Oglander tapped for federal pipeline office

Joseph “Joe” Oglander has been appointed as general counsel for the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. The coordinator’s office is responsible for expediting the response of federal agencies to the construction of a pipeline for commercializing North Slope natural gas and for ensuring that the agencies comply with the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004.

Oglander will provide guidance on various legal matters, including legislation that applies to the gasline construction, the development of regulations and the development of coordinator office policies.

“There are two competing pipeline proposals and both proponents are aggressive,” said Federal Coordinator Drue Pearce. “We will face any number of unique legal and policy questions over the coming months. I’m pleased to welcome Joe Oglander to my senior management team to provide advice at critical junctures.”

Prior to this appointment, Oglander served as an attorney at the U.S. Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Civil Litigation/Environmental Law Division. Oglander had previously worked in the U.S. Department of the Interior and in the private sector.

—Alan Bailey