Legislature(1999 - 2000)

02/04/1999 10:02 AM House O&G

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      HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS                                                                                    
                 February 4, 1999                                                                                               
                    10:02 a.m.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  PRESENTATION BY ARCO ALASKA                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  TAPES                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
  99-2, SIDES A & B                                                                                                             
  99-3, SIDE A                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  REPRESENTATIVE JIM WHITAKER, Chairman, convened the House                                                                     
  Special Committee on Oil and Gas at 10:02am.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  PRESENT                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
  Committee members present at the call to order were                                                                           
  Representatives Whitaker, Porter, Harris, Dyson, Smalley, and                                                                 
  Kemplen.  Representative Brice arrived as the meeting was in                                                                  
  progress.  Representatives Phillips and Ogan were excused.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
  Representative Joe Green                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
  SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
  JOE LEONE, Vice President of Kuparuk for ARCO Alaska, Inc.,                                                                   
  presented information to the committee regarding the effect of                                                                
  low oil prices on operations, goals and plans for the company,                                                                
  and answered questions from committee members.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  GERALD GALLAGHER, Government Relations Manager for ARCO                                                                       
  Alaska, answered questions from the committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  GEORGE FINDLING, ARCO Alaska, answered questions from the                                                                     
  committee regarding ARCO's role in the Alaska North Slope LNG                                                                 
  project.  Mr. Findling noted he would be available to answer                                                                  
  questions on this topic during the Oil and Gas meeting                                                                        
  scheduled for February 23, 1999.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  The committee took no action                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  REPRESENTATIVE WHITAKER adjourned the meeting at 11:31am.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
  NOTE:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
  The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.                                                                
  A copy of the tapes and log notes may be obtained by                                                                          
  contacting the House Records Office at 130 Seward Street,                                                                     
  Suite 211, Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and                                                                     
  after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-first                                                                   
  Alaska State Legislature in the Legislative Reference Library.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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