Integrity Management on TAPS

Ensuring safe operations and system integrity on TAPS

Alyeska Pipeline is highly regulated by more than 60 federal, state and local agencies that oversee various aspects of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. The activities of 12 major oversight agencies are coordinated through the Joint Pipeline Office (JPO) located in Anchorage. As federal and state landowner representatives, the Bureau of Land Management and Department of Natural Resources have oversight authority under the right-of-way agreements over safety, environment and system integrity issues. Other JPO agencies have regulatory authority over TAPS integrity, operations, maintenance, environmental protection and public safety.