Ogan to succeed Leman on Energy Council executive committee

Petroleum News Alaska Staff

Lt. Gov. Loren Leman will attend his last meeting of The Energy Council as a member of the executive committee Dec. 5-6, the lieutenant governor’s office said Dec. 4.

Senator-Elect Scott Ogan will replace Leman as the Alaska Senate representative on the executive committee after the December meeting.

“The Energy Council has been one of the best organizations Alaska belongs to, ” Leman said in a statement. “Our colleagues from other member states have been some of the strongest supporters of ours for advancing goals of greater domestic production of oil and gas and a rational national energy plan. They have stood shoulder to shoulder with us as we have presented the Alaska position on exploration and development of the Coastal Plain of ANWR.”

The Energy Council is a legislative organization of 10 energy producing states and four international affiliates that participates in federal energy policy development; assists states in their policy development; and encourages dialogue on environmental and energy issues at all levels of government.

As an Alaska Senator, Leman has served on The Energy Council since 1993.