Trans-Alaska oil pipeline: information on construction, technical, and environmental matters through Spring 1977
When the trans-Alaska pipeline is completed, the system will consist of about 800 miles of 48-inch pipe, 12 pump stations, a communications system, and a terminal at Port Valdez. The project is financed by eight oil companies. It is constructed primarily on Federal land, and the Secretary of the Int...
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| Online Access: | http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5026259 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5026259 https://doi.org/10.2172/5026259 |
| Summary: | When the trans-Alaska pipeline is completed, the system will consist of about 800 miles of 48-inch pipe, 12 pump stations, a communications system, and a terminal at Port Valdez. The project is financed by eight oil companies. It is constructed primarily on Federal land, and the Secretary of the Interior is responsible for assuring that the system is constructed in accordance with the environmental and technical stipulations set forth in the right-of-way agreement. This report provides information on the status of the project through spring 1977. As of mid-April 1977 it was 95.9% complete compared with a planned 96%. The system became operational in June of this year and was to be capable of transporting 1.2 million barrels of oil a day by November 1977. Construction of the production facilities at the Prudhoe Bay oilfield is on schedule and the developers of the field will be able to produce enough oil to meet the scheduled flow rates of the pipeline system. Subsequent to the completion of GAO's review and the preparation of this report a serious accident occurred at pump station 8. The impact of this disaster on cost and final completion is not known at this time. The explosion at pump station 8 was the result of human error according to preliminary reports by Alyeska and Government officials and does not relate to matters discussed in this report. |
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