AGDC names Keith Meyer president

The Alaska Gasline Development Corp has named Keith Meyer president.

AGDC said June 9 that the announcement is the culmination of a five-month national search begun in December following the resignation of Dan Fauske. Meyer assumes his new role June 15.

AGDC said Meyer is a seasoned energy executive with more than 35 years industry experience, including 15 years focused on liquefied natural gas initiatives.

Meyer joins AGDC from LNG America, an energy logistics company he founded in 2008 to provide end-to-end LNG distribution solutions to increase the use of LNG as a fuel within the marine, transportation and other high horsepower industries.

Prior to that Meyer was a senior executive with Cheniere Energy Inc., ultimately serving as president of Cheniere LNG where he oversaw development of the Sabine Pass receiving terminal. While at Cheniere Meyer also led other parts of the company and was on Cheniere’s executive committee.

Prior to joining Cheniere, Meyer led domestic and international pipeline and gas storage development for CMS Energy, a large U.S. utility holding company. Meyer began his career as a marketing and strategic planning executive with ANR Pipeline Co. He holds a finance degree from Wayne State University and an MBA from Rice University.

AGDC said its board identified Meyer as a leading candidate early in its recruitment process and placed him under contract in March to advise the corporation on project and commercial activities, allowing the board time to further evaluate his qualifications.

AGDC, a public corporation of the state of Alaska, is charged with advancing development and construction of a North Slope natural gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas product, and with securing long-term energy supply for Alaska. AGDC owns a 25 percent interest in the Alaska LNG export project, along with partners ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips.

- Petroleum News