Historic Throughput
Monthly Throughput
Shortly after the start of each month, Alyeska’s Oil Movements department compiles, confirms and releases the previous month’s TAPS throughput data, which is then promptly posted here.
| Throughput | Reliability | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Total | Daily Average | Total YTD | YTD Daily Average | Month | YTD | Prorations | Deferred Barrels |
| October 2024 | 14,615,700 BBLS | 471,474 BPD | 140,622,819 BBLS | 461,058 BPD | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| September 2024 | 13,453,631 BBLS | 448,454 BPD | 126,007,119 BBLS | 459,880 BPD | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| August 2024 | 13,331,437 BBLS | 430,046 BPD | 112,553,488 BBLS | 461,285 BPD | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| July 2024 | 13,847,963 BBLS | 446,708 BPD | 99,222,051 BBLS | 465,831 BPD | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| June 2024 | 13,203,633 BBLS | 440,121 BPD | 85,374,088 BBLS | 469,088 BPD | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 14,299,635 BBLS | 461,279 BPD | 72,170,455 BBLS | 474,806 BPD | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Historic Throughput
TAPS throughput levels have had their ups and downs over 44-plus years of operations. Less than three years after oil first entered the pipe on June 20, 1977, TAPS had already moved 1 billion barrels. In 2019, Alaska celebrated TAPS passing the 18 billion barrels milestone. Other highs: In 23 years, TAPS daily throughput averages were above 1 million barrels per day (bpd); throughput peaked in 1988, averaging an astonishing 2,032,928 bpd. The lows: In 2019, TAPS daily throughput landed below 500,000 barrels for the first time (490,366) and dipped further in 2020 (480,199).
Less oil in TAPS means slower-moving and colder oil, which creates complicated operational challenges. Alyeska and its owner companies continue analyzing the risks, options and challenges of declining throughput while creating mitigations and validating other potential steps through laboratory and field tests. Learn more about TAPS Flow Assurance challenges and solutions here.
The best long-term solution for TAPS operations is more oil. And there is optimism from increased activity on Alaska’s North Slope, as new technology and innovation helps operators discover new hot spots as well access more oil in old but reliable fields. Behind that momentum, TAPS throughput is predicted to climb in the years ahead, providing TAPS with #40More years of operations and fueling Alaska’s economy.
| Year | Throughput Average Per Day |
Throughput Total Per Year |
Cumulative Throughput at End of Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 610,408 BBLS | 112,315,078 BBLS | 112,315,078 BBLS |
| 1978 | 1,088,078 BBLS | 397,148,560 BBLS | 509,463,638 BBLS |
| 1979 | 1,282,025 BBLS | 467,939,079 BBLS | 977,402,717 BBLS |
| 1980 | 1,516,022 BBLS | 554,864,192 BBLS | 1,532,266,909 BBLS |
| 1981 | 1,523,368 BBLS | 556,029,380 BBLS | 2,088,296,289 BBLS |
| 1982 | 1,619,973 BBLS | 591,290,205 BBLS | 2,679,586,494 BBLS |
| 1983 | 1,645,699 BBLS | 600,680,207 BBLS | 3,280,266,701 BBLS |
| 1984 | 1,663,353 BBLS | 608,787,098 BBLS | 3,889,053,799 BBLS |
| 1985 | 1,780,561 BBLS | 649,904,837 BBLS | 4,538,958,636 BBLS |
| 1986 | 1,823,144 BBLS | 665,447,508 BBLS | 5,204,406,144 BBLS |
| 1987 | 1,963,770 BBLS | 716,776,052 BBLS | 5,921,182,196 BBLS |
| 1988 | 2,032,928 BBLS | 744,051,738 BBLS | 6,665,233,934 BBLS |
| 1989 | 1,884,829 BBLS | 687,962,558 BBLS | 7,353,196,492 BBLS |
| 1990 | 1,793,082 BBLS | 654,474,774 BBLS | 8,007,671,266 BBLS |
| 1991 | 1,822,463 BBLS | 665,198,902 BBLS | 8,672,870,168 BBLS |
| 1992 | 1,746,969 BBLS | 639,390,499 BBLS | 9,312,260,667 BBLS |
| 1993 | 1,619,780 BBLS | 591,219,747 BBLS | 9,903,480,414 BBLS |
| 1994 | 1,587,459 BBLS | 579,422,667 BBLS | 10,482,903,081 BBLS |
| 1995 | 1,522,918 BBLS | 555,864,927 BBLS | 11,038,768,008 BBLS |
| 1996 | 1,435,971 BBLS | 525,565,207 BBLS | 11,564,333,215 BBLS |
| 1997 | 1,334,293 BBLS | 487,017,022 BBLS | 12,051,350,237 BBLS |
| 1998 | 1,206,799 BBLS | 440,481,529 BBLS | 12,491,831,766 BBLS |
| 1999 | 1,078,101 BBLS | 393,506,885 BBLS | 12,885,338,651 BBLS |
| 2000 | 999,324 BBLS | 365,752,587 BBLS | 13,251,091,238 BBLS |
| 2001 | 992,285 BBLS | 362,183,985 BBLS | 13,613,275,223 BBLS |
| 2002 | 1,000,916 BBLS | 365,334,233 BBLS | 13,978,609,456 BBLS |
| 2003 | 993,276 BBLS | 362,545,886 BBLS | 14,341,155,342 BBLS |
| 2004 | 935,108 BBLS | 342,249,701 BBLS | 14,683,405,043 BBLS |
| 2005 | 891,104 BBLS | 325,252,788 BBLS | 15,008,657,831 BBLS |
| 2006 | 759,081 BBLS | 277,064,405 BBLS | 15,285,722,236 BBLS |
| 2007 | 740,170 BBLS | 270,161,990 BBLS | 15,555,884,226 BBLS |
| 2008 | 703,551 BBLS | 257,499,836 BBLS | 15,813,384,062 BBLS |
| 2009 | 672,028 BBLS | 245,290,119 BBLS | 16,058,674,181 BBLS |
| 2010 | 619,655 BBLS | 226,174,050 BBLS | 16,284,848,231 BBLS |
| 2011 | 582,895 BBLS | 212,756,749 BBLS | 16,497,604,980 BBLS |
| 2012 | 547,866 BBLS | 200,518,907 BBLS | 16,698,123,887 BBLS |
| 2013 | 534,480 BBLS | 195,085,253 BBLS | 16,893,209,140 BBLS |
| 2014 | 513,441 BBLS | 187,406,088 BBLS | 17,080,615,228 BBLS |
| 2015 | 508,446 BBLS | 185,582,715 BBLS | 17,266,197,943 BBLS |
| 2016 | 517,868 BBLS | 189,539,817 BBLS | 17,455,737,760 BBLS |
| 2017 | 527,323 BBLS | 192,472,797 BBLS | 17,648,210,557 BBLS |
| 2018 | 509,315 BBLS | 185,900,077 BBLS | 17,834,110,634 BBLS |
| 2019 | 490,366 BBLS | 178,983,638 BBLS | 18,013,094,272 BBLS |
| 2020 | 480,199 BBLS | 175,752,654 BBLS | 18,188,846,926 BBLS |
| 2021 | 477,798 BBLS | 174,396,146 BBLS | 18,363,243,072 BBLS |
| 2022 | 483,415 BBLS | 176,446,377 BBLS | 18,539,689,449 BBLS |
| 2023 | 469,196 BBLS | 171,256,363 BBLS | 18,710,945,812 BBLS |