Alaskan oil transportation issues

The tapping of the 9.6 billion barrel oil field on Alaska's North Slope required the development and implementation of numerous environmental safeguards before the 8 billion dollar, 800 mile, trans-Alaska pipeline could be built. The transport and distribution of this oil poses serious problems...

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Main Author: Not Available
Language:unknown
Published: 2020
Subjects:
02 PETROLEUM
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ALASKA OIL PIPELINE
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
PETROLEUM
TRANSPORT
AIR QUALITY
LAND USE
OIL FIELDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PRUDHOE BAY
TANKER SHIPS
ARCTIC OCEAN
BEAUFORT SEA
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PIPELINES
RESOURCES
SEAS
SHIPS
SURFACE WATERS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
north slope
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5220794
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5220794
https://doi.org/10.2172/5220794
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Summary:The tapping of the 9.6 billion barrel oil field on Alaska's North Slope required the development and implementation of numerous environmental safeguards before the 8 billion dollar, 800 mile, trans-Alaska pipeline could be built. The transport and distribution of this oil poses serious problems with respect to potential impacts upon the quality of air, water, and land, especially in the Western United States. Early in 1977, EPA prepared a summary of environmental issues associated with the movement of Alaskan oil. The report was prepared to acquaint administrators, scientists, and concerned citizens with the history and problems associated with assuring environmental compatibility in the disposition of Alaskan oil reserves. Highlights of that report are presented.

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