Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Summary Information

• Source: North Slope, Alaska
• Destination: Valdez, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
• Ownership:
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• Length: kilometres (800 miles)
• Capacity: barrels of oil per day
• Crude Type:

Description

• TAPS transports crude oil from the oil fields on Alaska’s North Slope across 800 miles of tundra, rugged mountains and rivers to Valdez on the shores of Alaska’s Prince William Sound.

Related Fields

• Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Kuparuk Oil Field
• The Willow Oil Field will also use this pipeline

Pipeline Status

• In operation

History

• 2000 - Phillips acquires a 22.3% interest from BP
• 2004 - Flint Hills Resources acquires 3.0845% from Williams
• 2004 - SNC-Lavalin Awarded Services Contract For the Strategic Reconfiguration Project

Other Information

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Links

1. BP Amoco and ARCO Agree To Sell Alaska Businesses For $7 Billion
2. SNC-Lavalin Awarded Services Contract For Work On The Trans Alaska Pipeline System
3. Williams Completes Sale of Alaska Holdings to Three Companies