Still more hurdles · ON THE COVER Still more hurdles NSB, Earth Justice appeal EPA permit; Shell...

Anchorage chamber task force saysAlaska needs energy policy

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7 Alberta dangles petrochemical incentives: Energy

minister says some six new projects were holding for release of incentive

12 New drill site possible for NE West Sak: Work contin-ues at Kuparuk satellites; exploration possible for some in-field areas

15 Alaska industry groups issue alerts: Ask members tooppose NMFS' proposal to list Cook Inlet belugas as endangered

Technology fills tall order

BP's Northstar field is the only true island oil field development inthe Arctic. Story on page 9.

Long-term Mac study nixedGreen groups fail to persuade regulators to order independent gas line review

By GARY PARKFor Petroleum News

wo of the most influential environmentalorganizations in North America have failed toconvince regulators to order an independentreview of the Mackenzie Gas Project’s long-

term impacts.A motion filed by the World Wildlife Fund and

the Sierra Club of Canada was rejected by the JointReview Panel, which is looking at the environ-mental and social aspects of the project prior tosending its recommendations to the NationalEnergy Board.

However, the panel has agreed to hear from the

Shell reviewsMackenzie stake

Shell Canada’s 11.4 percent stake in theMackenzie Gas Project is up for review nowthat Royal Dutch Shell has taken over theCanadian unit.

Adrian Loader, the “caretaker” presidentof Shell Canada to oversee integration of theCanadian operations into Royal Dutch Shell’sglobal business units, said July 17 there willbe a sweeping review of all major projects on

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Still more hurdlesNSB, Earth Justice appeal EPA permit; Shell remains firm on Beaufort plans

By ALAN BAILEYPetroleum News

nyone who’s placed bets on whether or not Shell will drillany exploration wells in the Beaufort Sea this summermust be having some sleepless nights. In the latest twist inthe “will they, won’t they” saga of the company’s plans to

punch three holes into the Sivulliq prospect on the west side ofCamden Bay, the North Slope Borough and Earth Justice haveboth appealed to the Environmental Appeals Board the grantingof minor air quality permits for the Sivulliq drilling, Dan Meyerfrom U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Seattle office toldPetroleum News on July 17.

In early June, EPA issued the permits for operations by theKulluk and Frontier Discoverer, the two drill ships that Shell

ARick Fox, Shell’sasset manager forAlaska: “We’re com-mitted to good com-munications andconstant dialoguewith the people rep-resenting the whal-ing captains andwith the agencies.”

“We need you tounderstand that youcannot separate theocean from us. … Weare tied in intricate-ly,” said North SlopeBorough MayorEdward Itta.

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Rutter plans to drill againIndependent: Glennallen well has gas, but viability depends on how much water

By ALAN BAILEYPetroleum News

t may not have succeeded the firsttime, but Rutter and Wilbanks is cer-tainly trying again in its long-runningdrilling endeavor near Glennallen in

Alaska’s undeveloped Copper Riverbasin. The company now plans to drill asecond sidetrack to its Ahtna No. 1-19well, to test the viability of a gas findthat it made in June in its first sidetrack from theoriginal well, Bill Rutter Jr. told Petroleum Newson July 16.

Rutter said that his company hopes to sign acontract with Nabors for the drilling of the secondsidetrack in August. The Ahtna well is about 12miles west of Glennallen and 180 miles north and

east of Anchorage.“It looks like we have a gas discovery

in the upper Nelchina, which was ourmain objective. We’re getting some realgood gas flows,” Bill Rutter III toldPetroleum News June 28 after the firstsidetrack well hit gas at a depth of about4,350 feet.

Excessive waterBut excessive amounts of water flow-

ing from the well have raised question marks overthe viability of the find, Rutter Jr. said — althoughthe sidetrack was producing gas, the well was alsoproducing water at the rate of about a barrel perminute. That rate of water production would ren-

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Imperial, ExxonMobil landCanadian Beaufort Sea rights

Affiliated companies Imperial Oil and ExxonMobilCanada have made a strong statement of belief in Canada’sArctic by jointly bidding C$585 million for an explorationlicense in the Beaufort Sea.

Two of the four corporate partners in the Mackenzie GasProject have obtained rights to a parcel covering almost508,000 acres about 160 miles north of Inuvik, NorthwestTerritories.

They are each required to make qualifying expenditures of25 percent, or C$73.1 million, within five years to gain afour-year extension of the license.

Imperial Senior Vice President Randy Broiles, the compa-ny’s point-man for the MGP, described the acreage as a“major addition” to Imperial’s undeveloped property in theMackenzie Delta/Beaufort region.

While cautioning that the Arctic is a “high potential, tech-nology intensive frontier area,” he said the acquisition repre-sents a “potential opportunity to add to our resource base inthe Beaufort Sea and is consistent with our continued interest

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2 PETROLEUM NEWS • WEEK OF JULY 22, 2007

GOVERNMENT

INTERNATIONALASSOCIATIONS

PIPELINES & DOWNSTREAM

FINANCE & ECONOMY

NATURAL GAS

9 Technology meets Northstar challenges

Island development succeeds in sensitive offshoreenvironment thanks to leak detection system, smart wells and futuristic 'walker'

3 Anchorage chamber works on energy

Report says state needs energy policy, both forinfrastructure coordination and to promote conservation

4 Regulators to revise TAPS Quality Bank

State commissioners, federal judges hear testimony inconcurrent hearings on proposed cost adjustment to value of ANS crude

7 Alberta dangles petrochemical incentives

Energy Minister Mel Knight said as many as six newpetrochemical projects were holding for release of province's incentive program

8 Apache stretches its horizons

Canadian unit close to commercial shale production in B.C.; gets 'positive' signs from CBM play; turns to lightly explored deeper pools

12 New drill site possible for NE West Sak

Work continues at four Kuparuk River unit satellites, withexploration possible for some in-field areas, new acreage south of Tarn

19 Oil futures above $75, new 11-month high

Crude oil gains on Angolan outage, fall in U.S. gasolinestockpiles; China's GDP grows 11.9 percent, supports rising oil prices

15 Alaska industry groups issue action alerts

RDC, Alliance ask members to oppose NMFS' proposalto list Cook Inlet belugas as endangered species,contend numbers increasing

EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

7 Alaska Permanent Fund tops $40 billion

7 Gazprom chooses Total as partner for Shtokman

8 Income trust seeks value by going private

6 AGIA: No electronic filing; no record of downloads

5 China quits sands pipeline in a huff

4 Nova Scotia offshore gas project rebounds

14 Newfoundland heads downhill — unless

13 Trimming Canada's energy trust sector

13 After 2-month delay, Stevens releases report15 Canada offers C$1.5B in biofuels incentives

Shell reviews Mackenzie stake

Imperial, ExxonMobil land Beaufort rights

ON THE COVERStill more hurdles

NSB, Earth Justice appeal EPA permit; Shell remains firm on Beaufort plans

Rutter plans to drill again

Independent: Glennallen well has gas, but viability depends on how much water

Long-term Mac study nixed

Green groups fail to persuade regulators to order independent gas line review

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By KRISTEN NELSONPetroleum News

nergy costs in Southcentral Alaskaimpact the region’s economy — butwould have a substantially greaterimpact if natural gas were not avail-

able, the Anchorage Chamber of Commercewas told July 16.

Tony Izzo and Joe Griffith, co-chairs of achamber task force set up earlier this year toaddress the energy needs of Southcentral,gave chamber mem-bers a preliminaryreport, calling whatthey had an outline ofa report yet to beapproved by thechamber board.

One preliminaryconclusion the taskforce has reached, themen said, is that thestate needs an energypolicy.

Izzo, formerlyCEO of EnstarNatural Gas Co., saidthe chamber startedtalking in theDecember-Januarytimeframe about cre-ating “a guiding docu-ment of recommenda-tions that we couldput forth to decision makers, policy makersthat would address long-term energy supplyin Southcentral.”

The goals set for the task force by thechamber’s executive committee were toidentify short- and long-term energy issuesimpacting chamber members and short- andlong-term solutions for those issues.

Concerns have been rising inSouthcentral both about natural gas pricesand about deliverability of gas on peakusage days in winter, with North Slope gaswidely considered the long-term solution fordeliverability, if not for price.

Assuming Southcentral Alaska one dayhas access to North Slope natural gas, whatdoes the area do in the interim? And whatare the energy alternatives if North Slopenatural gas isn’t available in the future?

Alternatives cost multiplesof natural gas

The consumer cost of natural gas inSouthcentral Alaska, the cheapest source ofhome heating in the area, has more thantripled in the last 10 years — from $1.91 perthousand cubic feet in 1997 to $7.03 perthousand cubic feet this year — and CookInlet natural gas deliverability is droppingoff, Izzo said.

He said the task force wanted a perspec-tive on energy costs and wanted to identifythe choices that are out there if you can’theat with natural gas and what the econom-ic impacts would be.

They used a thermal comparison. If you are on natural gas in Southcentral

today, Izzo said, that cost today is $8.73 permillion Btu. In Fairbanks, where liquefiednatural gas has to be shipped in, the cost is$22.10 per million Btu.

Alternate fuels in Anchorage range fromNo. 2 fuel oil at $17.28 per million Btu, topropane at $24.78 and a cost for electricitythat ranges from $23.49 to $37.17 per mil-lion Btu, across four Southcentral utilities.

Economy would take a big hitThere is “a big economic impact” if you

have to replace natural gas for heating, Izzosaid, with multiples of almost five.

Overall, Southcentral spends some $242million a year to heat with natural gas.

Switching to No. 2 fuel oil would add$237 million to that cost — a total of $479million, almost double. Propane would add$445 million a year, almost three times whatnatural gas costs.

Those dollars, he said, “are coming rightout of the economy.” If energy costs double,“this business community would get hurthard.”

And switching to electric heat would addfrom $409 million to $789 million — a totalas more than four times the cost of naturalgas for the most expensive electric utility.

Izzo said those numbers don’t “includethe cost to convert” from natural gas.

Asked if the task force addressed whatwould happen if a North Slope gas line isn’tbuilt, Griffith said “every discussion youhave comes around to what’s going to hap-pen with AGIA (the governor’s AlaskaGasline Inducement Act).” He said the feel-ing of the task force is that “if the big linedoesn’t happen a smaller line has to occurand we don’t have any choices but to dothat.” Griffith said it hasn’t been put beforethe chamber’s board of directors for theirapproval, “but I would be campaigning forthat point of view.”

“I think the answer became clear in theprocess that the economic alternative of notdoing it is probably going to be the worst-case scenario,” said Izzo. If there’s no NorthSlope gas the alternative is to go with one ofthe other options. If the consumer faces pay-ing $50 more a month or $100 more amonth, the choice will be $50, “and I believethat will be the spur line or bullet line,” Izzosaid, referring to building a small-diametergas pipeline from the slope to Southcentral ifthe larger line to outside markets is not built.

Energy conservation an issueWhat is needed to ensure that the

Southcentral economy is in the best position10 or 15 years from now?

Izzo said the task force believes the stateneeds a fiscal plan to bridge the gap betweendiminishing oil and new gas revenues.

The state also needs a conservation poli-cy — the constitution mandates utilization,development and conservation of naturalresources for the maximum benefit of thepeople, he said.

“You can go to almost any other state inthe United States and find meaningful con-servation programs.”

Izzo said he’s “not criticizing anybodythat’s involved with them, but based on whatwe heard, there are no meaningful conserva-tion programs. In fact, rate structures rewardutilities for volume.”

Izzo said cost is one way to enforce con-servation: A rural presenter told the taskforce his home in rural Alaska has the samesquare footage as the home of one of hischildren in Anchorage; while he uses halfthe power his bill is twice that for theAnchorage home.

Griffith said that in addition to volumerewards in the case of gas “there are certainbenefits for bigger users in the electricindustry.”

“Some of that’s got to change,” he said.Possibilities to encourage conservationinclude a higher charge for usage at peaktimes.

“There’s a whole different set of criteriathat I think we’d develop if we were very,very serious about pursuing conservation ona grand scale and I don’t believe we’vetaken the necessary steps to make that hap-pen yet,” Griffith said.

Strategic infrastructure planning needed

The task force isn’t asking for “regulato-ry involvement running utilities,” Izzo said,but “using Alaska’s energy resources tomeet the direct needs of Alaskans must be apriority action.”

State government isn’t involved in ener-gy planning at a high enough level, he said.There are bits and pieces but no overall plan,and “as we found through the process, all ofAlaska is connected in regards to energy,”Izzo said.

“There needs to be an integrated energypolicy plan,” but there isn’t one and no oneis empowered to develop one, he said.

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Regulators to reviseTAPS Quality BankState commissioners, federal judges hear testimony in concurrenthearings on proposed cost adjustment to value of ANS crude

By ROSE RAGSDALEFor Petroleum News

he Regulatory Commission ofAlaska and Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission wrapped upmore than a week of concurrent hear-

ings July 18 on how best to revise the pro-cessing cost adjustment to the heavy dis-tillate component of the Trans-AlaskaPipeline System Quality Bank.

The TAPS Quality Bank is a methodthe regulators use to make monetaryadjustments among shippers to the valueof petroleum in the trans-Alaska oilpipeline to account for differencesbetween the quality of petroleum shipperstender at Pump Station 1 and the qualityof commingled petroleum they load intotankers 800 miles to the south at theValdez Terminal.

The Quality Bank separates each com-ponent in the petroleum stream andassigns each a value. For the heavy distil-late component, the Quality Bank uses areference price, minus a processingadjustment. In an earlier proceeding, theRCA and FERC jointly determined thatthe reference price for valuing the heavydistillate component on the West Coast isPlatts’ West Coast spot quote for LosAngeles Pipeline (EPA) Diesel.

LA Pipeline (EPA) Diesel has a speci-fied sulfur content of 500 parts per mil-lion. An adjustment of 6.4302 cents pergallon is deducted to reduce the sulfurcontent from 5,000 ppm to 500 ppm tomeet the sulfur specification for the refer-enced product.

Effective June 1, 2006, Platts changedits diesel reference price to an ultra-lowsulfur diesel with a sulfur content of only8 ppm. This product is now listed in Platts

as ULS (EPA) Diesel.

Hearings held in AnchorageRCA and FERC administrative law

judges held the hearings in AnchorageJuly 9-18 to resolve issues related to costelements that increase or change as aresult of the more severe processingrequired to meet sulfur specificationsassociated with the new ultra-low sulfurdiesel price used to value heavy distillate,the RCA said in a statement July 18.

The hearings culminated a year oflegal filings before the commissions byowners of the trans-Alaska oil pipelineand the line’s shippers, including theState of Alaska. In the filings, the partiesshared ideas for dealing with the changein the West Coast heavy distillate pricequotation and recommendations for areplacement price.

Individuals who testified at the hear-ings included William J. Sanderson onbehalf of Flint Hills Resources AlaskaInc.; Tom A. Schneider and David I. Tooffor Exxon Mobil Corp. and Tesoro AlaskaCo.; John O’Brien for ConocoPhillipsAlaska Inc.; William R. Engibous forChevron USA Inc. and Union Oil Co. ofCalifornia; Charles Miller for the State ofAlaska; James T. Mitchell for owners ofthe trans-Alaska oil pipeline; and StevenMcGovern for BP Exploration (Alaska)Inc./ BP Oil Supply Co.

Administrative law judges at the RCAand the FERC are expected to make ajoint recommendation no later than thefirst week of September 2007, accordingto RCA spokeswoman Grace Salazar. Thecommissions will then issue an orderadopting, accepting, rejecting or modify-ing the judges’ recommendations, sheadded. ●

The 800-mile trans Alaska oil pipeline delivers North Slope crude to the Port of Valdez.

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Nova Scotia offshore gas project reboundsNova Scotia’s offshore Sable gas project, which serves the New England

market, has pulled itself out of a nosedive.The latest numbers from the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

show production from the field grew 56 percent in the first five months of 2007to 495 million cubic feet per day.

The steady growth was unbroken through the first five months, reversing afive-year decline from an average 530 million cubic feet per day in 2002 to 367million in 2006, while estimated sales gas reserves have tumbled from 3.5 tril-lion cubic feet to 970 billion cubic feet.

Coming to the rescue has been a C$600 million investment in compressionfacilities at Sable’s main platform, allowing the ExxonMobil-led partnership tobring additional reserves into production.

The greatest about-face has occurred in the North Triumph field — one offive in the Sable operation — which crashed from 150 million cubic feet perday in 2002 to nothing in 2005 and is now back at 50 million cubic feet perday.

FirstEnergy Capital analyst Martin King said it is possible the resurgencewill last one to two years.

The best bet for longer-term production security is EnCana’s proposed DeepPanuke project, costing C$700 million and designed to yield 300 million cubicfeet per day if it clears regulatory hurdles and comes onstream in 2010.

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n a scathing public attack on theCanadian government, China’s giantoil company abandoned its role inplans to ship Alberta oil sands produc-

tion to Chinese refineries.China National Petroleum Corp., the

largest of China’s state-owned oil compa-nies, accused the government of failing todo more to overcome aboriginal and envi-ronmental opposition to Enbridge’s pro-posed Gateway project.

The C$4 billion venture involves a720-mile pipeline, delivering 400,000barrels per day to a deepwater port atKitimat on the northern British Columbiacoast for tanker delivery to Asia andCalifornia.

For more than two years, PetroChina,a unit of CNPC, has been attempting tosecure a role as anchor tenant on thepipeline by working with Enbridge toaggregate 200,000 bpd of new produc-tion. It has also been offered a 49 percentequity stake in the project.

But CNPC Vice President Yiwu Songtold an oil sands conference in CalgaryJuly 12 that the government of PrimeMinister Stephen Harper has not doneenough to support the pipeline and facili-tate energy trade between Canada andChina.

He said it will “take at least 10 years”to bring Gateway into service. Enbridge,in a revised timetable, has targeted 2012-14 for startup.

“We just cannot play this game toolong,” Song said. “We have to focus onour big business.”

Song said CNPC “sincerely wanted todo something and open up a new marketfor Canadian crude, but Canada doesn’twant to open up its own markets to us. Sowe cannot cooperate.”

He also accused Canadian oil produc-ers of being unwilling to commit enoughsupplies to Gateway to make it viable.

As a result, PetroChina will not renewa memorandum of agreement withEnbridge and turn its attention, instead, tounconventional oil prospects inVenezuela, where it is building twoupgraders to process 600,000 bpd of pro-duction for export to China within fiveyears.

He said Venezuelan strongmanPresident Hugo Chavez, who is takingaggressive steps to nationalize parts of hisoil industry, is “so warm-hearted,” in con-trast with the reception CNPC received inCanada.

Canadian perspective differentThat is inconsistent with the Canadian

perspective on the dealings withPetroChina.

A year ago, Enbridge Chief ExecutiveOfficer Pat Daniel said the Chinese were“looking for a level of familiarity” beforethey entered binding contracts onGateway.

He said the complex negotiations weremoving forward as potential shippers andcustomers became “more comfortabledoing business with each other.”

By late 2006, Daniel said Enbridgewas shifting its priorities to NorthAmerican pipeline projects because ofslow progress by Chinese customers toenter majority equity deals or joint ven-tures with oil sands producers.

As a sign of good faith, federal NaturalResources Minister Gary Lunn and GregMelchin, then Alberta’s energy minister,held follow-up meetings with Chinesegovernment officials and the country’smajor oil companies, including CNPC, topromote the Gateway project and assurethe Chinese that Canada would be a reli-able source of crude.

Enbridge officials say Gateway still alive

Enbridge officials declined to com-ment on Song’s remarks, citing confiden-tiality agreements.

However, they were adamant thatGateway remains alive, even thoughEnbridge last year postponed the originalcompletion date of 2010 because of slowprogress toward long-term shipping con-tracts, preferring to concentrate on

pipeline expansions to Eastern Canadaand the United States.

They said discussions are continuingwith other possible customers in China,Japan and Korea as well as California,which has been targeted for 30 percent ofGateway’s volumes, although that marketis increasingly in doubt as the state seeksways to lower its dependence on fossilfuels, notably from sources such as the oilsands that generate high levels of green-

house gas emissions.Enbridge says the allocation of

Gateway shipments will eventually bedetermined by the customers.

For all of its frustration over Gateway,CNPC shows no signs of shedding the 11Alberta oil sands leases it acquired inJanuary, with the intention of eventuallydeveloping the resources estimated at1.97 billion barrels of recoverable bitu-men.

But Song, expressing concern aboutthe high front-end costs of oil sands proj-ects, said commercial production fromthe properties could be at least a decadeaway.

EnCana expects surplusIn other developments at the Calgary

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China quits sands pipeline in a huffAbandons role in plans to ship Alberta oil sands production to Chinese refineries, accuses Canadian government, producers ofblocking Chinese access to markets; Enbridge says discussions continue with possible California, Asian buyers

CNPC “sincerely wanted to dosomething and open up a new

market for Canadian crude, butCanada doesn’t want to open up

its own markets to us. So wecannot cooperate.”

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Asked what is needed to get a stateenergy policy, Izzo said “it will takesomebody in the executive branch tomandate it.”

Izzo said coordinated strategic plan-ning for energy infrastructure and invest-ment is needed.

When utilities talked about plans fornew power plants and the task force askedhow a plant would work on the grid and ifthe utility had talked to other utilities, “theanswer would be no,” he said.

Izzo said he wasn’t criticizing any ofthe planned projects but “how could weknow — any of us know — if it’s goingto be good for the region or the commu-nity if we don’t have the other stakehold-ers looking at it and saying well here’show it is going to affect us?”

One thing that came up in task forcediscussions was a Department of Energyat the state level that could ensure coordi-nation between power generation andenergy infrastructure projects.

“Now I’m a capitalist,” Izzo said: “I’mnot standing here promoting governmentrunning or taking over utilities. … Buthaving an idea of who’s doing what andhow it’s going to impact the overall gridor the overall infrastructure would be apositive thing.”

A statewide energy plan would alsohelp, Izzo said, in addressing how renew-able energy and alternate energy sourcesmight fit into the picture.

As to why the task force didn’t pursuerenewables and alternative energy, Izzosaid that in addition to a plentiful supplyof natural gas just 800 miles away, there isprobably a billion dollars in natural gasinfrastructure already in place.

And Griffith, formerly general manag-er of Chugach Electric Association, saidalternative energy can’t come close to thecost of natural gas. “It’s simply cost andavailability and the system,” he said. “…Someday the price of energy may be suf-

ficient that it will make wind power com-petitive or geothermal or the cost of a coalplant.” Coal is relatively inexpensive inthe long run, Griffith said, but it’s costly“on the front end to get the plant in placeand there is a lot of resistance to coal useanywhere in this country.”

Gas supply contract regulation reactive

The task force also found “regulationof utility gas supply contracts is reactivenot proactive.”

Izzo said again that it’s not meant as acriticism, “but an observation that we arein a very dynamic transition period oftime where we’ve structured our wholesystem of how things work in this regionregarding energy around a model that’s40 years old.” That makes regulationreactive, he said, and it makes it difficultfor folks “to invest money, to identifyprojects and to know that there’s somecertainty that you might have a chance ofgetting it approved.”

“And so the observation is that folksare now sitting on the sidelines; they’reafraid. They want to wait and see whathappens,” Izzo said.

Izzo said the task force didn’t do ananalysis of energy prices, but every com-ment they heard was that “prices are like-ly to go up” for all energy — natural gas,oil, propane and electric.

There are already issues with deliver-ability of natural gas in Cook Inlet on colddays, he said. “And high energy pricesand reduced gas deliverability are likelyto damage the economy of Southcentraland have already damaged ruraleconomies.”

The task force heard from one ruralpresenter that “energy refugees are beingcreated” by the high cost of energy inrural communities. Rural energy costs aredouble or triple what they are inSouthcentral, Izzo said.

He said while people relocating toSouthcentral because of high rural energycosts may not have a negative impact, it isan impact on the region. ●


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AGIA: No electronicfiling; no recordof downloads

PETROLEUM NEWSuestions and answers about theAlaska Gasline Inducement Actrequest for applications are avail-able online at

www.rfainquiries.com/, a non-State ofAlaska Web site which allows for anony-mous questions — and answers from thestate — about what the RFA means andhow the application process works. ThisQ&A opportunity is targeted to thoseworking on applications.

General public comments on AGIA areaccepted on the governor’s AGIA Website atwww.gov.state.ak.us/agia/agia_com-ments.php. The administration has said itwill respond to comments it receives atthe public site.

Among the answers available July 18on the RFA inquiry site were the follow-ing:

• Applications must be submitted hard-copy and on a compact disk; electronicsubmissions are not allowed;

• The state does not have informationabout who has downloaded the RFA orhow many times it has been downloaded;

• If clarifying information is requestedby the commissioners of NaturalResources and Revenue that informationwill be included in the applicationreleased for public review unless it is con-fidential, in which case a summary willbe released; and

• The administration will make publicthe basis for rejection of any applicationsdeemed incomplete.

What will state do to encourageproducer participation?

While most questions and answers

posted are relatively short, the state didprovide a lengthy answer to one question— what it will do to encourage the NorthSlope producers to participate in an openseason conducted by an independentpipeline company.

The state said it “will closely monitorthe actions of all relevant parties leadingup to and during any open season.” It will“take whatever actions it can as a sover-eign to move the project forward andassure that gas is produced from its landsconsistent with the terms of the leases andunit agreements.”

The state said that consistent with thenew approach under AGIA, Gov. SarahPalin “is determined to use all commer-cially reasonable and legal means toinsure that Alaska’s gas resources aredeveloped.”

The North Slope producers “as reason-able commercial players, should commitgas in an open season for an economicpipeline project, even without the statetaking steps to ‘encourage’ their behav-ior.”

Project economics will become clearas the pipeline project moves forward andthere is more certainty about the netbackvalue of gas on the North Slope and thetariff rate. “The producers will want tomake firm transportation commitments toship their gas on an economic pipelineproject, regardless of who owns and oper-ates the project,” the state said. “The pro-ducers have a contractual duty to commitgas to a pipeline where it is economic todo so, under the terms of their leases andunit agreements with the State of Alaska.”

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• EnCana oil sands President JohnBrannan said his company expects a sur-plus of production even after its 50 per-cent owned U.S. refineries, part of thejoint venture with ConocoPhillips, startprocessing bitumen. He said that excesscould be diverted to merchant upgradersin Alberta, marketed through other refin-ers, upgraded at an EnCana-owned plant,or processed and shipped to the joint ven-ture’s Wood River and/or Borger refiner-ies if the joint-venture expanded thosefacilities.

• Husky Energy is also hunting foradditional North American refiningcapacity to process future volumes fromits projects, despite its acquisition ofValero Energy’s 160,000 bpd Lima, Ohio,

refinery. That could see Husky follow thelead of EnCana by swapping some of itsoil sands equity for a stake in a U.S. refin-ery, oil sands Vice President GarryMihaichuk said. Husky expects its200,000 bpd Sunrise project will come onstream in 2010, while production from allof its oil sands ventures is expected toreach 500,000 bpd by 2020.

• Devon Canada President ChrisSeasons said his company is unlikely toinvest in an upgrader or refinery to handle35,000 bpd from the second phase of itsJackfish operation. In preparation forfinal project approval, likely by early2008, Devon is in discussions withAlberta-based upgraders.

• Shell Canada expects to launch thefirst phase of its Orion project in north-western Alberta at 10,000 bpd this sum-mer and decide sometime next yearwhether to double output. ●


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Alberta dangles petrochemical incentivesEnergy Minister Mel Knight said as many as six new petrochemical projects were holding for release of province’s incentive program


s many as six new petrochemical projects are onthe verge of proceeding now that the Alberta gov-ernment has taken steps to improve security ofaccess to ethane, the province’s sole feedstock.

The long-awaited policy offers 10 years of incentivesto keep value-added production and the consumption ofethane within Alberta.

By offering royalty credits that could total C$350 mil-lion over the next decade, the government hopes to boostAlberta’s ethane supplies by 60,000 to 85,000 barrels perday.

Energy Minister Mel Knight, without naming thecompanies, said he was aware of as many as six newpetrochemical projects that have been on hold pendingrelease of the incentive program.

He said applications are likely from an array ofdomestic and international companies for projects thatcould consume 7,000-10,000 bpd of ethane.

Under the policy credits will be sold to gas producersto offset their gas royalty obligations.

Over the next five years, the producers will be eligi-ble for credit of C$1.80 per thousand cubic feet forethane utilized by petrochemical producers over theircurrent consumption levels.

But the arrangement will be limited to C$35 million ayear and C$10.5 million for individual projects to ensurethe policy is widely available.

Knight said the incentives — dismissed by some crit-ics as subsidies — are part of the government’s efforts tocapture more of the value-added end of raw bitumen,light oil and heavy oil and should establish a base for awinter petrochemical and plastic industry.

Sector employs 6,500Currently, the sector employs 6,500 people in Alberta

and produces 8.6 billion pounds of chemicals and chem-ical products a year carrying a value of C$13 billion, ofwhich C$6 billion are exported.

He said that as bitumen upgrading builds in Alberta

there will be opportunities to use the off-gases and otherbyproducts for petrochemical production.

But he said the province needed a policy to overcomethe growing shortfall of ethane supplies, with gas pro-duction from the Western Canada Sedimentary basinforecast to decline by 2.2 percent a year.

Knight said projects can qualify for credits so long asthey are linked to petrochemical production and will bejudged on their merits, including the number of jobs theywill create.

Topping the list of petrochemical companies withexpansion plans is Nova, along with gas processor AuxSable Canada, which said it plans to unveil a timetableand costs for a 40,000 bpd ethane extraction facility thatcould process 1.2 billion cubic feet per day of gas bymid-2010.

Aux Sable is also involved with merchant upgraderBA Energy to extract products from the HeartlandUpgrader which will convert bitumen into refinery-readysynthetic crude. ●

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Gazprom chooses Total as partner for Shtokman

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAO Gazprom of Russia will partnerwith France’s Total SA to develop theShtokman gas field in the BarentsSea, the oil giant said July 12, a deci-

sion that should accelerate development ofone of the world’s biggest and most chal-lenging natural gas deposits.

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said Totalwill receive a 25 percent stake in an operat-ing company that will plan, finance andbuild the first stage of the development proj-ect, and another foreign partner could begiven a 24 percent stake in the future.

“The agreement that has been reached isthe latest important step in developing mutu-ally beneficial cooperation and partnershiprelations between Gazprom and the world’sbiggest energy companies,” Miller said in astatement.

The announcement came days afterGazprom said it might soon offer foreignersan equity role in the Shtokman field aftersome indications last year that foreignerswould only be hired as contractors.

Miller said that Gazprom would keep atleast a controlling 51 percent stake in the

company — in line with an unwritten gov-ernment policy under which state energycompanies maintain control of all strategicdeposits.

He added that Gazprom would have 100percent ownership of a separate companythat has the actual license to the field. Millersaid pipeline deliveries from the field wouldbegin in 2013 and the project would produceits first liquefied natural gas in 2014. Thefirst phase envisages annual production of23.7 billion cubic meters of gas per year, hesaid, but it was not immediately clear howproduction would be split between pipelinegas and LNG.

With estimated reserves of 3.7 trillioncubic meters of gas, Shtokman could meettotal North American demand for five years.

“It’s very positive — foreign partnerswill contribute the technology, accelerate thefield’s development and help Gazprom toabsorb costs,” said Yevgenia Dyshlyuk, oiland gas analyst with Uralsib bank inMoscow.

Dyshlyuk said the project may eventual-ly cost as much as US$30 billion.

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FINANCE & ECONOMYAlaska Permanent Fund tops $40B

The Alaska Permanent Fund has topped $40 billion in value for the first time, stateofficials said. The state’s oil-wealth savings account flared on Wall Street July 12, clos-ing with a value of almost $40.2 billion.

“We should all be proud of this milestone. I thank the trustees for their exceptionalmanagement of the fund,” said Gov. Sarah Palin.

Less than three years ago, the fundbroke through the $30 billion barrier.

Fund money is invested in stocks,bonds, real estate and other instruments. Apart of the fund’s profits go toward distrib-uting a dividend to all qualified Alaska res-idents each fall. This year’s dividend isexpected to be more than $1,500, upalmost $500 from last year’s.

The dividend amount is based on anaverage of the last five years of PermanentFund profits. The largest amount ever paidwas $1,964 in 2000.

The fund is expected to show a gain of 16 to 17 percent for the fiscal year that endedJune 30.

“It’s absolutely extraordinary,” said Michael Burns, the fund’s Juneau-based execu-tive director. “This last 12 months, the fund has grown around $7 billion.”

Carl Brady, chairman of the fund’s board of trustees, noted the fund’s first depositof oil money in 1977 was less than $1 million. Since then, Brady said, “a diversifiedportfolio of investments has allowed the fund to grow to $40 billion in just over 30years, while paying out $13.7 billion in dividends.”

The fund’s investment philosophy was extremely conservative initially, withtrustees favoring relatively safe investments, mainly bonds. Over the years, state legis-lators have loosened the reins on the fund, giving trustees the discretion to widen theinvestment portfolio.

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Fund money is invested in stocks,bonds, real estate and other

instruments. A part of the fund’sprofits go toward distributing adividend to all qualified Alaskaresidents each fall. This year’s

dividend is expected to be morethan $1,500, up almost $500

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Apache stretchesits horizonsCanadian unit close to commercial shale production in B.C.; gets‘positive’ signs from CBM play; turns to lightly explored deeper pools


pache Canada and EnCana are mov-ing ahead with plans for a commer-cial natural gas shale venture innortheastern British Columbia as

well as pursuing a Mannville coalbedmethane project.

Surprise word of the shale operation,expected to resemble some U.S. plays, hasjust emerged over the last month, althoughApache executives are keeping a tight lidon location or possible output.

Rob Spitzer, Apache Canada’s vicepresident of exploration, told an investor-day presentation the partners are “prettyconfident” they can advance to the com-mercial stage “in a short period of time.”

Apache Canada President John Crumcautioned that the “significant potential”will also require installation of “significantinfrastructure.”

He said one reason for the secrecy is thatApache is still accumulating acreage whereabout half of the play’s known land is stillup for grabs. What is being sold is going for$1,000 per acre and to date Apache haslocked up 120,000 net acres of a gross220,000 acres.

Spitzer said a number of wells havebeen drilled so far and “they’re veryencouraging.”

Already a small volume is being pro-duced and delivered to market.

Resource estimated at 6 tcfHe said the Devonian-age shales are

estimated to hold 6 trillion cubic feet ofresource potential, just a fraction of the 550trillion cubic feet of shale gas in theWestern Canada Sedimentary basin, whereApache has a land base of 6.8 million acresand is “right in the forefront” of exploringfor shale gas.

Despite the fact Apache has no interestsin the leading U.S. shale plays in Texas andArkansas, Spitzer said a lot of people work-ing on the Canadian property have shaleexperience, while EnCana is able to con-tribute its knowledge from the BarnettShale of north Texas.

Nexen and EOG Resources Canada alsohave some wells in the British Columbia

area. Separately, Apache and EnCana have

started a pilot program to assess the eco-nomic viability of the wet Mannville coalsof east-central Alberta, seen as a potentialbonanza if methods can be found to de-water the coals and deal with the producedwater.

Spitzer said the early indications pointto “significant gas content,” with a coalseam of 20 to 30 feet at a depth of about3,500 feet.

He said the reserves per well are about250 million cubic feet, representing “all theingredients for a winner.”

Apache visualizes drilling 1,600 wellsin the immediate area of the pilot and hasanother 325,000 acres of land adjacent tothe development.

“At eight wells per section … we canvisualize reserves of over 1 trillion cubicfeet on Apache land alone,” Spitzer said.

Company has cut 2007 capital program

On a wider front, Apache Canada hascut its 2007 capital program to US$800million this year from US$1.1 billion in2006 and its well count to 400 from 800because service costs “got out of line.”

But there are glimmers of hope, with thecosts per day of conventional rigs expectedto average C$13,500 this year, fromC$17,000 in 2006.

Crum said some of the sharpest reduc-tions have occurred in fracturing where thecost of a coalbed methane well using coiledtubing is expected to plunge to C$37,000this year from C$95,000 in 2005 andC$72,000 in 2006.

He said Apache Canada may also shiftto deeper pools and high risk/high rewardplays, attracted by the fact that only aboutthree dozen wells have gone deeper than15,000-18,000 feet in Western Canada,compared with about 556,000 new wells,recompletions and sidetracks over thebasin’s 80-year history, almost half of themin the past decade.

Crum said the unexplored nature of thebasin’s deepest prospects and the advanceson seismic imagery and interpretation overthe past decade suggest that drilling deepwould be a “very good strategy.” ●

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FINANCE & ECONOMYIncome trust seeks value by going private

Talk of private equity making inroads into Canada’s weakened energy trust sectorhas moved from speculation to action, with a heavyweight investor group backing aC$3.5 billion deal to shift oilfield services giant CCS Income Trust from the publicrealm.

If CCS unit holders tender to the offer of C$46 a unit — up 21.4 percent from theclosing price prior to the bid being announced — ownership will be handed to CCSfounder and Chief Executive Officer DavidWerklund and a consortium of six other investors,led by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kelso &Co. and Vestar Capital Partners, each holding 16percent.

Werklund will be the largest single shareholderat 26 percent and retain his executive positions in afirm that has almost 3,000 employees and providesa diverse range of services across four divisions. Hesaid the transaction “provides value and liquidity for unit holders.”

Werklund will profit handsomely if the deal goes through, reinvesting about 60percent of his holdings or close to C$500 million, but cashing in the balance of aboutC$330 million. He said the Canadian government’s decision to make trusts pay cor-porate taxes was a factor in the move “but our responsibility to recognize the value ofthis opportunity was really the driver.” The deal came just one week after that movebecame law.

CCS financial advisor Naveen Dargan said taking CCS private creates additionaltaxable deductions for unit holders, creating an improved return on capital.

Many trusts have seen their market value slashed since the tax decision wasannounced last October, with energy service trusts absorbing some of the heaviestpunishment as a result of the drop in natural gas prices and drilling slump, makingthem ripe for the plucking by private groups.

Sector leaders such as Precision Drilling Trust and Savanna Energy Services haveexperienced a major erosion of their stock prices, but CCS has survived the stormlargely because of its focus on environment services such as waste management ratherthan drilling, Werklund said.

Against a backdrop of predictions from analysts that CCS will create substantiallymore value over the next two years, Werklund agreed that the United States offers“great opportunities,” although CCS will tread cautiously because it does not knowthe country as well as Canada. He also said there is still ample room for growth in theaging Western Canada Sedimentary basin.

However, it is by no means certain that existing investors will accept the takeoverbid. Aleem Israel, with Cormark Securities, said unit holders could demand a highervalue because of CCS’s consistently high returns on capital. Despite Werklund’s cau-tionary observations, Israel thinks CCS is on the verge of a “massive growth oppor-tunity” in the United States.

—GARY PARK

Deal could strengthen Gazprom’sposition in France

The agreement could lead to dealsstrengthening Gazprom’s position inFrance, where it currently controls 21 per-cent of the gas market, Dyshlyuk said.

“There is potential for growth and thispartnership will help,” she said.

While Total representative Lisa Wylersaid that negotiations were “continuing,”Miller said that an official agreementwould be signed July 13 in Moscow.

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on Shtokman with Norway‘s Statoil ASAand Norsk Hydro ASA, and U.S.-basedConocoPhillips.

But in October, it had suggested thatforeign companies would only be wel-come as hired contractors.

That announcement came amid cool-ing relations between Russia and theUnited States, in part over concerns thatPresident Vladimir Putin was strippingaway democratic reforms in Russia.

Because of Gazprom’s limited experi-ence with liquefied natural gas, coupledwith the harsh environmental conditionsat Shtokman, experts believed that tech-nology and foreign expertise are key toexploiting the field. ●


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By ROSE RAGSDALEFor Petroleum News

n developing the 200 million-barrelNorthstar field some six miles off-shore in the icy Beaufort Sea, BPExploration (Alaska) Inc. placed a tall

order with its engineering teams: find away to overcome the remote location andharsh Arctic Ocean environment and towedge traditionally larger infrastructureinto the tight quarters of a five-acre devel-opment island.

“Developing the field presented awhole series of technical issues and logis-tical challenges,” said John Denis,resource manager for BP’s North Slopefields other than Prudhoe Bay. “Whenyou’re on an islandlike that, you quick-ly get concernedabout space and sizebecause you’re invery tight quarters.Things like wellspacing and systemsto control wellsbecome very impor-tant.”

Also, “you could-n’t have 24/7access,” Denis said.“You can’t just driveup to the field.”

Innovators at BPtook on these chal-lenges and nearly adecade and 115 million barrels of crudeproduction later, the company considersthe field a triumph.

Northstar hit its milestone of 100 mil-lion barrels of oil production in mid-2006,nine months ahead of schedule. The fieldcame on stream Oct. 31, 2001.

Still, victory came with successfulapplication of several unusual technolo-gies.

“Northstar was the first true island inthe Arctic for oil development,” Denissaid.

The five-acre pad erected on SealIsland was so far from shore it wasn’t pos-sible to connect to land with a causewaylike BP did when it built the Endicottisland complex just offshore in the 1980s.

Buried, but safe pipelines?“So we were faced with having to con-

nect the island back to the mainland witha pipeline,” Denis said.

Building a buried pipeline under theocean to transport crude from the island toshore was a considerable challenge, butfurther complicating matters was the factthat the pipeline route lay hidden fromview beneath the Arctic icepack most ofthe year.

“So very quickly, we had all the issuesassociated with that,” Denis said.

How could BP bury a pipeline offshorein an area covered with ice three-quartersof the year? How could the company pro-tect such a line from the scouring actionof Arctic ice? How could it ensure that thepipeline could be monitored in such anenvironmentally sensitive part of theworld, while providing reliable leak pro-tection and assurances to governments,agencies, Alaska Natives and the compa-ny itself?

With all these questions looming, BP’sengineers went in search of answers.



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June 20, 2007, marked the 30thanniversary of the first barrels ofNorth Slope crude flowing down the800-mile trans-Alaska oil pipeline fromPrudhoe Bay to Valdez. Looking back,it is clear that the role of technologyhas been paramount in the progressoperators and contractors have madein improving the efficiency and lessen-ing the impact of their operations onthe Arctic environment. In a series ofseven articles, Petroleum News willreport on some of the technologiesdeveloped by the dedicated and inno-vative men and women who work onthe North Slope. These articles will befollowed by “30 Strong,” a full colormagazine celebrating three decades ofNorth Slope oil production.

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John Garing, BP’sproduction teamleader at Northstar,marvels at the avail-ability of well andreservoir perform-ance data thanks tofiber-optic sensorsinstalled in so-called“smart wells” in theoil field.

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“We went looking for the best technol-ogy that would work,” said BPspokesman Steve Rinehart. “We neededsome different tools, the best ones wecould find to make this work.”

Leak detectiontechnology critical

Much of the Northstarpipeline plan soon fell intoplace, but the technology thatprovided the critical componentwas the “LEOS” leak detectionsystem developed by SiemensGermany, Denis said.

Given that Northstar was a remotefield, environmental groups, AlaskaNatives, whalers and others were veryconcerned that BP could ensure therewould be no offshore leaks or spills frompipelines, he said.

Northstar is a very pressure-sensitivereservoir. Keeping the field’s pressure ashigh as possible is key to its operation. BPrealized that shipping gas to the islandfrom Prudhoe Bay and injecting it down-hole, along with water and gas producedon the island, would be a smart move. Soanother subsea pipeline was needed tocarry natural gas to the island for an

enhanced oil recovery program, Denisexplained.

Add LEOS, and BP suddenly had threepipelines to bury instead of one.

“The LEOS is an oxygen-filled pipethat is designed to be adjacent to the oiland gas pipelines,” Denis said. “Should a

leak develop (in the oil or gaslines), those hydrocarbon fluidswill seep a gas signature intothe LEOS pipe. Every day, theoxygen is sucked out of thatpipe and funneled across a gaschromatograph on the island.They have a little marker signalthey put in onshore and whenthat marker signal hits, theyknow they have pulled all ofthe oxygen from the pipe.”

LEOS is designed to detect leaks assmall as one barrel per day and to pin-point the location to within a few feet.

“If there were a leak, you would see ahydrocarbon or other type of signaturecome across the gas chromatograph, andyou can actually estimate its location bythe time it registered relative to the startand end of that sweep,” Denis said.

In tests, the system successfullydetected a simulated leak of one liter sixmiles away from Northstar Island.

“Think about it. We’ve bundled thesepipelines and sealed them all up togetheras a group, and it’s kind of like a giant

straw running down the middle of them,”said BP spokesman Steve Rinehart.

“That straw is permeable, so if any-thing is leaking out of the oil or gas lines,those hydrocarbons will permeate thestraw. As we monitor what’s in the straw,we can tell if there are any leaks along thepipe,” said Denis.

It was the first time in Alaska thatLEOS was used, and it was fairly newtechnology at the time, he said.

BP is now using a variation of LEOSin a new transit line the company is build-ing to replace corroded sections ofpipeline in the Prudhoe Bay field. The

company added it to three miles of thetransit line built this winter to PumpStation 1.

“We’re going to do a trial of the LEOSon that three-mile section. It holds out theopportunity to detect a very, very smallleak,” Rinehart said.

Intelligent wells pass testNorthstar also claims the distinction of

being the first North Slope field to use“smart wells.”

This innovation enabled engineers toinstall sensors downhole that collect dataand to track well and reservoir perform-ance continuously.

“We knew we had to be able torespond very quickly to changes. And thatwasn’t really being done in the industry,”Denis said.

“From a pressure point of view, we haddone some work on locating technolo-gies,” said John Garing, BP’s productionteam leader at Northstar. “We identifiedthat we would be the first on the NorthSlope to go after fiber-optic sensors andput them downhole just above the reser-voir in each well to measure pressure andtemperature continuously and wire it backinto our control plant, with the data avail-able all the way down here inAnchorage.”

Previously, operators had to physicallyopen the well bore and put tools down-hole every time they wished to collect thedata.

The idea was to obtain continuous dataso engineers could get pressure readingsas needed. In addition, “it minimized thenumber of times that crews had to enterthe well bore with wire-line or e-line togather equivalent data,” he said.

“There were cost savings and theadvantage of not having to have the

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The LEOS leak detection system is a key technology at Northstar, the only true island oil fielddevelopment in the Arctic. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. engineers buried the LEOS with oiland gas pipelines beneath the Beaufort Sea that connect the island production and pro-cessing facility with the pipeline system onshore.

Aerial view of the Northstar shore crossing landfall at Point Storkersen, the point where thepipelines transition between buried sub-sea and supported above-ground. The visible mod-ule houses an RTU valve.

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equipment operating on the wells asoften, plus the opportunity to have all thatdata,” Garing said.

Though Northstar’s use of the fiber-optic technology wasn’t a global first, itwas fairly early in the evolution of smartwells, he added.

Rig system made for walkingAnother innovation at Northstar was a

custom-built moving system that allows adrilling rig to walk up and down the rowof wells on the island. The rig-movingsystem called the Columbia MovingSystem is a set of hydraulically drivenpads that can pick up the drill rig andmove it forward like a big foot.

“It can walk its way with differentcomponents of the rig, a few inches at atime, in either direction along the wellrow. It’s very effective with our limitedspacing, going up and down the wellrow,” Garing said.

“It may be a few years before itstime,” said Rinehart, “but it’s like the StarWars walker.”

Though BP may be considering build-ing one like it for use elsewhere, Garingsaid no other drilling rig in Alaska cur-rently uses such a system.

Overall, BP has taken technologicallessons learned at Northstar and usedthem to develop and enhance its opera-tions at other fields around the world.

A team of engineers working to devel-op the new 120 million-barrel Libertyfield, for example, is currently spendingtime at Northstar, studying the perform-ance of that field’s wells.

Adds Denis: “Northstar is a huge suc-cess. BP saw all the challenges up frontand met them.” ●


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By KRISTEN NELSONPetroleum News

here are four satellites in productionat the Kuparuk River unit onAlaska’s North Slope: West Sak,Tarn, Tabasco and Meltwater.

West Sak, with the highest current pro-duction rate, also has the greatest poten-tial for additional development as theshallow viscous oil reservoir overlaysmuch of the deeper Kuparuk reservoirfrom the boundary of the Milne Point uniton the north to the southern boundary ofKuparuk.

West Sak averaged 18,116 barrels perday last year with production from drillsites 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1J, KuparukRiver field operator ConocoPhillipsAlaska told the state in late June.Cumulative production through the endof 2006 was 25.7 million barrels. Activewells include 36 producers (11 conven-tional, 22 multilateral and three single

horizontal wells) and 35 water injectors(22 conventional, two undulating hori-zontal, one single horizontal and 10 mul-tilateral horizontal wells).

ConocoPhillips said West Sak wellcompletions “continue to evolve from theinitial vertical wells and horizontal wellswith sand control to horizontal wells withslotted liners.” West Sak wells average500 barrels per day including the newmultilaterals at drill site 1J. The highestproduction rate is 2,166 bpd from the 1J-152 multilateral, with 7,700-foot horizon-tal laterals in the D and B sands and a3,500-foot lateral in the A sand.

Drilling has been in the core West Sakarea in the south and is expected to moveto the northeast West Sak area in 2008,the company told the Alaska Departmentof Natural Resources’ Division of Oil andGas in 2007-08 plans of development forthe satellite participating areas submittedin late June (see July 15 issue ofPetroleum News for story on the Kuparuk

main field plan of development). The first West Sak plan of develop-

ment was filed in 1997 and drilling beganin 2000 and 2001 from drill sites 1D and1C; moved to drill site 1E in 2004; and to1J in 2006.

“Future drilling will be based on WestSak performance,” the company said,with the pace of proposed drilling in theplan (13 penetrations this year; eight to10 in 2008; zero to two in 2009; 12-14 in2010; and 25-27 in 2011) reflecting what

the company called “one potential out-come.”

ConocoPhillips said 2007 West Sakdrilling is planned from drill site 1J; 2008drilling from drill sites 1J and 3K andothers; 2009 drilling from existing drillsites; and 2010-11 drilling from bothexisting drill sites and from a potentialnew drill site.

Northeast West Sak developmentDrill site 1J development drilling

began in 2006 and ConocoPhillips saidthe two-rig 1J program continued through2006 and is planned to conclude in thefirst quarter of 2008.

The plan for development of the north-east West Sak area, or NEWS, north andnorthwest of the core area, includesdrilling from existing drill sites and thepotential development of one to two newdrill sites.

Results of the NEWS appraisaldrilling program done in 2005-06 andadditional NEWS delineation drillingdone at the end of the 2006 winter drillingseason are being used to optimize futureNEWS development plans.

ConocoPhillips drilled five successfulNEWS appraisal wells in 2005-06, oneeach at drill sites 1Q and 3J and threefrom an ice pad north of drill site 1H.

Waterflooding main recovery mechanism

Waterflood with produced water fromCentral Processing Facility 1 “for pres-sure maintenance and sweep continues tobe the main recovery mechanism in theWest Sak oil pool,” ConocoPhillips said.

Waterflood performance has beengood in the majority of areas althoughthere have been rapid breakthroughevents, the company said, where “highlyconductive” pathways were createdbetween an injector and a producer. Twobreakthrough events occurred in 2006.

The company said a study of thebreakthroughs is ongoing; some earlyrecommendations to mitigate futurebreakthroughs have been implemented“and the pace of these events has droppedoff significantly.”

The newest West Sak developmentarea, at the 1J drill site, has not had anybreakthrough events. ConocoPhillips saidit is developing a remediation strategy forwells that have experienced rapid break-through. One remediation treatment triedin 2006 was unsuccessful and the compa-ny said further strategies and technolo-gies are being evaluated.

Expansion area 4 drillingrequirements satisfied

DNR granted a 60-day extension fordrilling commitments for Area 4 in theeighth Kuparuk River unit expansiondecision. ConocoPhillips said it met thedrilling commitments with two wellsdrilled in the expansion area in 2006.

In April ConocoPhillips filed an appli-cation with DNR to expand the West Sakparticipating area; lands not included inthe second West Sak participating areaexpansion application will contract out ofthe unit in accordance with the eighthKRU expansion decision requirementsfor expansion area 4 effective June 1.

Exploration possibility south of TarnConocoPhillips said exploration is

possible south of the Tarn satellite, as is



New drill site possible for northeast West SakWork continues at four Kuparuk River unit satellites, with exploration possible for some in-field areas, new acreage south of Tarn

“Future drilling will be based onWest Sak performance,” with thepace of proposed drilling in theplan (13 penetrations this year;

eight to 10 in 2008; zero to two in2009; 12-14 in 2010; and 25-27 in

2011) reflecting “one potentialoutcome.”

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By JEANNETTE J. LEEAssociated Press Writer

.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska,filed the annual report on his per-sonal finances with the SenateEthics Committee July 17 after

receiving a two-month extension to fixwhat he called a few simple technicalerrors.

The delay was not unusual for mem-bers of Congress, but with his son underinvestigation by theFBI for corruption,Stevens said hewanted to make surehis report, detailingincome, assets andgifts from 2006, wasunassailable.

“The delay hap-pened, really,because I asked forit, because of the cir-cumstances right now,” Stevens said July17. The 83-year-old senator said nothingin the mandatory disclosure report hasanything to do with the investigation.

FBI raids on the offices of severalAlaska lawmakers last year included hisson, former Alaska Senate President BenStevens.

The FBI has asked the elder Stevens,who is the longest-serving Republican inSenate history, to retain his records. Theagency is looking into the remodeling ofthe senator’s Girdwood home in 2000 inconnection with the investigation, whichis ongoing.

Neither the senator nor his son hasbeen charged.

Most members filed in mid-MayMost members of Congress submitted

their financial disclosure reports in mid-May. Stevens said the filing delay wasdue to questions by the Senate EthicsCommittee over his wife’s 401K, as wellas a few small mistakes.

“I put an X on front page in the wrongbox,” Stevens said.

A copy of the report provided byStevens’ office to The Associated Pressshows his assets are worth between $1million and to $2.1 million, with about

half in a blind trust. Individual assetsinclude oil well interests in Oklahomaworth $50,001 to $100,000 and rentalhousing in Wickenburg, Ariz., in the samerange. Local holdings include commer-cial property and a share in Sack’sRestaurant, a downtown Anchorageeatery. Each is worth between $15,001and $50,000.

“People write all these stories aboutsenators being rich. This one isn’t,”Stevens said.

The senator’s disclosure report alsoincluded a retroactive list of gifts hereceived from the Kenai RiverSportfishing Association. The group worksto protect salmon runs on the Kenai Riverand was founded by Stevens’ friend andbusiness partner Bob Penney.

Penney and Stevens were part of agroup of 10 prominent Alaskans whoowned a racehorse together under a com-pany called Alaska’s Great Eagle, which isalso listed on the senator’s disclosure form.Penney testified in June before a federal

grand jury in Anchorage that has gatheredinformation in the corruption cases.

Stevens hosts the fishing association’sannual fundraiser and, according to thereport, received guns priced from $850 to$1,800 over the course of five years start-ing in 2002. They included a $1,400 Smith& Wesson and an $1,800 Beretta 470Silver Eagle.

The firearms were awarded in recogni-tion of public service, exempting themfrom a Senate rule that prohibits most giftsworth more than $49.99.

FBI looking at home remodelingThe senator commented briefly on the

remodeling of his home in the sleepy skiresort town of Girdwood that doubled thesize of the house, a four-bedroom structure

that is Stevens’ official residence inAlaska.

A contractor who did work on the househas said he was directed to send bills to theoilfield services company, VECO, headedby Stevens’ friend Bill Allen, who has beenindicted on political bribery charges.Someone at the company would examinethem for accuracy before sending them toStevens.

“I will tell you we paid every bill thatwas given to us with our own money,”Stevens said, referring to himself and hiswife. “She works and I work. That was ourown money.”

Stevens said he could not answer ques-tions in detail because of the FBI investi-gation.

“If I do, I’m liable to be accused ofobstruction of justice,” he said.

Stevens said attorney Bill Canfieldassisted in vetting his financial disclosures.Canfield was Stevens’ chief of staff whenthe senator headed the Senate EthicsCommittee. ●


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Trimming Canada’s energy trust sectorBy GARY PARK

For Petroleum News

he anticipated downsizing of Canada’s energyincome trust sector has inched ahead withAdvantage Energy Income Fund and Sound EnergyTrust linking up to create a new company with an

enterprise value of C$2.7 billion.The C$257 million stock-and-cash deal results from

Sound’s decision two months ago to explore strategicalternatives, including outright sale.

Although producing 10,000 barrels of oil equivalentper day in the first quarter, Sound had been stalled by adeteriorating market for smaller trusts, which preventedthem from raising new capital under “favorable” terms.

The trust said it was no longer able to achieve organ-ic growth from its “high-quality assets and extensiveundeveloped land base.”

Sound Chief Executive Officer Tom Stan said the factthat the trust was trading well below its net asset valueforced it to give up the struggle.

“We had a portfolio of opportunities (including400,000 net undeveloped acres) that was too big for us,”

he said. “Joining a larger entity will help get them devel-oped.”

The new trust, which will retain the Advantage name,is forecast to end 2007 producing 35,000 to 36,500 boeper day, 65 percent natural gas and 35 percent light oiland natural gas liquids.

New company will have higher percentage of oilBut Advantage Chief Executive Officer Andy Mah

said Sound will add a higher percentage of oil to histrust’s production mix.

Taking on a higher ratio of oil is seen as desirable formost producers as crude prices cling to peak levels,while uncertainty dogs the gas sector.

However, the number of rigs active in WesternCanada has increased in recent days and gas prices atCanada’s largest trading hub have reached a three-monthhigh as a heat wave spreads across North America.

Mah said the new combination “affords us the abilityto be very agile.”

If the deal is concluded in September, the newAdvantage will have proved and probable reserves of

153.7 million boe and 760,000 net undeveloped acres. It will also have C$1.6 billion of tax pools while

Advantage gains about C$2 billion in “safe harbor” cred-its that gives it room to make further acquisitions.

Only one other upstream transaction this yearIn the upstream trust sector, the only other trust-on-

trust transaction this year has been PrimeWest EnergyTrust’s C$1.25 billion takeover bid for ShiningbankEnergy Income Fund, while a private equity group isworking on a C$3.5 billion deal to acquire CCS IncomeTrust, which has more than 3,000 employees involved inoilfield services.

In April, Thunder Energy Trust was taken private in adeal worth C$200 million.

Mah said the Canadian government’s decision tomake trusts pay corporate taxes in 2011 was only partlyresponsible for the Sound deal, but the synergiesbetween the two trusts were just as important.

He said the move to end the tax-free status of trustshas hurt all sectors of the petroleum industry, but “someconfidence” has started resurfacing in the market. ●

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organizations during its next hearing inYellowknife Aug. 27-31.

WWF wants independent consultantRobert Powell, director of the

Mackenzie River basin program withthe WWF, said the bid to hire an inde-pendent consultant will be raised againat the Yellowknife session.

He told the Canadian BroadcastingCorp. the organizations will continueto press their case for dealing now withall of the potential consequences of thepipeline.

“Going in with our eyes open ispreferable to looking at it from a fairlynarrow point of view and missing someof the potential consequences,” he said.

Powell argued that the impactassessment by the Imperial Oil-ledconsortium, which said there would beno significant environmental damage,lacks scale and scope and failed to takeinto account a surge in energy explo-ration and development once a pipelinewas built.

However, he also acknowledgedthat a detailed review could slow a reg-ulatory process that Imperial has iden-tified as a possible stumbling block forthe project.

The drawn-out process is alreadygenerating doubt that the current proj-ect application will proceed.

Inuvik Town councilor ClarenceWood told the Joint Review Panel July13 he doubts the hearings will be con-

cluded in time for the pipeline tobecome a reality.

He said the process has taken solong “I don’t feel there’s going to be apipeline that I will see.”

Latest design reduced compressorstations from three to one

The latest design changes to the ini-tial pipeline include a reduction incompressor stations to one from three— a change that a federal governmentofficial is concerned could affect per-mafrost along the Mackenzie Valley.

Fons Schellekens, a permafrostexpert with Natural Resources Canada,told the Joint Review Panel thatImperial has not properly addressed theconsequences of such a change.

He said having only one compressorstation will create a “much larger frostbulb around the pipeline ... potentiallydrainage patterns are going to bechanged. I was wondering why noadditional mitigation measures arerequired.”

Having only one station would turngas in the pipeline colder, freezingwater in the soil around the pipeline,thus creating more permafrost,Schellekens said.

He warned that would generatewater that could result in the pipelinedrifting to the surface.

Imperial’s technical manager RickLuckasavitch said the pipeline hasbeen designed for a variety of soil tem-peratures that would be encounteredalong the pipeline route.●

the table in Canada except for the first-phase expansion of the Athabasca oilsands complex.

He said it is time to take a strategiclook at all Canadian opportunities.

“Should we move faster with some?Should we look at others in a differentway?” Loader said.

“That process will take longer becausethese are strategic decisions.”

The two major projects outside of theoil sands are the Mackenzie project andplans for a 150,000-250,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Ontario to process heavyoil from Alberta.

Before he left as Shell Canada ChiefExecutive Officer Clive Mather said heremained “quietly confident” that theMackenzie project could proceed, despitea doubling of the budget to C$16.2 billionand “fragile” economics.

He said the venture was “always goingto be difficult … but the fundamentals arestrong” as they relate to bringing strandedgas to market and opening up a new sup-ply basin.

Mather said solutions to the challengesmust be worked out with the other part-ners “to the point where we can actuallyget to an investment decision and that’sgoing to be tough.”

The major obstacles are delays in con-cluding the regulatory process and nego-tiating a financial agreement with theCanadian government.

Athabasca operation not being reassessed

In the certain category, Loader saidShell Canada’s ambitious plans for its 60percent operated Athabasca operation —Chevron Canada and Western Oil Sandseach own 20 percent — are not beingreassessed.

He said the initial expansion of100,000 bpd to 255,000 bpd, costingC$12.8 billion, is “on track. … It’s goingahead.”

But he would not say whether oilsands production will be more closelytied in with Shell’s refining base in theUnited States.

Loader said there will be no “suddenU-turns” as Shell Canada’s various unitsare worked into a broader NorthAmerican strategy.

He said the reorganization will movethe Alberta oil sands mining function toRoyal Dutch Shell’s global downstreamdivision, while in-situ oil sands opera-tions will be run from a new Calgary-based North American division responsi-ble for unconventional oil.

But company officials are certainwhether SURE Northern Energy, formedlast year to develop new Alberta oil sandsformations, will remain separate orbecome part of the unconventional divi-sion.

Oil shales, including experimentalwork in Colorado, will be included in thedivision.

Calgary will also be the home to RoyalDutch Shell’s onshore North Americanexploration and onshore North Americannatural gas production.

Loader would not comment on thefuture of Shell Canada’s workforce ofabout 5,000.

“The best way of thinking about this(reorganization) isn’t about synergies, butabout growth and building on what wehave in Canada,” he said.

He will remain in Canada until latethis year, when a Canadian executive willassume the title of “country chair,” aRoyal Dutch Shell designation for region-al division heads.

Loader said Shell Canada will contin-ue to exist as a corporate entity, but willno longer be the operating company.

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STUDYEXPLORATION & PRODUCTIONNewfoundland heads downhill … unless

In the absence of any new discoveries or development of satellite pools, off-shore Newfound and is headed for a sharp decline in production from 138 millionbarrels this year to 84 million barrels by 2011, the Canada-Newfoundland andLabrador Offshore Petroleum Board has predicted.

Over the next four years, the three current producing fields — Hibernia, TerraNova and White Rose — face a decrease of about 30 percent, putting the regionon a possible path to a mere 3 million barrels by 2030, the regulator said.

But it is not all doom-and-gloom. A successful resumption of fiscal negotiations for the Hebron-Ben Nevis proj-

ect could inject 36 million barrels to the annual total, while an array of satellitepools located within 30 miles of the three producing fields is expected to feed intothe total.

That doesn’t even take into account the chances of a major find in areas suchas the Orphan basin.

Of the satellites, Husky Energy, operator of the White Rose project, has threefields holding 214 million barrels it plans to bring on stream, the first of them bylate 2010.

Others could make their contribution as output from the trio of major fieldsstarts to shrink, opening up extra processing capacity.

The importance of the industry to Newfoundland was outlined by CNLOPB inits 2006-07 annual report.

It said the companies have spent C$21.5 billion on exploration and develop-ment, pumping up the province’s gross domestic product by 36 percent sinceHibernia entered the commercial phase in 1997.

Over the past decade, 750 million barrels of crude oil have been produced,leaving just over 2 billion barrels, while the untapped natural gas resource is esti-mated at 10.2 trillion cubic feet and natural gas liquids at 478 million barrels.

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Canada offers C$1.5B in biofuels incentivesBy GARY PARK

For Petroleum News

he Canadian government is offering C$1.5 billionover nine years to producers of renewable alterna-tives to gasoline and diesel fuel, ignoring the latestwarnings that biofuels are transforming agriculture

worldwide and resulting in higher food prices.As it pushes ahead with its “green” agenda, the

administration of Prime Minister Stephen Harperannounced incentives of C10 cents per liter for ethanoland C20 cents per liter for biodiesel as it pursues aseven-fold increase in renewable fuels to meet its goalsof a 5 percent average renewable content in gasoline by2010 and 2 percent for diesel and heating oil by 2012.

The incentives will be phased out by 2016.Harper said that with the transportation sector

accounting for more than one-quarter of Canada’s green-house gas emissions, raising the renewable content will“put a real dent in emissions.”

He said that drawing on leading-edge technology andan abundance of grains, oilseeds and other feedstocksshould put Canada in the forefront of global biofuelsproducers.

That would be “good for the environment and good

for (61,000 grain and oilseeds) farmers,” Harper said.

United Nations concerned about biofuels But the announcement coincided with a United

Nations Food and Agricultural Organization report thatthe use of cereals, sugar, oilseeds and vegetable oils to“satisfy the needs of a rapidly increasing biofuels indus-try” is a special concern for the urban poor and develop-ing countries that have net food imports.

It forecast a dramatic rise in the use of corn, wheat,oilseeds and other crops for biofuels such as ethanol andbiodiesel.

Harper is following the lead of the United Stateswhich provides generous subsidies to the ethanol indus-try, whose production is forecast to double over the nextdecade, pushing corn needs to 110 million metric tons ayear, or one-third of the projected crop.

In contrast, Canada will consume 13 percent of itscorn crop to meet its ethanol target in 2009.

A spokesman for the Canadian Renewable FuelAssociation agreed North American corn prices haverisen because of ethanol demand, but argued energyprices have been a greater cause of the recent spike infood prices.

He said biofuels will “increase energy diversity,

increase overall supply and therefore keep fuel costsfrom going higher,” noting that the supply chainaccounts for 95 percent of supermarket food costs.

GHG storage expected to become more economicalOn another climate change front, Natural Resources

Minister Gary Lunn said the capture and undergroundstorage of greenhouse gases will become more econom-ical as technology advances.

He told the Calgary Herald that carbon capture is likethe evolution of the oil sands, which were not economicin the beginning, but have made significant gains overthe years through technological innovation.

“That’s the same analogy we can make today in car-bon capture storage. … It’s very, very expensive tosequester a ton of CO2 gases, but it’s important that weget it going,” he said.

Lunn said the federal and Alberta governments mustwork closely with industry to get the first large-scaleprojects operating, but he would not be drawn into com-mitting federal money to projects such as pipelines car-rying CO2 from the oil sands to aging oilfields forenhanced oil recovery.

A joint task force is scheduled to make recommenda-tions to the two governments later this year. ●

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Alaska industry groups issue action alertsRDC, Alliance ask members to oppose NMFS’ proposal to list Cook Inlet belugas as endangered species, contend numbers increasing

PETROLEUM NEWShe National Marine Fisheries Service has issued aproposed rule that would put Cook Inlet’s belugawhales on the endangered species list, a moveindustry groups say may have severe economic

impacts to the Cook Inlet region, without clear corre-sponding benefits to the whale population.

NMFS’ decision came after it had completed a statusreview of the Cook Inlet beluga whale population.

In 2000, the federal agency identified over-harvestingby subsistence hunters as the primary factor behind thebeluga stock declining by nearly 50 percent between1994 and 1999. Legislation developed by U.S. Sen. TedStevens, R-Alaska, limited the subsistence harvest to oneor two animals per year under a co-management agree-ment.

The Resource Development Council for Alaska, oneof the groups opposing the designation of Cook Inlet bel-ugas as an endangered species, told members in a July 18action alert that “NMFS has not identified any develop-ment activity that impedes the recovery of this stock ofwhales. If this proposed rule is finalized, critical habitatin Cook Inlet will be designated. Critical habitat desig-nations would pose far-reaching significant impacts tohuman activities in and around Cook Inlet, includingshipping, oil and gas exploration, development and pro-

duction, wastewater utility discharges, commercial andindustrial coastal development, and commercial andsport fishing.”

The Alaska Support Industry Alliance sent out a sim-ilar action alert to members.

RDC said the beluga whales in Cook Inlet “are show-ing signs of a growing population,” pointing to a recentindependent study that shows more than 40 percent ofthe population classified as subadult, and not yet capableof sexual reproduction.

Regulation of subsistence hunting of the whales hascut the harvest to just eight whales since 1998, whichNMFS thought would result in a population recovery ofbetween 2 and 6 percent per year. But the 2006 NMFSsurvey estimated a population of 302 whales, suggestinga continuing population decline rather than the expectedrebound.

RDC disputes NMFS population numbersHowever, RDC Executive Director Jason Brune told

Petroleum News in May that the independent beluga sur-vey funded by Chevron shows that NMFS data underes-timated the population size.

Chevron spokeswoman Roxanne Sinz told PetroleumNews in May that the independent survey, conducted inthe summer and fall of 2005 and 2006, set out to build an

identification catalogue of the whales, and to “examinethe abundance, behavior and population characteristicsof beluga whales in upper Cook Inlet.” The researchersidentified individual whales from the whales’ physicalcharacteristics, using photographs taken during 132whale encounters involving 99 surveys in the Knik Arm,in the Susitna Flats and from road sightings alongTurnagain Arm.

By distinguishing and identifying individual whales,the researchers counted a total of 350 animals. Thatcount is larger than the NMFS estimate but may never-theless underestimate the total population because theChevron research only surveyed part of the Cook Inletbeluga geographic range and the researchers have notattempted to extrapolate their findings to a total popula-tion count for the inlet.

The Chevron research found that approximately 43percent of the beluga population had not reached maturi-

In 2000, the federal agency identified over-harvesting by subsistence hunters as theprimary factor behind the beluga stock

declining by nearly 50 percent between 1994and 1999.

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Land surveying, civil engineering,construction management and proj-ect administration are services F.Robert Bell has provided throughoutAlaska since 1974. Bell currently hasland surveying contracts with BPExploration (Alaska), with ChugachAlaska Corp. for work for AlyeskaPipeline Service Co. and civil engi-neering projects statewide.

Bob Bell came to Alaska in 1969after serving as an Army officer inViet Nam. In 1974, Bell founded BellHerring & Associates. Herring retiredin 1980 and Bob has managed thecompany since then. He and wifeCandace have five kids — Jennifer,Christopher, Gretchen, F.T. and Betsy— and four grandchildren. Bobenjoys hunting, fishing and flying hisairplane. (His recently publishedbook, “Oh No! We’re Gonna Die —Humorous Tales of Close Calls in theAlaska Wilderness,” makes a greatgift.)

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PRAFormed in 1997, PRA consists of

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Bill Van Dyke, longtime petroleumengineer with the Alaska Departmentof Natural Resources, joined PRA lastApril and is enjoying using his 29years of oil and gas experience tobenefit clients. He says Alaska stillremains the land of opportunity,especially in his field. A Wasilla resi-dent, Bill spends quality time garden-ing and fishing this time of year. Heand wife Marlene have two children,David and Amy.

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Cairn-interval appraisal at the field. Tarn, at the southwest corner of the

Kuparuk River unit, averaged 17,129 bpdin 2006 from 45 wells (28 producers and17 miscible-water-alternating-gas injec-tors) at two drill sites, 2L and 2N, withcumulative production through the end of2006 of 80.2 million barrels. This satelliteaccumulation, discovered in 1997, cameonline in 1998; development began in1997 and continued into 2001,ConocoPhillips said.

Two new wells were drilled last yearand the company said 2L-311 and 2L-309“have been highly successful in demon-strating the potential of the eastern flanksof the field.”

ConocoPhillips said it continues workon an infill and peripheral drilling projectwith eight to 22 potential locations, withreservoir simulation studies under way onbenefits of continued infill drilling anddevelopment of peripheral areas of boththe 2N and 2L drill sites. The companysaid target areas are predominantly “thin-ner distal lobes that previously wereassessed to be uneconomic.”

The company purchased six leasesadjacent to and south of Tarn and is eval-uating exploration potential.

ConocoPhillips said the Cairn intervalmay be appraised from Tarn “within thenext several years,” with a preliminaryplay to perform a Cairn extended well testas part of a Bermuda development wellthis year. “Other appraisal plans for thearea include testing a Bermuda equivalentamplitude anomaly to the south of the 2Nreservoir and evaluation of deeper Tarn(C30) Albian sands within the pool.”

Tabasco expansion studiedTabasco is currently produced from a

single pad, 2T, midway down the westernside of the Kuparuk River field, with anaverage production rate of 3,900 bpd in2006 and cumulative production throughthe end of 2006 of 12.8 million barrels ofoil. Twelve dedicated wells at drill site 2Tinclude 10 producers and two injectors.

ConocoPhillips said 10 wells wereoriginally planned, but only nine wereinitially drilled due to waterflood behav-ior.

In 2003, however, a horizontal produc-tion well drilled at the top of the structurehad performance sufficient to justify twomore horizontal production wells, oneeach in late 2005 and early 2006. Thesehorizontal wells on the periphery near thetop of the interval “minimize water pro-duction without restricting production touneconomic levels.”

“Performance data from the threeexisting horizontal wells will be used to

determine the best completion strategyfor future development wells,” the com-pany said.

Future Tabasco facilities at drill site2T include water injection expansion.ConocoPhillips said the new 10-inchwater injection line to 2T “will providesufficient water capacity for Tabascoexpansion and the Kuparuk reservoir.”

The company said Tabasco develop-ment beyond 2T would have to be justi-fied based on performance of the current-ly developed pool and results of ongoingTabasco trend geologic and geophysicalinterpretation.

Based on work completed to date, aTabasco oil quality test at drill site 3H tothe north is likely within five years. “Ifcommercially viable, a multi-well devel-opment of the Tabasco interval at DS3His possible, however long-term perform-ance of the horizontal production wellsand optimization of the drive mechanismwithin Tabasco reservoir is needed priorto deciding on this development.”

Appraisal drilling at drill site 3Hwould be considered exploratory becauseof “the unproven status of the Tabascohorizon” under that drill site.

Meltwater; Cairn exploration possibleMeltwater, some nine miles south of

Tarn off the southwestern edge of theKuparuk River field, was discovered in2000. Production in 2006 averaged 2,946bpd (from 12 production wells and sevenmiscible-water-alternating-gas injectionwells) with cumulative productionthrough the end of the year of 11.1 mil-lion barrels.

ConocoPhillips said that initiallyrecoverable reserves were estimated at 52million barrels but after developmentdrilling began and the prospect wasremapped in 2002, recoverable reserveswere estimated at 31 million barrels.

Phase II development, in 2003 and2004, “suggests that the Meltwater sandbodies are highly discontinuous withstructural barriers that limit fluid move-ment through the reservoir,” the companysaid, and the recoverable base is nowbelieved to be only some 20 million bar-rels.

No further development drilling isplanned for 2007-08. “Pending outcomeof the field surveys and rebuild of the fullfield model, it is expected that a recoveryplan will be established that may requireadditional new wells or sidetracks ofexisting wells. Horizontal or undulatingwells will be considered,” the companysaid.

The Cairn interval near DS 2P wasdrilled in 2002 and found to be gas bear-ing and work is under way “to define apotential Cairn exploration well and testthe gas potential of the interval.” ●



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ty, Sinz said. “The high percentage ofsubadults indicates not only a healthypopulation but one that is recovering.”

Brune also thinks that it is too earlyto determine that the beluga populationis declining, especially given the verylong beluga whale gestation period.And running a population model usinguncertain and underestimated popula-tion data results in meaningless projec-tions — NMFS population estimatesinvolve high levels of uncertainty, hesaid.

But Rod Hobbs, leader of the belugaproject at the national marine mammallaboratory of the National Atmosphericand Oceanic Administration, toldPetroleum News that the NMFS popu-lation model used to project futureCook Inlet whale populations includesthe known characteristics of the belugawhale life cycle and factors in theuncertainties in the population census.The model was run using the first ageof reproduction set one-third at fiveyears, one-third at six years and one-third at seven years, he said.

That model found a 65 percentprobability that the population wouldcontinue to decline — increasing theinitial age of reproduction does notresult in a major degradation in thatstatistic.

“If you change that to 10 years itdoesn’t make much difference,” Hobbssaid. The model also predicted a 26percent probability of extinction of theCook Inlet belugas within 100 years.That 26 percent probability greatlyexceeds the NMFS criterion of a 1 per-cent probability that triggers an endan-

gered species classification.Brune said that more research is

needed into the factors that impact thebeluga population — the existence of athriving beluga population during theheyday of Cook Inlet oil explorationindicates that this type of industrialactivity does not impact the whales, hesaid. Hobbs said that NMFS is lookingfor ways to do more research.

NMFS says it has no choiceBut with the survey data and the

population model pointing to a belugapopulation in trouble, NMFS has nooption but to seek listing of the whalesunder the Endangered Species Act,regardless of why a population declinemay be happening, Hobbs said.

“As with any large mammal popula-tion, recovery will take time and anendangered listing at this point willonly lead to additional consultations,increased costs, and time delays, with-out clear corresponding benefits to thisstock of beluga whales,” RDC said.

Deadline for public comments toNMFS is Aug. 3. RDC has informationon its Web site atwww.akrdc.org/alerts/2007/cookinlet-belugaesa.html. A public meeting will beheld in Soldotna in the borough assem-bly chambers on July 27 from 6-9 p.m.Comments can be directly submitted toKaja Brix, assistant regional administra-tor (Attn: Ellen Walsh), ProtectedResource Division, NMFS, AlaskaRegion, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK99802-1668; or faxed to Walsh’s atten-tion at (907) 586-7557; or e-mailed [email protected], using“CI Beluga Status Review” as the sub-ject line. ●


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plans to use to drill at Sivulliq. But peoplewho commented on the draft permits priorto permit issue had until July 16 to appealthe EPA decision.

The permits will not now go into effect,pending an appeals board hearing. This typeof appeal typically takes several months toprocess but it was possible that the appealsboard might expedite the process in thiscase, Meyer said.

Earth Justice is representing environ-mental organizations including ResistingEnvironmental Destruction on IndigenousLands (or REDOIL) and Northern AlaskaEnvironmental Center, Meyer said.According to its Web site, REDOIL “con-sists of grassroots Alaska Natives of theInupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Tlingit, Gwich’in,Eyak and Denaiana Athabascan tribes whohave formed a network to address thehuman and ecological health impacts of theunsustainable development practices of thefossil fuel industry in Alaska.”

Borough oppositionThe North Slope Borough has consis-

tently opposed offshore development in theBeaufort and Chukchi seas because of theborough’s concerns about potential environ-mental impacts. Among other issues, no onehas successfully demonstrated technologiesfor cleaning up an oil spill in Arctic waters,the borough has said in the past.

Mayor Edward Itta of the borough hassaid that the borough wants to work withindustry to find solutions to the borough’sconcerns but that industry is trying to movetoo fast into offshore developments thatcould impact the Native way of life.

“We need you to understand that youcannot separate the ocean from us. … Weare tied in intricately,” Itta said.

And, without tax jurisdiction over theAlaska outer continental shelf, the boroughhas also said that it sees OCS oil and gasdevelopment as likely to disrupt subsistencehunting activities without bringing signifi-cant benefits to the North Slope communi-ties.

In its appeal against the EPA air qualitypermits, the borough said that EPA had notresponded adequately to the borough’scomments on the draft permits and that theagency “relied on erroneous findings of factand conclusions of law in issuing the per-mits.” The borough also said that EPA hadscheduled hearings on the permits duringthe subsistence hunting season, when manypeople were unable to attend, “despiteNSB’s protest.”

The permits consider each drillship oper-ation at an individual drilling site to be aseparate permitted operation, unless thesites or drilling operations are closer than500 meters. The borough slammed this sit-uation, saying that the emissions from bothvessels across multiple drill sites should beaggregated, thus taking into account totalemissions that would require a major emis-sions source permit, rather than minor per-mits.

The borough also questioned the emis-sions data that Shell submitted to EPA insupport of the air quality permit applica-tions and said that a commitment by Shell tokeep emissions below major emissions lev-els is not, in practice, enforceable.

LawsuitsIn April the North Slope Borough, the

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission andthe Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slopejointly appealed to the Department of the

Interior’s Board of Land Appeals aFebruary decision by the U.S. MineralsManagement Service to conditionallyapprove Shell Offshore’s Beaufort Seaexploration plan.

“The proposed exploration activitiesinvolve extensive drilling operations(involving multiple icebreakers, drillingplatforms and aerial support) within theBeaufort Sea,” the appeal petition said.“These activities threaten to inflict signifi-cant and irreparable damage upon thesesubsistence resources and the communitiesthey support without an adequate consider-ation of the environmental impacts. …Appellants have relied upon the harvest ofbowhead whales for thousands of years fortheir subsistence way of life.”

Under U.S. federal statutes relating tothe outer continental shelf, that petition hassince been referred to the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the 9th Circuit, along with twoother petitions for review of the MMSexploration plan approval. One of thoseother petitions is from the AlaskaWilderness League, the Natural ResourceDefense Council and the PacificEnvironment and Resources Center. Theother petition is from REDOIL, the Centerfor Biological Diversity and the SierraClub.

On July 16, the 9th Circuit court issued aconsolidated briefing schedule for all of thecourt cases: opening briefs are due on Aug.17 and answering briefs are due on Sept. 26.

ACMP consistencyThe North Slope Borough has also chal-

lenged Alaska’s Office of ProjectManagement and Permitting’s June 19determination that Shell’s Beaufort Seadrilling program is consistent with theAlaska Coastal Management Plan.Certification of ACMP consistency isessential for final approval by MMS ofShell’s Beaufort Sea exploration plan, oildischarge prevention and consistency planand any drilling permits that Shell mightrequire.

“Based on an evaluation of your project,OPMP proposes to concur with your certifi-cation that the project is consistent with theACMP,” Randy Bates, deputy director ofOPMP, told Shell in a letter accompanyingthe division’s proposed determination ofACMP consistency.

But on June 25 the North Slope Boroughformally requested that the determinationbe elevated for review by the commissionerof the Alaska Department of NaturalResources.

“The NSB requests the commissioner’spersonal attention to this elevation (of theACMP response) because of the seriousnessof the issues raised, the potential impact tohuman health and the environment and thepotential to set a long-term precedent forhow Alaska Coastal Management Programreviews will be conducted for OCS proj-ects,” said Johnny Aiken, director of theNorth Slope Borough PlanningDepartment, in a letter to OPMP ActingDirector Ed Fogels.

DNR is holding a meeting of interestedparties on July 19, as part of the elevationprocess. The commissioner must completehis review within 45 days of the request forelevation, but MMS spokeswoman RobinCacy told Petroleum News on July 18 thatMMS expects the commissioner’s decisionby July 28.

Mitigation measuresMeantime, Shell has been communicat-

ing with North Slope communities andplanning for the mitigation of impacts onthe natural environment and subsistencehunting.

In a February interview with PetroleumNews, Rick Fox, Shell’s asset manager forAlaska, described some of the environmen-

tal mitigation measures that Shell plans inassociation with its Beaufort Sea activities.

Those measures include the deploymentof passive acoustic arrays at intervals outfrom the coast, the use of about 70 locallyrecruited marine mammal observers, use ofaerial wildlife monitoring and the operationof communications centers, manned bylocal residents, in all North Slope villages.The company has also commissioned a newoil spill response vessel to support itsBeaufort Sea operations.

“The Alaska Eskimo WhalingCommission and Shell and various otherparties during the season will be talkingevery day,” Fox said. “… We’re committedto good communications and constant dia-logue with the people representing thewhaling captains and with the agencies. …We’ll be adjusting and adapting all the time.… If communications are there you canwork through a lot.”

Conflict avoidance agreementShell has been negotiating a conflict

avoidance agreement with the AlaskaEskimo Whaling Commission and NorthSlope subsistence hunters. Conflict agree-ments of this type have become standardfare for companies operating offshore in theBeaufort and Chukchi seas during the sum-mer open water season, when Nativehunters take to the water in search of hump-back whales and other marine resources.

In addition to making sure that its off-shore activities will not compromise subsis-tence hunting, Shell needs a conflict avoid-ance agreement as part of the conditions forapprovals from the National MarineFisheries Service and the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service for the unintended take ofmarine mammals. These approvals, in theform of Incidental HarassmentAuthorizations or Letters of Authorization,would ensure that Shell’s operations do notrun afoul of the Marine MammalsProtection Act.

In its objections to the ACMP determi-nation, the North Slope Borough indicatedthat finalizing a conflict avoidance agree-ment may still be some way off.

“Shell relies heavily on conflict avoid-ance agreements that were not availableduring the consistency review,” the boroughsaid. “We understand these agreements willnot likely be completed for the 2007 sea-son.”

And reports have surfaced that negotia-tions regarding the conflict avoidanceagreement may have run into difficultiesover the length of time that Shell wouldhave to shut down its drilling operations toavoid deflecting the migration of bowheadwhales.

However, on July 13 Harry Brower,chairman of the Alaska Eskimo WhalingCommission, assured Petroleum News thatconflict avoidance negotiations are still inprogress. Brower declined to comment onthe content of those negotiations.

“It is still in the works. … We’re stillnegotiating,” Brower said.

And Shell still sounds optimistic aboutresolving the various issues that the compa-ny faces — on July 13 Shell’s Alaskaspokesman Curtis Smith told PetroleumNews the company still plans “to conductexploratory drilling, site clearance and seis-mic activities in the Beaufort Sea in 2007.We are also creating an oil spill responsecapability for the Beaufort as well asnumerous minor exploration and pre-feasi-bility projects. Additionally … we havebeen talking extensively with local commu-nities and will continue to engage a widerange of stakeholders to understand andaddress their issues.”

Smith also said “Shell believes Alaskahas significant untapped potential that canplay an important role in meeting the ener-gy challenge and improving the lives andlivelihoods of its residents.” ●



HURDLES“We’re still negotiating.”

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der the well uneconomic to develop.However, it’s impossible to say how

much of the water is coming from thereservoir formation and how much iscoming from higher up in the well.

“We know water was coming beforewe hit the gas,” Rutter Jr. said. “After wehit the gas we’re not sure whether therewas any additional water or not.”

The company plans to resolve thisproblem by casing the second sidetrackdown to the Nelchina reservoir. That willdetermine how much water is flowingfrom the reservoir and enable a decisionon whether to continue drilling.

There are several potential reservoirsands in the Nelchina and the secondsidetrack will initially target sands lowdown in the upper Nelchina, Rutter Jr.said. Since water tends to sink below gas,excessive water in that part of the forma-tion would indicate that excessive wateralso exists in the lower Nelchina, he said.

“If it’s making an uneconomic amountof water we’ll probably just plug it,”Rutter Jr. said.

If, on the other hand, the water pro-duction isn’t excessive, drilling will con-tinue down into the lower Nelchina, totest the sands there.

But the upper Nelchina definitely con-tains high-pressure gas — gas whichreached the surface in the June discoveryhad to overcome 4,000 pounds of pres-sure applied by well fluids and the backpressure required to circulate water,Rutter Jr. said.

Started in 2005Rutter and Wilbanks originally started

drilling the Ahtna 1-19 well in February2005 but high geologic pressures at adepth of 1,200 feet caused delays and costincreases in the drilling program. And

when the well finally hit its planned depthof 7,500 feet the results proved disap-pointing.

“We never got enough gas to light acigarette,” Rutter Jr. said at the time.

Rutter Jr. speculated that the wellmight have proved to be one of the mostexpensive onshore gas wells ever drilledin Alaska.

“We ended up drilling most of thatwell with 20 pound mud. Many would saythat was impossible, but it wasn’t impos-sible, just expensive,” Bill Rutter III toldattendees at the South Central EnergyForum on Sept. 21, 2006.

But the heavy drilling mud had dam-aged a potential gas reservoir formationpart way down the well, effectively seal-ing that formation from possible gas pro-duction and thus leaving uncertaintyabout whether the well might in fact haveencountered gas.

In the fall of 2006 the company madean unsuccessful attempt to penetrate thedamaged section of the reservoir rockadjacent to the well bore, using a CadPressure Central snubbing unit.

“They got stuck again. … They could-n’t make the Perf Drill work; they could-n’t get more than 3 or 4 feet out into theformation,” Bill Rutter III told PetroleumNews in October 2006. “It was an expen-sive experiment and it didn’t work. We’recoming back in the spring with a drillrig.”

And the company did duly return inthe spring to drill a sidetrack well andmake the June gas discovery, using acoiled tubing unit.

First since 1983The Rutter and Wilbanks Ahtna 1-19

well was the first well in the CopperRiver basin since Copper Valley MachineWorks drilled the Alicia No. 1 well in1983. The Rutters have said that theywant a major gas discovery that would“stimulate the North Slope spur line con-

cept” and convince the state to first builda section of the line from Glennallen toPalmer, just north of Anchorage, to getCopper River gas into the Anchorage-based Enstar system for SouthcentralAlaska.

But gas from the Ahtna well wouldlikely first be sold for local use, includingfor the area’s electric cooperative, whichcurrently burns diesel. The well is locatedon Native land in the Ahtna region. Agroup of local Native corporations,including Ahtna Inc., are leaseholderswith a three-sixteenth overriding royaltyinterest.

And what about the risks and costsentailed in Rutter and Wilbanks’Glennallen drilling marathon?

“This is a risky deal, but we have along history of taking risks. We have beenwildcatters for three generations and seeno reason to stop now. We have a shot atsome really big reserves on this deal,”Rutter Jr. told Petroleum News in 2005.●



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in energy development for Canada.”Imperial is the 34.4 percent operator of

the MGP and ExxonMobil has a 5.4 per-cent stake.

Other successful bids at the auctionheld by Indian and Northern AffairsCanada saw ConocoPhillips Canada lockup rights to 256,270 acres for C$12.08million, while Chevron Canada made asuccessful bid of $1 million for 267,325

acres. The two parcels are about 85 milesand 120 miles north of Inuvik, respective-ly.

ConocoPhillips is a 15.7 percent part-ner in the MGP and Chevron Canada,although outside the MGP owners’ group,has been one of the active MackenzieDelta explorers over recent years.

The move into the Beaufort byImperial and ExxonMobil gives impetusto a region regarded as a key to Canada’slong-term energy security, although con-struction of the MGP is seen as vital to

opening up the basin.A natural gas pipeline from the

Mackenzie Delta would establish a rightof way along the Mackenzie Valley foreventual shipments of oil and gas fromthe Delta and the Beaufort.

The Geological Survey of Canada hasestimated recoverable resources from theMackenzie/Beaufort at 67 trillion cubicfeet of gas and 7 billion barrels of oil.

But Devon Canada has drilled the onlywildcat in the Beaufort since 1989 whenit completed the first of four possible

wells last year.Further drilling has been put on hold

pending approval of the MGP and anagreement to provide access to theMackenzie gas gathering system for inde-pendent explorers.

Editor’s note: ExxonMobil ownsapproximately 69 percent of Imperial.

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Oil futures above $75, new 11-month highCrude oil gains on Angolan outage, fall in U.S. gasoline stockpiles; China’s GDP grows 11.9 percent, supports rising oil prices

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS rude oil futures held above $75 a barrel July 19,touching a new 11-month intraday high after outageat an Angolan oil field.

A surge in China’s economic growth in the secondquarter and a fall in U.S. gasoline stockpiles reported July18 also supported prices.

Light, sweet crude for August delivery gained 39 cents to$75.44 a barrel on the Nymex July 19. The contract settledabove $75 a barrel on July 18 for the first time since Aug. 9.

September Brent crude rose 41 cents to $77.17 a barrelon the ICE Futures exchange in London.

“The Angolan news is helping Brent and we’re follow-ing,” said Tony Rosado, of IAG Energy Brokers in FortLauderdale, Fla. “It looks like we’re going to try and edgeup a little higher.”

Total SA said an electrical problem July 17 at its Daliafield in Angola reduced daily output to 127,000 barrels ofoil per day from 240,000 bpd and forced the company to

declare force majeure on oil exports. The field is expectedto return to full output within one or two days but thereduced output still gave prices, already at 11-month highs,a boost, Dow Jones Newswires reported.

China’s economy ‘galloping’ China’s gross domestic product growth in the three

months to June 30 was 11.9 percent, compared to a year ear-lier, and faster than the 11.1 percent gain in the first quarter,the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said. China’srapid economic growth in recent years has a played a majorpart in the rise of oil prices.

“China’s economy galloping ahead at 11.9 percent in thesecond quarter, faster than expected, will support the ener-gy complex overall longer term,” said Nauman Barakat,

senior vice president at Macquarie Futures USA in NewYork.

In other Nymex trading July 19, August heating oilfutures rose 1.16 to $2.1166 a gallon, while natural gasadvanced 15.8 cents to $6.686 per thousand cubic feet. TheEIA reported that natural gas inventories grew by 65 billioncubic feet the week ending July 13, in line with analystexpectations.

Crude prices were boosted by sentiment that globaldemand for oil is growing even as supplies remain unreli-able. In addition to Total’s announcement, Russian pipelinecompany Transneft said it exported less oil in June.

“The momentum clearly favors the bulls at this point,”said John Kilduff, vice president of risk management atMan Financial Inc.

Many analysts expect Nymex oil traders to test lastyear’s all-time intraday high of $78.40 a barrel. While oil’srecent rise is due in part to concerns about crude sup-plies, it’s also due to technical buying and speculation,analysts say. ●

CA surge in China’s economic growth in the second

quarter and a fall in U.S. gasoline stockpilesreported July 18 also supported prices.

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COMPANY NEWS43 Acuren recognizes significant personnel

changes • Alaska Railroad Corporationposts earnings of $10.4 million • JohnDittrich named Arctic Structures GM in Alaska • NAC begins regular service with new Boeing freighters

44 Cellular One announces wirelessSamaritans • NACLink adds ShilohMacCabe to operations Team •NACLink adds Roslyn Mitchell as GM• Northwest Technical Services celebrates milestones

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COMPANY FEATURES37 Steelfab honors a lifelong employee

38 New computerized simulator enhancesCarlile’s training program

40 Lounsbury takes offwith high-definition surveying

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4 Marine service work done right inextreme weather conditions byAmerican Marine divers

6 CMI gains customer loyalty with top-quality equipment, systems and tools

8 F. Robert Bell introduces new three-dimensional digital laser scanning to company clients

10 Worley Parsons acquires ColtEngineering, half owner of NANA/ColtEngineering, LLC

12 Innovation, hard work and good planning saves North Slope Telecomcustomers time, money

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Marine service work done right in extremeweather conditions by American Marine diversAmerican Marine’s retrofitted, state-of-the-art dive support vessel, ‘The Shamrock,’ was designed for

safe, effective diving operations in Alaska’s harsh waters

Q:Where is your company located?More than one location?

A:American Marine Corp.has offices inAlaska (Anchorage and Deadhorse) as wellas Los Angeles,California and Honolulu,Hawaii.

Q:When was the company founded,who founded it, and what was its originalname?

A:American Marine Corp.was foundedin 1973 under the name “American Divers.”The company was started by three collegefriends — Scott Vuillemot,RobertShahnazarian and Pat Wolter.Today,ScottVuillemot overseesthe Alaska and Hawaiiregions and RobertShahnazarian providesoversight for theCalifornia Region.Mr.Pat Wolter was killedin 1987.

Q:Who heads upyour company, andwho is on its seniormanagement team?

A:The AlaskaRegion of AmericanMarine Corp. is head-ed up by ThomasUlrich,vice president.The senior manage-ment team is composed of five people:

Thomas Ulrich,vice president/Alaskaregional manager;

Paula Lowther,contracts and compliancemanager;

Steve Stuart, senior diving projects man-ager;

Rick Wilson,vessel opera-tions manager;

Arthur Canilao,accountingmanager.

Q:What is the company’sprimary business sector? What servicesdoes the company offer?

A:American Marine Corp. is primarily aspecialty marine contractor assisting com-panies with their marine service work.Thiscan include oil companies doing routine

maintenance and repair on their oil rigs andexploration and production facilities,com-munications companies that need underwa-ter cable installed,or cities and boroughsneeding port upgrades or dredging ser-vices.

Q:Who are the company’s main clients?A: In Alaska,American Marine’s main

clients are BP Exploration,ConocoPhillips,Forest Oil,XTO Energy,Tesoro,Shell,Pioneer Natural Resources and TeckCominco.

Q:How many employeesdoes your company have?How many in each of itslocations?

A:American Marineemploys about 40-50 peoplein each region and,during itspeak seasons,200-300 total.

Q:Does American Marine have sub-sidiaries? If so, what services do they pro-vide?

A:American Marine Corp.has sister com-

panies,Pacific Environmental Corp.andAmerican Hyperbaric Centers.PacificEnvironmental provides oil field and spillresponse services throughout the PacificBasin and American Hyperbaric Centersprovide hyperbaric medicine services inAnchorage,Wasilla,Honolulu and Maui.

Q:Describe your essential equipmentin general terms.

A:American Marine uses cutting-edgetechnology in all of its fields of work,but isespecially pleased with the recent retrofitof its state-of-the-art dive support vessel,“The Shamrock.”This vessel is specificallydesigned for safe and effective diving opera-tions in the harsh Cook Inlet waters.

Q: Is your company expanding any ofits operations and/or locations?

A:American Marine, in the last year,hasopened a support office in Deadhorse,Alaska.This facility will help us accommo-date our North Slope operators with theircommercial diving and vessel crewingneeds.

Paula DawsonLowther, ContractsAdministrator andSafety andCompliance Manager,answered questionsfor this profile.

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Q: Is the company changing any of itsservices?

A:American Marine Corp. is expandingby providing more crew boat services onthe North Slope.Last summer,crew boatoperations began with providing transporta-tion between West Dock,Oliktok Dock andOooguruk Island on “the American Pioneer”for Pioneer Natural Resources.

Q:What is your company’s mainstrength, i.e. its edge over the competition?

A:American Marine’s greatest strength isthe quality of its personnel and its commit-ment to safety, although truly we do notbelieve there is anybody else in Alaska whooperates with the same standard of excel-lence in operations that American Marinedoes.

Q:What new markets, clients and/orprojects did your company attract in thelast year?

A:American Marine was able to show-case its ability to respond to any marineemergency any time of the year on Jan.1,2007.We received a call from a worriedclient who needed an underwater cableinspected and repaired near Kodiak Island.Battling extreme weather, the talentedAmerican Marine dive crew was able toinspect the cable, identify the problem andreplace the damaged components in lessthan six weeks onsite.

Q:What is the most challenging job thecompany has undertaken?

A:By the nature of our work,AmericanMarine tackles many challenging projects,but by far, the most complicated involveprojects affected by extreme weather con-ditions. In 2006,American Marine workedon the Sitka Blue Lake dredging projectwhere temperatures reached 9 degreesbelow zero in March — a usually season-able time in Sitka — making it difficult tokeep boat motors and equipment runningin the constantly freezing water.

Early this year,American Marine wasagain down in the Southeast, in Haines,working on a dock maintenance project.Large,unexpected amounts of snowfall andfrigid temperatures threatened to hampercompletion of the project,but with perse-verance and some luck,diligence and pro-fessional commitment, the project was com-pleted on time.

Q:What are the biggest obstacles tocompleting work the company under-takes?

A:The biggest obstacles American

Marine faces are nearly always weatherrelated — whether it is unseasonably coldconditions or the minimal operations win-dows that come with working in CookInlet:Often, slack water windows only last30 minutes at a time, three to four times perday.With zero underwater visibility in CookInlet, it’s like working blindfolded and hav-ing only a few minutes to complete therequired tasks.

Q:What do you see as AmericanMarine’s biggest challenge in the next fiveyears?

A:We see our biggest challenges as (1)attracting and maintaining a qualified workforce committed to the goals of the compa-ny,and (2) as a company,committing to thegoals of our valued personnel.Industrywide,we are facing an aging workforce,and revitalizing this work force withskilled,experienced individuals with thesame high work ethics we employ will beour greatest challenge.

Q:What do you see as future trends oropportunities for your company from, say,political events or long-term weather fluc-tuations?

A:Weather fluctuations have to be thebiggest negative trend we are fighting.However,on the positive side,we see manybusiness opportunities with the AnchoragePort Expansion project as well as the even-tual natural gas pipeline.

Q:Does your company have ananniversary or other landmark eventcoming up?

A: In 2008,American Marine will be cele-brating its 35th anniversary in business.Twenty years in Alaska will be celebrated inthe year 2009.

Q:What is the average length of timeemployees work for the company?

A: Many of our senior staff membershave been with the company for many,many years.We have a senior dive supervi-sor who has worked with AmericanMarine since the office was opened inAlaska.Along with the original twofounders of the company, our regional cor-porate compliance officer has worked forthe company for over 30 years in theHawaii region.Although turnover is a prob-lem every company faces,American Marinehas kept some of the best skilled CookInlet divers on its payroll for almost twodecades.

Q:What is your company’s safetyrecord?

A:American Marine has an excellentsafety record and believes that successwith this program is due in large part tothe senior project managers who handlesafety issues in the field as well as the med-ical surveillance program that ensures weput healthy people on the job who arecapable of performing the specified work.

Q: Does your company or its partnersor subsidiaries maintain websites?

A:American Marine Corp.www.amarinecorp.com; and

Pacific Environmental Corp.www.penco.org.

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CMI gains customer loyalty with top-qualityequipment, systems and tools

Construction Machinery Industrial’s heavy equipment lines – Volvo, Atlas Copco, Hitachi and more– keep Alaska businesses humming the way they should

Q:When was ConstructionMachinery founded, who founded it,and what was its original name?

A: Our company was founded in 1985by Kenneth Gerondale Jr., Billy J.Allenand Robert Elliot as ConstructionMachinery Inc. It was reor-ganized as ConstructionMachinery Industrial, LLC,in April, 2002.

Q:Where is CMI located? A:We have four branch-

es to serve our customers— Anchorage, Fairbanks,Juneau and Ketchikan.Allthe necessary contact information isavailable on line at: www.cmiak.com.

Q:Who heads up ConstructionMachinery Industrial LLC and who ison its senior management team?

A: Kenneth L. Gerondale Jr. is presi-dent.The senior management team con-sists of: Chee Kong Toh, director offinance and credit; Robert Gerondale,corporate operations manager; Ron Allen,

sales manager; Dale Carlson, Fairbanksbranch manager; and Chris Gerondale,Southeast region manager.

Q:What is the company’s primarybusiness sector? What services does the

company offer?A:We don’t have just one.

Our primary business sec-tors are petroleum and min-ing; private and governmentcivil projects; general con-struction and logging.Wesell and service heavyequipment for the con-struction, logging, aggre-

gate, mining, oilfield and agriculturalindustries throughout Alaska. CMI repre-sents more than 40 vendors, includingVolvo, Hitachi,Atlas Copco, mentionedabove, and Ingersoll-Rand.

Q:Who are the company’s mainclients?

A: Companies involved in the oil, gas,mining, construction and timber sectors.

Q: How many employees doesConstruction Machinery have?

A:We have about 100 employees, withmost working out of the Anchoragebranch.

Q: Describe your essential equipmentin general terms. Purchases planned?

A: CMI is a full-service dealer and dis-tributor of first-choice heavy equipment.We are the full-line representative forAtlas Copco,Volvo, Hitachi, Ingersoll-Rand, Link Belt Cranes, Genie Manlifts,Almand Brothers, Gorman Rupp, andFleetguard Filters; we also handle a fullline of stationary air systems and pneu-matic tools.

Q: Is CMI expanding any of its opera-tions and/or locations?

A: In Ketchikan we renovated the firestation building we had acquired in late2005, and it is now open. Our JuneauBranch is also in the process of renova-tion with a new building purchased inearly 2007.

CMI President Ken Gerondaleanswered questions for this com-pany profile.

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Q:What is CMI’s main strength, i.e.,its edge over the competition? Maincompetitors?

A:As a “people-oriented” business, ourbiggest asset is our company’s humanresources. CMI is committed to continu-ous training and development of ouremployees, all through the ranks.Westrive to be regarded as the “employer ofchoice” in the marketplace.

A team of employees and manufactur-ers committed to customers’ needs andsatisfaction is a winning team, especiallywhen we have the locations best able tofulfill those needs.With every heavyequipment dealer in Alaska as our com-petitor, we have to be good to protectand grow our market share.

Q:What new markets, clients and/orprojects did Construction MachineryIndustrial attract in the last year?

A:That would have to be the cranemarket, through our Linkbelt Crane line.We have also generated undergroundmining clients with equipment anddrilling accessories manufactured byAtlas Copco.

Q: Has the company invested in anynew technology in the last two years?

A:Acquiring, implementing and train-ing our employees in state-of-the-art man-ufacturers’ software systems that allow usto be more efficient, streamlined, produc-tive and proactive in diagnosing anddoing preventive maintenance has been amajor investment.This has allowed us tooptimize our customers’ productivity andprofitability.The latest technology hasalso helped improve our inventory man-agement system to ensure we maintainand manage our parts inventory to havethe right part in the right place at theright time.

Q:What is the biggest challenge thecompany faces?

A: I’d have to say recruiting and devel-oping our human resources to be able topresent the most knowledgeable personfor each customer’s needs is a big chal-lenge, one we’re meeting more efficientlyevery day.We’re always looking to findenough industry-specific, skilled servicetechnicians to facilitate company growth.


A:The huge, expansive geographicalAlaska marketplace that demands intenselogistical management and control has to

be the biggest obstacle.

Q:What do you see as future trends oropportunities for CMI from events suchas long-term weather fluctuations?

A:The focus for the future will be incutting emissions and greenhouse gases,and that will become a major factor inpeoples’ purchase decisions.We’re pleasedto represent Volvo, which is the leader inengine technology and fuel efficiency.

Q: Do you have an anniversary orother landmark event coming up?

A: Not this year, but we do celebrate acustomer appreciation day every year inJune.

Q:What is the average length of timeemployees work for the company? Areyou hiring for any positions?

A:The average length of employment is4.9 years.We are currently looking formore sales staff in Anchorage, Fairbanksand Juneau as well as additional servicetechs to better serve our clientele in thosebranches.

Q:What is Construction Machinery’ssafety record?

A: Excellent. I’m happy to say it hasbeen wholly uneventful.

Q: Do you have a Web site?A: Construction Machinery Industrial’s

Web site is: www.cmiak.com.

We also invite readers to visit theseWeb sites of manufacturers we repre-sent.

Allmand Brothers http://www.all-mand.com

Atlas Copco AC Connect www.atlas-copco.com

Genie Industries http://www.goge-nielift.com/

Gorman-Rupp Dealer Nethttp://www.gormanrupp.com/

Ingersoll-Randwww.ingersollrand.com

Hitachi www.hitachiconstruction.com Link-Belt www.linkbelt.com Metso Minerals

www.metsominerals.com Multiquip https://www.multiquip-

parts.com SPX Powerteam http://www.pow-

erteam.com/ Volvo Construction Equipment

http://www.volvoce.com/ Weldco-Beales http://www.weldco-

beales.com/ Fleetguard Filters - www.cumminsfil-

tration.com BTI www.rockbreaker.com/ Ingersoll-Rand Stationary Air

http://air.irco.com/ Ingersoll-Rand pneumatic Tools

www.irtools.com/ PSM www.psmcorp.com/ ESCO www.escocorp.com

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F. Robert Bell introduces new three-dimensionaldigital laser scanning to company clients

Longtime Alaska engineering and surveying firm, F.Robert Bell and Associates, tackles new projectsanywhere, any time with latest technology


A:The company was founded in 1974 byBob Bell and John H.Herring as BellHerring and Associates. John retired in 1980and we became F.Robert Bell andAssociates.

Q:Where is F.Robert Bell and Associateslocated?

A:Our main office is 801 West FireweedLane Anchorage,AlaskA:We also haveoffices in Wasilla,Prudhoe Bay,Fairbanks,and Valdez.

Q:Who heads up your company andwho is on its senior management team?

A:Bob Bell P.E.,P.L.S., is president andCEO.Gordon Brinker P.L.S., is Bell’s chief ofsurveys, in charge of Bell’s survey activities.Dave Calderone P.E.,heads up our mechani-cal engineering department.And CraigShavlik heads up the civil engineeringdepartment.

Q:Describe any partnership arrange-ments and when theybecame effective.

A:We have a joint venturewith Chugach Corp. to pro-vide surveying services toAlyeska Pipeline Service Co.;the Joint Venture is calledCSMI-Bell J.V. Inc.

Q:What is the compa-ny’s primary business sec-tor?

A:We operate statewide,providing ser-vices to hundreds of clients large and small;clients in the private sector, in governmentsand not-for-profits.We also work interna-tionally and just completed a project inKorea and one in Russia.We provide civiland mechanical engineering services aswell as land and construction surveying.

Q:Who are the company’s mainclients?

A:Our largest clients are the oil compa-nies and government.

Q:How many employees does yourcompany have? How many in each of itslocations?

A:We peak each summer at about 120total employees.We have about 30 in

Anchorage, three in Wasilla,25 inPrudhoe Bay and 50 to 60 onAlyeska Pipeline projects(through CMSI/Bell, J.V.).

Q:Does your companyhave subsidiaries?

A:The only subsidiary isCSMI-Bell J.V. Inc.

Q:Describe your essential equipmentin general terms.Purchases planned?

A:Most of our equipment is state-of-the-art survey equipment and computer work-stations.We purchase equipment as clientprojects call for it,or if new technologydemonstrates a clear advantage for ourclients and the new technology can bereadily applied to a project to save time,money or manpower.


A:We are expanding our Wasilla office tokeep up with residential and commercial

growth in the Mat-Su Valley.We are alsostaffing up at Prudhoe Bay due to increaseddemand for services.We recently hired twomore civil engineers in our Anchorageoffice.


A:We are now providing a new servicein three-dimensional digital laser scanning.This is a new technology that will strength-en our surveying capacity and provide ourclients with accurate data that often willexceed their expectations.We are alsoexpanding into providing water and waste-water certification and inspection servicesin the Mat-Su area.

Q:What is your company’s mainstrength, i.e., its edge over the competition?

A:We have a very professional staff thathas been with the firm for many years.Most of our management people have beenhere 15 to 30 years.We also buy and trainon the latest technology in engineering andsurveying.We have clients who have usedour services consistently for many years.

Q:What new markets, clients and/orprojects did your company attract inthe last year?

A: ENI oil company on their Prudhoe

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Bob Bell, President and CEO,responded to questions for thisprofile.


Bay project, Marsh Creek with their hang-er project in Deadhorse, State of AlaskaDepartment of Transportation on the Huga Bolder Bend project, Dean Architects,Rohde and Associates,Architects, and abasket of land development and land sur-veying work out in the Mat-Su area.


A:We have invested in the 3-D digitallaser scanner, the latest GPS equipment,and are in the process of installing aVirtual Reference System for Alyeska.Each of these technologies will reducethe amount of time needed to completea project or increase the quantity and/orquality of the data provided to the client.

Q:What is the most challenging jobthe company has undertaken?

A:Taking over the surveying for theAlyeska Pipeline Service Co.


A: Currently it is finding good profes-sional staff to keep up with the work.

Q:What do you see as your compa-ny’s biggest challenge in the next fiveyears?

A: If the gas pipeline project starts upit will be an exciting challenge to gear upfor that work.

Q:What do you see as future trendsor opportunities for your companyfrom, say, political events or long-termweather fluctuations?

A: Once again the gas pipeline.Also,there is a lot of work at Prudhoe Bay forthe next few years. If the warming Arcticweather continues, a lot of facilities builton permafrost will have to be replacedor modified.That could be a big issue forAlaska.

Q:What is the most humorous storyfrom your company’s years in businessin Alaska?

A:We did a two-year project in Ulsan,Korea.At the end of the first year ourproject manager, who was Canadian, leftour survey equipment in “storage.” Beforewe remobilized to Korea for the secondyear the manager quit. Our new managerarrived in Korea and no one knew wherethe equipment was located.

After considerable investigation thenew manager learned the equipment hadbeen left with a bartender in a Canadiangay sports bar in downtown Ulsan.Themanager went to the bar and contactedthe bartender who demanded he prove

the equipment was ours.After consider-able discussion he managed to “prove” itwas our equipment with a $20 bill. Hethen gathered up the $20,000 worth ofequipment and fled back to our office.

Q: Does your company have ananniversary or other landmark eventcoming up?

A: 2009 will be our 35th year in busi-ness.

Q:What is the average length of timeemployees work for the company? Areyou hiring for any positions?

A: Most of our employees have beenhere more than a decade, and we havefour who’ve been with us more than 25years.We are looking for both civil engi-neers and surveyors.


A:We have not had a lost time acci-dent in more than 10 years and only fiverecordable accidents in the same period.

Q: Do your company or its partnersor subsidiaries maintain Web sites?

A: Our Web site is www.frbcmh.com.By all means, check us out.

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Worley Parsons acquires Colt Engineering,half owner of NANA/Colt Engineering, LLC

With 20,000 employees, international firm Worley Parsons gives NANA/Colt access to worldwidecapabilities and resources in the oil and gas, energy, and mining industries

Q:Where is your company located?

A:NANA/Colt Engineering’s main officeis located in downtown Anchorage,Alaska.We also have a fire & gas team branchoffice in midtown Anchorage,a plant engi-neering branch office in Kenai,Alaska,and150 staff located in client facilities on theNorth Slope of Alaska.


A:The companybegan engineering in1992 with the cre-ation of NANATest.This small,multidisci-pline engineeringfirm with aUL-listedelectrical-panel shopfocused on servingthe oil and gas indus-try.From NANATestcame NANATechnical Services in1996,which contin-ued to grow and provide multi-disciplineengineering support to the oil and gasindustry.

On November 1,1997,NANA TechnicalServices joined forces with ColtEngineering of Canada to becomeNANA/Colt Engineering,LLC.This companywas formed to provide a broader range ofengineering capabilities serving Alaska’spetroleum,mining,government and utilityindustries.NANA/Colt Engineering,LLC hasa 50/50 ownership between NANADevelopment Corporation and ColtEngineering,a Worley Parsons company.

Q:Who heads up your company andwho is on its senior management team?

A:NANA/Colt Engineering’s presidentand general manager is John Minier and hissenior management team consists of CraigMorrison,manager of projects; Jim Steward,engineering manager;Dianna McDowell,manager of business services;Mike Irmen,

manager of plant engineering;Stuart Parks,manager of business development andstrategic planning,and Bryan Clemenz,man-ager of project services.

Q:Describe any partnership arrange-ments and when they became effective.

A:NANA/Colt Engineering has excellentpartnership arrangements includingwork/resource sharing and high-value engi-neering services with many of our ColtEngineering and WorleyParsons sister companies inCanada, in the lower 48,andat other worldwide locations.Resource sharing has beenongoing with ColtEngineering sinceNANA/Colt Engineering,LLC was founded.It is difficult to find enough skilled engi-neering resources in Alaska,and we findthat this work and resource sharing hasbeen key in helping us supplement ourworkforce.

Q:What is the company’s primary busi-ness sector? What services does the compa-

ny offer?

A:NANA/Colt Engineering is a multi-dis-cipline firm providing engineering,procure-ment and construction management ser-vices across a spectrum of markets,primari-ly in the arctic and sub-arctic regions.Projects are managed from conceptionthrough construction,project startup andoperations support.

Significant engineering services are pro-vided for major and smaller oil and gas pro-

ducers in Alaska.We have provid-ed engineering support to allproducing fields on the NorthSlope and several in the CookInlet area.Our oil & gasexpertise includes feasibilityand conceptual engineering

studies,oil and gas transportation and distri-bution systems,project/facility develop-ment,procurement and construction man-agement and facility engineering.

NANA/Colt Engineering also providestraditional multidiscipline design servicesand EPCM services to the utility and miningindustries.Markets served include powergeneration, transmission and distribution,

Stuart Parks, managerof business develop-ment and planning,provided informationfor this profile.

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cross-country pipelines,waterand wastewater distribution, fire-gas detection and suppressionsystems and industrial processcontrol systems.

While NANA/ColtEngineering strives to providethe highest-quality services withbest value in meeting our cus-tomers’needs,we continue tolive by our core values.Our corevalues are:“Honesty and integrityshall govern our activities,com-mitments made will be fulfilled,and all individuals will be treatedwith dignity and respect.”

Q:How many employees does yourcompany have?

A:NANA/Colt Engineering is in a signifi-cant growth period and currently employsover 450 engineers,designers, and supportpersonnel.

Q:Describe your essential equipment ingeneral terms.

A:To meet our client needs and to be apremier engineering contractor withinAlaska,we continue to invest in capital,maintenance and upgrade costs for businessand engineering tools and software.Thesesystems include a Deltek Enterprise System,PrimaVera Project Management System,AutoCAD,Bentley Auto Plant, and manyother discipline-specific design software.


A:The simple answer is “yes.”ColtEngineering, Inc., a 50% owner inNANA/Colt Engineering,LLC was recentlypurchased by Worley Parsons,an interna-tional corporation that is a leading providerof professional services to the energy,resource and complex process industries.Worley Parsons currently has over 20,000employees.This recent acquisition providesNANA/Colt Engineering with access toworldwide capabilities and resources in theoil and gas,energy,and mining industries.

Q: Is NANA/Colt changing any of its ser-vices?

A:We aren’t changing services,but weare expanding both services and markets.We will continue to focus on our strengthsand capabilities in the engineering sector,

and look forward to expanding our activityin the utility related industries.

Q:What is your company’s mainstrength, i.e., its edge over the competition?

A:NANA/Colt Engineering believes it isour employees who give us the edge overour competition.Our employees providethe high-quality skills and expertise requiredfor NANA/Colt Engineering to provide thehighest-quality products,excellent serviceand best value to meet our customer needs.

Q:Has the company invested in anynew technology in the last two years?

A:Over the last year,NANA/ColtEngineering has implemented a new DeltekERP system,which positions us for futureexpansion and growth.Additional invest-ments have been made in software that uti-lizes the Deltek platform, thus enhancingour cost recording, reporting,and earned-value management approach.

Additionally we have invested significantresources in our IT infrastructure and col-laborative tools like SharePoint.


A:Currently,our biggest obstacle isattracting enough high-quality, skilledemployees who want to live in Alaska.Withthe predicted work in Alaska over the next10 years, this will be a long-term problemfor many Alaska employers.

Q:What do you see as your company’sbiggest challenge in the next five years?

A:The same as the previous question –attracting the people we need.

Q: Does your company havean anniversary or other land-mark event coming up?

A: In November 2007,NANA/Colt will celebrate itstenth anniversary.

Q:What is the averagelength of time employees workfor the company? Are you hir-ing for any positions?

A:We focus on makingNANA/Colt Engineering a placethat our employees want towork.This shows in that wehave several employees who

have remained since inception and manyothers who have returned. NANA/ColtEngineering has been fortunate to seerecent growth.We continue to recruit forall of our designer and engineering disci-plines including civil/structural,electrical/instrumentation, fire and gas,mechanical and process (chemical) engi-neering.Additionally, we are recruiting forkey roles in project management, projectcontrols, records information manage-ment, material procurement, informationand communication technology, travelcoordination, health, safety and environ-mental, and business development.


A: In today’s industry, safety is a key ele-ment to being a successful company.AtNANA/Colt, we are committed to provid-ing a safe and healthy work environmentfor our employees, our customer and ourcontractors’ personnel. NANA/Colt has acomprehensive safety program with activeparticipation by all members of our staff.We foster a culture of immediate report-ing and an open door policy for reportingany and all safety and health-related near-misses, observations and incidents.

Currently, NANA/Colt has maintainedan incident rate of less than .8 over thepast 4 years and has achieved over 2 mil-lion man-hours without a lost-time injury.

Q: Does your company or its partnersor subsidiaries maintain websites?

A:We do, and we encourage people tocheck us out at: www.nana-colt.com,www.nanA:com, www.colteng.com or

www.worleyparsons.com.

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Innovation, hard work and good planning savesNorth Slope Telecom customers time, moneyFrom Anchorage garage to major telecommunications engineering and construction company,

NSTI serves remote oil and mining projects

Q:Where is North Slope Telecom Inc.located?

A: Our main office is at 2020 EastDowling, Suite 3,Anchorage,Alaska 99507.We also have customer-provided facilitieson the North Slope of Alaska.

Q:When was the company founded,who founded it, and what was its origi-nal name?

A: NSTI wasfounded in 1980 byWilliam “Bill” Laxson.He started the com-pany in his EastAnchorage garageafter recognizing aneed for a telecom-munications compa-ny that specialized insupporting remoteoil explorationdrilling projects. Ithas maintained thesame name since.

Q:Who heads up NSTI and who is onits senior management team?

A: Bill Laxson is the sole proprietor,president and primary engineer. DaveSmith is vice president and manager ofoperations. His primary responsibilitiesare coordination of the company’s workefforts in the field and Anchorage, market-ing and customer development. JimPeterson is the manager of the projectsand engineering group. His group isresponsible for providing project budgets,schedules, cost tracking, customer report-ing and systems designs.

Jim is a certified Project ManagementProfessional (PMP). Sharon Kazem isadministration and finance manager. Hergroup handles finances, human resources,IT support and administrative support.

Q:What is the company’s primarybusiness sector?

A: It has traditionally been the oil andgas industry.We have recently developed anumber of clients in the mining industryand have also successfully entered the

world of government contracting.

Q: How many employees does NSTIhave?

A: NSTI currently has 53 employees.Allare based out of Anchorage.

Q: Describe your essential equipmentin general terms. Purchases planned?

A: NSTI has the latest in electronics testequipment, communications tower safetyequipment and an onsite electronics labo-ratory for systems design,configuration and testing.Our radio repair shop canhandle most models of allmajor manufacturers.Custom designs require usto have a complete fabrica-tion shop for metals, plastics and othercommon materials.We continue toexpand our custom fabrication and equip-ment repair capabilities.We also are plan-ning purchases of new radio, fiber opticand communications circuit testing equip-

ment, as well as heavier-duty fabricationequipment.


A:Yes, we plan an expansion into otherstates as requested by several customers.We are regularly approached about per-forming work internationally.


A: No, we are a complete“one stop shop”and plan toremain one. My boss said itbest when he told me,“Dave,find something you do welland stick to it.” In the 10years I’ve worked here this

advice has served me well.

Q:What is your company’s mainstrength, i.e., its edge over the competi-tion?

A:A primary strength is our well-round-

Bill Laxson, NSTI presi-dent, providedanswers to thesequestions.

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ed technical staff. For instance, most com-panies have one guy that does only tele-phones, another that does only radio andstill another that does only cable or towerwork.We have a training program thatuses both in-house and formal training toexpand our technicians’ capabilities.Thisallows us to shift an onsite technician “onthe fly” to perform just-in-time work forour customers, thus maximizing the cus-tomer’s dollar and our flexibility. It alsoreduces the need for larger crews to per-form the same work. Our procurementand shipping departments are amazing.They can get almost anything to almostany place in Alaska or the world with littlenotice.A lot of our customers use this totheir advantage in time-sensitive situa-tions.

Q:What new markets, clients and/orprojects did your company attract in thelast year?

A:We built two transportable commu-nications packages for the State of Alaskaand the federal government in partnershipwith Motorola Inc. It can be flown,trucked or transported by ship to anylocation in the state.The package includesa trunked radio system, satellite terminal,power generation, telescoping tower anda dispatch module. It is a part of theAlaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR) systemintended for use in emergency situationsor as a temporary solution for outages andareas outside the ALMR System’s normalcoverage.We were also selected construc-tion contractor for the Oooguruk oil fieldon the North Slope and continue to devel-op agreements with several new indepen-dents.


A: In the telecommunications industryinvestment in new technologies is arequirement.Voice over IP technology isone of the newer ones we have beeninvesting in.Additionally, recent advance-ments in fiber optic technology haverequired a large amount of investmentcapital.

Q:What is the most challenging jobthe company has undertaken?

A: Construction of the Alpine oil field. Itwas the first project of this size and com-plexity that NSTI had attempted since itssupport of the Exxon Valdez oil spillcleanup effort.To compound this was thefact that an oil field this large had notbeen built in the state since the Kuparuk

field was developed in the 1980s.This leftus with a situation where very few peoplewith an institutional memory of that effortwere available for hire.

NSTI at the time had only 15 or 16employees and the amount of work andmanpower required to finish this projectwas incredible.We made up for the limit-ed qualified technical manpower availableby hiring the best we could find and usingthem to train lesser qualified but highlyintelligent and highly motivated people.

We also used an innovative approachof prebuilding and configuring systemsinto packages in our Anchorage shops andshipping them to crews on the project forfinal assembly and testing.This ability tomaximize the use of our technical staffand adjust to very fluid situations gave usthe edge we needed to complete the pro-ject on time.


A: Effectively managing resources.Technical staffing issues continue to bethe biggest single challenge.Alaska’s geo-graphic location and a basic ignorance ofthe advantages to relocating to Alaskamake recruiting difficult. I will say thatonce we bring somebody here they areusually happy they came.

Q:What do you see as your compa-ny’s biggest challenge in the next fiveyears?

A: Managing growth.We are constant-ly being offered projects and it can be achallenge to sort through them and pur-sue only that which complements ourplans for the future.Another challenge iskeeping with our corporate philosophyof being a family friendly company andcontinuing to satisfy our customers’needs.Another is to develop a strategyfor continued expansion into marketsoutside Alaska.We have some great ideasfor doing work that will allow us to bevery competitive with telecommunica-tions construction companies in theLower 48 and elsewhere.

Q:What do you see as future trendsor opportunities for your companyfrom, say, political events or long-termweather fluctuations?

A: In Alaska the most obvious is thegas pipeline, but I see the continuedinflux of smaller independents as animportant development.Also, therenewed interest in minerals and otherresources besides oil and gas is great forAlaska.This is fueled by the rising costsof metals, coal, and probably a little bypolitical churn in foreign countries.

Q:What is the average length of timeemployees work for the company?

A:The average employee works atNSTI for 5-7 years. Several have beenwith us more than 10 years. Some wholeave return to work for us later, andmost credit the great working environ-ment for their return.We are alwayslooking for talent, especially in the tech-nical area.We need engineers, projectmanagers, procurement specialists,telecommunications installers and tech-nicians.


A: NSTI has an excellent safetyrecord. Our last lost time accident wassix years and 400,000 hours ago.Wecredit this to having a high awareness ofthe need to work both smart and safe.We hold regular training and safety meet-ings and also note and learn from mis-takes other contractors make.

Q: Does your company maintain aWeb site?

A:Yes, NSTI can be found atwww.nstiak.com.

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Air Passenger/Charter & Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Arctic Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Arctic Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Aviation Fuel Sales/ Bulk Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Buildings – Lease Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Buildings – Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Camps, Catering & Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Cellular Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Chemical Analytical Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Civil & Hazardous Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Commercial Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Construction Equipment & Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Construction Project Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Contractor – General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Contractor – Pipeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Corrosion Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Drilling & Well Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Employee Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Employment Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Energy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Engineering Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Environmental Response & Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Environmental Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Equipment & Heavy Hauling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Equipment Sales/Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Expeditor/Clerk Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Freight/Shipping & Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Fueling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25General Oilfield Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Geophysical & Geological Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Health Care Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Helicopter Contract/Charter Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Hoses, Hydraulic & Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Industrial Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Industrial Parts & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Information Technology Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Inspection Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Instrumentation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Laboratory Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Lodging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Machining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Management Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Marine Services & Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Mechanical & Electrical Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Medical Facilities & Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Medical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Meetings & Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Metal Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Mud & Mud Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Office Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Oilfield Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Pipe, Fittings & Thread Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Pipeline Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Power Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Process Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Procurement Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Production Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Recycling Waste Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Reporting Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Rigging Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Right-of-Way Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Safety Equipment & Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Seismic & Geophysical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Shop/Storage Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Signs & Promotional Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Soil Stabilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Space Design/Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Steel Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Steel Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Surveying & Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Telephone Equipment & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Tire Sales & Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Underwater NDT & Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Underwater Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Vehicle Sales/Rental/Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Weld Repairs/Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Wire Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

OIL COMPANIESOperators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Categories in this directory

Active companiesAir Passenger/Charter & Support

Air Logistics of Alaska1915 Donald Ave.Fairbanks, AK 99701Phone: (907) 452-1197Fax: (907) 452-4539Contact: Dave ScarbroughPhone: Anchorage: (907) 248-3335E-mail: [email protected] contract and charter services.

Alaska Air CargoHorizon Air CargoP.O. Box 68900Seattle, WA 98168Contact: Matt Yerbic, managing director ofcargoPhone: (206) 392-2705 or 800-2ALASKAFax: (206) 392-2641E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskacargo.comAward winning cargo services to more places,more often, with more lift to, from, and with-in the state of Alaska.

Egli Air HaulP.O. Box 169King Salmon, AK 99613Contact: Sam EgliPhone: (907) 246-3554Fax: (907) 246-3654E-mail: [email protected]: www.egliair.comServing Alaska since 1982, we perform a widevariety of flight operations, including heli-copter and airplane charter, aerial survey, andspecialized operations such as external loadwork, powerline maintenance, aerial filmingand videography.

Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska1936 Merrill Field Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Sabrina Ford, presidentE-mail: [email protected]: Dave Sell, sales E-mail: [email protected]: (907) 257-1500Fax: (907) 279-6816Nome office: (907) 443-5334Airlines office: (907) 257-1500Website: evergreenaviation.com

Frontier Flying Service 5245 Airport Industrial WayFairbanks, AK 99709Contact: Craig Kenmonth, general mgr.Phone: (907) 450-7250Fax: (907) 450-7271E-mail: [email protected]: www.frontierflying.com

Kenai AviationP.O. Box 46Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Bob or Jim BielefeldPhone: (907) 283-4124Phone: (800) 478-4124 (within Alaska)Fax: (907) 283-5267E-mail: [email protected] taxi services provided since 1961 statewide, mostly Cook Inlet. Single engine andtwin Bonanza.

Last Frontier Air Ventures39901 N. Glenn Hwy. Sutton, AK 99674Contact: Dave KingPhone: (907) 745-5701Anchorage Base (907) 274-9943E-mail: [email protected]


Web site: www.lfav.comHelicopter and Fixed Wing contract and char-ter services throughout Alaska, the 48 Statesand Central America. New Anchorage base atMerrill Field in Anchorage.

LyndenAlaska Marine LinesAlaska Railbelt MarineAlaska West ExpressLynden Air CargoLynden Air FreightLynden InternationalLynden LogisticsLynden Transport6441 S. Airpark Pl.Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Jeanine St. JohnPhone: (907) 245-1544Fax: (907) 245-1744E-mail: [email protected] combined scope of the Lynden companiesincludes truckload and less-than-truckloadhighway connections, scheduled barges, inter-modal bulk chemical hauls, scheduled andchartered air freighters, domestic and interna-tional air forwarding and international seaforwarding services.

Northern Air Cargo3900 Old International Airport Rd. Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Mark Liland, marketing director Phone: (907) 249-5149Fax: (907) 249-5194E-mail: [email protected]: www.nac.aeroServing the aviation needs of rural Alaska forover 50 years, NAC is the states largest allcargo carrier moving nearly 100 millionpounds of cargo on scheduled flights to 15 ofAlaska’s busiest airports. NAC’s fleet of DC-6,B-727, and coming in 2007 B-737 aircraft areavailable for charters to remote sites and flagstops to over 50 additional communities.

Architecture

Kuukpik - LCMF615 E. 82nd Ave., Ste 200Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Steve Chronic, general mgr.Contact: Richard Rearick, architectural mgr.Contact: Ken Pinard, survey mgr.Contact: Wiley Wilhelm, engineering mgr.Phone: (907) 273-1830Fax: (907) 273-1831E-mail: [email protected] officesBarrow: (907) 852-8212E-mail: [email protected]: (907) 670-4739E-mail: [email protected] specialized architectural and engineer-ing design for commercial facilities;water/sewer, fuel and transportation systemsdesign; contractor support surveying and per-mitting for oil and gas development; remotesite land and hydrographic surveying.

Arctic Engineering

Arctic Foundations5621 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99518-1667Contact: Ed Yarmak

Phone: (907) 562-2741Fax: (907) 562-0153E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticfoundations.comSoil stabilization – frozen barrier and frozencore dams to control hazardous waste andwater movement. Foundations – maintain per-mafrost for durable high capacity foundations.

ASRC Energy Services3900 C St., Ste. 701Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jeweline Lakshas- Marketing,Community Affairs and Events CoordinatorPhone: (907) 339-6200Fax: (907) 334-1805E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, engineering, construction,operations, maintenance, pipeline construc-tion and maintenance, project management,geological and geophysical, drilling and com-pletion engineering, well stimulation, explo-ration services.

ASRC Energy Services – Engineeringand Technology3900 C St.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: John Lewis, VP of operationsPhone: (907) 339-6256Fax: (907) 339-6212E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comDrilling and completion engineering, wellstimulation, facilities engineering, upstreamexploration and production services, geologi-cal and geophysical services, automation, elec-trical and instrumentation, platform renova-tion and construction.

F. Robert Bell and Associates801 W. Fireweed LaneSuite 201Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Chris Foster – marketing manager Phone: (907) 274-5257Fax: (907) 743-3480E-mail: [email protected] Engineering and Land Surveying on theNorth Slope since 1974. Experience, technolo-gy and safety for your project.

Great Northern Engineering137 E. Arctic Ave.Palmer, AK 99645Contact: John H. Riggs, general mgr.Phone: (907) 745-6988Fax: (907) 745-0591E-mail: [email protected]: www.greatnorthernengineering.comAnchorage office: 561-0200Kenai office: 283-5199Great Northern Engineering (GNE) is a full-ser-vice engineering firm specializing in industrialpower and petro-chemical engineering.Complete engineering services in mechanical,electrical, civil, structural, rotating equipment,and corrosion engineering. Consulting ser-vices in project design, preparation of projectdocuments, bid assistance, project manage-ment, cost estimating and inspection services.

Arctic Gear

Alaska Textiles620 W. Fireweed Lane

Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Clif Burnette, vice presidentPhone: (907) 265-4880Fax: (907) 265-4850E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskatextiles.comAlaska Textiles Inc. is Alaska’s leader in FRArctic Apparel supplier.

PGS Onshore3201 C St., Ste. 403Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Larry Watt, Alaska area mgr. Phone: (907) 569-4049Fax: (907) 569-4047E-mail: [email protected] office15150 Memorial Dr.Houston, TX 77079Contact: Wayne MillicePhone: (281) 509 8000Fax: (281) 509 8088E-mail: [email protected] acquisition and processing for thepetroleum industry. PGS Onshore providesfully rubber-tracked Arctic geophysical crewsto acquire the highest density data with thesoftest environmental footprint on the NorthSlope.

Aviation Fuel Sales/ Bulk Diesel

ColvillePouch 340012Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Contact: Mark Helmericks, president or Rick HofreiterPhone: (907) 659-3198Phone: (888) 659-3198Contact: Doug Clinton, vice presidentPhone: (907) 224-2533Fax: (907) 659-3190Jet A, Jet B, 100 LL, 24-hour service. Dispatchby phone.

Bearings

U.S. Bearings & Drives611 E. International Airport Rd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Dena Kelley, operations mgr.Phone: (907) 563-3000Fax: (907) 563-1003E-mail: [email protected]: www.bearings.comU.S. Bearings & Drives has been providingsolutions to it customers for over 25 years. Weoffer quality components, name brands andhighly trained personnel.

Building – Lease Space

Prudhoe Bay Shop & StorageDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse, AK 99734Contact: J. Harper Gaston, presidentP.O. Box 670Greenville, GA 30222Phone: (706) 672-0999Fax: (706) 672-1188E-mail: [email protected] designed for oilfield services. Locatedone-half mile north of Deadhorse airport. 800sf.–1,200 sf. individual or combined units. Rentincludes heat, snow removal, maintenance


and repairs.

Buildings – Modular

Alaska Cover-All LLC 6740 Jollipan Ct.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Paul F. Nelson, managerPhone: (907) 346-1319Fax: (907) 346-4400E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Scott Coon Phone: (907) 646-1219Fax: (907) 646-1253E-mail: [email protected] Call Center: 1-800-268-3768Alaska dealers for Cover-All Building Systems.Steel framed, fully engineered, LDPE fabriccovered, portable buildings in 18’ to 270’ wideand any length. Over 800,000 sqft. sold since1998.

Alaska Dreams2081 Van Horn Rd. Ste. 2Fairbanks, AK 99701Contact: M. Huser, presidentPhone: (907) 455-7712Fax: (907) 455-7713E-mail: [email protected] in design, sales and construction offabric covered steel buildings, a cost efficientbuilding solution for many applications. Weoffer our worldwide, longtime experience foryour future project.

PTI Group3790 - 98th St.Edmonton, AB, Canada T6E 6B4Phone: (800) 314-2695Fax: (780) 463-3109E-mail: [email protected]: www.ptigroup.comWith over 25 years experience, PTI Group isone of North America’s largest fully integratedsuppliers of remote site services providingtemporary and permanent workforce housing,food services, camp management, and othervalue-add services to resource industriesworldwide. For more information, visit us atwww.ptigroup.com.

Camps, Catering & Lodging

Bombay Deluxe Indian Restaurant555 W. Northern Lights Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99505Contact: Sunil Sethi, presidentPhone: (907) 277-1200Fax: (907) 644-4523E-mail: [email protected]: www.bombaydeluxe.comBombay Deluxe (www.bombaydeluxe.com) isthe only authentic Indian Restaurant in theState of Alaska. Tantalize your taste budswith our Traditional Naan Bread, TandooriChicken and Palak Paneer. Bombay Deluxe –the spice of life.

Chiulista Camp Services/MayflowerCatering6613 Brayton Dr., Ste. CAnchorage, AK 99507Contact: Joe Obrochta, pres.Contact: Monique Henriksen,vp.Phone: (907) 278-2208Fax: (907) 677-7261

E-mail: [email protected] 100 percent Alaska Native owned andoperated catering company on the NorthSlope, catering and housekeeping to yourtastes, not ours.

Crowley Alaska 2525 C St., Ste. 408Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Michael O’SheaPhone: (907) 257-2817Fax: (907) 257-2828E-mail: [email protected] Transportation throughout Alaska.North Slope heavy hauling with CATCORolligons.

Doyon Universal Services701 W 8th Ave., #500Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Kelly PatrickPhone: (907) 522-1300Fax: (907) 522-3531Website: www.doyonuniversal.comDoyon Universal Services provides remote sitecatering and camp services throughout Alaska.They also provide security service for the TransAlaska Pipeline and other prominent locations.

ESS Support Services Worldwide9210 Vanguard Dr., Ste. 101Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Larry Weihs, COOPhone: (907) 344-1207 Fax: (907) 344-0353E-Mail: [email protected]: www.ess-global.comThe Alaska division of the worlds largest con-tract food service company, the CompassGroup. Visit our web site at www.ess-global.com


Cellular Communications

ACS600 Telephone Ave.Anchorage, AK 99503Anchorage: 563-8000 Outside Anchorage: 800-808-8083www.acsalaska.comFull Service Telecommunications Company.

ASTAC4300 B St., Ste. 501Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: David Fauske or Steve MerriamPhone: (907) 563-3989Phone: 1-800-478-6409Fax: (907) 563-1932E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] service cellular company providing both

fixed and mobile wireless solutions, includingequipment sales and service to the NorthSlope region of Alaska.

Chemicals

Agrium Corporate RelationsP.O. Box 575Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Lisa Parker, govt. relationsPhone: (907) 776-3275Fax: (907) 776-5579E-mail: [email protected]: www.agrium.comValue added manufacturer of fertilizer prod-ucts.

Univar USA590 E. 100th Ave.Anchorage, AK 990515Contact: Ken LambertsenPhone: (907) 344-7444Fax: (907) 522-1486E-mail: [email protected]: www.univarusa.comServing Alaskan industry since 1924.Specializing in the chemical requirements ofthe oil and gas industry, whether refining, pro-duction or processing of natural gas.

U.S. Bearings & Drives611 E. International Airport Rd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Dena Kelley, operations mgr.Phone: (907) 563-3000Fax: (907) 563-1003E-mail: [email protected]: www.bearings.com U.S. Bearings & Drives has been providingsolutions to it customers for over 25 years. Weoffer quality components, name brands andhighly trained personnel.

Chemical Analytical Lab


Civil & Hazardous Waste

ENSR 1835 S. Bragaw St., Ste. 490Anchorage, AK 99508-3439 Contact: Chris L. Humphrey, P.E.Phone: (907) 561-5700Fax: (907) 273-4555E-Mail: [email protected] Serving Alaska clients since 1977, ENSR is aglobal provider of environmental and energydevelopment services to industry and govern-ment with 1,700 employees and 70 worldwideoffices. As an AECOM company, ENSR is nowpart of a global design and management com-pany with 24,000 employees worldwide serv-


ing the energy, transportation, facilities, andenvironmental markets.


Commercial Diving

American Marine Corp.6000 A St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Tom Ulrich, vice presidentPhone: (907) 562-5420Fax: (907) 562-5426E-mail: [email protected]: www.amarinecorp.comAmerican Marine Corporation specializes inmarine construction, commercial diving,pipeline and platform inspection, repair andmaintenance, underwater welding, dredging,vessel support, crew boat services and vesselinspection and repairs.

Offshore Divers5400 Eielson St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Don Ingraham, owner/mgr.Contact: Leif Simcox, owner/operations mgr.Phone: (907) 563-9060Fax: (907) 563-9061E-mail: [email protected]: http//www.offshoredivers.comOffshore Divers is an Alaska owned divingcontractor specializing in sub-sea oilfield workon mooring systems, pipelines, platforms anddocks in Cook Inlet, on the North Slope and inValdez.

Communications

ACS600 Telephone AveAnchorage, AK 99503Anchorage: 563-8000Outside Anchorage: 800-808-8083 www.acsalaska.comFull Service Telecommunications Company.

Alaska Telecom6623 Brayton Dr.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Kevin GrayPhone: (907) 344-1223Fax: (907) 344-1612E-mail: [email protected] office910 Old Steese Hwy., Ste. DFairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Becky CummingsPhone: (907) 456-1223Providing telecommunications support to oilexploration and production companies andcontractors. Satellite communications, voice,data, microwave, VHF/UHF radio, engineeringand installation.

ASRC Energy Services – Pipeline, Power &Communications3900 C St., Suite 602Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Pat EggerPhone: (907) 339-6400Fax: (907) 339-6445E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comPipeline construction and maintenance, elec-trical and fiber optic cable installation.

ASTAC4300 B St., Ste. 501Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: David Fauske or Steve MerriamPhone: (907) 563-3989Phone: 1-800-478-6409Fax: (907) 563-1932E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] North Slope’s leader in providing local andlong distance service, Internet, wireless anddata services, including transparent LAN. Wealso have 700 MHz licensed spectrum availablefor nomadic data applications and coverageoff the wired network.

North Slope Telecom2020 E. Dowling, Ste. 3Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Bill Laxson, presidentPhone: (907) 562-4693Fax: (907) 562-0818E-mail: [email protected]: www.nstiak.comTwenty years of arctic experience in designand installation of microwave, satellite, fiberoptic, radio, paging, telephone equipmentand systems. Tower construction, inspectionand maintenance.

Construction Equipment & Materials

Alaska Dreams2081 Van Horn Rd. Ste. 2Fairbanks, AK 99701Contact: M. Huser, presidentPhone: (907) 455-7712Fax: (907) 455-7713E-mail: [email protected] an independent VP Steel Building Systemsdealer we provide full service, industry leadinghi-tech durable steel construction. The fullyengineered and complete buildings guaranteefast and economical on site erection.

Alaska Frontier ConstructorsP.O. Box 224889Anchorage, AK 99522-4889Contact: John Ellsworth, PresidentPhone: (907) 562-5303Fax: (907) 562-5309E-mail: [email protected] heavy civil construction company spe-cializing in Arctic and remote site develop-ment with the experience, equipment andpersonnel to safely and efficiently completeyour project.

Brooks Range SupplyPouch 3400081 Old Spine Rd.Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Contact: Rob Peterson, Mike KunkelPhone: (907) 659-2550Toll Free: (866) 659-2550

Fax: (907) 659-2650E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]: www.brooksrangesupply.com Your source on the Slope for safety supplies,welding supplies, automotive and truck parts,hardware, tools, steel, building materials,glass, propane, hydraulic hoses and fittings,paint and chemicals. Napa and True ValueHardware distribution. Own Prudhoe BayGeneral Store that carries various sundries andis home to the Prudhoe Bay Post Office.

Jackovich Industrial & Construction Supply1600 Wells St. Fairbanks, AK 99707Contact: Buz JackovichPhone: (907) 456-4414Fax: (907) 452-4846Anchorage office1716 Post Rd.Phone: (907) 277-1406Fax: (907) 258-170024-hour emergency service. With 30 years ofexperience, we’re experts on arctic conditionsand extreme weather.

Northland Wood Products1510 E. 68th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Kevin Passa, managerPhone: (907) 563-1610Fax: (907) 563-1611E-mail: [email protected]: www.northlandwood.comFairbanks office:4000 S. Cushman St.Fairbanks, AKForty years of utilizing Alaska’s resources, serv-ing the North Slope and now South Centraltoo, providing heavy timbers, pipe skids, treat-ed timbers, and fire retardant lumber.

Spenard Builders Supply4412 Lois Dr.Anchorage, AK 99517Contact: Sean HustPhone: (907) 563-3141Fax: (907) 261-9140E-mail: [email protected] is Alaska’s largest source of building mate-rials with 16 locations throughout the state.Specialized oilfield support provided throughour Commercial Sales division.

Construction Project Management

ASRC Energy Services3900 C St., Ste. 701Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jeweline Lakshas- Marketing,Community Affairs and Events CoordinatorPhone: (907) 339-6200Fax: (907) 334-1805E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, engineering, construction,operations, maintenance, pipeline construc-tion and maintenance, project management,geological and geophysical, drilling and com-pletion engineering, well stimulation, explo-ration services.

Alaska Anvil509 W. 3rd Ave.


Anchorage, AK 99501–2237Contact: Frank WeissPhone: (907) 276-2747Fax: (907) 279-4088Website: anvilcorp.comKenai office50720 Kenai Spur Hwy, Mile 24.5Kenai, AK 99611Phone: (907) 776-5870Fax: (907) 770-5871Multi-discipline engineering and design ser-vices including construction management forpetro-chemical and heavy industrial client pro-jects.

Contract Consultants Inc.PO Box 220934Anchorage, AK 99522Contact: Mary DeMers, President / ManagingPrincipalPhone: (907) 830-2642 Fax: (866) 839-3831 E-mail: [email protected] contract performance can make thedifference between effective problem solvingand a successful project or damaged relation-ships, lost profits or economic disaster.Contract Consultants reviews terms and scopeand helps the project team manage contractperformance risk.


Hawk Consultants LLC200 W. 34th Ave., Ste. 809Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Maynard Tapp, managing memberPhone: (907) 278-1877Fax: (907) 278-1889E-mail: [email protected] people and resources to the oil, gas,power, telecommunication and public worksindustries. Services include strategic planning,full service project management team consult-ing/outsourcing, supplemental professionals,professionals, management consulting ser-vices.

H.C. Price Co.301 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 300Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: David MatthewsPhone: (907) 278-4400Fax: (907) 278-3255E-Mail: [email protected] officesDallas, TXNisku, Alberta, CanadaEPC contractor performing oil field support,pipeline construction, power and process facili-

ties, and other heavy industrial projectsstatewide.

Lounsbury and AssociatesNunamiut/Lounsbury, LLC an AlaskanNative owned firm5300 A St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Ken AyersE-mail: [email protected]: Jim SawhillE-mail: [email protected]: (907) 272-5451Fax: (907) 272-9065Toll Free: (800) 478-5451Website: www.lounsburyinc.comProvides civil engineering and project manage-ment services for oilfield development. Recentprojects include: Tarn, Pam and Colville DeltaNorth.

Nana /Colt Engineering, LLC700 G St., 5th floorAnchorage, AK 99501Contract: John MinierPhone: (907) 273-3900Fax: (907) 273-3990NANA/Colt offers project management, engi-neering, design, construction management,and procurement services to the oil industry.

VECO949 E. 36th Ave., Ste. 500Anchorage, AK 99508Contact: Tom MaloneyPhone: (907) 762-1505Fax: (907) 762-1600E-mail: [email protected]: www.VECO.comVECO is a multi-national corporation that pro-vides services, project management, engineer-ing, procurement, construction, operationsand maintenance – to the energy, resourceand process industries and the public sector.

Consulting

Alaska Telecom6623 Brayton Dr.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Kevin GrayPhone: (907) 344-1223Fax: (907) 344-1612E-mail: [email protected] office910 Old Steese Hwy. Suite DFairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Becky CummingsPhone: (907) 456-1223Providing telecommunications support to oilexploration and production companies andcontractors. Satellite communications, voice,data, microwave, VHF/UHF radio, engineeringand installation.

Computing Alternatives, Inc.519 W. 8th Ave., Ste. 205Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Sunil Sethi, presidentPhone: (907) 644-4522Fax: (907644-4523E-mail: [email protected]: computingalternatives.com orwww.computing-alt.comComputing Alternatives, Inc. (CAI) provides ITconsulting services including web applications,database design, requirements analysis, and IT

staffing. CAI is currently developing RoyaltyAccounting System for the State of Alaska, Oiland Gas Division.

Contract Consultants Inc.PO Box 220934Anchorage, AK 99522Contact: Mary DeMers, President / ManagingPrincipalPhone: (907) 830-2642 Fax: (866) 839-3831 E-mail: [email protected] alignment of scope and terms so con-tract risk is known, priced, managed, mitigat-ed and effectively allocated to the party bestable to control it. Contract Consultants reviewsterms and scope and helps the project teammanage contract performance risk.

MWH1835 S. Bragaw St., Ste. 350Anchorage, AK 99508Contact: Stu NelsonPhone: (907) 248-8883Fax: (907) 248-8884E-mail: [email protected] is a premier full-service engineering andconstruction consultant providing broad pro-fessional services from planning and design toprogram and construction management.

Oilfield Improvements1902 North Yellowood Ave.Broken Arrow, OK 74145Contact: Hughes Coston SRPhone: (918) 250-5584Phone: (800) 537-9327Fax: (918) 250-4666E-mail: [email protected]: www.rodguides.comDesigning rod pumping systems for Deviatedand Directional wells (no charge).Recommendations to reduce operating costrelated to tubing and rods (no charge).Computer Program that will analyze direction-al surveys for the proper placement of rodguides.

Petrotechnical Resourcesof Alaska (PRA)3601 C St., Ste. 822Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Tom WalshPhone: (907) 272-1232Fax: (907) 272-1344E-mail: [email protected] multidisciplinary staff of qualified andexperienced professionals possess a diversearray of technical capabilities to provide ourclients with a full spectrum of geoscience andengineering consulting services.

Quadco6116 Nielson WayAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: David Baggett, vice president, AKmgr.Phone: (907) 563-8999Fax: (907) 563-8985E-mail: [email protected]: www.quadcoinc.com Other offices: Farmington NM, Brighton CO,Casper WY, Rifle Colorado, and Prudhoe BayAlaskaQuadco started business in the Four Cornersarea of New Mexico April 1, 1966. We are cel-ebrating our forty years of service in the oil-field service sector. We have trained person-


nel to help with instrumentation, solids con-trol, pipe handling and Top Drive drillingequipment. 24 hour on call.

Shaw Alaska2000 W. International Airport Rd, C-1Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Jane Whitsett, office directorE-mail: [email protected]: 907-243-6300Fax: 907-243-6301Website: www.shawgrp.comShaw Alaska is a subsidiary of The ShawGroup, one of the World’s largest providers ofengineering, design, construction, environ-mental, infrastructure, fabrication and manu-facturing services.

Contractors – General

Alaska Frontier ConstructorsP.O. Box 224889Anchorage, AK 99522-4889Contact: John Ellsworth, PresidentPhone: (907) 562-5303Fax: (907) 562-5309E-mail: [email protected] heavy civil construction company spe-cializing in Arctic and remote site develop-ment with the experience, equipment andpersonnel to safely and efficiently completeyour project.

Alaska Telecom6623 Brayton Dr.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Kevin GrayPhone: (907) 344-1223Fax: (907) 344-1612E-mail: [email protected] office910 Old Steese Hwy. Suite DFairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Becky CummingsPhone: (907) 456-1223Providing telecommunications support to oilexploration and production companies andcontractors. Satellite communications, voice,data, microwave, VHF/UHF radio, engineeringand installation.


ASRC Energy Services3900 C St., Ste. 701Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jeweline Lakshas- Marketing,Community Affairs and Events CoordinatorPhone: (907) 339-6200Fax: (907) 334-1805E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, engineering, construction,

operations, maintenance, pipeline construc-tion and maintenance, project management,geological and geophysical, drilling and com-pletion engineering, well stimulation, explo-ration services.

ASRC Energy Services – Operations andMaintenance3900 C St.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jeff Kinneeveauk, senior vice presi-dentPhone: (907) 339-6200Fax: (907) 339-6212E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, industrial construction,operations and maintenance, module fabrica-tion and assembly, project management andnon-destructive testing.

Computing Alternatives, Inc.519 W. 8th Ave., Ste. 205Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Sunil Sethi, presidentPhone: (907) 644-4522Fax: (907644-4523E-mail: [email protected]: computingalternatives.com orwww.computing-alt.comComputing Alternatives, Inc. (CAI) provides ITconsulting services including web applications,database design, requirements analysis, and ITstaffing. CAI is currently developing RoyaltyAccounting System for the State of Alaska, Oiland Gas Division.

CONAM Construction Co.301 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Ste. 300Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Bob StinsonPhone: (907) 278-6600Fax: (907) 278-4401E-mail: [email protected]: www.conamco.comOil, gas, and mining facility; pipeline, civil, andcommercial construction.


Cruz ConstructionHC04 Box 9323Palmer, AK 99645Contact: Dave or Dana CruzPhone: (907) 746-3144Fax: (907) 746-5557E-mail: [email protected] contractor specializing in heavy civilconstruction, rig support and tundra travel toremote locations. Ice road and ice bridge con-struction throughout Alaska in support ofresource development.

H.C. Price Co.301 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 300Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: David MatthewsPhone: (907) 278-4400

Fax: (907) 278-3255E-Mail: [email protected] officesDallas, TXNisku, Alberta, CanadaEPC contractor performing oil field support,pipeline construction, power and process facil-ities, and other heavy industrial projectsstatewide.

MWH1835 S. Bragaw St., Ste. 350Anchorage, AK 99508Contact: Stu NelsonPhone: (907) 248-8883Fax: (907) 248-8884E-mail: [email protected] is a premier full-service engineering andconstruction consultant providing broad pro-fessional services from planning and design toprogram and construction management.

Peak Oilfield Service Co.2525 C St., Ste. 201Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Mike O’Connor, presidentPhone: (907) 263-7000Fax: (907) 263-7070E-Mail: [email protected]: www.peakalaska.comAlaska based general contractors.

Udelhoven Oilfield Service Co.184 E. 53rd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99518Phone: (907) 344-1577Fax: (907) 522-2541Nikiski officeP.O. Box 8349Nikiski, AK 99635Phone: (907) 776-5185Fax: (907) 776-8105Prudhoe Bay officePouch 340103Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Phone: (907) 659-8093Fax: (907) 659-8489Serving Alaska for more than 35 years.

Welding ServicesP.O. Box 7248Nikiski, AK 99635Mile 20.5 Kenai Spur Hwy.North Kenai, AKContact: Keith T. RahamPhone: (907) 776-8279Fax: (907) 776-3311Cell Phone: (907) 252-5466General Contractor #27005. Oilfield and gen-eral welding fabrication and repair servicesincluding aluminum, stainless steel and carbonsteel.

Contractors – Pipeline

ASRC Energy Services – Pipeline, Power &Communications3900 C St., Ste. 602Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Pat EggerPhone: (907) 339-6400Fax: (907) 339-6445E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comPipeline construction and maintenance, elec-


trical and fiber optic cable installation.


H.C. Price Co.301 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 300Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: David MatthewsPhone: (907) 278-4400Fax: (907) 278-3255E-Mail: [email protected] officesDallas, TXNisku, Alberta, CanadaEPC contractor performing oil field support,pipeline construction, power and process facili-ties, and other heavy industrial projectsstatewide.


Control Systems

Dowland-Bach Corp.6130 Tuttle Pl.P.O. Box 230126Anchorage, AK 99523Contact: Lynn Johnson, presidentPhone: (907) 562-5818Fax: (907) 563-4721E-mail: [email protected]: www.dowlandbach.com

North Slope Telecom2020 E. Dowling Ste. 3Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Bill Laxson, presidentPhone: (907) 562-4693Fax: (907) 562-0818E-mail: [email protected]: www.nstiak.comDesign, installation and maintenance ofSCADA, CATV, surveillance, power generationand remote communication systems. Twentyyears of arctic experience.

Corrosion Analysis

Acuren USA (formerly Canspec Group)7911 King St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: George BryantPhone: (907) 569-5000Fax: (907) 569-5005E-mail: [email protected] our materials engineering andinspection expertise, Acuren USA, has beenintegrally involved in the detection, assess-ment and disposition of corrosion anomalies

for over three decades.

Drilling & Well Services

ASRC Energy Services – Engineeringand Technology3900 C St.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: John Lewis, VP of operationsPhone: (907) 339-6256Fax: (907) 339-6212E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comDrilling and completion engineering, wellstimulation, facilities engineering, upstreamexploration and production services, geologi-cal and geophysical services, automation, elec-trical and instrumentation, platform renova-tion and construction.

Baker Hughes Inteq7260 Homer Dr.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Mel Rixse, AK managerPhone: (907) 267-6600Cell Phone: (907) 223-3605Fax: (907) 267-6623E-mail: [email protected]: www.bakerhughes.comBaker Hughes Inteq delivers advanced drillingtechnologies and services that deliver efficien-cy and precise well placement. Major capabili-ties include directional drilling, measurement-while-drilling (MWD), logging-while-drilling(LWD), drilling fluids, and well-site informa-tion management services.

Doyon Drilling, Inc.3201 C. St. Suite 700Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Ron WilsonPhone: (907) 563-5530Fax: (907) 561-8986E-Mail: [email protected]: www.doyon.comDoyon Drilling, a leader in Arctic drilling, pro-vides drilling and casing services on Alaska’sNorth Slope.

Epoch Well Services301 East 92nd Ave., Ste. 2Anchorage, AK 99515Contact: Jim Carson, AK div. mgr.Phone: (907) 561-2465Fax: (907) 561-2474E-mail: [email protected]: www.epochwellservices.com,www.myWells.comMyWells.com is a web-based data delivery por-tal that allows users to remotely access wellinformation from one web location.MyWell.com can be utilized to access livedrilling data, live directional data, dailyreports, final well reports, IADC tour sheets,geologic and petrophysical logs and otherwell-critical documents and files.

Fairweather Companies, The2000 E. 88th Ave., Ste. 200Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Bill PenrosePhone: (907) 258-3446Fax: (907) 279-5740Website: www.fairweather.comThe Fairweather Companies provide projectmanagement, engineering, drilling, permit-ting, logistics, and operational services to the

exploration and production sectors of thepetroleum industry.

Horizon Well Logging351 E. 92nd Ave Ste. AAnchorage, AK 99515Contact: Bernie Leas, AK oper. mgr.Phone: (907) 563-7002Fax: (907) 563-7005E-mail: [email protected] office711 St. Andrews WayLompoc, CA 93436Phone: (805) 733-0972Website: www.horizon-well-logging.comExpert geological mudlogging service. OurData Hub system provides the interfacebetween drilling technology and all the peo-ple who need to know what’s happening onthe rig and in the subsurface.

MI SWACO721 W. First Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Brad BillonPhone: (907) 274-5564Fax: (907) 279-6729E-mail: [email protected]: Tim JohnsonPhone: (907) 274-5564E-mail: [email protected] SWACO combines Alaska know-how andglobal strength to provide the oil industrywith a full-service drilling partner

Nabors Alaska Drilling2525 C St., Ste. 200Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Leslie AdamsPhone: (907) 263-6000Fax: (907) 563-3734E-mail: [email protected]

Nordic-Calista Services4700 Business Park Blvd., Bldg. E #19Anchorage, AK 99503Phone: (907) 561-7458Fax: (907) 563-8347Contact: Udo Cassee, operations superinten-dentE-mail: [email protected] Services provides innovative,reliable workover/drilling rigs specificallydesigner for arctic conditions. We strive tomaximize productivity and efficiency whilepromoting safety and environmentally con-scious drilling practices.

Petroleum Equipment & Services5631 Silverado Way, Ste. GAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Kevin Durling/Donald ParkerPhone: (907) 248-0066Fax: (907) 248-4429E-mail: [email protected]: www.pesiak.comNorth Slope (907) 659-9206P.E.S.I. provides both conventional and special-ty products and services for the Alaska oilindustry. Regardless of your location, you willreceive products and service that is guaran-teed to meet your requirements.

Quadco6116 Nielson WayAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: David Baggett, vice president, AK


mgr.Phone: (907) 563-8999Fax: (907) 563-8985E-mail: [email protected]: www.quadcoinc.com Other offices: Farmington NM, Brighton Colo.,Casper, Wyo., Rifle, Colo., and Prudhoe BayAlaskaQuadco started business in the Four Cornersarea of New Mexico April 1, 1966. We are cel-ebrating our forty years of service in the oil-field service sector. Quadco has trained person-nel to help with instrumentation, solids con-trol, pipe handling and Top Drive drillingequipment. 24 hour on call service.

Schlumberger Oilfield Services2525 Gambell St., Ste. 400Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Mike BrunsteinPhone: (907) 273-1700Fax: (907) 561-8317E-mail: [email protected]: www.slb.comSchlumberger provides people and technologyworking together to offer exploration andproduction solutions for the life of oil and gasreservoirs.

Total Safety U.S. Inc.209 E. 51st Ave.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Bob Pettit, district mgr.Phone: (907) 743-9871Fax: (907) 743-9872E-mail: [email protected]: www.totalsafety.comA full service safety company specializing inremote medical support, expeditors, confinedspace services, H2S and safety consultants,rental/sales of gas detection and breathing airsystems.

Unique MachineA subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp.5839 Old Seward HwyAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Pat Hanley, general managerPhone: (907) 563-3012Fax: (907) 562-1376E-mail: [email protected]: www.umalaska.comThe design, development, manufacture anddistribution of oilfield construction, mining,fishing and government parts to industry qual-ity standards.

Electrical

3M Alaska11151 Calaska CircleAnchorage, AK 99515Contact: Paul Sander, managerPhone: (907) 522-5200Fax: (907) 522-1645E-mail: [email protected]: www.3m.comServing Alaska for over 34 years, 3M Alaskaoffers total solutions from the wellhead to theretail pump with a broad range of productsand services – designed to improve safety, pro-ductivity and profitability.

Udelhoven Oilfield Service Co.184 E. 53rd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99518

Phone: (907) 344-1577Fax: (907) 522-2541Nikiski officeP.O. Box 8349Nikiski, AK 99635Phone: (907) 776-5185Fax: (907) 776-8105Prudhoe Bay officePouch 340103Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Phone: (907) 659-8093Fax: (907) 659-8489Serving Alaska for more than 35 years.

Employee Services


NMS Employee Leasing5600 B St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Cathy M. Scanlon, general managerPhone: (907) 273-2430Fax: (907) 273-2490E-mail: [email protected]: www.nanamanagement.comProvides professional, technical, and tradition-al resources for full time, part time, long termor temporary employees. Complete referencecheck, 10-year criminal background check, 5panel drug screen and evaluation for everyemployee. Quality assessment and computerbased testing.

Opti Staffing Group2550 Denali St, Ste. 715Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Rachel Collins, branch managerPhone: (907) 677-9675Fax: (907) 222-2656E-mail: [email protected]: www.optistaffing.comOpti Staffing Group is a full service staffingfirm committed to providing optimum staffingsolutions. Our disciplines range from skilledtrades to executive search; from contract/tem-porary to direct hire.

Employment Services

Alaska Textiles620 W. Fireweed LaneAnchorage, AK 99503Contact: Clif Burnette, vice presidentPhone: (907) 265-4880Fax: (907) 265-4850E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskatextiles.comAlaska Textiles, Inc. offers uniform (corporateidentity) programs for all industries. We havean in house, full service embroidery depart-ment that make adding your logo a breeze.

We also offer safety award and employeerecognition programs.

Chiulista Camp Services/MayflowerCatering6613 Brayton Dr., Ste. CAnchorage, AK 99507Contact: Joe Obrochta, pres.Contact: Monique Henriksen,vp.Phone: (907) 278-2208Fax: (907) 677-7261E-mail: [email protected] 100 percent Alaska Native owned andoperated catering company on the NorthSlope, catering and housekeeping to yourtastes, not ours.

ESS Support Services Worldwide9210 Vanguard Dr., Ste. 101Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Larry Weihs, COOPhone: (907) 344-1207 Fax: (907) 344-0353E-Mail: [email protected]: www.ess-global.comThe Alaska division of the worlds largest con-tract food service company, the CompassGroup. Visit our web site at www.ess-global.com

NMS Employee Leasing5600 B St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Cathy M. Scanlon, general managerPhone: (907) 273-2430Fax: (907) 273-2490E-mail: [email protected]: www.nanamanagement.comProvides professional, technical, and tradition-al resources for full time, part time, long termor temporary employees. Complete referencecheck, 10-year criminal background check, 5panel drug screen and evaluation for everyemployee. Quality assessment and computerbased testing.

Opti Staffing Group2550 Denali St, Ste. 715Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Rachel Collins, branch managerPhone: (907) 677-9675Fax: (907) 222-2656E-mail: [email protected]: www.optistaffing.comOpti Staffing Group is a full service staffingfirm committed to providing optimum staffingsolutions. Our disciplines range from skilledtrades to executive search; from contract/tem-porary to direct hire.

Northwest Technical Services4401 Business Park Blvd., Bldg N, Ste. 26Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Mary Shields, general managerPhone: (907) 562-1633Fax: (907) 562-5875E-mail: [email protected]: www.pdstech.comConnecting the Right People to the Right Jobs™ – temporary, contract and staff personnel.

Energy Services

ASRC Energy Services3900 C St., Ste. 701Anchorage, AK 99503


Contact: Jeweline Lakshas- Marketing,Community Affairs and Events CoordinatorPhone: (907) 339-6200Fax: (907) 334-1805E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, engineering, construction,operations, maintenance, pipeline construc-tion and maintenance, project management,geological and geophysical, drilling and com-pletion engineering, well stimulation, explo-ration services.

ASRC Energy Services – Operations andMaintenance3900 C St.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jeff Kinneeveauk, senior VPPhone: (907) 339-6200Fax: (907) 339-6212E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, industrial construction,operations and maintenance, module fabrica-tion and assembly, project management andnon-destructive testing.

Hunter 3-D6001 Savoy, Ste. 110Houston, TX 77036Contact: Dan Huston, vice presidentPhone: (713) 981-4650Fax: (713) 981-4650E-mail: [email protected]: www.hunter3dinc.comHunter 3-D is a geophysical consulting compa-ny based in Houston, Texas. We interpret seis-mic, gravity and magnetic data for projects inAlaska and worldwide.

Engineering Services

Acuren USA (formerly Canspec Group)7911 King St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: George BryantPhone: (907) 569-5000Fax: (907) 569-5005E-mail: [email protected] our materials engineering andinspection expertise, Acuren USA, has beenintegrally involved in the detection, assess-ment and disposition of corrosion anomaliesfor over three decades.

Alaska Anvil509 W. 3rd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501–2237Contact: Frank WeissPhone: (907) 276-2747Fax: (907) 279-4088Website: anvilcorp.comKenai office50720 Kenai Spur Hwy, Mile 24.5Kenai, AK 99611Phone: (907) 776-5870Fax: (907) 770-5871Multi-discipline engineering and design ser-vices including construction management forpetro-chemical and heavy industrial client pro-jects.

Engineered Fire & Safety3138 Commercial Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Don Maupin, general mgr.

Phone: (907) 274-7973 ext. 123Fax: (907) 274-6265E-mail [email protected]: www.efs-fire.comAn industry leader in the design, integrationand testing of safety solutions for high valuerisks. UL system certifications and panel fabri-cation.

ENSR 1835 S. Bragaw St., Ste. 490Anchorage, AK 99508-3439 Contact: Chris L. Humphrey, P.E.Phone: (907) 561-5700Fax: (907) 273-4555E-Mail: [email protected]. comServing Alaska clients since 1977, ENSR is aglobal provider of environmental and energydevelopment services to industry and govern-ment with 1,700 employees and 70 worldwideoffices. As an AECOM company, ENSR is nowpart of a global design and management com-pany with 24,000 employees worldwide serv-ing the energy, transportation, facilities, andenvironmental markets.


Fairweather Companies, The2000 E. 88th Ave., Ste. 200Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Bill PenrosePhone: (907) 258-3446Fax: (907) 279-5740Website: www.fairweather.comThe Fairweather Companies provide projectmanagement, engineering, drilling, permit-ting, logistics, and operational services to theexploration and production sectors of thepetroleum industry.


Kuukpik - LCMF615 E. 82nd Ave., Ste 200Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Steve Chronic, general mgr.Contact: Richard Rearick, architectural mgr.Contact: Ken Pinard, survey mgr.Contact: Wiley Wilhelm, engineering mgr.

Phone: (907) 273-1830Fax: (907) 273-1831E-mail: [email protected] officesBarrow: (907) 852-8212E-mail: [email protected]: (907) 670-4739E-mail: [email protected] specialized architectural and engineer-ing design for commercial facilities;water/sewer, fuel and transportation systemsdesign; contractor support surveying and per-mitting for oil and gas development; remotesite land and hydrographic surveying.

Lounsbury and AssociatesNunamiut/Lounsbury, LLC an AlaskanNative owned firm5300 A St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Ken AyersE-mail: [email protected]: Jim SawhillE-mail: [email protected]: (907) 272-5451Fax: (907) 272-9065Toll Free: (800) 478-5451Website: www.lounsburyinc.comProvides civil engineering and project manage-ment services for oilfield development. Recentprojects include: Tarn, Palm and Colville DeltaNorth.

MWH1835 S. Bragaw St. Ste. 350Anchorage, AK 99508Contact: Stu NelsonPhone: (907) 248-8883Fax: (907) 248-8884E-mail: [email protected] is a premier full-service engineering andconstruction consultant providing broad pro-fessional services from planning and design toprogram and construction management.


Natco GroupP.O. Box 850, Stn. TCalgary, Alberta T2H2H3Contact: Terry Murtagh, mgr. of businessdevelopmentPhone: (403) 203-2138Fax: (403) 236-0488E-mail: [email protected]: www.natcogroup.comNatco Group engineers, designs and manufac-tures process, wellhead and water treatmentequipment and systems used in the productionof oil and gas worldwide.

PDC Harris Group2700 Gambell St., Ste. 500 Anchorage, AK 99502 Contact: Mike Moora or Steve ThenoPhone: (907) 644-4716Fax: (907) 743-3295 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]


Website: www.pdcharrisgroup.comPDC Harris Group provides front-end engi-neering design, detailed design, and environ-mental permitting services to the oil, gas, andpower generation markets.

Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska (PRA)3601 C St., Ste. 822Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Tom WalshPhone: (907) 272-1232Fax: (907) 272-1344E-mail: [email protected] multidisciplinary staff of qualified andexperienced professionals possess a diversearray of technical capabilities to provide ourclients with a full spectrum of geoscience andengineering consulting services.

Quadco6116 Nielson WayAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: David Baggett, vice president, AKmgr.Phone: (907) 563-8999Fax: (907) 563-8985E-mail: [email protected]: www.quadcoinc.com Other offices: Farmington NM, Brighton CO,Casper WY, Rifle Colorado, and Prudhoe BayAlaskaQuadco started business in the Four Cornersarea of New Mexico April 1, 1966. We are cel-ebrating our forty years of service in the oil-field service sector. Quadco has trained person-nel to help with instrumentation, solids con-trol, pipe handling and Top Drive drillingequipment. 24 hour on call service.


Environmental Engineering


ENSR 1835 S. Bragaw St., Ste. 490Anchorage, AK 99508-3439 Contact: Chris L. Humphrey, P.E.

Phone: (907) 561-5700Fax: (907) 273-4555E-Mail: [email protected] Alaska clients since 1977, ENSR is aglobal provider of environmental and energydevelopment services to industry and govern-ment with 1,700 employees and 70 worldwideoffices. As an AECOM company, ENSR is nowpart of a global design and management com-pany with 24,000 employees worldwide serv-ing the energy, transportation, facilities, andenvironmental markets.

Pacific Environmental (PENCO)6000 A St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Rick Wilson, PENCO division mgr.Phone: (907) 562-5420Fax: (907) 562-5426E-mail: [email protected]: www.penco.orgPENCO provides environmental response, con-tainment and clean up. Hazardous wastes andcontaminated site clean up and remediation.Petroleum vessel services and bulk fuel oilfacility and storage tank maintenance, man-agement and operations.

PDC Harris Group2700 Gambell St., Suite 500 Anchorage, AK 99502 Contact: Mike Moora or Steve ThenoPhone: (907) 644-4716Fax: (907) 743-3295 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.pdcharrisgroup.comPDC Harris Group provides front-end engi-neering design, detailed design, and environ-mental permitting services to the oil, gas, andpower generation markets.

Shaw Alaska2000 W. International Airport Rd, C-1Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Jane Whitsett, office directorE-mail: [email protected]: 907-243-6300Fax: 907-243-6301Website: www.shawgrp.comShaw Alaska is a subsidiary of The ShawGroup, one of the World’s largest providers ofengineering, design, construction, environ-mental, infrastructure, fabrication and manu-facturing services.

Environmental Response & Clean up

LCMFBarrow Village Response Team (VRT)P.O. Box 955Barrow, AK 99723Contact: Charlie HopsonPhone: (907) 852-8212Fax: (907) 852- 8212Hotline: (907) 367-3272E-mail: [email protected]: www.lcmf.comBarrow VRT provides certified spill responseand cleanup personnel within the North SlopeBorough. Responders trained through affilia-tion with Alaska Clean Seas and AlaskaChadux.

Pacific Environmental (PENCO)6000 A St.

Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Rick Wilson, PENCO division mgr.Phone: (907) 562-5420Fax: (907) 562-5426E-mail: [email protected]: www.penco.orgPENCO provides environmental response, con-tainment and clean up. Hazardous wastes andcontaminated site clean up and remediation.Petroleum vessel services and bulk fuel oilfacility and storage tank maintenance, man-agement and operations.

Environmental Supplies



Rain for Rent43784 Kenai Spur Hwy.Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Randy Harris, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 283-4487Fax: (907) 283-4528E-mail: [email protected]: www.rainforrent.comOther office1642 Bannister Dr.Anchorage, AK 99508Phone: (907) 440-2299Rain for Rent combines rental tanks and filtra-tion systems for solutions to temporary liquid-handling needs. We offer engineering and on-site personnel – 24/7, 365 days a year.

Equipment & Heavy Hauling

Alaska Frontier ConstructorsP.O. Box 224889Anchorage, AK 99522-4889Contact: John Ellsworth, PresidentPhone: (907) 562-5303Fax: (907) 562-5309E-mail: [email protected] heavy civil construction company spe-cializing in Arctic and remote site develop-ment with the experience, equipment and


personnel to safely and efficiently completeyour project.

Carlile Transportation Systems1800 E. 2nd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Linda LearyPhone: (800-323-2296) Fax: 253-874-8615E-mail: [email protected] Offices: Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay, Kenai,Seward, Kodiak, Tacoma, WA, Forest Lake MN,Houston, TX, Edmonton, ALTAAlaska owned and operated, full service,multi-modal, transportation and logistics com-pany.


TOTE-Totem Ocean Trailer Express2511 Tidewater Rd.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Curt StonerPhone: (907) 265-7215Phone: (800) 234-8683Fax: 907-278-0461E-mail: [email protected]: www.totemocean.comTOTE’s roll on/roll off ships sail two times perweek between the Port of Tacoma and thePort of Anchorage. Transit time is a fast 66hours.

Equipment Sales/Rental

Air Liquide6415 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Brian Benson, tech sales rep.Phone: (907) 273-9762Fax: (907) 561-8364E-mail: [email protected] Liquide is the dealer and warranty stationfor Lincoln, Miller, Milwaukee, Victor and mostother welding equipment manufacturers

Alaska Dreams2081 Van Horn Rd., Ste. 2Fairbanks, AK 99701Contact: M. Huser, presidentPhone: (907) 455-7712Fax: (907) 455-7713E-mail: [email protected] Dreams Inc. offers a wide variety ofshort or long term lease/rental buildings ofvarious sizes for construction site storage,shops, or weather protection.

Arctic Wire Rope & Supply6407 Arctic Spur Rd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Jill ReevesPhone: (907) 562-0707Fax: (907) 562-2426E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticwirerope.comArctic Wire Rope & Supply is Alaska’s largestand most complete rigging supply source. We

specialize in custom sling fabrication (wirerope, web, chain, and polyester round.)

Kenworth Alaska2838 Porcupine Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Jim Scherieble, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 279-0602Phone: (800) 478-0602Fax: (907) 258-6639E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.kenworthalaska.comFairbanks office3730 Braddock St.Fairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Tom Clements, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 455-9900Fax: (907) 479-8295Kenworth Alaska is a full service truck dealer-ship in two locations – Anchorage andFairbanks. New and used truck sales, parts andservice.

NEI Fluid Technology3408 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Kathryn Russell, presidentPhone: (907) 561-4820Fax: (907) 562-2316E-mail: [email protected] Suppliers of petrochemical refueling and test-ing equipment, meters and valve systems forthe oil and gas industry and portable measure-ment for petroleum, chemicals and bulk liq-uids. We also supply refrigerant recovery andrecycling equipment.



Quadco6116 Nielson WayAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: David Baggett, vice president, AKmgr.Phone: (907) 563-8999Fax: (907) 563-8985E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.quadcoinc.com Other offices: Farmington NM, Brighton CO,Casper WY, Rifle Colorado, and Prudhoe BayAlaskaQuadco maintains a fleet of oil field instru-mentation, solids control and other equip-ment for oilfield and industrial needs. We rep-

resent Varco Oil Tools, MD Totco, Texas OilTools, SPM, Derrick Equipment and variousother manufacturers. 24 hour on call service.

Rain for Rent43784 Kenai Spur Hwy.Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Randy Harris, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 283-4487Fax: (907) 283-4528E-mail: [email protected]: www.rainforrent.comOther Office1642 Bannister Dr.Anchorage, AK 99508Phone: (907) 440-2299Rain for Rent combines rental tanks and filtra-tion systems for solutions to temporary liquid-handling needs. We offer engineering and on-site personnel – 24/7, 365 days a year.


Totem Equipment & Supply2536 Commercial Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Mike Huston, vice presidentPhone: (907) 276-2858Fax: (907) 258-4623E-Mail: [email protected]: www.toteminc.comTotem Equipment & Supply Inc. locally ownedand operated since 1961. Supplies light, medi-um and heavy equipment. Specializing in tem-porary and permanent heating solutions.

Expeditor/Clerk Services

Chiulista Camp Services/MayflowerCatering6613 Brayton Dr., Ste. CAnchorage, AK 99507Contact: Joe Obrochta, pres.Contact: Monique Henriksen,vp.Phone: (907) 278-2208Fax: (907) 677-7261E-mail: [email protected] 100 percent Alaska Native owned andoperated catering company on the NorthSlope, catering and housekeeping to yourtastes, not ours.

Tubular Solutions Alaska, LLC 310 K St., Ste. 402Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: John Harris, general mgr.Phone: (907) 770-8700Fax: (907) 222-1203E-mail: [email protected] is a fully integrated supply chain servicecompany providing forecasting, procurementand coordination services aimed at reducingtotal cost of ownership for OCTG product.


Fertilizer

Agrium Corporate RelationsP.O. Box 575Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Lisa Parker, govt. relationsPhone: (907) 776-3275Fax: (907) 776-5579E-mail: [email protected]: www.agrium.comValue added manufacturer of fertilizer prod-ucts.

Freight/Shipping & Cargo

Ace Transport7500 Park West CircleAnchorage, AK 99502Contact: Henry Minich, ownerPhone: (907) 243-2852Phone: (907) 229-9647 cellFax: (907) 245-8930E-mail: [email protected] in heavy hauling. Equipmentincludes 80 ton lowboy, 8 bed trucks, 3flatbeds, 3 each 966, D8K, vacuum truck andwater tanker.


Alaska Air CargoHorizon Air CargoP.O. Box 68900Seattle, WA 98168Contact: Matt Yerbic, managing director ofcargoPhone: (206) 392-2705 or 800-2ALASKAFax: (206) 392-2641E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskacargo.comAward winning cargo services to more places,more often, with more lift to, from, and with-in the state of Alaska

Alaska Railroad Corp.P.O. Box 107500Anchorage, AK 99510Contact: Amber Dyson, marketing and logistics tech.Phone: (907) 265-2485Fax: (907) 265-2597E-mail: [email protected] Alaska Railroad Corporation offers realestate, passenger and freight services – includ-ing complete services to move your freightbetween Alaska, the Lower 48 and Canada.

Carlile Transportation Systems1800 E. 2nd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Linda LearyPhone: (800-323-2296) Fax: 253-874-8615E-mail: [email protected] Offices: Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay, Kenai,Seward, Kodiak, Tacoma, WA, Forest Lake MN,Houston, TX, Edmonton, ALTA

Alaska owned and operated, full service,multi-modal, transportation and logistics com-pany.

CN Aquatrain3015 Madison WayAnchorage, AK 99508Contact: Laurie A. Gray, agentPhone: (907) 279-3131Toll free: (800) 999-0541Fax: (907) 272-3963CN Aquatrain has provided Alaska withdependable access to Canadian andLower 48 markets for 38 years.


Frontier Flying Service 5245 Airport Industrial WayFairbanks, AK 99709Contact: Craig Kenmonth, general mgr.Phone: (907) 450-7250Fax: (907) 450-7271E-mail: [email protected]: www.frontierflying.com


Kenai AviationP.O. Box 46Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Bob or Jim BielefeldPhone: (907) 283-4124Phone: (800) 478-4124 (within Alaska)Fax: (907) 283-5267E-mail: [email protected] taxi services provided since 1961 statewide, mostly Cook Inlet. Single engine andtwin Bonanza.

Northern Air Cargo3900 Old International Airport Rd. Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Mark Liland, marketing director Phone: (907) 249-5149Fax: (907) 249-5194E-mail: [email protected]: www.nac.aero

Serving the aviation needs of rural Alaska forover 50 years, NAC is the states largest allcargo carrier moving nearly 100 millionpounds of cargo on scheduled flights to 15 ofAlaska’s busiest airports. NAC’s fleet of DC-6,B-727, and coming in 2007 B-737 aircraft areavailable for charters to remote sites and flagstops to over 50 additional communities.

Northern Transportation Co.Alaska: 3015 Madison WayAnchorage, AK 99508Contact: Laurie Gray, agentPhone: (907) 279-3131Cell: (907) 229-0656Phone: (800) 999-0541E-mail: [email protected]: 42003 McKenzie Hwy.Hay River, NWT X0E0R9Contact: John Marshall Phone: (867) 874-5167Cell: (867) 875-7600Fax: (867) 874-5179E-mail: [email protected]: Sunny MunroePhone: (867) 874-5134Cell: (867) 444-2441; (403) 829-9707E-mail: [email protected]: www.ntcl.comNTCL, Canada’s largest and oldest northernmarine transportation company, ships drycargo and fuel to communities and resourceexploration projects along the MackenzieRiver, the Beaufort Sea coast and Alaska’sNorth Slope.

Oilfield Transport6816 Lowell Cir.Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Henry MinichPhone: (907) 243-2852Fax: (907) 245-8930E-mail: [email protected]

TOTE-Totem Ocean Trailer Express2511 Tidewater Rd.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Curt StonerPhone: (907) 265-7215Phone: (800) 234-8683Fax: 907-278-0461E-mail: [email protected]: www.totemocean.comTOTE’s roll on/roll off ships sail two times perweek between the Port of Tacoma and thePort of Anchorage. Transit time is a fast 66hours.

Fueling Services

ColvillePouch 340012Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Contact: Mark Helmericks, presidentor Rick HofreiterPhone: (907) 659-3198Phone: (888) 659-3198Contact: Doug Clinton, vice presidentPhone: (907) 224-2533Fax: (907) 659-3190Diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, aviation gasoline inbulk and small quantity deliveries, electroniccard-lock fleet management, solid waste andrecycling, industrial gases and solid waste.Tesoro fuel station.


General Oilfield Supplies

Alaska Rubber & Supply5811 Old Seward Hwy.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Janeece Higgins, general mgr.Phone: (907) 562-2200Fax: (907) 561-7600E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskarubber.comWholesale and retail of industrial andhydraulic hose and fittings. All applicationsand styles available. Conveyor belting, sheetrubber, v-belts, pumps, Kamloks and muchmore.

MRO Sales5631 Silverado Way, Unit GAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Don PowellPhone: (907) 248-8808Fax: (907) 248-8878E-mail: [email protected]: www.mrosalesinc.comOther officesKenai: Al Hull (907) 335-2782Prudhoe Bay: Joe Bob Bruster (907) 659-286MRO Sales offers products and services thatare special to the Alaskan market. MRO canhelp solve the time problem on hard to finditems.

NEI Fluid Technology3408 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Kathryn Russell, presidentPhone: (907) 561-4820Fax: (907) 562-2316E-mail: [email protected] Suppliers of petrochemical refueling and test-ing equipment, meters and valve systems forthe oil and gas industry and portable measure-ment for petroleum, chemicals and bulk liq-uids. We also supply refrigerant recovery andrecycling equipment.

Northland Wood Products1510 E. 68th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Kevin Passa, managerPhone: (907) 563-1610Fax: (907) 563-1611E-mail: [email protected]: www.northlandwood.comFairbanks office4000 S. Cushman St.Fairbanks, AKForty years of utilizing Alaska’s resources, serv-ing the North Slope and now South Centraltoo, providing heavy timbers, pipe skids, treat-ed timbers, and fire retardant lumber.

Geophysical & Geological Services

ASRC Energy Services – Engineeringand Technology3900 C St.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: John Lewis, VP of operationsPhone: (907) 339-6256Fax: (907) 339-6212E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comDrilling and completion engineering, wellstimulation, facilities engineering, upstreamexploration and production services, geologi-

cal and geophysical services, automation, elec-trical and instrumentation, platform renova-tion and construction.

CoreMongers375 West RiverviewSoldotna, AK 99669Contact: Clifton M. PoseyPhone: 907-953-2361E-mail: [email protected]: CoreMongers.comCoreMongers specializes in high-resolutioncore photography and other wholecore services including core slabbing and coreplugging. CoreMongers isbased locally in Anchorage.

Horizon Well Logging351 E. 92nd Ave, Ste. AAnchorage, AK 99515Contact: Bernie Leas, AK operations mgr.Phone: (907) 563-7002Fax: (907) 563-7005E-mail: [email protected] office711 St. Andrews WayLompoc, CA 93436Phone: (805) 733-0972Website: www.horizon-well-logging.com Wellsite geologists and mudlogging services.Experienced veterans with proven successsteering horizontal wells, determining strati-graphic horizons, and evaluating shows.Independent, insightful data handling, report-ing and communication.


Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska (PRA)3601 C St., Ste. 822Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Tom WalshPhone: (907) 272-1232Fax: (907) 272-1344E-mail: [email protected] multidisciplinary staff of qualified andexperienced professionals possess a diversearray of technical capabilities to provide ourclients with a full spectrum of geoscience andengineering consulting services.

PGS Onshore3201 C St., Ste. 403Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Larry Watt, AK area mgr. Phone: (907) 569-4049Fax: (907) 569-4047E-mail: [email protected] office15150 Memorial Dr.Houston, TX 77079Contact: Wayne MillicePhone: (281) 509 8000Fax: (281) 509 8088E-mail: [email protected] acquisition and processing for thepetroleum industry. PGS Onshore provides

fully rubber-tracked Arctic geophysical crewsto acquire the highest density data with thesoftest environmental footprint on the NorthSlope.

Schlumberger Oilfield Services2525 Gambell St., Ste. 400Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Mike BrunsteinPhone: (907) 273-1700Fax: (907) 561-8317E-mail: [email protected]: www.slb.comSchlumberger provides people and technologyworking together to offer exploration andproduction solutions for the life of oil and gasreservoirs.

Health Care Professionals

Aeromed International4700 Business Park Blvd., Ste. E25Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Brooks Wall, directorPhone: (907) 677-7501Fax: (907) 677-7502E-mail: [email protected]: www.aeromed.comAeromed International is an all jet critical careair ambulance fleet based in Anchorage.Medical crews are certified Flight Nurses andcertified Flight Paramedics.

Helicopter Contract/ Charter Services


Egli Air HaulP.O. Box 169King Salmon, AK 99613Contact: Sam EgliPhone: (907) 246-3554Fax: (907) 246-3654E-mail: [email protected]: www.egliair.comServing Alaska since 1982, we perform a widevariety of flight operations, including heli-copter and airplane charter, aerial survey, andspecialized operations such as external loadwork, powerline maintenance, aerial filmingand videography.

Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska1936 Merrill Field Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Sabrina Ford, presidentE-mail: [email protected]: Dave Sell, sales E-mail: [email protected]: (907) 257-1500Fax: (907) 279-6816Nome office: (907) 443-5334Airlines office: (907) 257-1500Website: evergreenaviation.com

Last Frontier Air Ventures39901 N. Glenn Hwy. Sutton, AK 99674


Contact: Dave KingPhone: (907) 745-5701Anchorage Base (907) 274-9943E-mail: [email protected] site: www.lfav.comHelicopter and Fixed Wing contract and char-ter services throughout Alaska, the 48 Statesand Central America. New Anchorage base atMerrill Field in Anchorage.

Hoses, Hydraulic & Industrial


Jackovich Industrial& Construction Supply1600 Wells St. Fairbanks, AK 99707Contact: Buz JackovichPhone: (907) 456-4414Fax: (907) 452-4846Anchorage office1716 Post Rd.Phone: (907) 277-1406Fax: (907) 258-170024-hour emergency service. With 30 years ofexperience, we’re experts on arctic conditionsand extreme weather.

Industrial Gases

Air Liquide6415 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Brian Benson, tech sales rep.Phone: (907) 273-9762Fax: (907) 561-8364E-mail: [email protected] Liquide is your local manufacturer andsupplier of industrial, medical, and scientificgas in Alaska. We also supply bulk gases anddry ice statewide.


Industrial Parts & Supply

Air Liquide

6415 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Brian Benson, tech sales rep.Phone: (907) 273-9762Fax: (907) 561-8364E-mail: [email protected] Liquide is the dealer and warranty stationfor Lincoln, Miller, Milwaukee, Victor andmost other welding equipment manufactur-ers.


Brooks Range SupplyPouch 3400081 Old Spine Rd.Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Contact: Rob Peterson, Mike KunkelPhone: (907) 659-2550Toll Free: (866) 659-2550Fax: (907) 659-2650E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.brooksrangesupply.com Your source on the Slope for safety supplies,welding supplies, automotive and truck parts,hardware, tools, steel, building materials,glass, propane, hydraulic hoses and fittings,paint and chemicals. Napa and True ValueHardware distribution. Own Prudhoe BayGeneral Store that carries various sundries andis home to the Prudhoe Bay Post Office.

U.S. Bearings & Drives611 E. International Airport Rd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Dena Kelley, operations mgr.Phone: (907) 563-3000Fax: (907) 563-1003E-mail: [email protected]: www.bearings.comU.S. Bearings & Drives has been providingsolutions to it customers for over 25 years. Weoffer quality components, name brands andhighly trained personnel.

Information Technology Consulting

Computing Alternatives, Inc.519 W. 8th Ave., Ste. 205Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Sunil Sethi, presidentPhone: (907) 644-4522Fax: (907644-4523E-mail: [email protected]: computingalternatives.com orwww.computing-alt.comComputing Alternatives, Inc. (CAI) provides ITconsulting services including web applications,database design, requirements analysis, and ITstaffing. CAI is currently developing RoyaltyAccounting System for the State of Alaska, Oiland Gas Division.

Inspection Services

Acuren USA (formerly Canspec Group)7911 King St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: George BryantPhone: (907) 569-5000Fax: (907) 569-5005E-mail: [email protected] our materials engineering andinspection expertise, Acuren USA, has beenintegrally involved in the detection, assess-ment and disposition of corrosion anomaliesfor over three decades.

Engineered Fire & Safety3138 Commercial Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Don Maupin, general mgr.Phone: (907) 274-7973 ext. 123Fax: (907) 274-6265E-mail [email protected]: www.efs-fire.comAn industry leader in the design, integrationand testing of safety solutions for high valuerisks. UL system certifications and panel fabri-cation.

Udelhoven Oilfield Service Co.184 E. 53rd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99518Phone: (907) 344-1577Fax: (907) 522-2541Nikiski officeP.O. Box 8349Nikiski, AK 99635Phone: (907) 776-5185Fax: (907) 776-8105Prudhoe Bay officePouch 340103Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Phone: (907) 659-8093Fax: (907) 659-8489Serving Alaska for over 35 years.

Instrumentation Systems

Arctic Controls1120 E. 5th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Scott Stewart, presidentPhone: (907) 277-7555Fax: (907) 277-9295E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticcontrols.comAn Alaskan owned and operated companysince,1985, Arctic Controls, Inc. has been high-ly successful as manufacturer representativesfor the state of Alaska in the Process Controland Instrumentation field. Selling equipmentto the oil and gas markets, mining and waterwastewater/municipal markets.

Epoch Well Services301 East 92nd Ave., Ste. 2Anchorage, AK 99515Contact: Jim Carson, AK div. mgr.Phone: (907) 561-2465Fax: (907) 561-2474E-mail: [email protected]: www.epochwellservices.com,www.myWells.comRIGWATCH is a complete digital drilling instru-mentation system that monitors all drill floorand mud system parameters. Critical data isdisplayed and archived on workstations locat-


ed at key points on the rig and transmittedlive to Epoch’s live data portal, myWells.com.

Quadco6116 Nielson WayAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: David Baggett, VP/AK mgr.Phone: (907) 563-8999Fax: (907) 563-8985E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.quadcoinc.com Other offices: Farmington NM, Brighton CO,Casper WY, Rifle Colorado, and Prudhoe BayAlaskaQuadco started business in the Four Cornersarea of New Mexico April 1, 1966. We are cel-ebrating our forty years of service in the oil-field service sector. Quadco has trained person-nel to help with instrumentation, solids con-trol, pipe handling and Top Drive drillingequipment. 24 hour on call service.

Laboratory Services

CoreMongers375 West RiverviewSoldotna, AK 99669Contact: Clifton M. PoseyPhone: 907-953-2361E-mail: [email protected]: CoreMongers.comCoreMongers specializes in high-resolutioncore photography and other wholecore services including core slabbing and coreplugging. CoreMongers isbased locally in Anchorage.

Lodging

ESS Support Services Worldwide9210 Vanguard Dr., Ste. 101Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Larry Weihs, COOPhone: (907) 344-1207 Fax: (907) 344-0353E-Mail: [email protected]: www.ess-global.comThe Alaska division of the worlds largest con-tract food service company, the CompassGroup. Visit our web site at www.ess-global.com.

Hotel Captain Cook939 W. 5th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Phone: (907) 276-6000Website: www.captaincook.com Alaska’s only member of Preferred Hotels andResorts Worldwide. 547 rooms including 96suites, three restaurants and a coffee bar.Located in downtown Anchorage.

Logistics

Alaska Air CargoHorizon Air CargoP.O. Box 68900Seattle, WA 98168Contact: Matt Yerbic, managing director ofcargoPhone: (206) 392-2705 or 800-2ALASKAFax: (206) 392-2641E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskacargo.comAward winning cargo services to more places,

more often, with more lift to, from, and with-in the state of Alaska.

Alaska Railroad Corp.P.O. Box 107500Anchorage, AK 99510Contact: Amber Dyson, marketing and logisticstech.Phone: (907) 265-2485Fax: (907) 265-2597E-mail: [email protected] Alaska Railroad Corporation offers realestate, passenger and freight services – includ-ing complete services to move your freightbetween Alaska, the Lower 48 and Canada.

Carlile Transportation Systems1800 E. 2nd Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Linda LearyPhone: (800-323-2296) Fax: 253-874-8615E-mail: [email protected] Offices: Fairbanks, Prudhoe Bay, Kenai,Seward, Kodiak, Tacoma, WA, Forest Lake MN,Houston, TX, Edmonton, ALTAAlaska owned and operated, full service,multi-modal, transportation and logistics com-pany.

Fairweather Companies, The2000 E. 88th Ave., Ste. 200Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Bill PenrosePhone: (907) 258-3446Fax: (907) 279-5740Website: www.fairweather.comThe Fairweather Companies provide projectmanagement, engineering, drilling, permit-ting, logistics, and operational services to theexploration and production sectors of thepetroleum industry.


MRO Sales5631 Silverado Way, Unit GAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Don PowellPhone: (907) 248-8808Fax: (907) 248-8878E-mail: [email protected]: www.mrosalesinc.comKenai: Al Hull (907) 335-2782Prudhoe Bay: Joe Bob Bruster (907) 659-2868We provide Professional Procurement Servicefor hard-to-find supplies, parts and equip-

ment. Regardless of your location, you willreceive service that is guaranteed to meetyour requirements. From Anchorage toSiberia, from shipping to communications, youreceive service from the experts that have‘Been There, Done That’.

Northern Air Cargo3900 Old International Airport Rd. Anchorage, AK 99502Contact: Mark Liland, marketing director Phone: (907) 249-5149Fax: (907) 249-5194E-mail: [email protected]: www.nac.aeroServing the aviation needs of rural Alaska forover 50 years, NAC is the states largest allcargo carrier moving nearly 100 millionpounds of cargo on scheduled flights to 15 ofAlaska’s busiest airports. NAC’s fleet of DC-6,B-727, and coming in 2007 B-737 aircraft areavailable for charters to remote sites and flagstops to over 50 additional communities.


Machining

Unique MachineA subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp.5839 Old Seward HwyAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Pat Hanley, general mgr.Phone: (907) 563-3012Fax: (907) 562-1376E-mail: [email protected]: www.umalaska.comThe design, development, manufacture anddistribution of oilfield, construction, mining,fishing, and government parts to industryquality standards.

Maintenance

ASRC Energy Services – Operations andMaintenance3900 C St.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jeff Kinneeveauk, senior VPPhone: (907) 339-6200


Fax: (907) 339-6212E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comOil and gas services, industrial construction,operations and maintenance, module fabrica-tion and assembly, project management andnon-destructive testing.

Engineered Fire & Safety3138 Commercial Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Don Maupin, general mgr.Phone: (907) 274-7973 ext. 123Fax: (907) 274-6265E-mail [email protected]: www.efs-fire.comAn industry leader in the design, integrationand testing of safety solutions for high valuerisks. UL system certifications and panel fabri-cation.

MRO Sales5631 Silverado Way, Unit GAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Don PowellPhone: (907) 248-8808Fax: (907) 248-8878E-mail: [email protected]: www.mrosalesinc.comKenai: Al Hull (907) 335-2782Prudhoe Bay: Joe Bob Bruster (907) 659-2868We are a stocking distributor for top-of-the-line waste oil heaters (Reznor), waste waterflocculants (Waterclear), environmentallyfriendly solvents for your parts washer (PTTechnology), corrosion and erosion repair andmaintenance polymers (Belzona), Vapor phase(VpCI™) and Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors(MCI) (Cortec) and valve lubricants andsealants (Chemola).

Management Consulting

Contract Consultants Inc.PO Box 220934Anchorage, AK 99522Contact: Mary DeMers, President / ManagingPrincipalPhone: (907) 830-2642 Fax: (866) 839-3831 E-mail: [email protected] reviews, negotiation, ethics/compli-ance reviews and proposal management ser-vices to service providers. RFP developmentand evaluation facilitation and contract nego-tiation and formulation services to owners.Fact-finding and claims/litigation assistanceand other special management projects toowners and service providers.


Maps

Mapmakers of Alaska259 S. Alaska St.Palmer, AK 99645Contact: Brit LivelyPhone: (907) 745-3398Fax: (907) 745-6733Maps for oil and gas industry and custom mapwork.

Marine Services & Construction


Offshore Divers5400 Eielson St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Don Ingraham, owner/mgr.Contact: Leif Simcox, owner/oper. mgr.Phone: (907) 563-9060Fax: (907) 563-9061E-mail: [email protected]: http//www.offshoredivers.comOffshore Divers is an Alaska owned divingcontractor specializing in sub-sea oilfield workon mooring systems, pipelines, platforms anddocks in Cook Inlet, on the North Slope and inValdez.


Mechanical & Electrical Inspection


Medical Facilities & Response

Aeromed International4700 Business Park Blvd., Ste. E25Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Brooks Wall, directorPhone: (907) 677-7501Fax: (907) 677-7502E-mail: [email protected]: www.aeromed.comAeromed International is an all jet critical careair ambulance fleet based in Anchorage.Medical crews are certified Flight Nurses andcertified Flight Paramedics.

Medical Services

Aeromed International4700 Business Park Blvd. Ste. E25Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Brooks Wall, directorPhone: (907) 677-7501Fax: (907) 677-7502E-mail: [email protected]: www.aeromed.comAeromed International is an all jet critical careair ambulance fleet based in Anchorage.Medical crews are certified Flight Nurses andcertified Flight Paramedics.


Meetings & Conventions

Hotel Captain Cook939 W. 5th AveAnchorage, AK 99501Phone: (907) 276-6000Website: www.captaincook.com Alaska’s only member of Preferred Hotels andResorts Worldwide. 547 rooms including 96suites, three restaurants and a coffee bar.Located in downtown Anchorage.

Metal Distributors

Alaska Steel Co.1200 W. DowlingAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Joe Lombardo, vice presidentPhone: (907) 561-1188Toll free: (800) 770-0969 (AK only)Fax: (907) 561-2935E-mail: [email protected] Rebar DivisionContact: Mike Galyon, rebar mgr.Phone: (907) 561-1188Fairbanks officeContact: Dan Socha, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 456-2719Kenai officeContact: Will Bolz, branch mgr.


Phone: (907) 283-3880Full-line steel, aluminum, and rebar distribu-tor. Complete processing capabilities,statewide service. Specializing in low tempera-ture steel and wear plate.

Mud & Mudlogging

Epoch Well Services301 East 92nd Ave., Ste. 2Anchorage, AK 99515Contact: Jim Carson, AK division mgr.Phone: (907) 561-2465Fax: (907) 561-2474E-mail: [email protected]: www.epochwellservices.com,www.myWells.comWith over 400 wells logged since 1989, Epochis the leading provider of advanced mudlog-ging services in Alaska. Our DML (DigitalMudlogging) software assimilates a compre-hensive database of geological and drillinginformation with presentations available in avariety of hardcopy and digital formats.

Horizon Well Logging351 E. 92nd Ave., Ste. AAnchorage, AK 99515Contact: Bernie Leas, AK operations mgr.Phone: (907) 563-7002Fax: (907) 563-7005E-mail: [email protected] office711 St. Andrews WayLompoc, CA 93436Phone: (805) 733-0972Website: www.horizon-well-logging.comMudlogging service with expert geologists,reliable equipment and innovative software.Logs, digital and graphic data, and communi-cations to suit your needs. Cost effective well-site data solutions.

Office Furniture

Capital Office Systems1120 E, 35th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99508Contact: Leslye Langla, director marketing,sales & designPhone: (907) 777-1501Fax: (907) 777-1529E-mail: [email protected] management, systems furniture, projectcoordination, space planning, furniture deliv-ery/installation, furniture refurbishing, reloca-tion/remodel services. Authorized Steelcasedealer for Alaska.

Oilfield Services

Alaska Cover-All LLC 6740 Jollipan Ct.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Paul F. Nelson, managerPhone: (907) 346-1319Fax: (907) 346-4400E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Scott Coon Phone: (907) 646-1219Fax: (907) 646-1253E-mail: [email protected] Call Center: 1-800-268-3768Alaska dealers for Cover-All Building Systems.

Steel framed, fully engineered, LDPE fabriccovered, portable buildings in 18’ to 270’ wideand any length. Over 800,000 sqft. sold since1998.


Doyon Universal Services701 W 8th Ave., #500Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Kelly PatrickPhone: (907) 522-1300Fax: (907) 522-3531Website: www.doyonuniversal.comDoyon Universal Services provides remote sitecatering and camp services throughout Alaska.They also provide security service for the TransAlaska Pipeline and other prominent locations.

Northwest Technical Services4401 Business Park Blvd. Bldg N, Ste. 26Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Mary Shields, general mgr.Phone: (907) 562-1633Fax: (907) 562-5875E-mail: [email protected]: www.pdstech.comConnecting the Right People to the Right Jobs™ – temporary, contract and staff personnel.


Photography

CoreMongers375 West RiverviewSoldotna, AK 99669Contact: Clifton M. PoseyPhone: 907-953-2361E-mail: [email protected]: CoreMongers.comCoreMongers specializes in high-resolutioncore photography and other whole core ser-vices including core slabbing and core plug-ging. CoreMongers is based locally inAnchorage.

Judy Patrick Photography430 W. 7th Ave., Ste. 220Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Judy PatrickPhone: (907) 258-4704Fax: (907) 258-4706E-mail: [email protected]

Website: JudyPatrickPhotography.comCreative images for the resource developmentindustry.

P.A. Lawrence2400 E 5th Avenue Suite 14Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Paul Andrew LawrencePhone: 907-677-6055E-mail: [email protected]: www.paulcolors.comPaul Andrew Lawrence is a specialist in aerialand location photography, with more than2,300 stock images online atwww.palawrence.com for clients in Europe &North America.

Pipe, Fittings & Thread Technology


Unique MachineA subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp.5839 Old Seward HwyAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Pat Hanley, general mgr.Phone: (907) 563-3012Fax: (907) 562-1376E-mail: [email protected]: www.umalaska.comConnections; API 5CT, API 7B, Grant Prideco H-Series, Hydril, Hunting, Atlas Bradford, NSTechnology Co. Inc. Vallourec and Vam PTSproprietary connections.

Pipeline Maintenance


ASRC Energy Services – Pipeline, Power &Communications3900 C St., Ste. 602Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Pat EggerPhone: (907) 339-6400Fax: (907) 339-6445E-mail: [email protected]: www.asrcenergy.comPipeline construction and maintenance, electri-


cal and fiber optic cable installation.

Flowline Alaska1881 LivengoodFairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Richard SchokPhone: (907) 456-4911Fax: (907) 456-1194Flowline has three-pipe insulation, fabrication,and coating facilities encompassing over45,000 ft of enclosed production area, on a 22-acre site in Fairbanks that offers substantialarea for material handling and staging, and adedicated rail spur.



Plumbing


Power Generation

H.C. Price Co.301 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Ste. 300Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: David MatthewsPhone: (907) 278-4400Fax: (907) 278-3255E-Mail: [email protected] officesDallas, TX, Nisku, Alberta, CanadaEPC contractor performing oil field support,pipeline construction, power and process facili-ties, and other heavy industrial projectsstatewide.

Pacific Power Products8001 Petersburg St.

Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Sales, service & partsPhone: (907) 522-3434Fax: (907) 522-1198Website: www.pacificdda.comFairbanks office3177 N. Van Horn Rd.Fairbanks, AK 99709Phone: (907) 479-1235Fax: (907) 479-1237We are distributors for Detroit Diesel, Allisonand Kohler. We have served Alaska for over 30years with quality products for the petroleumindustry.

Process Equipment

Arctic Controls1120 E. 5th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Scott Stewart, presidentPhone: (907) 277-7555Fax: (907) 277-9295E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticcontrols.comAn Alaskan owned and operated companysince 1985, Arctic Controls, Inc. has been high-ly successful as manufacturer representativesfor the state of Alaska in the Process Controland Instrumentation field. Selling equipmentto the oil and gas markets, mining and waterwastewater/municipal markets.

Natco GroupP.O. Box 850, Stn. TCalgary, Alberta T2H2H3Contact: Terry Murtagh, mgr. business devel-opmentPhone: (403) 203-2138Fax: (403) 236-0488E-mail: [email protected]: www.natcogroup.comNatco Group engineers, designs and manufac-tures process, wellhead and water treatmentequipment and systems used in the productionof oil and gas worldwide.

Procurement Services


MRO Sales5631 Silverado Way, Unit GAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Don PowellPhone: (907) 248-8808Fax: (907) 248-8878E-mail: [email protected]: www.mrosalesinc.comKenai: Al Hull (907) 335-2782Prudhoe Bay: Joe Bob Bruster (907) 659-2868

We provide Professional Procurement Servicefor hard-to-find supplies, parts and equip-ment. Regardless of your location, you willreceive service that is guaranteed to meetyour requirements. From Anchorage toSiberia, from shipping to communications, youreceive service from the experts that have‘Been There, Done That’.


Tubular Solutions Alaska, LLC 310 K St., Ste. 402Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: John Harris, general mgr.Phone: (907) 770-8700Fax: (907) 222-1203E-mail: [email protected] is a fully integrated supply chain servicecompany providing forecasting, procurementand coordination services aimed at reducingtotal cost of ownership for OCTG product.

Production Equipment

Oilfield Improvements1902 North Yellowood Ave.Broken Arrow, OK 74145Contact: Hughes Coston Sr.Phone: (918) 250-5584Phone: (800) 537-9327Fax: (918) 250-4666E-mail: [email protected]: www.rodguides.comSucker rod guides – The Ultra Flow fieldinstalled guide, The Wheeled Rod Guide.

Public Relations

Marketing Solutions3501 Denali St., Ste. 202Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Laurie Fagnani, president/ownerPhone: (907) 569-7070Fax: (907) 569-7090E-mail: [email protected]: www.marketingsol.netMarketing Solutions is a full-service award-winning advertising and public relations firmthat promotes clients in the industriesstatewide.

Real Estate

Alaska Railroad Corp.P.O. Box 107500Anchorage, AK 99510Contact: Amber Dyson, marketing and logisticstechPhone: (907) 265-2485Fax: (907) 265-2597E-mail: [email protected] Alaska Railroad Corporation offers realestate, passenger and freight services – includ-ing complete services to move your freightbetween Alaska, the Lower 48 and Canada.


Forbes & AssociatesColdwell Bankers Fortune2525 C St., Ste. 100Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Jami ForbesPhone: (907) 952-5378E-mail: [email protected]

Prudhoe Bay Shop & StorageDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse, AK 99734Contact: J. Harper Gaston, presidentP.O. Box 670Greenville, GA 30222Phone: (706) 672-0999Fax: (706) 672-1188E-mail: [email protected] designed for oilfield services. Locatedone-half mile north of Deadhorse airport. 800sf.–1,200 sf. individual or combined units. Rentincludes heat, snow removal, maintenanceand repairs.

Recycling Waste Management

NEI Fluid Technology3408 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Kathryn Russell, presidentPhone: (907) 561-4820Fax: (907) 562-2316E-mail: [email protected] Suppliers of petrochemical refueling and test-ing equipment, meters and valve systems forthe oil and gas industry and portable mea-surement for petroleum, chemicals and bulkliquids. We also supply refrigerant recoveryand recycling equipment.

Reporting Software

Epoch Well Services301 East 92nd Ave., Ste. 2Anchorage, AK 99515Contact: Jim Carson, AK division mgr.Phone: (907) 561-2465Fax: (907) 561-2474E-mail: [email protected]: www.epochwellservices.com,www.myWells.com RIGREPORT provides contractors with an elec-tronic tour sheet for morning reports and pay-roll reporting.

Restaurants

Bombay Deluxe Indian Restaurant555 W. Northern Lights Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99505Contact: Sunil Sethi, presidentPhone: (907) 277-1200Fax: (907) 644-4523E-mail: [email protected]: www.bombaydeluxe.comBombay Deluxe (www.bombaydeluxe.com) isthe only authentic Indian Restaurant in theState of Alaska. Tantalize your taste budswith our Traditional Naan Bread, TandooriChicken and Palak Paneer. Bombay Deluxe –the spice of life.

Hotel Captain Cook939 W. 5th Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501Phone: (907) 276-6000Website: www.captaincook.com Alaska’s only member of Preferred Hotels andResorts Worldwide. 547 rooms including 96suites, three restaurants and a coffee bar.Located in downtown Anchorage.

Rigging Supplies

Arctic Wire Rope & Supply6407 Arctic Spur Rd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Jill ReevesPhone: (907) 562-0707Fax: (907) 562-2426E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticwirerope.comArctic Wire Rope & Supply is Alaska’s largestand most complete rigging supply source. Wespecialize in custom sling fabrication (wirerope, web, chain, and polyester round.)

Jackovich Industrial & Construction Supply1600 Wells St. Fairbanks, AK 99707Contact: Buz JackovichPhone: (907) 456-4414Fax: (907) 452-4846Anchorage office1716 Post Rd.Phone: (907) 277-1406Fax: (907) 258-170024-hour emergency service. With 30 years ofexperience, we’re experts on arctic conditionsand extreme weather.

Rain for Rent43784 Kenai Spur Hwy.Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Randy Harris, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 283-4487Fax: (907) 283-4528E-mail: [email protected]: www.rainforrent.comOther office1642 Bannister Dr.Anchorage, AK 99508Phone: (907) 440-2299Rain for Rent combines rental tanks and filtra-tion systems for solutions to temporary liquid-handling needs. We offer engineering and on-site personnel – 24/7, 365 days a year.

Right-Of-Way Maintenance

Cruz ConstructionHC04 Box 9323Palmer, AK 99645Contact: Dave or Dana CruzPhone: (907) 746-3144Fax: (907) 746-5557E-mail: [email protected] contractor specializing in heavy civilconstruction, rig support and tundra travel toremote locations. Ice road and ice bridge con-struction throughout Alaska in support ofresource development.

Safety Equipment & Supplies

3M Alaska11151 Calaska Cir.

Anchorage, AK 99515Contact: Paul Sander, managerPhone: (907) 522-5200Fax: (907) 522-1645E-mail: [email protected]: www.3m.comServing Alaska for over 34 years, 3M Alaskaoffers total solutions from the wellhead to theretail pump with a broad range of productsand services – designed to improve safety, pro-ductivity and profitability.

Alaska Textiles620 W. Fireweed LaneAnchorage, AK 99503Contact: Clif Burnette, vice presidentPhone: (907) 265-4880Fax: (907) 265-4850E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskatextiles.comAlaska Textiles Inc. is Alaska’s leader FRApparel suppliers to the oil industry.

Arctic Controls1120 E. 5th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Scott Stewart, presidentPhone: (907) 277-7555Fax: (907) 277-9295E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticcontrols.comAn Alaskan owned and operated companysince 1985, Arctic Controls, Inc. has been high-ly successful as manufacturer representativesfor the state of Alaska in the Process Controland Instrumentation field. Selling equipmentto the oil and gas markets, mining and waterwastewater/municipal markets.


Brooks Range SupplyPouch 3400081 Old Spine Rd.Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734Contact: Rob Peterson, Mike KunkelPhone: (907) 659-2550Toll Free: (866) 659-2550Fax: (907) 659-2650E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]: www.brooksrangesupply.com Your source on the Slope for safety supplies,welding supplies, automotive and truck parts,hardware, tools, steel, building materials,glass, propane, hydraulic hoses and fittings,paint and chemicals. Napa and True ValueHardware distribution. Own Prudhoe BayGeneral Store that carries various sundries andis home to the Prudhoe Bay Post Office.

Jackovich Industrial & Construction Supply1600 Wells St. Fairbanks, AK 99707Contact: Buz Jackovich


Phone: (907) 456-4414Fax: (907) 452-4846Anchorage office1716 Post Rd.Phone: (907) 277-1406Fax: (907) 258-170024-hour emergency service. With 30 years ofexperience, we’re experts on arctic conditionsand extreme weather.

Seismic & Geophysical


Last Frontier Air Ventures39901 N. Glenn Hwy. Sutton, AK 99674Contact: Dave KingPhone: (907) 745-5701Anchorage Base (907) 274-9943E-mail: [email protected] site: www.lfav.comHelicopter and Fixed Wing contract and char-ter services throughout Alaska, the 48 Statesand Central America. New Anchorage base atMerrill Field in Anchorage

PGS Onshore3201 C St., Ste. 403Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Larry Watt, AK area mgr. Phone: (907) 569-4049Fax: (907) 569-4047E-mail: [email protected] office15150 Memorial Dr.Houston, TX 77079Contact: Wayne MillicePhone: (281) 509 8000Fax: (281) 509 8088E-mail: [email protected] acquisition and processing for thepetroleum industry. PGS Onshore providesfully rubber-tracked Arctic geophysical crewsto acquire the highest density data with thesoftest environmental footprint on the NorthSlope.

WesternGeco10001 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77042Phone: (713) 689-2567Fax: (713) 689-5432E-mail: [email protected] is the world’s leading seismic ser-vices company, assisting the E&P industry inexploration and reservoir imaging, monitor-ing, and development. Revolutionary Q-Technology provides unmatched reservoirimaging and monitoring capabilities.

Shop/Storage Space

King Street Storage

8700 King StreetAnchorage, AK 99515Contact: Patrick JamesPhone: (907) 334-9400Fax: (907) 334-9441E-mail: [email protected] storage facility in Anchorage. DimondBlvd. location. 24 hour security, RV and boatstorage, heated units, fenced and lit, packingsupplies, 7 day access.

Prudhoe Bay Shop & StorageDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse, AK 99734Contact: J. Harper Gaston, presidentP.O. Box 670Greenville, GA 30222Phone: (706) 672-0999Fax: (706) 672-1188E-mail: [email protected] designed for oilfield services. Locatedone-half mile north of Deadhorse airport. 800sf.–1,200 sf. individual or combined units. Rentincludes heat, snow removal, maintenanceand repairs.

Signs & Promotional Material

Alaska Textiles620 W. Fireweed LaneAnchorage, AK 99503Contact: Clif Burnette, vice presidentPhone: (907) 265-4880Fax: (907) 265-4850E-mail: [email protected]: www.alaskatextiles.comAlaska Textiles, Inc. offers uniform (corporateidentity) programs for all industries. We havean in house, full service embroidery depart-ment that make adding your logo a breeze.We also offer safety award and employeerecognition programs.

Broadway Signs5941 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Michele ShockleyPhone: (907) 562-0404Fax: (907) 561-5545E-mail: [email protected] 1969. Window decals & PrivacyCoverings, Vehicle decals & Magnetics,Banners, Routed Wood signs. Interior &Exterior signage - Lobby signage, Sign faces,Sign Displays, Electric signs, Custom DesignNeon signage, Message Centers, Time &Temperature signs. Service, Install, & LightingMaintenance.

Soil Stabilization

Arctic Foundations5621 Arctic Blvd.Anchorage, AK 99518-1667Contact: Ed YarmakPhone: (907) 562-2741Fax: (907) 562-0153E-mail: [email protected]: www.arcticfoundations.comSoil stabilization – frozen barrier and frozencore dams to control hazardous waste andwater movement. Foundations – maintain per-mafrost for durable high capacity foundations.

Northland Wood Products1510 E. 68th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Kevin Passa, managerPhone: (907) 563-1610Fax: (907) 563-1611E-mail: [email protected]: www.northlandwood.comFairbanks office4000 S. Cushman St.Fairbanks, AKForty years of utilizing Alaska’s resources, serv-ing the North Slope and now South Centraltoo, providing heavy timbers, pipe skids, treat-ed timbers, and fire retardant lumber.

Space Design Planning

Capital Office Systems1120 E. 35th Ave.Anchorage, AK 99508Contact: Leslye Langla, director marketing,sales & designPhone: (907) 777-1501Fax: (907) 777-1529E-mail: [email protected] management, systems furniture, projectcoordination, space planning, furniture deliv-ery/installation, furniture refurbishing, reloca-tion/remodel services. Authorized Steelcasedealer for Alaska.

Steel Fabrication

Alaska Steel Co.1200 W. DowlingAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Joe Lombardo, vice presidentPhone: (907) 561-1188Toll free: (800) 770-0969 (AK only)Fax: (907) 561-2935E-mail: [email protected] Fairbanks OfficeContact: Dan Socha, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 456-2719Kenai OfficeContact: Will Bolz, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 283-3880Rebar DivisionContact: Mike Galyon, rebar mgr.Phone: (907) 561-1188Full-service rebar fabrication with in houseestimating and detailing.

Dowland-Bach Corp.6130 Tuttle Pl.P.O. Box 230126Anchorage, AK 99523Contact: Lynn Johnson, presidentPhone: (907) 562-5818Fax: (907) 563-4721E-mail: [email protected]: www.dowlandbach.com

Holaday – Parks, Inc.1820 Marika St.Fairbanks, AK 99709Contact: Jerry Freel, VP operations AKPhone: (907) 452-7151Fax: (907) 452-3800E-mail: [email protected]: www.holaday-parks.comHoladay-Parks is a sheet metal fabrication thatinvolves welding. We also do heating ventila-tion and air conditioning.




STEELFAB2132 Railroad Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Janet Faulkner, vice presidentPhone: (907) 264-2819Fax: (907) 276-3448E-mail: [email protected] is the largest Alaskan-owned steelservice center in the state. It provides pressurevessels, modules, special design items and rawsteel products.

Totem Equipment & Supply2536 Commercial Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Mike Huston, vice presidentPhone: (907) 276-2858Fax: (907) 258-4623E-Mail: [email protected]: www.toteminc.comTotem Equipment & Supply Inc. locally ownedand operated since 1961. Supplies light, medi-um and heavy equipment. Specializing in tem-porary and permanent heating solutions.


Steel Sales

Alaska Steel Co.1200 W. DowlingAnchorage, AK 99518Contact: Joe Lombardo, vice presidentPhone: (907) 561-1188Toll free: (800) 770-0969 (AK only)Fax: (907) 561-2935E-mail: [email protected] Fairbanks office2800 South CushmanContact: Dan Socha, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 456-2719Kenai officeContact: Will Bolz, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 283-3880Rebar DivisionContact: Mike Galyon, rebar mgr.Phone: (907) 561-1188Full-line steel, aluminum, and rebar distribu-tor. Complete processing capabilities,statewide service. Specializing in low tempera-ture steel and wear plate.



Surveying & Mapping

ASTAC/fm, a division of ASTAC4300 B St., Ste. 501Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Don NelsonPhone: (907) 563-3989Phone: 1-800-478-6409Fax: (907) 563-1932E-mail: [email protected] expertise in implementing GIS tech-nology whether data conversions or a com-plete turnkey solution.

Egli Air HaulP.O. Box 169King Salmon, AK 99613Contact: Sam EgliPhone: (907) 246-3554Fax: (907) 246-3654E-mail: [email protected]: www.egliair.comServing Alaska since 1982, we perform a wide

variety of flight operations, including heli-copter and airplane charter, aerial survey, andspecialized operations such as external loadwork, powerline maintenance, aerial filmingand videography.


Kuukpik - LCMF615 E. 82nd Ave., Ste. 200Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Steve Chronic, general mgr.Contact: Richard Rearick, architectural mgr.Contact: Ken Pinard, survey mgr.Contact: Wiley Wilhelm, engineering mgr.Phone: (907) 273-1830Fax: (907) 273-1831E-mail: [email protected]: (907) 852-8212E-mail: [email protected]: (907) 670-4739E-mail: [email protected] contractor project design surveys;remote site land and hydrographic surveys forgovernment and private; oil and gas develop-ment surveying, mapping, and permitting.

Lounsbury and AssociatesNunamiut/Lounsbury, LLC an AlaskanNative owned firm5300 A St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Ken AyersE-mail: [email protected]: Jim SawhillE-mail: [email protected]: (907) 272-5451Fax: (907) 272-9065Toll Free: (800) 478-5451Website: www.lounsburyinc.comSpecializing in surveying for Alaska oil and gasexploration, oilfield development and trans-portation systems, conventional and GPS sur-veying, and mapping.

Telephone Equipment & Sales

ACS600 Telephone Ave, Anchorage AK 99503Anchorage: 563-8000 Outside Anchorage: 800-808-8083 www.acsalaska.comFull Service Telecommunications Company.

North Slope Telecom2020 E. Dowling, Ste. 3Anchorage, AK 99507Contact: Bill Laxson, presidentPhone: (907) 562-4693Fax: (907) 562-0818E-mail: [email protected]: www.nstiak.comDesign, installation and maintenance of tele-phone, cable plant, fiber optics, data network,VOIP, paging and cellular systems. Twentyyears of arctic experience.


Tire Sales & Service

TDSTire Distribution Systems1150 E. International Airport Rd.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Mike Weitz, managerPhone: (907) 562-2010Fax: (907) 563-7097E-mail: [email protected] office3601 S. CushmanFairbanks, AK 99701Sales and service of passenger, truck, or tiresand retreading of tires.

Training

Northwest Technical Services4401 Business Park Blvd. Bldg N, Ste. 26Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: Mary Shields, general mgr.Phone: (907) 562-1633Fax: (907) 562-5875E-mail: [email protected]: www.pdstech.comComputer software training on state-of-the-art programs and employability coaching.

Underwater NDT & Photography



Underwater Welding

American Marine Corp.6000 A St.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Tom Ulrich, vice presidentPhone: (907) 562-5420Fax: (907) 562-5426E-mail: [email protected]: www.amarinecorp.comAmerican Marine Corporation specializes inmarine construction, commercial diving,pipeline and platform inspection, repair and

maintenance, underwater welding, dredging,vessel support, crew boat services and vesselinspection and repairs.


Vehicle Sales/Rental/Repair

Kenworth Alaska2838 Porcupine Dr.Anchorage, AK 99501Contact: Jim Scherieble, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 279-0602Phone: (800) 478-0602Fax: (907) 258-6639E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: www.kenworthalaska.comFairbanks office3730 Braddock St.Fairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Tom Clements, branch mgr.Phone: (907) 455-9900Fax: (907) 479-8295Kenworth Alaska is a full service truck dealer-ship in two locations – Anchorage andFairbanks. New and used truck sales, parts andservice.

Seekins Ford Lincoln Mercury1625 Old Steese Hwy.Fairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Steven Angel, fleet sales mgr.Phone: (907) 459-4044Fax: (907) 450-4007E-mail: [email protected]: www.seekins.comFord Lincoln Mercury dealer located inFairbanks Alaska providing solutions to yourtransportation needs. Parts and service sup-port in Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay.

Welding

3M Alaska11151 Calaska Cir.Anchorage, AK 99515Contact: Paul Sander, managerPhone: (907) 522-5200Fax: (907) 522-1645E-mail: [email protected]: www.3m.comServing Alaska for over 34 years, 3M Alaskaoffers total solutions from the wellhead to theretail pump with a broad range of productsand services – designed to improve safety, pro-ductivity and profitability.

Flowline Alaska1881 LivengoodFairbanks, AK 99701Contact: Richard SchokPhone: (907) 456-4911

Fax: (907) 456-1194Flowline has three-pipe insulation, fabrication,and coating facilities encompassing over45,000 ft of enclosed production area, on a 22-acre site in Fairbanks that offers substantialarea for material handling and staging, and adedicated rail spur.




Weld/Repairs/Manufacturing


Natco GroupP.O. Box 850, Stn. TCalgary, Alberta T2H2H3Contact: Terry Murtagh, mgr. of businessdevelopmentPhone: (403) 203-2138Fax: (403) 236-0488E-mail: [email protected]: www.natcogroup.comNatco Group engineers, designs and manufac-tures process, wellhead and water treatmentequipment and systems used in the production


of oil and gas worldwide.



Unique MachineA subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp.5839 Old Seward Hwy.Anchorage, AK 99518Contact: Pat Hanley, general mgr.Phone: (907) 563-3012Fax: (907) 562-1376E-mail: [email protected]: www.umalaska.comThe design, development, manufacture anddistribution of oilfield construction, mining,fishing and government parts to industry qual-

ity standards.


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OIL COMPANIES

Operators

ConocoPhillips Alaska700 G St. • P.O. Box 100360Anchorage, AK 99510-0360Contact: Jim Bowles, president & CEOPhone: (907) 265-6512 • Fax: (907) 265-6922

Marathon Oil3201 C. St., Ste. 800 • Anchorage, AK 99503Contact: John A. Barnes, regional mgr.Phone: (907) 561-5311 • Fax: (907) 5646489Web site: www.marathon.com

XTO Energy810 Houston St. • Fort Worth, TX 76102Contact: Vaughn O. Vennerberg, IIPhone: (817 870-2800 • Fax: (817) 870-0379Other Office:52260 Wik Road • Kenai, AK 99611Contact: Scott Griffith, production superinten-dentXTO Energy, established in 1986, is engaged inthe acquisition and development of quality,long-lived producing oil and gas properties andexploration for oil and gas.


Steelfab honors a lifelong employeeVince Doran celebrates 90 good years with family and friends

By AMY SPITTLERPetroleum News

Vince Doran began at Steel Fabricatorsin 1964.“After awhile I retired.Richard andJanet (Faulkner) bought the business in1988,”and renamed it Steelfab.“They calledme up and asked me if I’d like to comeback.”The rest, as they say, is history.

“I couldn’t retire. I can’t imagine notworking; I love every minute of it,”saidDoran.

When asked if he’d be in the office onhis birthday, June 13,he said he’d bearound.He was surprised that people takethe day off, adding thathe’d never heard ofsuch a thing.

“I guess you learnsomething new every-day.”

Doran initially cameto Alaska in 1941.Hecame up for a job inconstruction and joinedthe military when hearrived.Soon afterward he was flying four-engine bombers from England to Germanyin World War II.

On the wall in his office Doran has anartist’s rendering of the plane he flew dur-ing the war,a B-17 bomber.Next to it is alist of the 32 locations he’d successfullybombed.Right next to that’s a certificate heand his fellow fliers received when they fin-ished their tour – reserved for members ofthe Lucky Bastard Club.And rounding outthe war memorabilia is a rare photo takenby a fellow pilot.The image captured is ofDoran in flight, just as his bombs werebeing released. In the background enemyaircraft are closing in,and you’re able to justmake out enemy fire.

After the war Doran went back to hishome-state of Washington,enrolling atGonzaga University to receive his under-graduate degree.After graduation he gotinto flying again,operating a service out ofthe Grand Coulee Dam, the largest concretedam in North America, for nearly threeyears.

During this time Doran married his wifeJean,and soon after, the Air Force sent themto live in Tripoli for a year.Once the couple

returned stateside Doran began working forMorrison-Knudsen,a “great constructioncompany,”he says.“But when they foundout I had lived in Alaska before the war theyimmediately had me moved up here.Theycouldn’t get anybody to go to Alaska.”

But family is what’s kept Doran in Alaskaall these years.“I was in construction formany years, and back then especially,youhad to go where the jobs were.”Doranremembers coming home when his kidswere very young,after he’d been on a job,and they wouldn’t know who he was.So heagreed to get out of construction in thelower 48 and come to Alaska,where jobsand family resided in the same place.

Eventually Doran found a home atSteelfab.As a manager he worked 50 hourweeks for decades.His first sewage treat-ment plant led to over a hundred more. It’shis specialty, and he’s designed every singleone Steelfab has produced.

The secret to their success? “We’re low-tech,”he says,“I’ve found that customerswho buy our plants just want them towork.We keep it very simple.And thatworks for us and for our customers.”

Very simply put,Doran sticks to usingmicrobes and bacteria.“Microorganismsdon’t need a lot of technology,”he says,“they need a good environment and thenthey need to be left alone more or less.”

This no frills approach has done well for

Doran and he’s confident in his design. It’sno wonder he has a bumper sticker on hiscar that reads “Sewage feeds my family.”When an honorary patent was mentionedin jest his modest nature came out, laughingit off as just another day at the office,notabout the recognition.So it’s no surpriseDoran’s approach to his work is as refresh-ingly simple — he likes to see things built.

Currently the company produces aboutthree treatment plants a year, so Dorankeeps busy by doing pressure vessel workand prepping for the company’s certifica-tion inspections.

In 2001 he took a trip on an icebreakeraround northern Canadian islands andabove Greenland.“Once we hit ice wecouldn’t sail through,we all got off,dranksome champagne,and then boarded again.”

Checking his super-human status,we dis-cussed weekend work,and he concededthat he’s only Monday through Friday.Buton those days he wakes up and drives fromthe Pioneer Home to exercise at the SeniorCenter,gets to Steelfab around 10 a.m.andworks until midafternoon.

As for the weekends,“I’ve got otherthings to do.”

Doran writes a newsletter for thePioneer Home, is a reader at his church andan active participant in a weekly poetryhour where he recites some of his favoriteworks.And Doran still has all four kids andfive grandchildren in Alaska.

So does he have any insider tips on liv-ing such a full life? Doran recommendsalways doing a good days work.He believespeople are made to be active.“We’re notmade to lie around.Do something you love.If you don’t like what you’re doing,go dosomething else.”

As we were finishing there was a partybeing set up in Steelfab’s shop;a barbequein Doran’s honor complete with a cake-replica of one of his plants.

But before I let him go I had to askwhether or not he ever considered writinghis memoirs;he modestly replied that hehad “never thought of such a thing.” I guar-anteed him people would be interested.

“Do something you love. If you don’tlike what you’re doing, go do

something else.”—Vince Doran

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Doran in front of one of his ALASKAPAK treat-ment facilities.

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New computerized simulator enhancesCarlile’s training program

By AMY SPITTLERPetroleum News

Carlile Transportation Systems has pur-chased and installed a new truck drivingsimulator at its Anchorage terminal.Thisstate-of-the-art computerized simulator isthe first in Alaska and is custom designedto mimic specific Alaska roadway condi-tions for enhanced driver training andsafety. It’s realistic, high resolution andinteractive.

The simulator was built by a subsidiaryof military contractor L3Communications.The TransSim VS IV willbe used for driver training, particularlyamong new hires.The cost was $133,000,about the price of a new truck; but theestimated savings to the company will beat least that much.The simulator removesthe risk of test driving new applicants onthe road and ensures they have the driverqualification skills necessary before

putting them through the applicationprocess.

The training simulator combines a fullyoperational truck cab with the latest digi-tal simulation technology to create life-liketraining scenarios that improve drivingbehavior and skill. Subjects include defen-sive driving and decision making, spacemanagement, backing, fuel efficient dri-ving techniques and correct engine opera-tion using newer engine performancecurves.

The equipment comes loaded withthree channels, 180 degree plasmascreens, 72 hz state-of-the- art software,force load steering, 140 engines, 240 trans-missions, 33 axle ratios, Glass DashTechnology, gauge flexibility, aSimCommander touch screen and modu-lar capability known as Omni Sim.

It can be programmed to mimic vary-ing weather and road conditions such ashills, ice, fog or road hazards such asdebris or stalled vehicles.The computerretains driver performance and can bereplayed by an instructor for training pur-poses.

The simulator can also be programmedfor different types of trucks and trailerloads so a driver experiences how a spe-cific truck reacts in different situationsand with varying loads.

In Alaska, for example, long, double-trailer configurations are common, butonly experienced drivers are able to drivesuch a rig.The simulator allows newer dri-vers to get experience in a safe environ-ment and log unlimited miles before get-ting onto the highway.

By the end of June, early July, Carlilewill also be adding a skid pad scenario toits testing lineup to administer additionalhandling tests.

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“The new training simulator willenhance Carlile’s safety program byreducing accidents, improving driverskills, increasing fuel economy, savingcosts and saving lives,” said company pres-ident, Harry McDonald.“It also allows fornon-driving employees to get practicebehind the wheel so they can train tomove into a driving position.”

Carlile recently launched a nationalcampaign for driver recruitment,“Careersat Carlile.” Successful campaign effortsresulted in hundreds of applicants andCarlile needed a safe and efficient methodto quickly test driver qualifications.

“The simulator will prove invaluablewith new hire training as well as enhanceinternal advancement opportunities. It issimilar to a flight simulator that pilots useso even the experienced drivers are lin-ing up to take a test drive,” said JohnMcCoy, driver education and develop-ment manager.

And to further add to the buzz, highprofile test-driver Washington Gov. ChrisGregoire visited the Anchorage terminalon Tuesday, June 5 as a wrap-up to hervisit to Alaska while on a two-day trademission to confront concerns that have

been raised by Alaska’s fishing and ship-ping industries.The Associated Pressreported she hoped to forge a workingrelationship with recently elected Gov.Sarah Palin on those issues and others,such as tourism, education, global warm-ing and natural-gas supplies.

Fifty percent of Carlile’s freight comesthrough Washington, and 97 percent ofAlaska’s total goods pass through thestate. Carlile’s invitation to the Governorwas spurred by the company’s commit-ment to promote a positive business rela-tionship between the two states. Gregoirewas able to spend about an hour at theAnchorage terminal, getting a briefoverview of the company, a test drive ofthe new simulator and a tour of the facili-ty. Despite having nearly a dozen back-seat drivers nearby, Gregoire appeared toperform better than expected for a first-timer.The visit seemed to be an educa-tional, yet light-hearted end to a whirl-wind trip.

Founded in 1980 by brothers John andHarry McDonald, Carlile has grown fromtwo tractors to one of Alaska’s largesttrucking companies. Carlile employs morethan 600, with terminals in Anchorage;

Fairbanks; Kenai; Kodiak; PrudhoeBay/Deadhorse; Seward; Houston,Texas;Minneapolis, Minnesota;Tacoma,Washington and Edmonton,Alberta.

To learn more about Carlile visit:www.carlile.biz or call (907) 276-7797.For more information on the TransSim VSIV go to www.mpri.com.

Editor’s note: Once the governor tookher leave, and Carlile staff returned totheir usual posts McCoy offered me aturn at the wheel.After watchingGregoire I knew this was no video game.The governor and I both drove the vehi-cle with an automatic transmission, butthat only alleviated part of the challenge.Implementing all four mirrors and thesize of the rig alone was distracting, notto mention common hazards such aspeople, other drivers, stalled vehicles,and highway operating restrictions —and then you get to the ice roads.

All in all the experience was intense. Itleft me with a greater appreciation forthe amount of time and money compa-nies like Carlile put into making surethe roads are kept safe while still keep-ing their clients satisfied.

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John McCoy preps Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on what to expect before test-driving the simulator. Listening in is her husband, Mark.


Lounsbury takes off with high-definition surveying

Adding high-definition surveying to itslist of comprehensive surveying and engi-neering design services has Lounsburylooking forward to the future. Since 1949the company has provided servicesstatewide to the oil and gas industry, stateand local governments and the privatesector.According to Ken Ayers, vice presi-dent, this exciting technology is revolu-tionizing the way data is obtained and uti-lized.

With high-definition surveying, data iscollected remotely rather than from directmeasurement and it is collected in three-dimensions.The technology has beenaround for many years, but has recentlytaken hold primarily due to dramatic soft-ware improvements.

The only drawback is the cost of theequipment.To buy a laser scanner and thesoftware costs about $150,000 in additionto the required training needed to operatethe equipment.The scanner itself is inex-pensive to operate, but like many high-

tech applications, you have to upgradethe software every year.

“We‘ve been looking at this for overeight years, and we kept asking ourselves,‘how do we use this technology to pro-vide more cost-effective solutions and endproducts that our clients can actually use?That was one of the toughest things toget past.”

Ayers credits software improvementsand computer advancements for the com-pany’s ability to handle the large amountsof data the scanner produces.“We canmanipulate it with the software providedand convert it into more traditional soft-ware platforms that our clients might use,like AutoCAD.The time finally felt right forus to get into this market.”

The company hired Rob Moore, a sur-vey technician, to spearhead the project.He’s been involved in scanning for several

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years at different companies.“It’s great tohave him onboard.We’re well known forland surveying, and we have alwaysexcelled at implementing new technolo-gy as it emerges,” said Ayers. Lounsburywas one of the first companies to useelectronic data collection, computeraided drafting technology and global posi-tioning systems in Alaska.“This is the nextleap forward in survey technology,” headded.

Ayers explained that high-definitionscanning requires less time in the field, inaddition to the tremendous amount ofdetail that’s produced,“so our mapping ismore accurate and our field efforts aremore efficient.” For each job the companyfigures out how much it would cost usingconventional methods, using a surveycrew versus sending a scanning crew.Ayers stressed that “you have to makesure you’re using the right tool for the joband spending you client’s dollars wisely.”

Ayers says the tremendous amount ofdetail is the most extraordinary thingabout it. Point data is collected at a densi-ty suitable to the application.The pointdata is often referred to as a “point cloud.”Several point clouds can be registeredtogether to compile virtual three-dimen-sional models.These models can be usedin a variety of ways by design profession-als who are moving toward true three-dimensional design, project and facilitymanagement.“For example, when we

model pipes the software knows that it’sa pipe and will make it look like a solidsurface that is dimensionally and spatiallycorrect.”

Keeping the product also means mar-keting its different uses.The company isactively pursuing projects that wouldbenefit from the technology. Luckily theapplications for high definition scannersare unlimited. It can be used to makethree dimensional maps of virtually any-thing without having to measure it physi-cally. It’s all done remotely with a laserscanner.The technology is used regularlyfor forensics at crime scenes, for architec-ture, industrial facilities, archeological pro-jects, bridges, and in construction man-

agement as a project progresses, to com-pare how the construction relates to theoriginal design.

“We’d like to expand into new mar-kets, and wouldn’t mind having a crewready to go on crime scenes,” said Ayers.One of the ideal uses for high definitionscanning is for highway closures, especial-ly in a state with limited transportationroutes. If an accident closes down a majorroad, scanning can be completed in as lit-tle as an hour.“With this technology youcan get in there remotely so no one’s dis-turbing the crime scene, you can seeeverything, including the skid marks onthe pavement.”

Lounsbury has used the technology onseveral different projects. One involvedmapping the existing site conditions atseveral gravel pits and determining vol-umes of stockpiled material, for whichthey are currently designing a program tomonitor the resource extraction andreport volumes on an annual basis.

Another project included mapping ofhigh traffic volume street intersectionsthat greatly reduces interruptions to traf-fic and significantly increases safety forthe field personnel. Comparisons of thescan data versus traditional data collec-tion are still being analyzed. However, thetremendous detail of the surface datafrom scanning provides a significantadvantage to the design engineer.

Lounsbury clients can download a freeviewer that allows them to view and mea-sure within the point cloud data obtainedby the scanner.The feature is a great visu-al reference tool and makes the dataaccessible to people who aren’t necessari-ly trained in the more sophisticated soft-ware platforms. For more informationcontact Lounsbury at (907) 272-5451 [email protected].

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Acuren recognizes significantpersonnel changes

At the end of May, Kim Harker, man-aging director for Alaska, wrapped up histime in Alaska with plans to leave thestate. George Bryant was promoted fromalternate project manager for the NorthSlope to managing director for Alaska.Karen DeMichelis has been hired for theposition of regional controller in Alaskaand Brent Rolph, was promoted fromtank and vessel coordinator to alternateproject manager on the North Slope.Acuren is the largest materials engineer-ing, non-destructive testing and inspec-tion company in the world. Highlightssince the company’s debut on the NorthSlope in 2002 have included the openingof an Anchorage office in August 2004, aswell as adding offices in Kenai andFairbanks.The company employs over200 people in Alaska, and plans to con-tinue its commitment to hiring and train-ing Alaskans to work in the NDT indus-try.

Acuren is headquartered inGreenwich, CT with more than 60offices in North America.

Alaska Railroad Corporationposts earnings of $10.4 million

The Alaska Railroad Corporationreleased its 2006 Annual Report onMarch 30, revealing earnings of $10.4million and total revenues of $148.9 mil-lion.

“The Alaska Railroad had another solidyear,” said Governor Bill Sheffield whochaired the Alaska Railroad Board during2006.“Safety, infrastructure and technolo-gy comprised the focus of our plannedinvestments this year and we met mostof our ambitious goals in each area.”

Among the report’s highlights is thebest overall safety record in Railroad his-tory. Passenger revenues surpassed thebudget, and overall corporate assets grewconsiderably. In addition, for the firsttime, the railroad issued tax exempt rev-enue bonds.

“2006 capped a very successful five-year plan,” said Pat Gamble,ARRCPresident and CEO. “As we review theprogress of the past five years, we havealready started to compile the lessonslearned for our next five-year plan.

Executing a well planned operations andinvestment strategy increases benefits toour customers, the State of Alaska andthe bottom line.”

The Alaska Railroad is a state-ownedcorporation, wholly self-sustaining with-out benefit of state subsidy. Revenuegenerated by the railroad covers all oper-ating costs including employee wagesand benefits. The railroad generates rev-enue through year-round passenger andfreight service to communities fromSeward to Fairbanks and through its man-agement of real estate holdings along therailbelt.

John Dittrich named ArcticStructures GM in Alaska

Anchorage-based Arctic Structures ispleased to announce the appointment ofJohn Dittrich as general manager ofAlaska operations. John will be responsi-ble for the day to day activities of thecompany including marketing, operationsand finance.A lifelong Alaskan, Dittrichbrings a wealth of experience from previ-ous roles including general manager ofBrooks Range Supply, vice president offinance for ASRC Energy Services andmost recently CFO of Ukpeagvik InupiatCorporation.

COMPANYNEWS in brief

NAC begins regular service with new Boeing freightersAlaska’s largest all cargo carrier, Northern Air Cargo, announced the company

received final approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration and has placedits first two converted Boeing 737-200 freighter aircraft into regular service. Thecompany is now operating two of its new 737-200 aircraft with plans to intro-duce one more by the end of May pending final FAA approvals.

“We are thrilled to be able to announce that the final stages of our re-fleetingprogram have arrived,” said Stephanie Holthaus, the company’s vice president ofcargo and business development. “These aircraft demonstrate our continuedcommitment to provide affordable cargo service to the residents of rural Alaskaas we have for the past 51 years. Combined with the DC-6 fleet, we now havethe tools to improve our level of frequency and reliability that our customersexpect from us.”

The new freighters were Delta Airlines passenger aircraft prior to undergoingextensive conversion and overhaul programs, including the addition of a largeforward cargo door. Northern Air Cargo was founded in 1956 by Robert“Bobby” Sholton and Maurice Carlson with a commitment to serving all of ruralAlaska’s cargo needs. Alaska’s longest-serving air cargo carrier with 15 sched-uled locations was purchased by Saltchuk Resources, Inc from the Sholton familyin early 2006.

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Dittrich has served on a number ofnonprofit boards in Anchorage and ispresently the treasurer of the PetroleumClub of Anchorage, treasurer of HopeCommunity Resources and was justrecently elected to serve on the board ofthe Friends of Campbell Creek ScienceCenter.

Arctic Structures is an Alaskan corpo-ration and a wholly owned subsidiary ofArcticor Structures, based in Calgary,AB.Combined, they operate three manufac-turing facilities located in Edmonton,AB,Calgary AB and Palmer,AK. For moreinformation please visitwww.arcticor.com.

Cellular One announceswireless Samaritans

Nine Cellular One wireless users fromacross the country have been recognizedas 2007 VITA Wireless Samaritans.

All honorees are being lauded by theCellular Telecommunications andInternet Association during NationalWireless Safety Week that runs June 11through June 17.

“Every day millions of emergency callsare placed on wireless telephonesaround the country,” said Cellular Onespokesman Craig Davis.“These honoreesare great examples of how importantwireless products and services havebecome in American life.”

CTIA honors wireless Samaritansannually and highlights their stories tomembers of Congress and the press tobring awareness to the important rolewireless telephones play in emergencysituations.

Cellular One, which operates marketsin 17-states and is a leading wirelesstelecommunications provider in ruralAmerica, has been a key partner withCTIA’s Wireless Foundation in the VITAWireless Samaritan Awards for the lastseven years.

Dennis Waldron from Sitka,Alaska wasrecognized this year.Waldron was out rid-ing his ATV in the snow when he wentover the edge of a steep slope and sliddown into a ravine. He attempted tohike out and find a road. EventuallyWaldron’s flashlight died and he couldn’tmake his way out of the steep, slick ter-rain in the dark.Waldron then used hiscell phone to call 9-1-1, but he wasunable to describe his location. Rescuerswere able to locate Waldron’s ATV tracksnear the edge of the slope.The rescueteam continued down until they spotted

the light from the snowmobile. Stepswere cut for him, rope was used as ahand line, and Waldron was able to walkto the top of the ravine to safety.

Other 2007 Cellular One WirelessSamaritans are: Marti Mason, Gaylord,Michigan; Sue Porath, Central Bridge,New York; Susan Moss, Bennett,Wisconsin;Terry Moon, Central Lake,Michigan; Bob McDonald, Duluth,Minnesota; Christy Holmes, Shiner,Texas;Kim Pollard, Hagerstown, Maryland; BenHarstad, Duluth, Minnesota.

Cellular One will award each of its2007 Wireless Samaritans with a newwireless telephone and a citation of con-gratulations. For more information on theproducts and services of Cellular One,visit: www.celloneusa.com.

NACLink adds ShilohMacCabe to operations Team

NACLink, the freight forwarding divi-sion of Northern Air Cargo recently hiredShiloh MacCabe as operations supervisor.MacCabe is responsible for the dailyactivities and operations of the NACLinkoffice located at the Ted StevensAnchorage International Airport. Shecomes to NACLink with 14 years ofextensive customer service and opera-tions experience in Alaska’s transporta-tion industry.

NAClink provides customers withlogistic services moving freight to andfrom the lower 48 to any destinationthroughout Alaska.“It’s a one-stop shopfor getting your precious cargo to whereyou need it” stated MacCabe, a native ofNapa, California. She moved toAnchorage,Alaska in 1991, and will beproviding services to individuals andAlaska businesses alike. NacLink is amember of the Saltchuk companies.

NACLink adds Roslyn Mitchell as GM

NACLink, has also recently hiredRoslyn Mitchell as general manager ofNAClink.

Mitchell comes to NACLink with 16years of extensive operations and cus-tomer service experience in Alaska’stransportation industry. NACLink pro-vides customers with logistic servicesmoving freight domestically to and fromany U.S. origin and destination.

Mitchell will be responsible for man-aging NACLink operations and sales.

Northwest Technical Servicescelebrates milestones

The Anchorage branch of parent com-pany PDS Technical Services, a privatelyheld technical staffing company, has a lotto be proud of this summer. Not only isPDS celebrating its 30 year anniversary,North West TechnicalServices is celebratingan impressive 25 yearsas the company’s firstbranch office.

Another notableanniversary being cele-brated is Mary Shields’20th year as NWTS’sgeneral manager.Shields and JudyPeterson, office admin-istrator, have both beenwith the companysince 1985.

And while NWTSplans to attend the cor-porate party in Dallasthis July, it also plans tothrow a party for itslocal office later thisfall. In theory, both cel-ebrations will be “most-ly play” said Shields.

And these women, according to mostpeople’s standards, deserve some playtime. Shields is the past president of theAlaska Support Industry Alliance and apast president of the WorkersCompensation Committee of Alaska,while Peterson is the immediate pastpresident of the WCCA.“We keepinvolved with what’s going on out there,”says Shields, who’s also involved with theAlaska Federation of BusinessProfessionals,“if you’re in business inAlaska you’re either really involved oryou have to ignore everything.”

And involvement definitely has itsperks in their line of work.“A lot of whatwe do is with the oil and gas sector andthere are a lot of issues out there thataffect the industry, we have to keep ontop of those things,” said Shields.

Since NWTS deals with personnel onan almost exclusive basis, the staff finds itnecessary to know what’s going on withthe department of labor, workers com-pensation and worker classifications,among other things.“We can’t wait forsomeone to tell us we should have beendoing something different,” Shields said,“we need to be leaders, or as close to the

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leaders as possible in that area.”Business as a whole is going strong for

NWTS.The company has dealt withindustry changes in the past and plans tocontinue to develop and mold itself toclient’s needs.“We like people. Everyonein this office likes working with people,”said Peterson.“There are some great peo-ple in the oil and gas industry and in theother industries we work with. It makesit fun. It’s great being able to put some-one to work in a job they really like todo.That’s a win-win for everybody.Theclient, the employee, and for us,”explained Shields.

And Shields readily credits her staff forthe company’s longevity. Peterson alsopointed out the ongoing contracts withthe oil companies in the state.“That’s ourlife-blood,” she says,“and they continue towork with us because we fulfill thosecontracts in a way that they like.We’reeffective.And our rates are fair; we’vekept costs down throughout the ups anddowns.”

NWTS has built a solid reputation inAlaska.“Clients ask for something andthey know we’re not going to messaround and waste time.We can either ful-fill a particular request when it’s neededor we immediately search other options,”stressed Shields,“an honest business per-son counts in this industry.”

“It all comes down to our staff, whichis committed to placing the ‘right peoplein the right jobs’, our highly qualifiedcontract employees and our satisfiedclients.” Peterson said,“those things havebeen our three major keys to success.”

Anchorage photographerlaunches new Web site

Local Anchorage photographer PaulAndrew Lawrence has just launched anew Web site for Alaska stock photogra-phy, www.paulcolors.com.The siteallows customers to browse amonghundreds of images and buy onlinewith immediate download of right-managed photographs suitable foruse in advertising, print, and Webdesign.

Paul Andrew Lawrence, a nativeof Norway, came to the United Statesin 1981 to earn a degree in filmfrom the Brooks Institute ofPhotography in Santa Barbara,California. Lawrence has workedextensively for European and NorthAmerican companies, primarily for the oiland hospitality industry, shooting nationalad campaigns, annual reports, and otherforms of publicity.

Coming to Alaska in 1991, he workedas a commercial pilot, flying professional-ly for a few years in rural western Alaskabefore opening an aerial photographybusiness in 2001 out of Anchorage. Hismission is to make the state look good:not only to capture and share its scenicnatural beauty, but also to illustrate thevibrancy of the industries here, their pos-itive influence and their clean and mini-mal environmental impact.

The Web site contains a wide varietyof images from around the world, butfocuses on the oil exploration and pro-duction industry, as well as tourism, here

in Alaska.Lawrence’s small business, P.A.

Lawrence, LLC, is located at Merrill Fieldin Anchorage. He offers both stock pho-tography and stock videography, wherestock video images in HDV can be madeavailable for corporate presentations,commercials, documentaries, etc.

Rain for Rent introduces new high-flow pump

Rain for Rent is proud to offer one ofthe newest innovations in high-flowpumps. The electric VFD (VariableFrequency Drive) DV-400 16” pump is anessential part of any bypass pumping sys-tem. Unlike other electric pumps, theVFD DV-400’s motor speed can be modi-fied, allowing for variable flow rates.The VFD DV-400 has the capability toproduce flow rates up to 13,000 GPMwith 130 feet of total dynamic head andcan be designed to simultaneously runtwo slave pumps. Features includesolids handling up to 4-1/2”, run drycapacity and quiet electric motor.

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Schlumberger announceslatest release of Petrel

Schlumberger announced on May 16the release of Petrel 2007.1 seismic-to-simulation software, which includes sig-nificant new functionality and scalabilityfor all disciplines in exploration anddevelopment, and continued advances inproductivity and collaboration.“Petrel 2007.1 is the most comprehen-sive release to date. It delivers a stepchange in productivity for geoscientistsand engineers; collaboration from thefield to office and back; and a sharedunderstanding of risk and uncertaintyenabling better decisions, in less time,”said Olivier Le Peuch, president,Schlumberger Information Solutions.New seismic performance and scalabilityin Petrel 2007.1 improve the productivityof exploration teams to deliver morehigh quality prospects, faster.Highlights of new and expanded Petrel2007.1 capabilities include enhancedseismic performance, handling and scala-bility for data sets up to 60 gigabytes onthe desktop and an optional connectionto a Linux cluster server for terabyterange data sets.

Additional capabilities include newfractured reservoir modeling supportingcreation of discrete fracture networksand ECLIPSE reservoir simulation dualporosity models; multisegmented wellsupport to accurately model the fluidphysics in horizontal wellbores; anddrilling enhancements including WITSMLreal-time data feeds for logs, events andtrajectories for immediate incorporationin Petrel for real-time monitoring andmodeling.“The enhanced seismic performance inPetrel 2007.1 provides a quantum leap inproductivity for our exploration teams,”said Alan Clare, geological manager,Apache Egypt.Petrel 2007.1 is built on the Oceanframework facilitating rapid updates andeasy integration and deployment of pro-prietary and specialty functionality.TheOcean open development allows univer-sities, third party vendors and clients to

quickly add innovative functionality intothe Petrel environment.

Unique Machine obtains dualcertifications for quality

Unique Machine, the largest machineshop operator in Alaska, has become thefirst Alaskan company to be both API Q1and ISO 9001 certified for generalmachining services and the proprietarythreading of casing and tubing.

Both certificates were obtained byUnique Machine following extensivereviews by a committee of the AmericanPetroleum Institute Quality Registrar, thecertifying body.

“Obtaining the ISO and API qualityaccreditations is a testament to the peo-ple within our organization,” said PatHanley, general manager of UniqueMachine. “These certifications are areflection of our commitment to qualityand to continuous improvement in cus-tomer service.”

It has been a lengthy process for thecompany to perform all the necessarywork to meet the standards of both quali-ty programs and to implement a qualitysystem designed to measure continuousimprovement.

“These accreditations mirror the waywe do business,” said Hanley. “Companiesdoing business with accredited supplierscan be assured of a high level of quality,performance and relationship.”

Unique Machine is located inAnchorage.They provide manufacturing,threading, and overhaul and repair ser-vices to every major industry in the Stateof Alaska. Specific to the oil and gasindustry, Unique Machine holds propri-etary technology licenses for threadingservices from most of the major technol-ogy companies located in the world,including Japan, France, Indonesia,England and the United States.

Unique Machine is a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation ofAmerica and Sumitomo Corp of Japanthat has been doing business in Alaska for34 years. Along with another Alaska-based Sumitomo Corporation subsidiary,Tubular Solutions of Alaska, they supply acomplete line of products and services toall major operators in the state.

WesternGeco releases newonshore/offshore technologies

Schlumberger announced this spring

the release of three new technologies tocomplement WesternGeco Q-Technologyservices.The innovative WesternGecoDSC Dynamic Spread Control, the newDesert Explorer DX-80 vibroseis unit andthe MD Sweep Maximum Displacementconfirm the WesternGeco commitmentto ongoing technological enhancement.

For offshore surveys,WesternGecointroduces DSC Dynamic SpreadControl, the new automated vessel,source and streamer steering technolo-gy.

“Field tested in the Gulf of Mexico,this technique enables unsurpassedrepeatability for 4D time-lapse studiesand increase accuracy in Q enabledover/under and rich- and wide azimuthsurveys,” said Carel Hooykaas, vice presi-dent Marine,WesternGeco.“The Q-Marine technology platform, consistingof steerable streamers, single-sensoracquisition, and dense acoustic position-ing network and calibrated marinesources, continues to evolve with theaddition of the DSC system.”

For onshore operations,WesternGecointroduces the new Desert Explorer andMD Sweep system.The Desert ExplorerDX-80 vibroseis unit has been specifical-ly developed to complement the Q-Landintegrated acquisition and processingsystem.This vibroseis unit generates an80,000 pound peak hydraulic force withlow distortion across a broad band-width.

The new MD Sweep design method-ology enables a vibrator to producemore energetic low frequencies than atraditional sweep design approach.

Historically, lower frequencies in theseismic bandwidth have been over-looked because conventional geophonesattenuated them. Field tests demonstrat-ed that the MD Sweep can extend thebandwidth of the vibrator operating atfull power by half an octave.

“Seismic data with rich low-frequencycontent are essential to improve the res-olution of deeper targets for structuralimaging and successful data inversion toreservoir properties,” said Mark O’Byrne,vice president Land,WesternGeco.“Q-Land digital single sensors now providea way to record these frequencies.”

The WesternGeco suite of advancedgeophysical services includes electro-magnetic services and Q-Technology, theworld’s only single-sensor high-fidelityseismic acquisition-to-inversion plat-form. For additional information pleasevisit www.westerngeco.com.

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