Oil patch insider: Marushack joins in Tokyo celebration
Petroleum News
Speaking of Japan; per story in last week’s issue of Petroleum News, in November 1969 the liquefied natural gas tanker Polar Alaska departed the onloading terminal at Phillips Petroleum’s Kenai, Alaska LNG plant and headed west toward Japan, carrying the first-ever cargo of LNG to that country.
The ship’s arrival at a receiving terminal in Tokyo Bay marked the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship between the company and its Japanese customers - a relationship that was celebrated in Japan by Bill Bullock, president, Asia Pacific & Middle East on Nov. 6.
“All of us at ConocoPhillips take great satisfaction in pioneering the export of LNG to Japan,” said Bullock. “It was our predecessors’ hard work, creativity and courage that give us the privilege of celebrating this moment.”
Unknown at the time of the writing of that article was the fact that the president of ConocoPhillips Alaska was present at the Nov. 6 ceremony.
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