Martin J. Durbin, currently executive vice-president at the American Petroleum Institute, will become president and chief executive of America’s Natural Gas Alliance effective May 1, ANGA announced.
As executive vice-president, Durbin has been responsible for integrating API’s government affairs, communications, policy, and legal initiatives.
He previously was vice-president of federal relations at the American Chemistry Council, and a legislative assistant for Democrats in both the US Senate and House, where he covered environment and energy-related issues.
Durbin will succeed Regina Hopper, who resigned in February.
NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020.
