Item 610: 00610_Thibodeaux, Philip_MMS-Shipbuilding and Fabrication, 2007
Interviewer(s): Jason Theriot
Affiliation: University of Houston
Phil Thibodeaux heads up the Domestics Operations for Chet Morrison Contractors (CMC). Thibodeaux worked on pipe laying barges for four summers while attending LSU. He graduated in 1975 in civil engineering and worked for a handful of contractors before joining CMC in 1991 to start up a pipeline division.
Company significance/history: CMC has specialized in refurbishing old ABS class supply barges and converting them into diving support vessels and pipe laying tenders. CMC has a fleet of several diver support vessels (DSVs) and 100 divers, some are from Peru and South Africa, and they are looking into Argentina for more.
Dates
- 2007
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Open for research.
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Extent
From the Collection: 25.0 linear feet
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Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
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