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Trans-Alaska Pipeline |
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Trans-Alaska Pipelineor Alaska PipelineOil pipeline running 800 mi (1,300 km) north-south across Alaska, U.S. Completed in 1977, it transports crude oil from the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean to an ice-free port at Valdez. To avoid thawing the adjacent permafrost, about half of the line is elevated. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Think Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, 800 miles of it. Due to the declining production of Prudhoe Bay, it is essential that new sources (of crude oil) be discovered in northern Alaska to keep supplying the Trans-Alaska Pipeline system," said Greenstein. The potential of the Petromax process to make a significant impact in the oil sands industry persuaded me to leave my international law practice," added Williams, who brings to Wentworth over 25 years of professional engineering and senior legal experience with major projects, including onshore and offshore Gulf of Mexico leases, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, massive gas fields in Indonesia and the Philippines, and large power plants developed in tandem with upstream oil and gas projects. |
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