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Sasol North America
Neighbor to Neighbor News
4th Quarter 2012
Chem Expo Tucson Safety Award United Way Update Sasol O&S Awards
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GTL & Ethane Cracker Announcements
On December 3, 2012, Sasol announced that we will proceed with
front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase for the integrated,
96000bbl/d gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility and world-scale ethane
cracker with downstream derivatives at the Lake Charles Chemical
Complex.
At a media conference with Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal,
Sasol’s chief executive officer, David Constable, said “Sasol is proud
to be driving forward with the next phase of the strategic mega-
projects that we have announced today. Through our innovative
energy and chemicals technologies, we will provide the United States
with world-class, cleaner-burning fuel, contribute to the country’s
energy security, boost downstream manufacturing capacity, and
diversify the utilization of domestic gas resources.” differentiated ethylene derivatives business in the U.S. The cracker
Governor Jindal said, “Today is a great day for Westlake, will also benefit from the current low U.S. natural gas prices and the
Calcasieu Parish and our entire state. Today’s announcement is abundance of ethane.
not only one of the most exciting announcements in the history Current cracker project costs are estimated between US$5 billion
of Southwest Louisiana, but one of the most significant economic and US$7 billion. Sasol expects beneficial operation to be achieved
development wins our state – and our nation – has ever recorded. during the 2017 calendar year. It will produce an estimated 1,5 mtpa
Sasol is one of many energy companies that is expanding in Louisiana of ethylene with downstream derivative plants. Sasol also has a
because of our world class energy infrastructure, strong business differentiated portfolio of ethylene-based technologies that will enable
climate, and incomparable workforce. This project will be the largest it to meet growing demand for high value-add chemicals.
single manufacturing investment in the history of Louisiana and it also The integrated GTL and ethane cracker projects will, together,
represents one of the largest foreign direct investment manufacturing create a minimum of 1200 permanent positions, 7000 construction
projects in the history of the entire United States. Despite a national jobs at peak and thousands of indirect jobs both in Louisiana and in
economic downturn, this historic economic development win is the rest of the U.S.
happening in Louisiana because we have been laser focused on job
creation by creating an environment where businesses want to invest
and create jobs for our people.”
The GTL facility, the first of its kind in the U.S, will produce
four million tons per annum (mtpa), or 96000bbl/d of high quality
transportation fuel, including GTL diesel and other value-adding
chemical products.
Current project costs for the GTL facility are estimated between
US$11 billion and US$14 billion. The GTL project will be delivered in
two phases, with each phase comprising 48000bbl/d. The first phase
is planned to come into operation in the 2018 calendar year and the
second phase the following calendar year.
The world-scale ethane cracker will allow Sasol to expand its
Q&A on the GTL & Ethane Q. What types of jobs will be available?
A. Job opportunities will be similar as those with any large
Cracker Announcements industrial complex. Possible positions include: engineers, chemists,
process operators, laboratory analysts, machinists, electricians,
Q. How long will it take to build these facilities?
instrumentation technicians and many other support positions such
A. While the construction schedule will be developed during
as accountants, safety and environmental professionals and more.
front-end engineering and design (FEED) these facilities typically
Q. What are the requirements for these jobs?
take approximately three to five years to construct after the final
A. Requirements are different for each position, but generally the
investment decision, which is typical for projects of this size.
professional positions require bachelor’s degrees as a minimum and
While the timing of the final investment decision will impact the final
the technical positions require associate’s degrees or certifications.
operational dates of the GTL facility, it is anticipated the first phase
Experience is preferred, but may or may not be required based on
will come online in the 2018 calendar year and the second phase the
the level of the position.
following calendar year.
Q. How do people get more information about the positions and
Based on the timing of the final investment decision, we expect
how to apply?
beneficial operation of the cracker to be achieved during the 2017
A. Interested applicants should visit the www.sasolnorthamerica.com
calendar year.
website and click on the “career opportunities” link at the bottom of
Q. How many jobs will a Cracker and GTL facility create?
the home page.
A. A four million tons per annum GTL facility and a world-scale
Q. Does Sasol have the capacity for these large projects?
cracker facility could cumulatively expected to provide:
A. Yes, Sasol continues to prudently manage its existing businesses,
Approximately 7000 construction site jobs at peak construction, with
as well as pursue international growth opportunities to support its
the construction phase spanning approximately five years. The exact
long-term strategy.
number of construction jobs will also depend on the final contracting
Sasol’s Lake Charles GTL and cracker complex could unlock
strategy that will be followed.
significant value for its shareholders and the communities where
It is anticipated that a minimum of 1200 permanent, full-time
these facilities are located. Sasol continues to review the relevant
jobs will be created at the Lake Charles integrated GTL and cracker
requirements and manage its capital and human resources to
complex.
maximize the benefits to all.
It is furthermore expected that thousands of indirect jobs will be
created as result in Louisiana and the U.S. generally.
LAIA Chem Expo 2012
Sasol Volunteers recently participated in the annual LAIA Chem Expo at the Lake Charles Civic Center where more than 2800 sixth grade
students learned about basic chemistry from area industry representatives. Many thanks to our Sasol Volunteers, Vinton High Students and
McNeese students who made the Surfactants demonstrations such a huge success.
Darin Allen John Cahill Patricia Heinen Thu Nguyen Rebecca Sanders
Nikki Anderson Jessica Carriere Gregory Hill John Olson Edward Soliz
Ashley Ardoin Dave Conrad Allyson Idlett Guy Patin Darin Stewart
Denise Babaz Tracy Cudd Christian Jones Joseph Pawela Greg Trahan
Lucas Barlow Jaren Dear Bill Kreider Kathleen Pettit Nomihla Valashiya-
Latin Berry Tammy Fontenot Andy Lavin Katrina Picard Mdleleni
Lisa Shows Jimmy Foreman Amber Mancuso Stephanie Prejean Barry Winder
Bartley Bourgeois Denny Fuselier Carla Meyer Leo Quirk Scotty Young
Crystal Briscoe Loretta Gallien Cindi Mickel Dwain Raduenz Baiyi Zhao
Kirby Buck Ryan Graham Carla Morgan Matt Reeves
Randy Burleigh Shannon Hanson Rendell Newton Betty Rogers
2 | Neighbor to Neighbor News
Blood Drive Heart Walk 2012
Sasol partners with LifeShare Blood Center On November 10, Sasol Volunteers
to host blood drives on site multiple times each at the Lake Charles Chemical Complex
year. In the past six months, employees and participated in the American Heart
service providers have Association’s Heart Walk held at
donated more than 60 pints McNeese State University. Sasol and the
of blood. Many thanks for team donated $1,600 to help fight stroke
participating in our LifeShare and heart disease in our community.
blood drive and for your life- Special thanks to this year’s Sasol Heart Walk Chairperson, Greg
saving donation. Hill (R&D). Because of his personal experience with heart disease,
in the loss of his father, Greg was able to tell his story to others and
Sasol Employee Golf Tournament double the team donation from the previous year!
More than 26 teams played in the Annual Sasol Golf Tournament
at the National Golf Course in Westlake. All teams were ready to
El Tour de Tucson
tee-off bright and early for their El Tour de Tucson is an
8am shotgun start. Many thanks annual event in November
to the teams and volunteers for benefitting state and local
making the event a success. charities. Professional and
amateur cyclists from all over
1st Place: Perry Hollier, the world participate in rides of
Shannon Hanson, Melanie 111, 85, 60 and 42 miles. This
Sharp, Mike Fontenot; Closest year more than 9,000 cyclists
to the Pin: Jermey Moody with competed including Sasol CERALOX employees: Russell Ackerman,
52 ½” from the pin Mark Bellas, Mark Chamberlin and Jim Hackett. The group raised
$2,500 for Arizona Parkinson Disease and Tu Nidito Children and
Family Services. If you would like to participate in next year’s El Tour
deTucson, reach out to Debbie Oetken at the Tucson facility.
Health Fair
The annual Health Fairs were Tucson Receives Safety Award
held in November in both Houston and
Sasol Tucson hosted a celebratory
Lake Charles. The fairs were filled with
lunch on November 8, in honor of the
valuable information from our benefit
Safety Performance Recognition award
partners, including CHRISTUS St.
for zero recordable cases in two years.
Patrick, Cigna, Sun Life and Business
Mike Thomas, Vice President of US
Health Partners. Employees were able
Operations, was pleased to present the
to receive their annual flu shots, blood
award to Jim Hackett, Tucson Plant
pressure monitoring and test lipid and glucose levels. Thank you for
Manager, and the employees.
being proactive about your health!
Employee Spotlight
This quarter we are spotlighting Because of his hard work and dedication, Del has steadily moved
Del House. Del has been with the company for up within the organization and also received the Sasol O&S MD
more than 22 years and has held a variety of Award in 2009 for his work to successfully manage Sasol’s product
positions. He is currently the Financial Manager, sales to Georgia Gulf.
U.S. Mega Projects. He began his career in In his spare time, Del served as a head coach in the Katy Youth
May of 1989 at Vista Chemical Company as an Football program for 13 years and as the girls fast pitch softball
Internal Auditor. Del then moved to the position coach in the Katy Girls Softball Association (KGSA) for 17 years. He
of Business Analyst; from analyst, he was named Audit Manager also held the position of KGSA President. When he is not coaching
and was responsible for all Condea Vista audits. In 2004, he was or volunteering, Del enjoys being outdoors and watching college and
promoted to Sasol Treasury & Credit Manager where his team pro football – especially when the Texans, Longhorns or Cougars are
along with the Marketing group, continually maintained world-class playing!
collections. In his present position as Cost Controller, New Business Del has been married for 28 years to MaryLee House, and they
Development, he is responsible for managing finances for the Gas to have three daughters: Ashley (24), Hailey (21) and Melanie (14).
Liquids project and Lake Charles Cracker projects.
Neighbor to Neighbor News | 3United Way & Sasol…Living United!
Sasol employees in Lake Charles and Houston continue to Gumbo Winners
support the United Way, which strives to help the people of our 1st Place – Maintenance Department: Dan Conrad & Brad Morgan
communities by assessing human needs and providing appropriate 2nd Place – Environmental Department: Allyson Idlett &
services. The 2012 Sasol United Way campaign was a huge Lisa Shows
success employee donations totaling more than $130,000. In 3rd Place – Purchasing Department: Randy Burleigh & Mike Stillings
addition to employee giving, we have a number of special activities Best Team Spirit
to raise funds and awareness for the many worthwhile programs 1st Place – Safety Department: Dave Brown & Brandon Albarado
made possible by the United Ways in our areas. Some of those 2nd Place – Purchasing Department: Randy Burleigh &
activities are: Mike Stillings
3rd Place – Environmental Department: Allyson Idlett & Lisa Shows
Furniture Auction
Houston employees purchased filing cabinets, storage shelves, Sippin’ & Sailin’ for a Great Cause
desks, hanging pictures and other office furniture to help raise Sasol supported the United Way’s first Sippin’ and Sailin’ Dinner
money for the United Way. Thanks to their efforts, they collected Cruise on October 18 where
$2,100! guests gathered on the Lady of the
Lake yacht and cruised on Lake
Gumbo Cook-off Charles and Contraband Bayou.
The Lake Charles Chemical Representing Sasol was Jeannie
Complex recently held their Richey (PSM) pictured on the left
annual United Way Gumbo with United Way representatives.
Cook-off. A total of 10 teams
participated and began cooking Employee Pizza Party
their masterpieces at 6:30 in the The following departments had 100% participation in the United Way
morning. There were a variety campaign and earned pizza parties:
of chicken and sausage gumbos East Plant Laboratory, Steam Plant,
and seafood gumbos filled with Ethylene, ETO/NPU, I&E, Machinist,
hearty ingredients including Human Resources, Training, LAB
shrimp, crab claws and oysters. Congratulations to the Maintenance Maintenance, LAB Ops
team: Dan Conrad and Brad Morgan. United Way team members Tetramerization and ECHO-1,
sold more than 350 bowls of gumbo and presented a check to the Purchasing and Environmental
United Way for $2,100 and part of our total $181,891 campaign
donation. Thanks to everyone for participating and eatin’!
Halloween Comes to Sasol Sasol Loves Chemistry!
Halloween isn’t just for the kids anymore! Houston employees held their annual The Lake Charles Chemical Complex donated
Halloween costume contest and pulled together a ghostly showcase! a scale to the Chemistry Department at Vinton High
Best Group Costume: Customer Service Department as 101 Dalmatians School. Suresh Chiruguru, the chemistry teacher,
Best Individual Costume: Roscette Houston (Houston Personal Assistant) as and his students were very appreciative and even
Honey Boo Boo volunteered to help at the Sasol demonstration
tables for the Chem Expo. We appreciate their time
and talent!
Pictured are (from left): Suresh Chiruguru,
and Irene Saucier (QC Laboratory).
4 | Neighbor to Neighbor NewsNew Employees
Please help us welcome the following new employees to Sasol North America who were hired as of April 2012.
Lake Charles Joey Reifsnider, Production Annette Habetz, Environmental Michael Fernandez, Logistics
Jake Jakubek, Engineering Carla Morgan, R&D Kelli David, Engineering Larry Boenisch, Info. Mgmt.
Terrell Thompson, Finance Greg Hill, R&D Louie Guillory, Production Pieter Greeff, US Mega Projects
J.D. Parden, Engineering Anquette Robinson, R&D Jessica Garcia, Human Resources
Lucas Barlow, Engineering Allison Logan, Human Resources Houston Eric Rodriguez, Environmental
Sinh Tsang, Engineering Kyle Brunner, R&D Trevor Davis, Product Safety Nicole Woods, Environmental
Dustin Guilbeaux, Engineering David Dowers, Engineering Mekeba Gordon, US Mega Projects Markus Rossmeisl, Info. Mgmt.
Roland Olmsted, Safety Craig Moss, R&D Robbye Jones, Human Resources Maadhavi Jammi, Info Mgmt.
Tammy Fontenot , Engineering Aaron Granger, R&D Brett Richard, Human Resources Carine van den Berg, US Mega
Brooke Stains, Finance Jessica Pickett, R&D Briana DePaolis, Info. Mgmt. Projects
Ivan Fruge, Engineering Thu Nguyen, R&D Jennika Haddad-Rodriquez, Coby Perry, US Mega Projects
Allison Thibodeaux, R&D Paul Hauser, Production Marketing & Sales Kai Wendt, Marketing & Sales
Jared Johnson, Production Jeremy Gremillion, Production Paul Cappello, US Mega Projects
Joel Broussard, Production Kirby Buck, Production Sheraz Abbasi, US Mega Projects Tucson
Tre’ Buck, Production Denny Fuselier, Production Johan DuPreez, US Mega Projects Richard Morales, Logistics
Jeremy Cryer, Production Shannon Hanson, Production Michelle Arnold, Finance Skip Fields, Production
Scott Dennis, Production Guy Patin, Production Zweli Mkhize, US Mega Projects Ricky Railey, Logistics
Ron Hobbs, Production Matt Reeves, Production James Dokos, US Mega Projects Wenceslao Canez, Production
Clint Tilton, Production Scotty Young, Production Kyle Kardish, Marketing & Sales Troy Sloan, Production
Brandon Marcantel, Production Christopher Dear, Production Darin Guidry, Logistics
Eric Smith, Production Gary Carriere, Production Jon Clark, Finance
Employee Anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who celebrated service anniversaries with Sasol in July, August, September, October, November
and December.
Lake Charles Michael Burnett 20 Matt J.Caldwell 5 Shaun Melancon 5 Tracy Demel 25
Name: Yrs: Randy Fruge 20 Shane Cutrer 5 Rip VanWinkle 5 Ann McWatters 20
Matt Tonkovich 40 Gary Goudeau 20 Dale Carrier 5 Ricky Tunks 5 Chuck Eldridge 15
Charles Benoit 30 Patrick Granger 20 Marcus Carrier 5 William Duhon 5 Trey Contello 5
Randy King 30 Hollie Smith 20 Richard Lee 5 Jason Katchur 5
David Conrad 30 Donavon St. Cyr 20 Chris Carter 5 Stephen Rogers 5 Tucson
Tom Romero 25 Dwayne Tousand 20 Tara Louvier 5 Allen Lyons 5 Debbie Oetken 20
Billy Dawson 25 David Anderson 20 Joe Martarona 5 Michael Webre 5 Jeff Davis 5
Howard Smythe 25 James Sullivan 15 Cade Henderson 5 Jennifer Kober 5
Anthony Jackson 25 Joe Pawela 15 Jason Nesbitt 5
Grenetta Dubrock 25 Joe McFatter 15 Devin Moore 5 Houston
Nancy Tower 20 Carla Meyer 10 Aaron Reeves 5 Sandria Frierson 30
Bryan Babineaux 20 Sarah Doucet 5 Garry Smith 5 John McGrail 25
Mark Borel 20 Marvin Breaux 5 Daron Toussaint 5 Steve Baxter 25
Grenetta Dubrock Anthony Jackson Steve Baxter Charles Benoit David Conrad Howard Smythe
Billy Dawson Tracy Demel Sandria Frierson Randy King John McGrail Tom Romero Matt Tonkovich
Neighbor to Neighbor News | 55S Volunteers Sasol Supports Lamar
Q: What is 5S? A. Sasol Second Saturday Sasol North America presented a $15,000 check to
Science Show at the Children’s Museum Lamar University for renovations to their Unit Operations
Rebecca Sanders (R&D) and Laboratory in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical
other volunteers presented hands-on Engineering. David Mullenix (Engineering) a 1986 Lamar
demonstrations on the five senses to children graduate, stated, “We’re glad to make this donation to
and their parents at the Children’s Museum. Lamar because working in the Unit Operations Laboratory
The 12-month program is a wonderful way is one of the key things to make students successful when
to get kids interested in science and is also they go out into industry.” Also pictured in this photograph is Gary Keers (Engineering).
another
opportunity
for Sasol
Speak Up 900! Toastmasters Club
to give Linda Whitener (Finance) is a long time member of Toastmasters International who has
back to the earned her Distinguished Toastmaster award, the organization’s highest honor. Toastmasters is
an international organization dedicated to communication and leadership development through
community.
learn-by-doing meetings where participants hone their speaking and leadership skills.
Special
Through her wonderful experience with Toastmasters, Linda worked with Sasol North
thanks to
America to charter a Toastmasters club at the Houston office. The group also includes
the Sasol members from other companies located in the building. Members meet twice each month and
Volunteers who made the 2012 season a hit can earn various certifications as they progress in their skills. To learn more about the new
with the children: Tamra Weemes, Darin Allen, club, visit www.SpeakUp900.com or contact the President Linda Whitener.
Craig Mercy, Nola Ducote, Paul Pappireddy, Pictured from left: Dave Penney (SNA),
Mike McHugh, Sinh Tsang, Theresa Bell, Jon Miller (InterMoor), Bob Hailey (SNA), Matt
Neal Coddington, Allie Hann, Dan Plummer, Morey (InterMoor), Linda Whitener (SNA), Kim
Nancy Tower, Allison Idlett, Joe Pawela & Muckelroy (InterMoor; Treasurer), Rick Tuttle
daughter, Christian Jones, Nikki Anderson (SNA), Nancy Heuring (SNA), Lisa Davis (SNA),
and daughters. We could use more volunteers Sheshonie Broussard (Mustang Engineering) and
for 2013. Please contact Rebecca Sanders if Paul Novak (Mustang Engineering).
you are interested in participating.
Employee Announcements
Wayne Goke (Safety) welcomed a Junior Beta Club at the Moss Bluff Middle School.
new grandson, Kyle Reese Miller. Kyle The Beta Club mission is to promote the ideals
was born on September 25, 2012 at of academic achievement, character, service and
5:34pm and weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces leadership among elementary and secondary
and was 19 inches long. school students. At Moss Bluff, students are
Wayne also required to maintain a 3.4 grade point average and
welcomes a daughter- volunteer in the community. Congrats, Katie!
in-law. Karl Goke and Karen Silvers Jim Hackett (Tucson) and his children,
were married in Oklahoma City on Kelly and Patrick, ran in the Turkey Trot on
October 20, 2012. Karl is a Tech Sergeant in the Air Thanksgiving Day in Tucson. The Turkey Trot
Force stationed at Tinker AF Base and Karen is an is an annual 5K race benefitting Toys for Tots.
accountant in Oklahoma City. The couple resides in Patrick is a high school track and cross country
Moore, Oklahoma. athlete and convinced his family to participate in
Congratulations to Brittany Rigmaiden, daughter of the race the past three years. Pictured are Patrick
Sean Rigmaiden (Steam), on her recent graduation and Kelly Hackett.
from Sam Houston State. Brittany received a Robert Spencer, son of David Spencer (Alcohol), recently
Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a minor graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of
in Management and is currently working in the Health Professions with a Master’s degree in
management program with Sherwin Williams. Physician Assistant Studies. He also passed
Maddie Coyle, daughter of Matthew Coyle his national certification board exam and is
(Maintenance), was selected for Louisiana now a Certified Physician Assistant (PA).
State University’s “Golden Band from Tigerland” Also, Paige Spencer, PhD., David’s daughter
Colorguard for the 2012 marching season. in law, recently completed her doctorate
Maddie is a freshman at LSU. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Texas
Katie Lavin, daughter of Andy Lavin Medical Branch Graduate School of Biomedical Science.
(Maintenance), was recently inducted into the
6 | Neighbor to Neighbor NewsSasol O&S Awards 2012
Innovation Team of the Year scope of support ranges across diverse geographic locations,
Ultra High Purity Alumina Team (UHPA), Sasol O&S multiple languages, and a time zone span of 13 to 14 hours.
Use of energy-efficient alternatives to incandescent lights is growing Nancy exemplifies customer service in a complex and demanding
rapidly, particularly for LEDs, which are manufactured using a environment, constantly seeking to improve delivery and processes.
substrate of sapphire made She leads by example, inspiring her team to deliver superior service.
from UHPA. Sasol O&S’ Her outstanding contribution to the Sasol Canada project and the set-
participation in this market up of user support shows how successfully she takes on and tackles
was capped by the Tucson additional challenges.
plant’s limitations. After an
intensive research and test Winning with People
phase, the team successfully Michael Cox, R&D Lake Charles
developed a new process to Michael has been entrusted with several key
be able to produce UHPA at existing O&S high-purity alumina facilities strategic initiatives in Sasol O&S over the past
in Brunsbüttel. The increased demand in the LED market can be met few years, and has demonstrated a persuasive,
with UHPA from our alumina on-purpose facilities in Brunsbüttel by diligent, energetic, collaborative, and results-
combining it with a reactor to ensure the high-purity of the product. oriented approach. He initiated the XTL to
O&S program which has been successfully spinning off strategic
MD AwarD initiatives for O&S’ sustainable profitability and the growth leg of our
James Boudreaux, SHE Lake Charles strategy. With no direct reports, Michael successfully managed to
James is the full-time facilitator of OTTER, the Lake bring together experts across O&S functions and regions and other
Charles Behavioral Based Safety process. He has Business Units such as Sasol Technology, to create high performing
been the catalyst in igniting a renewed passion teams.
for employee-led safety involvement through his
effective leadership style, and employee participation Integrity
has grown from 10% to almost 50% in three years. K. Lee Matheson, R&D Lake Charles
The number of observations has risen from 180 to K. Lee Matheson is recognized as the most
470 per month. The OTTER process played a substantial role at the technically astute scientist regarding detergent
Lake Charles site achieving an RCR of 0 for both service providers products and how our products are used in this
and Sasol employees for the first time ever. application as well as how these materials are
produced. When SNA was recently asked to
Customer Focus qualify a new ethoxylate with a key customer, Lee was instrumental in
Nancy Heuring, IM Houston identifying a product that would work well and meet the needs of both
Nancy Heuring manages the Service Management our ETO and alcohol businesses. The surfactant of choice was Novel
Centre (SMC) for Sasol North America. The 1218-7, which had not been used as a feedstock for sulfation before.
Special Surprise for a Special Lunch Buddy Public Awareness
Tony Courville (Chemist) has been actively involved with
the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Lunch Buddy program.
Winner
Al Quick
Three years ago he was connected with his Little Brother
of Sulphur, LA,
(”Little”) and since then joins him for lunch once a month at
completed our
his elementary school. During this time, the two have become
DOT Public
friends and learned a lot about each other. Tony realized
Awareness Pipeline
very quickly that his “Little” is a huge football fan. Recently,
Communication
Tony and his wife, Alicia, who is a McNeese State University questionnaire and
Professor, arranged for some football players in her class to come and have lunch with Tony’s was randomly selected to receive a $100 gift
“Little”. When asked about his Lunch Buddy experience, Tony said, “I have seen a positive card. Also pictured is Jeannie Richey (PSM).
change in my “Little” from when we started and I enjoy seeing the smile on his face when we Pipeline brochures are mailed out each year
have lunch. He is doing the right things and headed in the right direction.” to residents and businesses within a ½ mile
And because of his commitment and genuine compassion for his “Little”, Tony Courville radius of any Sasol operated pipeline. These
has been named the 2012 Lunch Buddy of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest brochures provide useful information about
Louisiana! the safety of pipelines and remind people that
A BBBS representative Amy Rogers said, “Tony has gone above and beyond to make his they should always call the Louisiana One
‘Little’s’ life better each time he meets with him. He is consistent, reliable, dependable, creative, Call number before conducting any digging or
committed, a friend to the school, and a phenomenal mentor and role model. He is more than drilling activities on their property. Next year,
just a positive influence in the life of his ‘Little’; he is a true and genuine friend.” when you receive yours, be sure to send in the
Congratulations, Tony, and thank you for being such a positive representative of Sasol return reply card to be entered in a drawing for
North America! another gift card.
Neighbor to Neighbor News | 7Happy Holidays to
You and Your Family!
This year has been filled with many successes and
world-wide recognition for Sasol’s new projects
announcements. Thanks to our dedicated employees
for their hard work and diligence to the
company and to our community.
Best wishes to you and your families.
Please submit comments - or story suggestions to Nancy Tower or Crystal Briscoe
c/o Sasol, 2201 Old Spanish Trail, Westlake, LA 70669 or call (337) 494-5811.
Observations Benefitting The Congratulations to the Lake
Salvation Army Charles Finance Team
Congratulations to the Lake Charles Finance team for receiving
On December 11, Sasol and contract companies working on the
the “Financial Recognition Award 2012.” This award recognizes teams
ECHO-1 projects presented a $15,976 donation to the Salvation
for displaying the Sasol value of “Excellence in All We Do.” The team
Army’s Christmas Angels. Behaviour Based Safety Facilitator, James
performed superiorly during the fiscal year, meeting all deadlines, while
Boudreaux said, “This year’s combined efforts have exceeded
taking on additional work associated with the Tetramerization Project
anything that we could have imagined. We completed a record 6,573
and the New Business Development projects. The performance of the
observations during the month of November and to show additional
team did not falter, even in the face of reduced staffing and changing
support, many of our contract companies provided company
roles and responsibilities. The team maintained its world class status
matching funds.”
in consistently achieving a two day monthly plant closing while incurring
cash fixed costs less than one tenth of a percent of turnover. With
more than 1,000 employees working in the Finance function for Sasol
worldwide, only 70 received this award and 10 of those were from right
here in Southwest Louisiana. Congratulations to our Finance Team:
Donnie Stephens, Sherri Ardoin, Kellie Couvillion, Kim Harris, Dana
Heyd, Kathy Pettit, Janice Shillow, Brooke Stains, Laura Terro, and
Terrell Thompson
Pictured from left: Jim Reeves (S&B), Major David Craddock (Salvation Army),
Michael Garner (Sasol), Chris Gibbons (Sasol), Ryan Dupree (Mammoet), Chris Reed
(Cajun Contractors), Al Martino (Turner),Trent Hastings (Turner), and Calvin Hutson
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