Lecture to focus on oil and gas history

November 15, 2011

Marmian Grimes

Julie Estey
907-474-1144
11/14/11

The Alaska Center for Energy and Power will host a community lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 15th at 6 p.m. at the Blue Loon.

The lecture “Alaska Crude: A Brief History of Oil and Gas in the 49th State” will cover topics ranging from the first oil well in 1902 to the trans-Alaska pipeline to present day oil development.

Lecturer Ross Coen will discuss the political, economic, environmental and social history of Alaska’s oil industry.

For more information visit www.uaf.edu/acep or call 907-474-1144. The lecture is free and open to the public.

ON THE WEB: www.uaf.edu/acep

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