Arkansas oil and gas director retires after 20 years

Arkansas oil and gas director retires after 20 years

Larry Bengal stepped down as the director of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission in April. (Courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment)Larry Bengal was on a mission. His target? The band playing during the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact’s annual meeting, which was in Arkansas in 2003. More specifically, a member of that band: Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. “I told my wife, ‘Let’s go up and meet Gov. Huckabee,’ because he was…