Oil patch insider: Dunleavy appoints Walsh, Reaves to board

Kay Cashman

Petroleum News

Alaska Gov. Michael Dunleavy recently reappointed Tom Walsh, Anchorage, and appointed Dave Reaves, Wasilla, to Alaska’s Oil and Gas Competitiveness Review Board.

Walsh’s term runs until July 1, 2023, and Reaves until July 1, 2021, according to statement from the administration.

Created in 2013 by Senate Bill 21, the board was designed as a resource for the Alaska Legislature, and is tasked with establishing and maintaining salient data on oil and gas exploration, development and production, as well as providing lawmakers with factual information on the state’s fiscal system, labor pool and regulatory competitiveness,

The board’s first report was delivered to the Legislature in March 2015. It is in the process of updating that report and developing a score card that simplifies where Alaska stands compared to its competition around the world (see story in Oct. 27 issue of Petroleum News).

—KAY CASHMAN