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Volume 5 - Number 5 - June 2004
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Pump Station Electrification Underway

Alyeska recently received approval to start modernizing the pump stations of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). The biggest piece of the $250 million project is pump station electrification, which will automate many pipeline operations to decrease operating costs and environmental impact.

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In the Field
Allison Creek weir removed, habitat improved

Alyeska Pipeline contractor workers removed an obsolete weir in May to help rehabilitate Allison Creek stream habitat near the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT). 

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President's Message
David Wight, President and CEO

Safety doesn't stop at end of work day

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company takes great pride in maintaining safe work environments for all of our employers and contractors.

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Face to Face
Jon Ah You

Enterprise Applications Manager

Jon Ah You moved to Anchorage from Hawaii when he was in second grade. His first memory of Alaska was stepping out of the plane in the middle of winter and being fascinated by his frosty breath. He quickly adapted to his new home and has lived in Alaska ever since.

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Pipeline 101
Leak Detection

The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is protected by three separate leak detection systems that are monitored at the Operations Control Center in Valdez. The Line Volume Balance system senses leaks by checking the pipeline's total oil volume every 30 minutes. The Transient Volume Balance monitors oil volume in pipeline segments between pump stations. And the Deviation Alarm system detects leaks by tracking oil pressure, flow volume and flow rate.

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