Fairbanks Chamber Weekly Business Luncheon: Liberty Energy Project Action Alert

Featuring 
John Barnes
Senior Vice President
of Hilcorp

Presenting information on Liberty, the largest proven, but undeveloped, light-oil reservoir on the North Slope.With an estimated 80-150 million barrels of recoverable oil. The 9.3-acre, gravel island will take an estimated two years to construct, creating good-paying jobs for Alaskans. Development of Liberty will help offset declining oil production on the North Slope and contribute to increasing the life span and efficiency of TAPS. 

John Barnes is Senior Vice President of Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, responsible for exploration and production. He joined Hilcorp in December 2011, when the company acquired assets in the Cook Inlet.
Prior to joining Hilcorp, Mr. Barnes worked for CH2M Hill, where he was Senior Vice President, Operations and Maintenance Services, and for Marathon Oil Company where he held a variety of domestic and international positions over 27 years.
Mr. Barnes holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.