Bob Irelan selected to head Federal Market
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing would like to welcome aboard Robert “Bob” Irelan. With a long history of doing business with the federal government, Bob will be heading up our Government Services Business Development, focusing specifically on the federal market.
Bob served our country as a Naval Officer for over twenty-five years; including the command of three different USN Vessels. Bob brings a broad experience of federal government contracting together with the Navy’s maintenance planning, funding and execution policies and procedures. In addition, Bob has a number of years managing private industry service organizations that were focused on U.S. Government support.
Bob Irelan
Gulf Copper Announces Appointments to Board of Directors
Steve Hale, Chairman of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation, is pleased to announce Annella Metoyer and Read Boles have joined the Board of Directors effective July 2019.
“Having worked with both Annella and Read on numerous occasions, I have always admired their business acumen and interpersonal skills. I am pleased they will be serving on the Board and look forward to their assistance,” said Hale.
Annella Metoyer
Annella Metoyer is a Keynote Speaker, Coach, and a best-selling Amazon author. Before 2015, she spent 40 years in the financial services industry, including the position of Market President for Capital One Bank.
She passionately serves on the Board of The North Houston Advisory Board the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GHWCC) and the Women’s Resource of Greater Houston.
Read Boles
Read Boles is a successful turnaround management professional. He has experience as CEO, COO, CFO, and CRO (Chief Restructuring Officer) in a variety of industries ranging from manufacturing to software to branded consumer products.
Read is currently teaching at the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. He most recently served as President of Southwest Shipyards based in Houston and currently has ownership interests in a number of other companies that he purchased or founded.
Read holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Preparing for the Future While Honoring the Past
Gulf Copper recently began upgrades to the #5 Drydock in Port Arthur. The Drydock, known in its past life as the AFDL 23, has a rich history beginning in the mid-1940s as an Auxiliary Floating Drydock for the United States Navy.
During World War 2, the Drydock serviced many naval combatant ships till the end of the war. The Drydock was again called into service during the Vietnam War and made its way throughout the South Pacific where it finally came to be in its present location of Port Arthur Texas. (more…)
OTC 2019
Gulf Copper will again be present at OTC 2019. Please come by for a visit to see what Gulf Copper can offer you!
Gulf Copper Joins the 2018 IADC Golf Tournament
Gulf Copper will competing as a foursome in the 30th Annual IADC Houston Chapter Golf Tournament. We look forward to seeing some familiar faces at The Wildcat Golf Club in September!
Gulf Copper Will Be Attending OTC 2018
Gulf Copper will be attending OTC this year. Our company is honored to have been a part of this conference for many years. As Gulf Copper is now celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2018, we are just as excited to see OTC celebrating 50 years! We look forward to celebrating many more productive years and visiting with all of our valued customers throughout the show.
Gulf Copper Celebrates 75 Years in 2018
Gulf Copper was founded in 1948 and developed into a successful pipe fabrication company with a reputation for premium quality work installing copper piping on marine vessels.
In 1979, the company was acquired by the Gulf Copper Group, and expanded services into full topside ship repair with the addition of a machining division.
Over the years, Gulf Copper has continued to diversify, now servicing the commercial marine, offshore, shipping, oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, construction and transportation industries.
As we continue to grow and evolve we appreciate the loyalty and support of our customers. Without you, this would not have been possible. 75 years and counting!
Seadrill Westvela Installation
GC Energy Services group (GCES) was contracted by Seadrill to perform the installation of the West Vela second BOP HPU.
The Project was performed in two phases:
- Phase I involved cutting two access openings in HPU room to rig in the High Pressure Unit and the Accumulator bottles. These access openings were then reinstalled by the GCES Team.
- Phase II consisted of installing stainless steel piping rated for 6000 psi using a tig welding method and stainless steel tubing. GCES also performed the internal passivation of the stainless piping for further corrosive protection of the system.
All work was performed safely and with good planning, resulting in on-budget installation.
Read more about Gulf Copper’s onshore energy services.
Transocean Polar Pioneer
The scope included the removal of six (6) existing Panama chocks on the pontoons and installation of six (6) new Panama chocks which were fabricated by Gulf Copper and Manufacturing in their Port Arthur, Texas facility.
Gulf Copper also performed the removal of 84 sea fasteners which had been welded to the underneath bottom plating of the pontoons for the heavy lift transit from SE Asia to Washington State.
The work was performed in the ports of Port Angeles and Seattle, Washington. A smaller team remained onboard to perform various tasks in preparation for the upcoming drilling season in the Chukchi Sea.
