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U. S. Steel Tubular Products Announces 2011 Chief Roughneck Award

11/14/2011 - U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. announced Michael C. Linn, Executive Chairman of Linn Energy, LLC, as the recipient of its Chief Roughneck Award for 2011.

The prestigious Chief Roughneck Award was created in 1955 to honor the lifetime achievements of petroleum industry leaders.  
 
Today, U. S. Steel Tubular Products proudly continues the presentation of this important award, which is widely recognized as one of the industry's highest honors.
U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. announced Michael C. Linn, Executive Chairman of Linn Energy, LLC, as the recipient of its Chief Roughneck Award for 2011.  

 
Announcement of the 2011 Chief Roughneck Award was made last week at the 82nd annual meeting of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.  As part of the ceremony, U. S. Steel Vice President – Tubular Commercial George H. Thompson, Jr. presented Mr. Linn with the traditional Chief Roughneck bronze bust and hard hat.  
 
"Michael Linn's dedication, perseverance, ingenuity, leadership and integrity demonstrate what it takes to be successful and ensure the continued growth and prosperity of the energy industry," said Thompson. "These qualities and many others exhibited by Michael every day make him a natural choice for this year's Chief Roughneck Award."  
 
Michael C. Linn founded the company Linn Energy in 2003, which became the first publicly traded E&P partnership in 2006.  From 2000 to 2003, he served as President of Allegheny Interests, Inc., a private oil and natural gas investment company. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Meridian Exploration Corp., a private oil and natural gas company with operations in both the Appalachian and Permian Basins, until its sale in 1999. Linn graduated from Villanova University in 1974 and from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1977.
 
U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, is the largest tubular products manufacturer in North America, with total annual production capability of 2.8 million net tons. Energy industry customers utilize U. S. Steel Tubular Products' casing, tubing, line pipe and couplings to help them locate, retrieve, transport and refine the oil and natural gas products that fuel the world.