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$250 Million TAPS Upgrade Approved
Alyeska
starting biggest TAPS project since construction
The five Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) owner companies
approved Alyeska’s $250 million pump station and control
systems upgrade plan. This project represents a giant
technologic leap and will reduce infrastructure and simplify
operations to reduce work needs and enhance safety,
operational integrity and environmental performance.
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In the Field
Spill drills improve real responses
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company conducts more than 80 oil
spill drills and exercises every year to test equipment and
techniques, train responders and ensure rapid and effective
responses if they are needed.
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President's Message
David Wight, President and CEO
Challenges of moving oil in Alaska
The economics of
moving oil across Alaska have never been more challenging. As
energy prices climb, North Slope producers, regulators and
customers want lower shipping costs and increased
accountability.
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Face to Face
Patrick
O’Farrell
Project Manger SCADA, Telecom and Controls for Strategic
Reconfiguration
Patrick O’Farrell joined Alyeska in 2003 to help modernize the
Trans Alaska Pipeline System’s (TAPS) communication and
control systems. He supervises development and installation of
systems that will efficiently and safely monitor and control
the entire 800-mile-long pipeline from a single control center
in Anchorage.
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Pipeline 101
Ro-Boom
RO-BOOM reusable oil containment boom is a mainstay of SERVS’
offshore-spill response equipment.
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