History of Sun Oil Gulf Coast Division

This new company history tells the story of Sun Oil Co.'s Gulf Coast Division and the people who led it from the 1950s to the 1990s. The books follows the career of Jim McCormick, a geologist from Rhode Island, who joined Sun's geophysical group in Beaumont, TX in 1953. He led a group of innovative oil men into the unchartered waters of the offshore Gulf of Mexico in the 1960s, laying the foundation for Sun’s pioneering achievements in deepwater in the 1980s and 1990s. McCormick climbed the ladder ultimately becoming president of Sun E&P, which rebranded as Oryx Energy in 1988. Under his leadership, this high-tech, exploration powerhouse pioneered many first in the industry, including the first commercial horizontal drilled wells in the Austin Chaulk and the first Spar production platform in deepwater. This book is a tribute to his career and to the men and women who helped him reach the pinnacle of success in the industry.