Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is a major crude oil pipeline network that transports oil across Alaska from Arctic oil fields to the ice-free port of Valdez.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crude oil pipeline system ⓘ
pipeline transportation infrastructure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs TAPS ⓘ
completionDate 1977 ⓘ
constructionReason development of Prudhoe Bay oil discovery ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1974 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossesFeature Alaska Range ⓘ
Brooks Range ⓘ
Dalton Highway corridor ⓘ
linked to: Dalton Highway

Yukon River ⓘ
designedFor transport of crude oil ⓘ
designFeature allowance for thermal expansion and contraction ⓘ
buried sections in stable ground ⓘ
elevated sections on vertical supports ⓘ
heat-dissipating fins on supports ⓘ
wildlife crossings ⓘ
economicImpact enabled large-scale development of Alaska North Slope oil ⓘ
major contributor to Alaska state revenues ⓘ
endPoint Valdez ⓘ
environmentalContext built in permafrost regions ⓘ
fromField Kuparuk River Oil Field ⓘ
Prudhoe Bay Oil Field ⓘ
fromRegion North Slope of Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Slope
length about 1,287 kilometers ⓘ
about 800 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
notableEvent construction challenged by environmental lawsuits ⓘ
operation affected by 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill policy changes ⓘ
pipeline shutdowns due to earthquakes and maintenance ⓘ
numberOfPumps 11 ⓘ
12 ⓘ
openingDate 1977-06-20 ⓘ
operator Alyeska Pipeline Service Company ⓘ
owner consortium of oil companies ⓘ
passesNear Delta Junction ⓘ
Fairbanks ⓘ
Livengood ⓘ
pipeDiameter 1.22 meters ⓘ
48 inches ⓘ
productTransported crude oil ⓘ
regulatoryBody State of Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Alaska

U.S. Department of the Interior ⓘ
startPoint Prudhoe Bay ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
terminus Port of Valdez ⓘ
toFacility Valdez Marine Terminal ⓘ
linked to: Port of Valdez
transportMode pipeline ⓘ

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Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States → connectedTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Brooks Range → crossedBy → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Richardson Highway → offersViewOf → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Richardson Highway → parallelTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Atigun Pass → transportCorridorFor → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System corridor ⓘ
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Atigun Pass → near → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Deadhorse, Alaska → associatedWith → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act → appliesTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Valdez → terminusOf → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Morrison-Knudsen → notableWork → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Sagavanirktok River → parallelTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Port of Valdez → southernTerminusOf → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Port of Valdez → connectedTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline ⓘ
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company → manages → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company → maintains → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company → associatedWith → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Kuparuk River Oil Field → connectedTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Kuparuk River Oil Field → exportRoute → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Livengood → locatedNear → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Livengood → nearbyInfrastructure → Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor ⓘ
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System → alsoKnownAs → Trans Alaska Pipeline ⓘ
subject linked to: TAPS
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System → alsoKnownAs → Trans-Alaska Pipeline ⓘ
subject linked to: TAPS
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Alaska Route 11 → follows → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Alaska Route 11 → parallelTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Chandalar Shelf → traversedBy → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Chandalar Shelf → partOf → Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor ⓘ
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Chandalar Shelf → infrastructureNearby → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Alpine oil field → transportedVia → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (via connecting pipelines) ⓘ
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
TAPS Authorization Act → appliesTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
TAPS Authorization Act → relatedTo → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Copper River Census Area → partlyContains → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System corridor ⓘ
linked to: Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Port Valdez → terminusOf → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
Sagavanirktok River → adjacentInfrastructure → Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ
subject linked to: Sagavanirktok