Pump Station 3
Pump Station 3

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Celebrating 45 years of TAPS operations

Learn about the people, projects and history of TAPS in the "Memories & Mileposts" storytelling series
July
07/2022

Throughput

July Total
14,648,690 BBLS
Daily Average
472,538 BPD
Total YTD
103,091,127 BBLS
YTD Daily Average
486,279 BPD
BBLS (Barrels) = 42 Gallons • BPD = Barrels Per Day

Reliability

July
100 %
YTD
99.99 %
0 Prorations & 0 Deferred Barrels in Jul
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2017: Sam Bailey innovates with leadership, education

August 17, 2022
Twenty years ago, Sam Bailey envisioned a career spent in classrooms, guiding curious students through the universe of mathematics. Instead, Sam fuels his passion for teaching – and learning – as supervisor of Alyeska’s brilliant-and-busy automation engineering team.
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2007: Operations Control Center moves from Valdez to Anchorage

August 15, 2022
The Operations Control Center is the brains of the pipeline, a nucleus where round-the-clock...
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1988: TAPS tops 2 million barrels a day

August 10, 2022
One commonly cited TAPS technical tidbit is that the pipeline was engineered for a...
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2003: James “Jim” Foster Q&A

August 8, 2022
James “Jim” Foster joined Alyeska in 2003 as a SCADA Analyst at the Operations...
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2004: A Tale of Two Joes — Joey Selby and Joseph Cody

August 3, 2022
The year was 2004, and two not-so-average Joes joined Alyeska. Joey Selby started as...
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2022 interns on TAPS

August 2, 2022
Meet the nine interns that joined Alyeska to develop work experience and sharpen professional skills...
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1985: The story of the ARCO Juneau

August 1, 2022
On July 28, 1977, the first Alaska North Slope Crude Oil carried by TAPS...
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1983: A bird’s-eye view of the Valdez Marine Terminal

July 27, 2022
Ever wonder what someone flying over the Valdez Marine terminal might have seen in...
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2013: With straight pipe installed, PS10 demobilization complete

July 25, 2022
In 2013, a team completed straight pipe work at Pump Station 10, effectively disconnecting...
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1979: A historic year for TAPS

July 20, 2022
Just two years after the momentous TAPS start-up, the pipeline's operations and impact were...
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1984: TAPS Telecoms Then & Now, with Dana Orr

July 18, 2022
Think cell phone technology has evolved in recent years? Ask Dana Orr, Alyeska’s Enterprise...
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Alyeska, Ahtna celebrate anniversary and partnership

July 14, 2022
Interim President Danika Yeager and Alyeska leadership gathered with Ahtna, Incorporated board members, leadership and staff at...
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1992: New otter, bird facilities support rescue, care

July 13, 2022
The award-winning Otter Hospital and Bird Wildlife Response Center remain priorities for Alyeska and...
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Employment

Employment Opportunities
on taps and across alaska

Alyeska Pipeline is one of the most highly sought-after employers in Alaska, with a strong reputation in the communities in which we operate. Alyeska offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including competitive salary with incentive pay, 401K match, company pension, bonus program, generous paid leave, flexible work schedule, and comprehensive health care options.

Open Positions

Portfolio Coordinator Anchorage View position
Maintenance Engineering Manager Anchorage View position
Contracting Officer Anchorage View position
Job opportunities at Alyeska and on TAPS

Pipeline Fact

SERVS response equipment:
SERVS (Ship Escort Response Vessel System) maintains one of the world's largest inventories of oil spill response equipment including more than 42 miles of boom and 100 skimmers, with a total recovery capacity of more than 75,000 barrels per hour.
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Treacherous Thompson Pass. #TAPSPride #TAPSthrowback

Posted by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on Thursday, June 23, 2022

Cool collection of pipeline perspectives, James Davey! #TAPSPride

Posted by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Thanks for visiting! #TAPSPride

Posted by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on Friday, July 22, 2022

After the momentous TAPS start-up in 1977, the pipeline’s operations and impact were off and running by 1979, and…

Posted by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company on Wednesday, July 20, 2022