Joseph S. Coco has been named controller of Consolidated Inland Marine, Inc., Beaumont, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Petroleum Industries, Inc. Mr. Coco most recently was on the staff of Exxon Company U.S.A.'s Treasury Department. Prior to that he held various supervisory positions in financial and credit areas during his 13-year tenure with Exxon.

He will be based in Beaumont and, in addition to heading the firm's financial activities, will assist Phillip Stringer, president of Consolidated Inland Marine, in various business endeavors. Consolidated Inland is a petroleum barge company operating on the Intracoastal Canal and inland river systems of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Oklahoma.