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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2008
Page
4
As Ike raged ashore Texas and nearby states launched the largest search and rescue operation in Texas history. Governor Perry said 940 rescues statewide with thousands evacuated and many refusing warnings. Gasoline prices surged amid refinery damage and widespread power outages as emergency crews navigated flooded streets and fallen debris.
Lossin arrives as chairman shifting Glast to lead board. He promotes conservative growth to protect long term customers and vendors. Growth in three cities includes Odessa headquarters at 2108 W Second St with a larger warehouse and pipe yard plus Weatherford expansion. Hobbs plant is half Odessa size. Since 1942 City Pipe & Supply has served oilfield tubular goods and production equipment. in 2005 it became an ESOP under Guy Pipe & Supply. No current job openings. they seek qualified applicants.
Lossin, a PGA veteran with 25 years in golf, becomes president of City Pipe in Odessa. He previously lived in Conroe and Dallas and earned a marketing degree at Ferris State. His wife Lisa leads the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center. they have two children and attend CrossRoads Fellowship. The family adapts to pipe industry work as Lossin learns ordering and lead times. Bob Glast mentors him as 62 employees work under the new regime.
In the wake of Hurricane Ike, a 16 year old drowned as surge extended 30 miles inland toward Lake Charles. About 30 rescue boats searched for residents while 160 were plucked from floodwaters. A 116 resident nursing home evacuated and a deputy injured on a temporary levee. Parish totals showed 13,000 buildings flooded in Terrebonne with statewide counts unavailable. Gov. Jindal noted resistance from some residents to evacuate.
The U S Minerals Management Service confirms two rigs adrift about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast. Spokeswoman Eileen Anbelico notes they have been relatively stationary for hours as Coast Guard and industry crews monitor conditions and plan tug assistance when seas ease after Hurricane Ike.
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