Alaska Oil and Gas Association awards Several present and past Alliance members were honored by the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) with its 2024 AOGA Industry Awards at the association’s annual conference in August. Contractor of the Year (Above Left) The Contractor of the Year Award for Safety Performance, sponsored by the Alaska Support Industry Alliance, went to Cruz Construction, an Alaska-based heavy civil and oil field support company. Cruz excelled in safety and performance while completing the 2024 winter components of the Phase 1 STP Civil-Mining project at Oliktok Point for Santos’ Pikka project. Cruz worked 72,225 hours with a peak manpower of seventy-eight personnel, reporting only one minor injury. Lifetime Achievement (Above Right) Lisa Pekich, with ConocoPhillips Alaska for 33 years, received the Marilyn Crockett Lifetime Achievement Award. Since 2011, Pekich has directed ConocoPhillips Alaska’s community relations and village outreach team, transforming it into a model of effective community engagement. Her leadership in the Willow project and commitment to community responsiveness highlight her impact. Pekich also serves on the Ilisaġvik College Foundation board, advocating for tribal education and workforce development. The Lifetime Achievement Award is named in honor of the former AOGA executive director Marilyn Crockett, who dedicated her fortyone-year career to, as she stated, “growing Alaska’s economy through a vibrant oil and gas sector in the state.” Project of the Year (Below Left) Alyeska Pipeline Service Company won the AOGA Project of the Year for Environmental Stewardship and Innovation, sponsored by Stoel Rives, the third time the award has gone to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System operator. Alyeska is evolving its operations to meet the changing needs of Alaska’s oil industry with a long-term “TAPS 100” philosophy, including the reduced use of pump stations. stations by 2034, and it has provided conceptual plans for legacy equipment removal at Pump Stations 1, 3, 4, and 9. Rising Star (Above) Julianne Lamb, a geologist with Santos Alaska, received the Rising Star Award, which honors a young professional oil and gas industry employee under the age of 35 who has made an immediate and definitive impact on the oil and gas industry in Alaska. After moving to Alaska in 2020, Lamb led the charge to bring “GeoIsotopes” to Santos Alaska in 2023. This technology provides unique insights into reservoir characteristics and seal integrity through a deep understanding of source rocks and migration pathways. Now a key figure in Alaska’s carbon capture and storage industry, Julianne’s work ensures safe, long-term CO2 storage.
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