Joel Riddle is president and CEO of Polar LNG, an Alaska-focused energy company developing a nearshore liquefied natural gas export project on the state’s North Slope. Riddle has more than 25 years of experience in the global oil and gas industry and previously served as CEO of Tamboran Resources, where he helped lead development of natural gas resources in Australia’s Beetaloo Basin.
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2026-04-21
Part 2: Joel Riddle Discusses Economic Impact of Polar LNG ProjectIn the latest episode of the Powering America Podcast, Joel Riddle, CEO of Polar LNG, discusses the economic and strategic implications of the Polar LNG project in Alaska's North Slope. Riddle emphasizes the potential for job creation, tax revenues, and the project's role in enhancing U.S. energy dominance and Arctic leadership. He outlines plans for significant capital investment and infrastructure development, aiming for a financial decision by mid-2027 and project completion by 2030.
2026-04-15
Joel Riddle Discusses Polar LNG's Role in U.S. Energy SecurityIn the latest episode of the Powering America Podcast, host Brian Hyde interviews Joel Riddle, CEO of Polar LNG. Riddle discusses Polar LNG's ambitious project in Alaska, which aims to produce 21 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually by 2030. He highlights the project's potential to enhance U.S. energy security, especially in light of recent disruptions in global LNG supply, and emphasizes the importance of community support and infrastructure development in the North Slope region.
Notable quotes
“Polar LNG is one of the largest new LNG projects that are gonna be built in the US in the next five years.”
“What you just mentioned was very unfortunate, because with the conflict and that the attack on the facilities in Qatar that took 20% of the world's LNG supply off the market.”
“There's an incredible opportunity for us to use this window for the US to be the hero in this story.”
“Stranded gas in the North Slope has been one of the key industry challenges, and a lot of companies have tried to commercialize that gas.”
“What we're looking to do with Polar LNG's project is to be that first rotation on kick starting a very significant development.”
“I want to see this development take off where this becomes the next hotspot for oil and gas.”
“When you monetize the gas coming out of the Proto Bay region, that's gonna immediately generate tax revenues and royalties for the state and for the First Nations people.”
“That economic development is gonna be a huge opportunity to bolster not just the population, but the economic activity.”
“This project will also uplift other projects that are looking to be developed in that North Slope region.”
“We want to see that project succeed. Matter of fact, we have the same goal, and that same goal is to accelerate US energy dominance.”
“We want to be the team that unlocked this stranded gas in the North Slope.”
“The first big milestone that we're gonna be working day in and day out on is to deliver a financial investment decision on this phase one of our project.”
