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Denali names Calvin, Coughlin, Jepsen North Slope producer group hires experienced pipeline exec from BP’s Baku office for operations VP of its Alaska gas line firm Petroleum News
Three vice presidents have been named at Denali — The Alaska Gas Pipeline LLC.
Denali President Bud Fackrell said Dave Calvin has been named vice president and operations director; Patrick Coughlin vice president and general counsel; and Scott Jepsen vice president for external affairs.
Calvin joins Denali from BP’s Baku office, where he managed the commissioning, startup and all operational aspects of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and the South Caucasus Pipeline.
Denali said the large diameter (42-inch to 44-inch) pipelines extend 1,600 miles across three countries — Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia and Turkey.
Calvin was project manager for the Alaska Gas Pipeline feasibility study in 2001-02, and was project manager for BP’s gas-to-liquids test facility in Nikiski from 2000 to 2001. He worked in Valdez and Fairbanks while on secondment to Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., and spent several years in Bogota, Colombia, as project manager for BP’s Cusiana oil field.
“Dave is a seasoned pipeline project manager, having most recently delivered one of the most complicated, challenging pipeline projects the world has ever seen, the BTC and SCP Pipelines,” Fackrell said. “Those skills, along with his extensive Alaskan experience will serve Denali very well. We are delighted to have someone of Dave’s caliber returning to Alaska.”
Calvin and his wife have a home in Anchorage. They have two children, one of whom will be pursuing a Masters Degree in engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
“I am pleased to be coming home to Alaska after several years of overseas assignments. This is a tremendous project, and I am happy to be part of the team,” Calvin said. Calvin has a Bachelor of Science in Physical Sciences from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, a masters degree in chemical engineering from the University of Utah, and an MBA from the University of Houston.
Coughlin named Denali general counsel Patrick Coughlin, named vice president and general counsel, has worked for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. in Anchorage for the last four years.
He came to Alaska in 1978 and has served as a law clerk with the Alaska Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, was a partner in the Alaska law firm of Guess & Rudd, specialized in oil and gas as an Alaska assistant attorney general, was deputy director of the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas and a consultant to the Alaska Legislature in 2001-02.
Coughlin “brings with him a broad spectrum of legal experience — most of it in Alaska, and will have responsibility for managing the company’s legal affairs,” Fackrell said. Coughlin said, “I am very pleased that BP’s and ConocoPhillips’ gas line efforts over the last seven years are coming together to get a gas line project moving. I look forward to making the Alaska gas pipeline a reality and I am excited about becoming a part of the team.”
Coughlin and his wife Julie live in Anchorage and have four daughters; he is a graduate of Duke University, holds JD from Golden Gate University (with highest honors) and has been a member to the Alaska Bar Association since 1980.
Jepsen named VP external affairs Scott Jepsen, named as Denali’s vice president for external affairs, joins Denali from ConocoPhillips’ Anchorage office where he was Cook Inlet manager. Jepsen is a 28-year veteran in the oil and gas industry. He has worked in various roles across the United States in oil and gas production and operations. Most recently, he led ConocoPhillips’ successful efforts to obtain a two-year license extension for the Kenai LNG Plant.
“Jepsen is a long-time Alaskan who brings excellent public and government outreach skills to the job,” said Fackrell. “Jepsen’s strong operations background and his expertise with natural gas will ensure that our government and public affairs efforts are aligned with the project goals.”
Jepsen has lived in Anchorage for 19 years. He has two teenage sons who attend Service High School. “I am excited for the opportunity to contribute to Denali and participate in the opening of a new era for North Slope exploration and development,” Jepsen said.
He has a Bachelor of Science and master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Jepsen is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and past president of the Petroleum Club of Anchorage.
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