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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (11029)	3/31/2004 12:05:03 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Respond to of 81568

Pipeline Quick Facts The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was designed and constructed to move oil from the North Slope of Alaska to the northern most ice- free port- Valdez, Alaska. Length: 800 miles. Diameter: 48 inches. Crosses three mountain ranges and over 800 rivers and streams. Cost to build: $8 billion in 1977, largest privately funded construction project at that time. Construction began on March 27, 1975 and was completed on May 31, 1977. First oil moved through the pipeline on June 20, 1977. Over 13 billion barrels have moved through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. First tanker to carry crude oil from Valdez: ARCO Juneau, August 1, 1977. Tankers loaded at Valdez: 16,781 through March 2001. Storage tanks in Valdez- 18 with total storage capacity of 9.1 million barrels total. The mission of Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System is to safely escort tankers through Prince William Sound.