Mr. Christian Kuhasz attended three petroleum industry events in the fall 2014 semester, including lectures on the petroleum value chain, subsea industry experience from DRIL-QUIP, and deepwater development. He also volunteered over 40 hours for the Petroleum Technology Institute, assisting at the events and conducting research on offshore drilling rigs and pipelines, sharing his expertise with other students. The deputy director confirmed Mr. Kuhasz's participation in a letter to Dr. Attia.

1. Date: November 29, 2014
Attention: Dr. Farouk Attia, Associate Professor
Dear Dr. Attia,
This is to confirm that during past semester of Fall 2014 Mr. Christian Kuhasz attended the following
events:
• Lecture Petroleum Industry Value Chain presented by Jack Christiansen, PTI Director and
founder, industry expert with over 35 years of domestic and international experience.
Saturday, September 13th, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• PTI in Company Camp DRIL-QUIP presented by Richard Ramsey, Training Instructor,
subsea industry expert with 30+ years of experience.
Friday, September 26, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Petroleum Industry Expert Lecture Series presentation The Global Oil and Gas Business:
An Introduction to Deepwater Development delivered by Christopher Barton, , Global
Offshore Business Development, Senior Vice President, Wood Group Mustang
Wednesday, October 29, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Also, during past semester of Fall 2014 (before November 5, 2014) Mr. Kuhasz invested at least 40 hours
in working as the PTI Volunteer and:
- Assisted during each event listed above;
- Conducted research and collected videos related to the ‘Offshore Drilling Rigs’ and ‘Offshore
Pipelines’ projects;
- While working on these projects he shared his expertise and helped other students-volunteers
better understand drilling technology and equipment.
I hope this helps.
Thank you for your interest and cooperation.
Sincerely,
_________________________________
Galina Sheridan
Deputy Director, Petroleum Technology Program