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Volume 5 - Number 2 - February 2004
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TAPS Valves
Ongoing program of improvement

Alyeska discovered in 1997 that it had a valve problem. The maintenance service levels on the Trans Alaska Pipeline System’s (TAPS) 176 mainline valves were not standardized and the valves were starting to show their age.

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In the Field
Alyeska Operations Control Center move planned

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company plans to relocate its Operations Control Center (OCC) to Anchorage from Valdez.

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President's Message
David Wight, President and CEO

Great performance for TAPS in 2003
Looking back on 2003, it’s worth noting the strong performance our company delivered in the areas of safety and operational integrity.

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Face to Face
Elizabeth “Betsy” Haines
Measurement and Scheduling Manager

Betsy Haines grew up in Anchorage and competed as a Nordic skier in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. She is a mechanical engineer who worked as an Alyeska intern when in college. She joined Alyeska full time in 1980 as a project group engineer working on major piping projects.

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Pipeline 101
Valves

The 800 mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) has 176 valves that control oil flow through its 48-inch mainline pipe.  

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