Van Wyhe Joins Furie as Operations Engineer
Hunter Van Wyhe has joined Furie Operating Alaska as Operations Engineer. In this role, Van Wyhe is working on engineering and geologic assignments supporting Furie’s Kitchen Lights Unit asset in the Cook Inlet. Prior to joining Furie, Van Wyhe worked on oil and gas projects around the State, including Nenana Basin and North Slope exploration as field engineer for Fairweather. Hunter is originally from Fairbanks and earned his bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
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The Dalton Can’t Wait
November 2026
From the Community Winter Access Trail to the Pan-American Highway, from the Willow and Pikka projects to the proposed Ambler Access Road, the Dalton Highway is a lifeline to the top of North America. But despite fifty years of improvements, unevenly thawing permafrost and an uncertain financial foundation have frayed the North Slope’s road to the rest of the world.
