Alaska O&G Congress set for September

The 7th annual Alaska Oil & Gas Congress will be held Sept. 19-22 at the Anchorage Marriott.

Conference speakers include Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, Alaska Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell and Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources Dan Sullivan.

Both continental and in-state pipeline projects are represented, with presentations from Tony Palmer, vice president, Alaska development for TransCanada, Larry Persily, federal coordinator Alaska natural gas transportation projects, Fred Carmichael, chairman and CEO of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group and Dan Fauske, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.

A full agenda and registration information are available at www.AlaskaOilandGasCongress.com.

This year’s conference includes a one-day in-state energy supply summit, providing an opportunity to assess Alaska’s immediate energy needs and investigate solutions to prevent a potential supply crisis in gas and power.

The conference begins Sept. 19 with interactive seminars on the latest federal and state environmental policy developments, in the morning, followed by best practices for stakeholder consultation and obtaining a social license in the afternoon.

Major conference presentations are Sept. 20 and 21, followed by the in-state energy supply summit on Sept. 22.

Petroleum News is one of the industry supporters of this conference.

—Petroleum News