PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Steelfab honors a lifelong employee 07/22/2007
Vince Doran celebrates 90 good years with family and friends
Vince Doran began at Steel Fabricators in 1964. "After awhile I retired. Richard and Janet (Faulkner) bought the business in 1988," and renamed it Steelfab. "They called me up and asked me if I'd like...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: STEELFAB consultant receives outstanding older worker award 08/21/2005
Anyone who thinks they're getting too old to work might want to check in with STEELFAB consultant Vince Doran. At the age of 88 Doran still puts in 20 to 30 hours as a consultant for steel fabricator...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Versatility, efficiency and quality service bring success 03/21/2004
STEELFAB has delivered steel products and fabricated steel structures in Alaska for more than five decades
Some companies thrive on meeting the challenges of operating in a remote region like Alaska. Take STEELFAB, for example. Since 1948 this Anchorage-based steel company has defied the conventional view...

Phase 2 of Alpine capacity expansion approved 03/07/2004
Production at ConocoPhillips Alaska-operated western North Slope field will go from 100,000 to 140,000 barrels per day
ConocoPhillips and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said March 3 that they will increase oil production capacity at the Alpine field on Alaska's North Slope to 140,000 barrels of oil per day (gross). The fiel...

Oil Patch Insider 10/13/2002
Insider this week: Paula Easley breaks tradition at Petroleum Club; Daren Beaudo replaces Ronnie Chappell; sewage plant will travel PAULA EASLEY MAKES IT IN THE DOOR.... "Women Not Allowed" should have...

Oil Patch Insider 06/16/2002
Good news for Alaska's oil patch: Insiders in Alaska's drilling industry told our publisher, Kay Cashman, that The Land Rig Newsletter's drilling activity outlook, which predicts a 30 percent increase...

PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: STEELFAB offers widest capacity, capabilities in state 04/21/2002
Largest volume capacity in Alaska offers clients infinite possibilities
When STEELFAB President Richard Faulkner and Vice-President Janet Faulkner purchased the company in 1988, they embarked on an intensive capital expansion plan for the 10-acre plant site, located just...

Steelfab recertified by national institute 02/24/2002
Steelfab has been recertified by the American Institute of Steel Construction for the second year in a row. Steelfab is an Anchorage-based steel fabricator and steel service center....

Increased oil company spending bodes well for Alaska businesses 10/28/2000
Phillips Alaska Inc. is anticipating higher oil production from the North Slope - as much as 15 percent higher over the next five years. "This winter we will execute one of our most aggressive explora...

Alliance names officers, elects five directors 09/28/2000
The Alaska Support Industry Alliance named its 2000-2001 executive officers Sept. 13. Bill Stamps, Alliance president, is manager of business development for Peak Oilfield Service Co. Bob Stinson, All...

SteelFab fabricates cells for Red Dog Mine 05/28/2000
Anchorage-based SteelFab said May 5 that it is fabricating four flotation cells for use in zinc processing at Cominco Alaska Inc.'s Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue. The cells are each 12 feet in diameter a...

BP awards Northstar grind and inject module contract to H.C. Price 01/28/2000
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. said Dec. 22 that it has awarded a contract to H.C. Price Co. for fabrication of a drilling waste disposal facility for the Northstar oil field. The facility will consist...