Background
Nelson, George N. was born on October 11, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Claude and Hazel M. (Smith) Nelson.
Nelson, George N. was born on October 11, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Claude and Hazel M. (Smith) Nelson.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Engineering, University Oklahoma, 1955. Postgraduate in management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983. Juris Doctor (honorary), University Alaska, 1990.
Petroleum engineer, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, 1955; from drilling engineer to production engineer to production foreman, Mobil Oil Corporation Venezuela, 1955-1961; from production supervisor to project engineer to superintendent marine terminal and tank farm, Superior Oil Corporation Venezuela, Lake Maracaibo, 1961-1965; project engineer, J.F. Pritchard and Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1965; senior production engineer, Arabian American Oil Corporation, Saudi Arabia, 1966; from senior engineer to senior supervising engineer to superintendent technical services to manager operations, Oasis Oil Corporation of Libya, Inc., Tripoli, 1968-1975; manager production planning, British Petroleum of Alaska, Inc., San Francisco, 1975; field manager Prudhoe Bay, Sohio Alaska Petroleum Company, Anchorage, 1977; assistant general manager operations, Sohio Alaska Petroleum Company, Anchorage, 1978; vice president operations, Sohio Alaska Petroleum Company, Anchorage, 1981; president, Standard Alaska Production Company/BP Exploration, Anchorage, 1982-1990; president, Pennzoil Caspian Corporation, Houston, since 1992.
Member of advisory board Alaska Center for International Business Development, U. Alaska, 1986-1990. Chairman of the board of trustees Government Council on Local Hire, Anchorage, 1986. Trustee Alaska Pacific U., 1988.
Board directors Boys and Girls Club Alaska, Anchorage, since 1981, Alaska Center for Performing Arts, 1988. Second lieutenant C.E. United States Army, 1957-1958. Member Alaska Oil and Gas Association (Executive Committee 1981-1988, board directors 1981-1988,president of the board directors 1985, 88), Petroleum Club, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau.
Married Cynthia M. Buck. Children: Christopher, Georgianne, Stephanie, Amy.
