Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Tweaking TAPS for Lower Flows

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Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Falling crude oil output in Alaska is complicating operation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System from the North Slope to Valdez, and the high costs facing producers is the biggest challenge to reversing the trend, according to Tom Barrett, US Coast Guard Admiral (Ret.) and President of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. The 800-mile TAPS pipeline “was brilliantly… Keep reading →

 /  Published July 31, 2013 at 12:00 PM

USAEE Updates: Alaska State Government Faces Budgetary Train Wreck

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Exxon Valdez Oil Disaster 15 Years Later

With all the great speakers and presentations at the USAEE /IAEE North American Conference in Anchorage this week, it’s hard to pick and choose among so many well-expressed ideas. Our USAEE updates represent just a few of our favorite quotes from the ongoing events.  Alaska’s oil output has been falling steadily over the past several… Keep reading →

 /  Published July 30, 2013 at 3:00 PM