[2] The company presented its annual Chief Roughneck Award to lifetime contributors to the petroleum industry since 1955; the award has been presented by U.S. Steel since 2007 after it acquired the company.
[3] In 1981, the company introduced a new family of steel, oil and gas well casings.
[5] William H. Beasley 3d was named chairman and chief executive officer of Lone Star.
[6] In August 1988, the company acquired American Federal Bank for $48 million.
[8] In 2001, the company reached a 4-year collective bargaining agreement with its labor union.