Alyeska Provides Alternate Route Home

The Alyeska Ship Escort Response Vessel (SERVS) fleet responded to a different kind of call for help last Thursday afternoon. The Alyeska SERVS vessels were called upon by the company to provide alternate transportation to over 300 personnel working at the Valdez Marine Terminal. Dayville Road, the only land route to the Valdez Marine Terminal was closed due to an 87-foot diameter fuel tank being moved to the Petro Star Refinery. The road closure was originally scheduled to last four hours. Unanticipated delays by the company moving the tank extended the closure through Alyeska’s 6:00 p.m. shift change. Night shift crews were transported to the terminal via SERVS vessels. The day shift workers were carried back to the SERVS dock and then transported home via tour bus. Prince William Sound Charters also provided a vessel for transporting the Terminal’s workers home. The road opened after 1:00 a.m. on Friday. Terminal workers were returned to work via bus that morning.

Tourists staying at the Allison Point Camp Grounds near the Marine Terminal were also impacted by the extended delay. Alyeska Security checked with all individuals to see if any help was needed. Fuel for generators was provided in several instances and food was provided to one family.

Pump Station Crew Assists With Spill Response

The crew from Pump Station 5 was called upon to respond to a third-party diesel spill at the Prospect Creek Airport. The spill was caused by a overfilled diesel tank. Approximately 1,000 gallons of diesel were spilled inside a containment area. Alyeska Pipeline supplied a vacuum truck, skimmers, and personnel to the response, collecting approximately 2,400 gallons of diesel and water from the site.

Pump Station 5 is approximately 220-miles north of Fairbanks.

Pump Shutdown

A mainline pump at Pump Station 4 was accidentally shutdown on Sunday, August 1. The station’s relief valves opened, as designed, and pipeline throughput flowed into the station’s storage tank for approximately six minutes until the station’s two standby pumps were brought online. There was no impact to pipeline throughput.

Pipeline Reliability

Pipeline throughput for July 1999 totaled 31,408,000 barrels, with a daily average of 1.01 million barrels per day. Pipeline throughput for the year to date is 233,600,000 barrels, averaging 1.10 million barrels per day. Pipeline reliability for July was 99.77 percent, making the year to date reliability 99.87 percent.

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