be na Colegio Arubano. El a traha
pa various firma promer cu el a drenta
Tulane University na 1971, na unda
originalmente el a studia cu un beca
di Teagle Foundation y durante ultimo
anja cu un ayudo financiero di Lago
Scholarship Foundation.
Mariano inicialmente lo ta asign6
den Technical Services Section unda
el lo por aplica su habilidad den inge-
nieria mecanica pa yuda soluciona al-
gun di e problemanan diario relacio-


nd cu operation di equipo.
Mariano y su esposa Jacinta tin un
yiu homber di 3 luna cu yama Jamar
Gerard.
Ariba Januari 9, 1976 Bernhard A.
Kalis a drenta servicio di Lago su
Departamento Tecnico como ingenie-
ro. Inicialmente el lo bai traha cu e
Grupo di Conservacion di Energia.
Den e asignacion aki Bernard lo tra-
ha hunto cu various otro ingeniero pa
emprende studios tocante energia
di unidadnan di refineria. E estudio-
nan aki ta forma parti integral di La-
go su program continue pa conser-
va energia.
Bernhard a obtene su grado den
Tecnologia Quimica for di Hogere
Technische School na Den Haag na
Juni 1975.
Como parti di su program educa-
cional pa obtene experiencia practi-


M. Christiaans, B. Kalis
Join Technical Department
As Engineers Early January
On January 7, 1976, Mariano Chris-
tiaans joined Lago as an engineer in
the Technical Department's Mechani-
cal Engineering Division. Mariano
graduated from Tulane University in
December last year with a Bachilor's
degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He is a graduate of St. Augustinus
College of San Nicolas and also stu-
died at Colegio Arubano. He worked
for various local firms before entering
Tulane University in 1971, where he
studied initially with a Teagle Scho-
larship and then with a Lago Scho-
larship Foundation grant in his final
year.
Mario will initially be assigned to
the Technical Services Section where
he will be able to apply his mechani-
cal engineering expertise to help solve
some of the day-to-day problems as-
sociated with equipment operation.
Mariano and his wife Jacinta have
a three-month old son, Jamar Gerard.
On Januri 9, 1976, Bernhard A. Ka-
lis joined Lago's Technical Depart-
ment as an engineer. Initially he will
work with the Energy Conservation
Group. In this assignment Berhard
will join several other engineers in
(Continued on page 5)


co, Bernhard a traha den Lago su
Process Engineering Division for di
February te Juli 1974 pa haya expe-
riencia como ingeniero di contact
den various operacionnan di refineria.


A film on Energy Conservation is being prepared for presenta- Un pelicula tocante di Conservacion di Energia ta ser prepare pa
tion to Lago employees. Jerry Francis here uses portable vi- empleadonan di Lago. Jerry Francis akl ta usa un equlpo portatll
deotape equipment to film Marclano Angela at the ROC Center. pa videotape Marciano Angela na ROC Center. Na drechl, el
At right, he captures a scene showing a Mechanical Tradesman ta capture un escena mustrando un empleado di Mechanical ha-
doing insulation work on No. 5 Pipestlll to improve efficiency in clendo trabao dl insulaclon arlba Pipestll No. 5 pa mehora eff-
operations. ciencia den operation.

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RAM j
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srgg $000 --
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An array of solar cells provides power for a fog signal and obstruction lights on an oil
platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The batteries In the-container just below the array,
operate the equipment at night
Un formaclon di celnan solar ta duna energia pa luznan dl senjal dl neblina y obstruc-
clon ariba un plataforma dl azeta den Golfo dl Mexico. E baterlanan den e caha net
bao di e formacion dl cel, ta opera e equlpo anochi.


Un Fuente di Energia
Imagina Bo un fuente di energia cu
no ta contamina ambiente, cu por pro-
vee por lo menos un parti di mundo
su necesidad di energia economica-
mente pa semper. Claro cu un for-
ma di energia asina lo ta ideal. Y e
ta existi tambe.
Solo ta bombardeA Estados Uni-
dos continental so, cu cantidadnan
grand di energia. A ser calculA cu
e energia solar aki den 1974 tabata
igual cu mas di 75 bez e cantidad di
energia cu America ta consumi ac-
tualmente. Un poco di e energia aki
por ser convert den calor usando co-
lectadornan di calor of den electrici-
dad door di usa cristalnan di silicon,
e segundo element mas abundante
den e capa rond di mundo. Ta e ul-
timo aki ta ofrece e desafio mas gran-
di pa tecnologia, ya cu otro formanan
di energia ta bira dificil pa haya.
Solo ta ofrece mas energia cu hen-
ter e mundo jamas lo tin mester. Y
e energia aki ta limpi y gratis.
Anto, pakico nos no a cambia pa
Energia Solar?
E contest, ironicamente, ta paso-
bra e ta much carol. Pasobra aun-
que energia solar ta liber den natu-
raleza, convirtiendo esaki den electri-
cidad pa uso masal no ta comercial-
mente economic compare cu otro
formanan di energia.
Pero energia solar ta ser usa na
lugarnan di mundo na unda otro me-
dionan di potencia to ta demasiado
caro pa mantend y na unda potencia
electric commercial no ta disponible.
Un compania, situa na Wakefield,


den Horizonte . .
Massachusetts, cu ta activamente en-
volvi den e aplicacion commercial di
potencia solar ta e Corporacion di
Potencia Solar, un subsidiario di Ex-
xon Enterprises.
Segun Lou Shrier, gerente di pro-
yecto pa Exxon Enterprises y alavez
un miembro di e junta di Corpora-
clon di Potencia Solar, e compania
ta probando activamente e mercado-
nan existente y ta trata di expanded
nan.
"Reconociendo e potencia solar di
energia como un fuente sin limited,
nos kier mir6 ser poni den uso aki na
mundo," Shrier a bisa. "Tambe nos
ta realize com caro e ta. Y pesey,
mientras nos ta test e mercadonan pa
potencia solar di awendia, nos ta ha-
ci investigaciones na Linden tambe
pa busca sistemanan avansA cu podi-
ser lo no bin den uso pa un ddcada."
Pa provee potencia electric bara-
ta den cantidadnan commercial, e in-
vestigacion lo mester vence dos pro-
blema inmenso e costonan inicial
y necesidad di lugarnan grand pa co-
lecta energia.
Energia Solar a ser usa hopi vez
den espacio pa duna potencia na
mas cu 600 satelite di Estados Uni-
dos, incluyendo e estacion espacial
di Skylab. Pero e cualidad especial
di celnan di silicon tabata traha na
man y ta demasiado caro. (Electrici-
dad ta ser produce ora cu un unidad
di luz for di solo, yamA un "photon",
ta dal ariba e cel creando un carga
negative y positive).
(ContinuA na pagina 6)


An Energy Source

on the Horizon . . .
Imagine a non-polluting energy
source which can supply at least a
part of the world's energy needs eco-
nomically forever. Clearly, such a
form of energy would be ideal. And
it does exist.
The sun bombards just the conti-
nental United States alone with large
amounts of energy. It is estimated
that in 1974 this energy was equal to
more than 75 times the amount of
energy actually consumed by the
country. Some of this energy can
be converted into heat using thermal
collectors, or electricity by using crys-
tals of silicon, the second most abun-
dant element in the earth's crust. It
is the latter which offers the greatest
technological challenge as other
forms of energy become harder to
find.
The sun offers more energy than
the entire earth shall ever need. Clean
energy. And free.
So why haven't we switched to so-
lar energy ?
The answer, ironically, is because
it's too expensive. For while solar
energy occurs freely in nature, con-
verting it to electricity for mass use
is not commercially economical com-
pared to other forms of energy.
But solar energy is being used -
in areas of the world where other
means of power would be too costly
to maintain and where commercial
electric power isn't available.
One company, located in Wake-
field, Mass., which is actively invol-
ved in the commercial application of
solar power is the Solar Power Cor-
poration, a subsidiary of Exxon En-
terprises. According to Lou Shrier,
project manager for Exxon Enterpri-
ses, and a member of the board of
Solar Power Corporation, the compa-
ny is actively testing existing markets
and seeking to expand them.
Recognizing the potential of solar
energy as an unlimited source, we
want to see it put to use here on
earth," Shrier said. "We also recog-
nize how expensive it is. So while
we're testing the markets for solar
power available today, we're also do-
ing research at Linden to look at ad-
vanced systems which may not come
into use for a decade."
To provide cheap electric power in
commercial quantities, the research
will have to overcome two immense
problems initial cost and the ne-
cessity for large areas for energy col-
lection.
Solar energy has been used time
and time again in space to power
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The above group of Mechanical Department employees completed
a Metal Tradesman course last month and were presented certificates.
The course was taught by F. T. Damian In the Mechanical Training
Center in the Laboratories Building. A similar course is planned for
another group this year.


Steve Macmanus Ta Bira Sucesor di Tom Keevan

Como Controller di Lago Efectivo 1 di Februari


Efectivo Februari 1, 1976, Ste-
phen (Steve) P. Macmanus lo sigui
Tom J. Keevan como Controller di
Lago. Sr. Keevan, kende tabata Con-
troller di Lago desde 1969, lo asumi e
position di Controller di International
Petroleum, Ltd. na Bogota, Colombia.
Promer di a bini Lago, Sr. Macma-
nus tabata Gerente Financiero di Es-
so Standard Oil Co. S.A. (Uruguay) na
Montevideo desde Maart 1975. El a
principia su carrera na Exxon Juni 14,
1968 den Departamento di Controller
di oficina principal di Exxon na New
York. Siguientemente el a ser asigna
como Systems Analyst den Oficina
Principal di Humble Oil y despues a
traha na Departamento di Controller
di America Central di Esso Standard
Oil S.A. na San Salvador como MCS
Coordinator.
Na 1972, el a cambia pa Esso Inter-
America (EIA) su oficina principal co-
mo Consehero den Controller su Ac-

S Christiaans, Kalis
(Continued from page 3)
conducting refining unit energy sur-
veys. These surveys are an integral
part of Lago's continuing program to
conserve energy.
Bernhard received his degree in
Chemical Technology from the High-
er Technical School at The Hague in
June 1975.
As part of his educational program
to obtain practical experience, Bern-
hard worked in Lago's Process En-
gineering Division from February to
July 1974 to gain contact engineer-
ing experience in various refinery
operations.


counting Research & Practices Divi-
sion y luego como Consehero MCS y
Hefe di Division di Controller's-Finan-
cial Forecasts and Planning Division.
Un graduado di Artes Liberales di
Universidad Notre Dame, na Indiana,
na 1967, Sr. Macmanus a haya su gra-
do di MBA (cu studio principal den
Finanzas) na Washington University
na St. Louis na 1968.
Steve y su esposa Shai tin un yiu
muher, Michelle, di 8 anja y un yiu
homber, Daniel, di 6 anja.


I Buckley, Britten,
(Continud di pagina 1)
Luego el a move pa e posicionnan
di Houseman y a avanza pa Assistant
Operator na 1964 den Cracking &
Light Ends Department. El a haya
promocion pa Operator na 1971.
Desde Maart 1973, Betty a actua va-
rios bez como shift foreman. Tambe
el tabata un Instructor di Entrenamen-
to pa e plantanan di HDS-I y a asisti
den startmento di e facilidadnan di
HDS-I y HDS-II.
Na Lago, el a tuma cursonan den
testmento di gas y Entrenamento Ba-
sico di Proceso.
Durante su tempo liber, Betty ta
gusta sambuya y pisca y cultiva mata
di fruta den su hoffi.
Betty y su esposa Elizabeth tin un
yiu homber di 8 anja. Familia Britten
ta biba na Tanki Leendert.

PHILIP DE SOUZA a cuminza su
empleo na Lago ariba Mei 2, 1975
como un Engineering Assistant B den
Seccion di Inspeccion di Equipo di
Mechanical Engineering Division.


M&C Division Superintendent L. S. F. Anjie presented the
certificates to the men completing the course. At left, he
hands a certificate to Ruperto Boekhoudt while at right, Roy
Lacl6 receives his. Present at the short ceremony were Ma-
terials Division Superintendent Hap Young and Shops & Fa-
cilities Superintendent Guy Alexander.


De


I Macmanus
(Continued from page 1)
as MCS Adviser and Division Head of
the Controller's Financial Forecasts
and Planning Division.

A Liberal Arts graduate from the
University of Notre Dame, Indiana, in
1967, Mr. Macmanus earned his MBA
degree (majoring in Finance) from
Washington University in St. Louis,
Mo., in 1968.

Steve and his wife Shai have an 8-
year old daughter, Michelle and a 6-
year old son, Daniel.

? Souza Promovi
Un graduado di School Tecnico
John F. Kennedy, el a obtene su di-
ploma como Tecnico di Welding for
di Institute Hulandes di Welding y
Tecnologia na Den Haag. Na Lago el
a sigui cursonan bao auspicio di com-
pania, incluyendo Curso Metalurgico
tocante "Corrosion" y tambe Diselo
di Seguridad, Testmento No-Destruc-
tivo y pa Scirbi Ingles Eficazmente.
Na Juli 1974, Philip a haya promo-
cion pa Engineering Assistant A.
Promer di a bini Lago, el a obtene
experiencia di trabao mientras tra-
hando pa Chicago Bridge y Ralph M.
Parsons den terreno di Lago unda el
a ocupa e puestonan di Welder Pri-
mera Clase pa Tuberia y Tanki y In-
pector di Welding. Tambe el-a traha
cu Curaqao Drydock Co. como In-
structor di Welding promer di cumin-
za na Lago.
Su pasatempo favorite ta inclui
bowling, hunga domino y pool. Phi-
lip y su esposa Ambar tin un yiu hom-
ber di 4 luna. Nan ta biba na Cura
Cabai.


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AUASJanu 1


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Ismael Wolter of Controller's-Office Servi-
ces is presented with his 30-year emblem
and certificate on the occasion of his an-
niversary December 19.


Federico Tromp of Technical-Lab. Inspec-
tion Section, accepts his 25-year service
watch on his anniversary December 14.


I
(ContinuA di pagina 4)
Como parti di e program solar na-
cional, investigation pa un metodo
pa production masal di celnan di si-
licon ta ser conduct den un esfuerzo
pa rebaha e cost te na algo menos
cu un dollar pa watt for di e actual
cost $20, pa haci potencia solar
competitive cu otro formanan di ener-
gia.
E segundo problema, sinembargo,
por ta mas dificil di vence si energia
solar lo bai ser usa ariba un escala
masal. E energia solar ta asina pla-
mA cu e lo requeri pa instala colecta-
dornan ariba un Area masha grand
pa colecta suficiente cantided pa du-
na potencia electric pa aparatonan
grand of pa casnan complete.
E unidad of m6dulo bAsico di e Cor-
poracion di Potencia Solar, cu ta
contene cinco disco chikito di 2.17
duim den diametro conectA den se-
rie of parallel, tin mas cu 1 pia largo
y mas of menos 3 duim hancho. E
m6dulo ta capaz di produci 1.5 watt
di electricidad na eficiencia maximo


Julio Dania of Mechanical Materials is
congratulated by Division Superintendent
Hap Young who hands him his 30-year em-
blem and certificate Jan. 10.


Emmanuel Oduber of Process-Fuels is con-
gratulated by Fuels Superintendent Jorge
Aviles who hands him his 25-year service
watch December 23.

Un Fuente di Energia
den luz di solo director, y lo mester
di un gran cantidad di m6dulonan pa
un solo instrument chikito.
Un aire-acondicionador di 1000
watt, por ehempel, lo requeri 667 di
e m6dulonan aki operando ariba un
eficiencia maximo.
Sr. Shrier ta admiti cu pa mayoria
di e aplicacionnan usando tecnologia
actual mas avanzA, potencia solar ta
demasiado caro. Pero e tin algun
aplicacion cual ta ser explorA pa
Corporacion di Potencia Solar.
"Potencia solar awendia ta desea-
ble pa instrumentonan den lugarnan
remote, na unda hibamento di com-
bustible of mantencion lo ta dificil y
podiser mas costoso ariba un period
largo cu e cost inicial di e equipo
solar," Shrier a bisa.
Un sitio na unda viahe regular pa
hiba combustible ta costoso ta e Gol-
fo di Mexico. Pa e ultimo 3 atra, un
serial di nublina y cuatro luz indican-
do obstruccion te 3 milla di distan-
cia ta ser operA ariba potencia solar.
Energia solar ta dal ariba 80 panel


Norman N. Pantophlet of Process-Utilities
completed 25 years of Company service on
December 5 and was presented his service
watch.


Earlin Nedd of Technical-Lab. Inspection is
handed his 25-year service watch on his


anniversary January 8.


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colectador pa genera 120 watt di elec-
tricidad maximo cual ta duna e ener-
gia necesario durante oranan di dia
mientras cu e ta carga e baterianan
pa uso anochi tambe. E baterianan
ta capaz pa duna corriente pa un pe-
riodo extenso, en caso cu un tem-
pestad cu ta dura various dia rebaha
e cantidad di energia cu ta ser co-
lectA.
Otro aplicacionnan pa energia so-
lar actualmente ta inclui equipo di
serial di ferrocaril y stacionnan cu ta
repiti seal v interesantemente un re-
ceptor di television cu ta duna pro-
gramanan educativo pa estudiantenan
na school den un parti remote di Afri-
ca. Un aplicacion basta nobo ta e
unidad di seis m6dulo cu lo tene ba-
teria di un boto constantemente car-
gA.
(E articulo aki ta tumA for di Exxon
Manhattan).
Cu e solo tropical constantemente
ariba nos isla, Aruba lo por bira un
lugar ideal di experiment pa e futu-
ro fuente di e energia ski.


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These men are enjoying their lunch at one of the six white formica-covered tables in One area of the Lunch Room is provided
the Finger Pier Lunch Shelter. In the background, near one of the entrances, a row of with drinking and washing facilities.
lockers can be seen. Un partl di e comedor tin e facilldadnan pa
E empleadonan aki ta dlsfrutando di nan cumlnda sinth -na un di e diez mesanan blan- babe awa y pa laba man y col kibra.
co cubri cu formica na Finger Pier Lunch Shelter. Part patras, cerca dl uno di e en-
tradanan e lockernan pa warda cuminda por ser mirA.


Mechanical Field Workers, Dock Personnel Boast

Largest Lunch Room Facilities in the Refinery
Located southeast of Gate # 2, belongings.
near the harbor fence and across the Adjacent to the room, but with se-
refinery main road, is the largest parate entrances from the outside,
lunch shelter in the refinery. Called are two locker rooms where the men
the Finger Pier Lunch Shelter, this can change into work clothes and
building had previously served as the keep their personal effects.
Fire Truck Garage which included a Renovation of the Finger Pier
locker room for garage personnel. Lunch Shelter is part of Lago's con-
A partially open area covered with a tinuing efforts to improve working
roof, the building was renovated last environment. Smaller facilities, some
year and converted into a lunch area of them in combination with offices,
and locker room facilities to provide are located in the various refinery
a more convenient and neater envi- areas. Where necessary due to
ronment for Mechanical field workers environmental problems, these shel-
and dock personnel working in the ters have been airconditioned. In
area. addition to these Dermanent facilities


To accomplish this purpose, the
open portion of the building was
blocked off and two glass panel
doors leading to the lunch area were
installed. Existing windows were mo-
dified to permit the installation of
airconditioned units, while the walls,
door frames and floor were re-condi-
tioned and repainted.
The spacious lunch area now
has six long tables, with seating ac-
commodations for sixty men. Against
one wall there is a row of green for-
mica-covered cabinets, with counters
for hot plates or coffee pots; a water
cooler; a double sink and two lavato-
ries where the men can wash up be-
fore having lunch, and a mirror on the
wall. A refrigerator will soon be in-
stalled against this wall.
On the opposite wall there are six-
ty food lockers where employees can
store their lunch bags, thermos bot-
tles, coffee cans and other personal


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activity during turnaround work or
other projects.


This is the Finger Pier Lunch Shelter which serves as a temporary "haven" for Mecha-
nical field workers and dock personnel at lunch time.
Esakl ta e Finger Pier Lunch Shelter cual ta crea un aorto dl "amblente" temporarlo pa
trahadornan den field y personal dl dok ora di come.


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Farewell Party for Controller Tom Keevan at the Esso Club January 23
A large group of manage-
ment members were on
hand at the Esso Club on
Friday, January 23 to bid
farewell to Controller Tom
J. Keevan, who has been
named Controller of inter-
national Petroleum Ltd. In
Bogota, Colombia. In these
pictures, Mr. Keevan can
." T be seen in pleasant con-
versation with colleagues,
employees and friends.


Un grupo grand di miembro
di gerencla tabata present na
Esso Club ariba Diablerna, Ja-
nuari 23 pa yama Controller
Tom J. Keevan ayo. Sr. Keevan
a ser nombra Controller di In-
ternational Petroleum Ltd. na
Bogota, Colombia. Ariba e
portretnan aki, Sr. Keevan ta
ser mustra den agradable con-
versaclon cu coleganan, em-
pleadonan y amigonan.


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more than 600 United States satellites,
including the Skylab space station.
But the space-quality silicon cells
were made by hand and are prohibi-
tively expensive. (Electricity is pro-
duced when a unit of light from the
sun, called a photon, strikes the cell
creating a positive and negative char-
ge.) As part of the national solar pro-
gram, research on a method for mass
production of the silicon cells is be-
ing conducted in an effort to lower
the cost to something less than a do-
lar a watt from the present $20 to
make solar power competitive with
other forms of energy.
The second problem, however, may
be more difficult to overcome if solar
energy is to be used on a massive
scale. The sun's energy is so diffused
it would require energy collectors
spread over a substantial area to col-
lect sufficient amounts to power ma-
jor appliances or entire homes.
Solar Power Corporation's basic
unit or module, which contains five


An Energy Source
2.17-inch diameter wafers wired in
series or parallel, is more than a foot
in length and about three inches wide.
The module is capable of producing
1.5 watts of electricity at maximum
efficiency in direct sunlight, necesi-
tating a large number of modules for
even a small appliance.
A 1,000-watt airconditioner, for
example, would require 667 of these
modules operating at peak efficiency.
Shrier admits that for most applica-
tions using the most advanced pre-
sent technology, solar power is pro-
hibitively expensive. But it does have
some applications which are being
explored by Solar Power Corporation.
"Solar power today is desirable for
instruments in remote areas where
refueling or maintenance would be
difficult and perhaps even more cost-
ly over a period of time than the ini-
tial cost of the solar equipment," said
Shrier.
One area where regular refueling
visits are costly is the Gulf of Mexico.
For the last three years, a fog sig-
nal and four three-mile obstruction


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lights have been operating on solar
power. Energy from the sun strikes
80 collector panels to provide 120
watts of peak power which provides
the necessary power during the day-
light hours while charging the batte-
ries for use at night. The batteries
are capable of providing power for an
extended period should a storm last-
ing several days cut down on the
amount of energy being collected.
Other applications for solar ener-
gy at this time include railroad grade
crossings, other railroad signal equip-
ment requiring low power, radio re-
peater stations and, interestingly, a
television receiver bringing educatio-
nal programs to students in a school
in a remote part of Africa. A fairly
new application is a six-module unit
which will keep a pleasure boat's bat-
tery constantly charged.
(From: Exxon Manhattan).

With the tropical sun constantly
over our island, Aruba would be an
ideal experimental site for this future
energy source.


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