CHATTING WITH FRED HOLMES

摘要

Next month, California independent producer and oil-service legend Fred Holmes rotates off his five-year stint on the executive board of the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC).The group, which has 700 member companies in 21 chapters around the U.S., was founded in 1956; Holmes joined in 1968. (It was formerly known as the Association of Oilwell Servicing Contractors.) Holmes was the group's president in 2009, and as-such, will remain on the larger board another two years.Holmes says he loves the commitment that service implies, for he loves the oil industry—it's been in his blood ever since, at. age five, hetold his mother he 'd rather go out to the field with his father than go into first grade.