Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Fairbanks, Alaska by danapommet

Photography • Landscape • posted on Sep 22, 2010

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The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) includes the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, 11 pump stations, several hundred miles of feeder pipelines, and the Valdez Marine Terminal. The actual pipeline is 800.302 miles (1,287.961 km) with the diameter of 48 inches (122 cm) that conveys oil from Prudhoe Bay, to Valdez, Alaska. The crude oil pipeline is privately owned by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company – at a cost of $8 billion. The pipeline was built between 1974 and 1977 having to deal with problems caused by permafrost, and special construction techniques had to be developed to cope with the frozen ground. The first barrel of oil traveled through the pipeline in 1977. As of 2010, the pipeline has shipped almost 16 billion barrels (2.5×109 m3) of oil. Some info fromWikipedia. “The wealth generated by Prudhoe Bay and the other fields on the North Slope since 1977 is worth more than all the fish ever caught, all the furs ever trapped, all the trees chopped down; throw in all the copper, whalebone, natural gas, tin, silver, platinum, and anything else ever extracted from Alaska too”. A quote from Alaska historian Terrence Cole. Photo taken July 1986 and recently scanned. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (23)

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jocko500

11:07PM | Wed, 22 September 2010

happy to see this is doing good still. wish we be getting more oil from up there as it poven to be safe way to do things and did not hurt the animals but help them by the warmth the pipeline gives off they breed more of they kind.

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Faemike55

11:08PM | Wed, 22 September 2010

Great capture! I remember the controversy regarding this pipeline

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Jean-Luc_Ajrarn

11:21PM | Wed, 22 September 2010

Thanks for the photo and info. :) I wonder what the weird poles are for?

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mgtcs

11:56PM | Wed, 22 September 2010

Wonderful shot Dana, a splendid capture!

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J5ive

1:02AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Wow this is another Cool Capture,and Info Thanks 4 sharing!!

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durleybeachbum

2:26AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Extremely interesting!

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jayfar

2:37AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Great shot of this blot on the landscape.

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lizzibell

3:25AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Great capture...

whaleman

3:35AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Interesting shot!

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mariogiannecchini

4:05AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Wonderful capture and shot !

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DAVER2112

6:16AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

I saw a documentary on this and it's incredible what they had to go thru to build this. Excellent capture. :)

MrsLubner

8:42AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

I remember all the discussion of this when it was in the planning and building stages and I remember the problems that were faced in wildlife and environmental areas on top of the weather concerns. Excellent shot and very interesting to me.

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MrsRatbag

9:01AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Excellent shot and information!

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flavia49

9:16AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

wonderful capture!

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jendellas

10:11AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

Great info & capture!!!

KnightWolverine

10:39AM | Thu, 23 September 2010

I just got done watching a documentary on this on History channel about a machine they designed to clean this pipe line out...Talk about a pipe cleaner on steroids..Nice Capture Dana! -Will-

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