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The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System
(TAPS)
is one of the world's largest pipeline systems.
Starting in Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s
North Slope, TAPS stretches through rugged and beautiful terrain
to Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in North
America. Since pipeline startup in 1977, Alyeska
- TAPS' operator - has
successfully transported more than 15 billion barrels of
oil.
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TAPS pipeline
reliability |
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January |
100% |
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2010
Reliability Rate |
100% |
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There were no
prorations during the month that impacted
the reliability. |
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Barrels pumped from Pump Station 1 |
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January |
20,862,085 BBLS
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Average |
672,970 BPD ** |
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Year to
date |
20,862,085
BBLS
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YTD
average |
672,970
BPD ** |
* BBLS (Barrels) = 42 Gallons
** BPD = Barrels Per Day
For more information about the
amount of crude oil that has been
transported through TAPS, click
here.
Employee Email
System
Employee Remote Access
System
For more information on reporting a pipeline
emergency,
click here
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Our People: Sam Swatzell, Interim SERVS
Operations Supervisor
Sam Swatzell
enjoys his role as Interim Operations
Supervisor at SERVS. His foremost concern is
helping to prevent spills from occurring.
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Engineering reduces costs, improves
efficiencies
It’s no secret that Alyeska is on a mission
to provide better, more cost effective
services in light of declining throughput.
One example of how the company is retooling
itself are the recent measures taken by the
engineering department. Story |
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Unions preserve jobs, achieve
cost savings
Alaska unions
working together have developed a plan that will allow them to
preserve union jobs on the Trans Alaska Pipeline System while
still delivering significant cost savings to Alyeska Pipeline
Service Company, which operates and maintains the pipeline.
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How
often is pigging performed?
Alyeska currently runs a cleaning pig through the 48” mainline
pipeline every 4-7 days to remove wax deposits and water. Inline
inspection (ILI) tools — or smart pigs — are run every three
years to inspect the condition of the pipe.
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Learn more about
Alyeska's oil spill prevention and response
operations in Prince William Sound by reading
the stories and fact sheets below.
SERVS Fact
Sheet
 SERVS’
primary role is prevention. To this end, SERVS
provides two escort vessels — tugboats each with
10,200 hp — to every laden tanker that travels
through Prince William Sound.
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