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Volume 10 - Number 12 - June 2007
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A Thirty-Year Journey
June 20th, 1977 marked the start up of Alaska’s North Slope
oil industry with the first oil entering the trans-Alaska
pipeline. It took a monumental construction effort to reach
that point. Over the course of three years, following
passage of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act in
1974, over 70,000 people would contribute to the effort.
Many turned these construction era jobs into decade’s long
careers with the company.
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company was formed to design,
build, operate and maintain the Trans Alaska Pipeline
System. Design engineers faced many challenges including the
stability of permafrost and the three faults along the
pipeline route. One of these, the Denali Fault, registered a
7.9 earthquake in 2002. The pipeline withstood the
earthquake, with minor damage, much the way the original
design team intended. The pipeline also needed to cross
three major mountain passes and 34 major rivers and streams.
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In the Field
Wave Machine Helps Prepare Spill RespondersWhat does
a “wave machine” have to do with working at the Valdez
Marine Terminal and spill response? If you ask Alyeska’s
Steve Hood, he’ll tell you it’s an essential element of
response preparedness for the Prince William Sound Oil Spill
Contingency Plan. Hood is a Senior Response Coordinator for
Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System (SERVS) and for
the last three years he has been charged with planning and
implementing the “Oil on Water Training” in Valdez.
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President's Message
Kevin Hostler, President and CEO
Celebrating 30 years of pipeline operations
More than fifteen billion barrels of domestic oil production
from Alaska’s North Slope. More than 19,000 tankers loaded
in Valdez. Three decades of jobs for Alaskans. This is a
look into what it means for Alyeska to celebrate 30 years of
oil transportation in Alaska.
On June 20, 1977 oil
from Prudhoe Bay first entered the pipeline, forever
changing the face of business and economy for Alaska and the
United States. Thirty years later, more than 15 billion
barrels of oil have been transported through the 800-mile
pipeline to market.
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Face to Face
Curtis Thomas,
Corporate Communications Manager
The first act in Curtis Thomas’ career was
spent gracing the Fairbanks television screens as an anchor
for the local Fox and NBC affiliates. For 10 years, he spent
his days chasing stories and his evenings in front of the
camera, bringing Interior news to locals. That “face” time
made him overwhelmingly popular in the community and gave
him an approval rating politicians only dream of.
He ended his career on screen when he landed a job working
at Alyeska as the Fairbanks Communications Manager in 1999.
The job is perfectly suited for Thomas, who is still one of
the more recognizable figures in town.
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Integrity Management on TAPS
Regulatory Oversight
Regulatory agencies monitor the oil industry, regulating oil
pipeline operational practices, safety and environmental
regulations to ensure and enforce safe operations of oil
transportation. Alyeska is closely regulated by more than 60
federal, state and local agencies that oversee various
aspects of TAPS. The activities of 12 major oversight
agencies are coordinated through the Joint Pipeline Office (JPO).
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