Official portrait via vernal.gov. Photo: vernal.gov official page (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · vernal.gov official page
Official portrait via vernal.gov. Photo: vernal.gov official page (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · vernal.gov official page
Vernal's biography of Ed Long describes a 40-year career in oil and gas, more than ten years of it in the Uintah Basin. He attended Brigham Young University and holds a master's degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Wyoming. He co-founded and served as chief operating officer of a Pennsylvania energy company and later was president of a publicly traded company based in Texas.
Vernal's council on Sept. 16 awarded the 500 South mill-and-overlay project to Burdick Materials for $1,599,895, the low of three bids and below an engineer's estimate of about $2 million. Councilmember Randel Mills recused himself, citing a conflict of interest.
