The successor for Kara Moriarty as President and CEO of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association is Steve Wackowski, her predecessor as Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs at the US Department of the Interior.
Tokyo Gas Company, a pioneer in Alaska liquified natural gas shipments, signed a letter of intent to buy 1 million tonnes per year of North Slope gas once a pipeline is built.
Harvest Midstream delivers its first load of North Slope liquefied natural gas to Fairbanks, giving residents another energy option.
Michael R. Koy, a former mineral economist with BP in Anchorage, returns to Alaska as the CFO for the HEX family of companies.
Lauren Hendrix brings her marketing skills to the family business, becoming Director of Marketing for HEX/Furie.
A consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company decided to withdraw from a proposed $18.7 billion takeover of Santos, the parent company of the Pikka Phase 1 development on the North Slope.