2004-07-06

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

This is an oral history interview with Logan Fromenthal conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Logan Fromenthal was from Morgan City.  He went to the University of South Louisiana in Lafayette and went to work for Shell Oil as a laborer in 1964 at the age of 19.  He worked West Delta Block 30 and West Delta Blocks 105 and 133 and was promoted to gauger.  Mr. Fromenthal transferred to the Domestic Raw Material Supply (Shell's transportation group) and worked there for 30 years.  He worked another two years in production and when he retired was responsible for all of the crude oil storage facilities in Louisiana.  He cleaned up several spills in southwest Louisiana.  He retired from Shell Oil in 1996 and continues to do sales work in the oil field. Interviewer: Jamie Christy.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Fromenthal, Logan

Morgan City, Louisiana

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm4334fp718