Tom Stokes was appointed acting director of the Division of Oil and Gas on Oct. 28, which is part of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, DNR Commissioner Corri Feige told Petroleum News today.
Stokes had been the department's state pipeline coordinator, and before that worked 28 years for Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. in support, compliance and operational assignments including director of the Valdez Marine Terminal and director of compliance.
In his role as acting director, Stokes will supervise exploration licensing, lease sales, unit management, permitting, royalty accounting, royalty audit, resource evaluation, commercial activities and the State Pipeline Coordinator's section.
Stokes earned a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and the University of South Dakota, respectively. He also served in the U.S. Army as an artillery officer.
- KAY CASHMAN
See story in Nov. 3 issue, available Friday, Nov. 1 at www.PetroleumNews.com.
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