Trans-Alaska Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches 420 miles across Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska. Betsy Haines, Alyeska Pipeline’s Vice President of Risk and Technical Support, explained the challenges of building and operating the $8 billion pipeline.
Description
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches 420 miles across Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska. Betsy Haines, Alyeska Pipeline’s Vice President of Risk and Technical Support, explained the challenges of building and operating the $8 billion pipeline.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline?
- How was it discovered?
- How did the state arrive at the decision to develop the pipeline?
- Explain the volume of oil that has been delivered over time.
- Describe the process of constructing the pipeline by Alaskans.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Domestic
- Oil
- Refining
- Reservoir
- Terrain
- Trans-alaska Pipeline Act
- Tundra
- Yukon River