A.G. GOLDEN

A.G. (Al) Golden, Golden Oil, Bismarck, was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s 22nd Annual Meeting in Bismarck on September 11, 2003.

Al was born on October 10, 1927, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Thomas and Flora Golden. He served in the Coast Guard during WWII, and graduated from Ohio State after his service. After graduation and with a degree in animal husbandry, he moved to Montana and worked as a veteran’s farm training instructor before entering North Dakota’s oil industry as a Mobil Oil scout in 1953. In 1960, he started his own company, Golden Oil Company, in Bismarck. 

Golden actively served on numerous boards and commissions throughout his career, including terms as president of the North Dakota Oil and Gas Association, President of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, North Dakota Landman’s Association, and as Chairman of the Greater North Dakota Association.

He was appointed a member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission in 1970 by Governor Guy and served continuous terms under Governors Link, Olson, and Sinner.

For his leadership and service, the NDPC named its scholarship for him. To date, the Al Golden Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $120,000 to students pursuing an energy-related career in North Dakota.

Al passed away in 2012 at the age of 84.