Operator of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) — 800 miles from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez
3700 Centerpoint Dr, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
Alyeska wants the pipeline on state land until 2064
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company asked Alaska's natural resources commissioner on Sept. 2 to renew the trans-Alaska pipeline's state right-of-way for 30 years, arguing the lease makes renewal mandatory. DNR set hearings for Oct. 13 online and Oct. 15 in Valdez.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
The pipeline right-of-way comment window got another week
The Bureau of Land Management extended the scoping comment period on the trans-Alaska pipeline's 30-year right-of-way renewal to Sept. 17 from Sept. 10.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago1 min read
Cordova wary as pipeline operator seeks a fast-tracked 30-year renewal
Cordova's representative to the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council told the City Council on Wednesday that Alyeska has asked federal regulators to renew the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System right-of-way years early under a shortened review. Comments close Sept. 10.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The pipeline's owners want another 30 years, seven years before they have to ask
The BLM opened scoping comment on renewing the trans-Alaska pipeline's federal right-of-way for another 30 years, more than seven years before it expires.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska's freight system was built to ship oil out. Now it's about getting packages in.
A state freight memo finds Alaska's transportation network being pulled between declining oil pipeline throughput and surging e-commerce demand, with major stakes for ports, airports and rural supply.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A North Slope river keeps chewing toward the pipeline, and Alyeska keeps armoring it
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has applied to add about 26.1 acres along the east bank of the Sagavanirktok River to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right-of-way, ADL 63574, for permanent riprap stockpiles. DNR is taking public input on the application.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A gravel permit for the pipeline, and a question about what Alyeska pays
A state permit lets Alyeska take gravel from the Sagavanirktok floodplain to maintain the pipeline, reviving a senator's question about what Alaska charges for its public gravel.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A wildfire flared within a mile of the pipeline — briefly
A small wildfire burned within a mile of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Livengood before crews contained it the same day, a routine hazard along the oil corridor.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Fire contained one mile from Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Livengood
The half-acre Ready Bullion Fire burned to within one mile of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on Saturday before eight smokejumpers and aircraft fully contained it; crews return Sunday for a final hotspot search before declaring it out.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alyeska Seeks Land to Armor the Pipeline Against Floods
Alyeska seeks state land near Umiat for a rock sill to protect the Trans-Alaska Pipeline from flooding, as North Slope rivers rise a year after the Sag River severed the Dalton.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
North Slope pipeline seeks 76% metering boost at Pump Station 1
Kuparuk Transportation Company filed June 1 to raise metering capacity from 360,000 to 634,000 barrels per day at the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System connection, a technical upgrade that could signal higher crude throughput from the Kuparuk River Unit.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
Alyeska tears down Pump Station 8 near Salcha
After three decades of silence, Alyeska is dismantling Pump Station 8—site of a fatal 1977 explosion and the first TAPS station to shut down. The four-month project removes most structures while keeping only 2016-era heaters and monitoring equipment.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago2 min read
DEC opens comment on Trans Alaska Pipeline spill plan renewal
The state is accepting public comments through March 5 on Alyeska's renewal application for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System's spill-response plan. The plan covers 800 miles of pipeline and 12 pump stations from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.
by Alaska Newsadded 4mo ago1 min read