Richard A. Pattarozzi

Richard A. Pattarozzi
Richard A. Pattarozzi (BS 1966)
Vice President
Shell Oil Company

CEEAA Distinguished Alumni Award, 2013

For pioneering contributions in deep-water drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico; for senior leadership at a global energy corporation; and for outstanding leadership in community and civic organizations.

Biography

Following graduation from Illinois, Richard A. Pattarozzi joined Shell Oil Co. in their New Orleans offshore engineering organization. For more than 20 years, Pattarozzi served in a number of engineering, operation and administrative positions in Shell’s Midland, Houston, Traverse City, Bakersfield and New Orleans locations before being appointed General Manager of Shell’s Deepwater Exploration & Production Organization in 1991.

In 1996, Pattarozzi was named President and CEO of Shell’s Deepwater Production and Development Organization and was promoted in 1999 to Vice-President of Shell Oil Co. where his responsibilities expanded to include all activities in both the shallow and deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).  He retired from Shell after more than 33 years of service in 2000.

During Pattarozzi’s nine-year tenure leading Shell’s Deepwater GOM activities, Shell was a recognized worldwide leader in the exploration, development and production of its properties there. In 1995, Shell was awarded the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement for the Auger TLP set in more than 2,800 feet of water and was recognized with the Outstanding Development Award at the Offshore Technology Conference in 1997 for the Mensa Subsea Development in more than 5,500 feet of water.

Pattarozzi currently serves on the Board of Directors of FMC Technologies Inc., Tidewater Inc., Stone Energy Corp., EDS Inc. and the World War II Museum in New Orleans. He is married to Janet Wagner, has two sons and three grandchildren and lives in the Abita Springs, La., area.