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Article: Trans-Alaska pipeline anniversary celebrates success of 'can-do' spirit. (petroleum industry)
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- The Oil Daily
- Article date:
- June 24, 1987
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline Anniversary Celebrates Success of 'Can-Do' Spirit
PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska -- Some tried to prevent its construction. Others said it could not be built. But the 800-mile Trans-Alaska oil pipeline -- the largest private construction project in history -- recently turned 10, celebrating a decade of near-flawless operation.
Every day, 1.9 million barrels of crude flows through the pipeline, zipping along at 7 miles per hour on a five-day journey from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's north coast to Valdez, Alaska's southernmost ice-free port.
Since the oil first flowed June 20, 1977, Prudhoe Bay has given up just over half of its 10 billion ...