2000-05-15

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

This is an oral history interview with Richard Pattarozzi conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Richard Pattarozzi graduated college in Illinois in 1966 with a degree in Civil Engineering.  He joined Shell that same year and served as a facilities engineer in New Orleans.  In 1969 he became a drilling engineer for offshore and stayed in that role for 6 1/2 years.  In 1972, the company made him a senior engineer and transferred him to Midland.  After a short tour, he was transferred to Michigan in 1976 and worked in that office until 1979 as a drilling superintendent. He finally came back to Offshore New Orleans as an operations manager in 1982, stayed there until 1985 when he moved again, this time to California.  However, he quickly returned to New Orleans in 1989 and became involved in the deep water activities for Shell. Interviewer: Tyler Priest.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Pattarozzi, Richard A.

Houston, Texas

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/pm00343r46c