2009: A family conversation about the Vessel of Opportunity program
For the Corazza family, fishing is the family business. Rich, is the captain of...
Author: Josh Niva
1990: Oil Pollution Act – The Global Standard for Oil Spill Prevention and Response
The Exxon Valdez and other spills changed the dynamic of how the United States...
2012: Alyeska’s Cultural Attributes are born
In 2012, a team of Alyeska employees identified five behaviors that exist on TAPS...
1991: Atigun Mainline Reroute Project
In 1988, an in-line inspection detected extensive pitting on buried TAPS segments in river...
1987: Janette Fuller Q&A
Melinda “Janette" Fuller started with Alyeska in 1987. Now, after 35 years and a...
2014: United Way, Alyeska — A 50-year legacy of giving
Alyeska is celebrating the 45th anniversary of TAPS operations, yet the organization and its...
2020: Hiring on at Alyeska during COVID
Most Alyeska employees have a similar first day experience: walk around with a supervisor,...
1981: Kuparuk River unit comes online
As we celebrate the moments of 45 years of TAPS operations, we also celebrate...
1986: Richelle Talvi
Of all women employed today at Alyeska, Richelle Talvi has the distinction of claiming...
1996: Bob Malone and Alyeska’s Open Work Environment
Alyeska's Employee Concerns Program grew under Bob Malone's leadership, of which he said, “Core...
2017: Sam Bailey innovates with leadership, education
Twenty years ago, Sam Bailey envisioned a career spent in classrooms, guiding curious students...
2007: Operations Control Center moves from Valdez to Anchorage
The Operations Control Center is the brains of the pipeline, a nucleus where round-the-clock...
1988: TAPS tops 2 million barrels a day
One commonly cited TAPS technical tidbit is that the pipeline was engineered for a...
2003: James “Jim” Foster Q&A
James “Jim” Foster joined Alyeska in 2003 as a SCADA Analyst at the Operations...
2004: A Tale of Two Joes — Joey Selby and Joseph Cody
The year was 2004, and two not-so-average Joes joined Alyeska. Joey Selby started as...
1985: The story of the ARCO Juneau
On July 28, 1977, the first Alaska North Slope Crude Oil carried by TAPS...
1983: A bird’s-eye view of the Valdez Marine Terminal
Ever wonder what someone flying over the Valdez Marine terminal might have seen in...
2013: With straight pipe installed, PS10 demobilization complete
In 2013, a team completed straight pipe work at Pump Station 10, effectively disconnecting...
1979: A historic year for TAPS
Just two years after the momentous TAPS start-up, the pipeline's operations and impact were...
1984: TAPS Telecoms Then & Now, with Dana Orr
Think cell phone technology has evolved in recent years? Ask Dana Orr, Alyeska’s Enterprise...