President's Message
David Wight, President and CEO

Concentrating on safety through change

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company is entering a pivotal period as we begin our pipeline reconfiguration project. This $250 million project will be the single biggest investment in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) since construction. It will also fundamentally change the way we do business.

The real success of this project also depends upon our environmental and safety performance. Our management team will closely monitor our environmental indicators and continue to actively promote workplace safety. This is a key point. In the past couple of years, the Alyeska management team has made a concerted effort to be more involved in safety. We recognized safety as an area for improvement and made essential changes to how we approached safety. Managers are increasingly more accountable when it comes to workplace conditions and are taking a proactive approach through observation and safety attests. (This elevated commitment is part of our future delivery on safety.)

I’m convinced this is the best approach to take because of the feedback I’ve received from employees. Quite simply, they’ve expressed the opinion that management’s presence in the field means we are walking our talk.

Many details about the project still need to be worked out, but we know it will have a huge impact on our work force. We know employees will have many questions about the project and we will do our best to address all of their concerns in a timely manner throughout the project.

As a company, we are committed to maintaining high safety standards and operational integrity as we modernize the pipeline. And I am personally committed to reinforcing TAPS’ fundamental safety principles and providing a safe working environment for every TAPS employee and contractor.