Petroleum Engineering Program Expands With BP Donation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 1996

Fairbanks, Alaska - The University of Alaska Fairbanks Petroleum Engineering Program will be able to expand its outreach using a recent corporate donation from BP Exploration, Alaska, Inc. "We're happy to support projects at UAF which enhance Alaska's oil recovery efforts," said company president John Morgan. "This is the first phase in a new working relationship between UAF and BP," he said.

Morgan (second from right) presented a check for $20,000 to UAF School of Mineral Engineering Dean Bob Trent. Also present were Petroleum Engineering Department Head Godwin Chukwu (far left) and UAF Graduate School Dean Joe Kan (far right), representing Chancellor Joan Wadlow.

There are 49 UAF petroleum engineering students in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Graduate and undergraduate courses are offered by UAF in Anchorage at the UAA campus and at BP facilities to serve working engineers and technicians in Anchorage and on the North Slope.

University of Alaska Fairbanks photo by Jonathan Hughes, 10-30-96

CONTACT: University Relations, 210 Signers' Hall, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-1400, Phone (907) 474-7581, Fax (907) 474-6492

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The University of Alaska Fairbanks Petroleum Development Laboratory will be able to expand its research efforts using a recent corporate donation from BP Exploration, Alaska, Inc. "We're happy to support projects at UAF which enhance Alaska's oil recovery efforts," said company president John Morgan. "This is the first phase in a new working relationship between BP and UAF," he said.

Established in 1984, the Petroleum Development Laboratory (PDL) is the research arm of UAF's School of Mineral Engineering. PDL aids industry and state agencies to improve technology and maximize Alaska oil and natural gas recovery efforts.

Morgan (center) was in Fairbanks to present a check for $20,000 to UAF and tour UAF's Petroleum Development Laboratory. Petroleum Engineering Department Head Godwin Chukwu (left) and UAF petroleum engineering student Matt Kissinger (right) explain how some of the equipment in the lab is used

University of Alaska Fairbanks photo by Jonathan Hughes, 10-30-96

CONTACT: University Relations, 202 Eielson Bldg., Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7520, Phone (907) 474-7581, Fax (907) 474-6492

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