The 800 mile, 48 inch crude oil pipeline across Alaska, in service since 1977 and operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for its oil company owners. It has moved 18 billion barrels of oil since startup, and its measure is throughput rather than megawatts; daily flow today runs far below the late 1980s peak, which is the long arc of the North Slope told in one number.
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Facility Type Commissioned Year Connections
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Source Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Site
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Source Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Site
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1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Site
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The 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is an engineering marvel
TAPS Facts, Fast Facts
Diameter of Pipe: 48 inches.
Operating status, entity description
in service since 1977 and operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for its oil company owners.
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WikipediaIn Group: Oil Refineries and Pipelines, LeadQuote, In Group: Oil Refineries and Pipelines, Lead
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is an oil transportation system spanning Alaska, including the trans-Alaska crude-oil pipeline, 12 pump stations, several hundred miles of feeder pipelines, and the Valdez Marine Terminal.
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