President's Message
Kevin Hostler, President and CEO

Alyeska in the community

During the last few months Alyeska Pipeline employees have been working on the 30-year anniversary in commemoration of startup of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). I am proud of the company and the many impacts TAPS has made on our state and its people both economically and socially. We will continue to tell our story “A 30-Year Journey” in speaking engagements throughout Alaska during the coming weeks and months.

Alyeska and the North Slope Producers joined together on June 20th to partner in celebrations with our employees, community leaders, contractors and other groups associated with the startup of the pipeline. One of the special events included the Alaska Pipeline Builders Association, 100 pipeline pioneers who gathered at the Anchorage Petroleum Club to share their stories of “the way it was” 30 years ago. We also hosted employee events, picnics and community receptions in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Valdez.

In April, we launched a new assessment initiative called the “Unified Plan,” a team-led project to ensure Alyeska continues to achieve safety integrity management and reliability goals. We continue to have discussions with regulators about the purpose, scope, and implementation of the Plan. This includes how identified risks are being integrated into our planning process as we work closely with the Joint Pipeline Comprehensive Monitoring Program. The scope of the assessment commences with executive management, field interviews, and data collection in August. We look forward to sharing the results that we will release upon completion.

At the same time, we continue to support our community programs. We have two major community commitments in September. I will be chairing the 2007 Heart Walk for the second consecutive year on Saturday, September 8th. The Walk encourages a healthy-heart lifestyle and memorializes loved ones lost to heart failure. Last year, the Walk raised more than $139,000. Please visit http://heartwalk.kintera.org for more information.

The United Way Campaign will be led this year by Rod Hanson, Alyeska’s Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality, beginning with a company kick-off event in September at our three business locations and along the pipeline. The goal is to exceed last year’s employee pledges of $222,000, which are matched dollar-for-dollar by Alyeska for a total community gift of $444,000. Alyeska Pipeline conducts employee campaigns in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Valdez.