Murkowski to launch Meet Alaska energy conference, scheduled for Jan. 20

Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski will launch the Alaska Support Industry Alliance’s 24th annual Meet Alaska energy conference with a keynote address on oil and gas issues facing the state. The conference, which will focus on emerging opportunities in Alaska’s oil and gas industry, will be Jan 20 at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel.

In addition to the governor, the conference will feature senior executives from top oil and gas companies doing business in Alaska, as well as the state’s leading consultant on North Slope gas project negotiations.

Speakers include William Berry, executive vice president, production and exploration for ConocoPhillips; Rob Ryan, vice president, corporate affairs for Shell Exploration and Production; Scott Sheffield, chief executive officer of Pioneer Natural Resources; Dr. Pedro Van Meurs, international oil and gas consultant; Cheryl Knight, executive director for Petroleum Resources Council of Canada; David MacInnis of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, and Kirk Pickerel, national president of Associated Builders and Contractors.

Steve Marshall, president of BP Exploration Alaska, and Jim Bowles, president of ConocoPhillips Alaska, will present local oil and gas updates.

A new feature of the conference includes a panel of industry representatives questioning local media executives on their coverage of the Alaska oil and gas issues. Participants include John Tracy, KTUU-TV; Patrick Dougherty, Anchorage Daily News; Steve Heimel, Alaska Public Radio, and Kay Cashman, Petroleum News.

For more information visit the Alliance web site at www.alaskaalliance.com or call 907 563-2226.

—Petroleum News