Lawrence G. Rawl, 76, former chairman and CEO of Exxon Corp., died on Sunday in Fort Worth. Current ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond said that Rawl “was a strong leader for our company and the petroleum industry and a true friend. We all mourn his passing and express our deepest sympathy to his family for their loss.” Born in 1928 in New Jersey, Rawl enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps at the end of World War II. Following his military service, Rawl entered the University of Oklahoma and received a degree in petroleum engineering. He immediately joined Humble Oil & Refining Co., Exxon’s predecessor company. In 1980, he joined Exxon Corp. and was elected chairman in 1987. He held the top posts until his retirement in May 1993.

Enterprise Products Partners LP has unanimously elected Robert G. Phillips, 50, as CEO, replacing O.S. “Dub” Andras, 69, who will continue as vice chairman. Phillips, who will continue as president and as a director of the general partner of Enterprise, was chairman of the general partner of GulfTerra Energy Partners LP until Sept. 2004, when the company merged with Enterprise. Before that, Phillips was president of El Paso Field Services. In other actions taken by the board, Michael J. Knesek was elected senior vice president, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer and W. Randall Fowler was elected senior vice president and Treasurer.

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