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Alyeska plans upgrades to Ballast Water Plant
Tankers arrive each week at the Valdez
Marine Terminal (VMT) to transport crude oil from Prince
William Sound to refineries on the West Coast. Upon arrival,
a small number of tankers offload ballast water which is
used to control buoyancy. The newest generation of tankers
generally keeps the seawater ballast segregated from the oil
tanks. Some of the older style tankers do not have the
ability to segregate ballast. In those cases, the ballast
becomes contaminated with remnants of oil previously carried
in the tanks and must be processed at the terminal's Ballast
Water Treatment (BWT) facility.
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In the Field
We Want You!
Paid
internships are available through Alyeska’s Alaska Native
Program. Every year, interns who are from Alaska or who are
attending the University of Alaska are hired by managers and
supervisors at Alyeska.
This year, 15 interns
from UAA, UAF, and Alaskans returning from out of state,
were placed in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Valdez and at Pump
Station 6. Varying backgrounds and academic disciplines
means interns are placed in departments that compliment
their specific area of study.
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President's Message
Kevin Hostler, President and CEO
Commitment to diversity on TAPS
Alyeska’s commitment to Alaska Native hire reaches back to
our beginnings as a company, and it is a commitment we will
honor in the future. The Alaska Native Utilization
Agreement clearly demonstrates Alyeska’s dedication to
fulfilling this commitment. Alyeska Pipeline, the State of
Alaska and Alaska Natives are inextricably linked, but more
important – it is simply the right thing to do. We’re proud
to have employees representing all regions, from Barrow to
Metlakatla.
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Face to Face
Steve Hood
Prince William Sound Response Coordinator
If you
looked up ‘True Alaskan’ in the dictionary, you might find a
picture of Steve Hood, 16-year Alyeska employee and about as
Alaskan as they come.
Steve’s
parents arrived in Valdez in the early 50’s when Valdez was
a valuable deep water port for the military. Ammunition and
all other military support requirements came by ship to
Valdez and were then trucked north. The Hoods started a
trucking firm and commercially fished.
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Integrity Management on TAPS
Corrosion Coupons
With
corrosion prevention and proper maintenance, the pipeline is
expected to operate well into the future. Corrosion can
impact the safety of the pipeline and the longevity of the
entire system if not monitored. Alyeska employs corrosion
“coupons” to monitor and measure corrosion on the mainline.
These coupons are small thin bars inserted into the oil flow
stream and then removed and weighed after a period of time
to assess the corrosion rate.
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