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TAPS 2013 Overview
Presentation to
32nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference
July 29, 2013
Tom Barrett, President
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Abundant resources
OFFSHORE ARCTIC o27 bbo o132 tcf gasoEst. 54,000 jobs (nationwide)
COOK INLETo599 mbo o19 tcf gas
ANWR o10 bb0 o3.5 tcf gas
NPR-A o896 mbo o53 tcf gas
ONSHORE NORTH SLOPE oConventional: 5 bbo, 35 tcf gas; oHeavy/Viscous: 24-33 bbo; oUnconventional: 2 bbo,12 tcf gas
mbo = million barrels of oil bbo = billion barrels of oil tcf = trillion cubic feet
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TAPS background
• Designed as hot pipeline in an arctic environment
• 48-inch diameter• 800 miles long
– 420 miles above ground, 380 miles below ground
• Overcame operational challenges– Remote locations– Permafrost– Large river crossings– Extreme weather– Three mountain ranges– Seismically active regions
(safely withstood 7.9 earthquake in 2002)
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Actual Trend
Steadily declining throughput
201432° F with 18 Day
Transit fromPrudhoe Bay
To VMT
1988100° F+ with 4 Day
Transit from Prudhoe Bay
to VMT
Issues & urgency
– Water dropout
– Ice formation
– Wax deposition
– Frost heaves
– Snow accumulation
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Greatest economic threatsto Alaska
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• AOGA: 1/3 of all Alaska's jobs, about 110,000, are attributed to the oil and gas industry.
• Fuels 1/3 of Alaska’s economy.• 95% of Alaska’s general fund
revenues.• Annual tax payments to
municipalities throughout Alaska.• Permanent Fund.• Continued production decline.
TAPS economic impacts
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Cold weather operations
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Warm weather operations
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Strong safety culture
The target: flawless operations, nobody gets hurt
• Incident and hazard reporting
• Proven safety tools and processes
• Anyone can stop work
• “Speak up, step up”
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Integrity Management Program
• Digs & inspections• Cleaning pigs
• In-line Inspection tool• Above-ground piping
$75-$100M per year in ongoing maintenance and integrity programs.
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TAPS scraper pigs
Low throughput leads to greater wax, slower pig velocities. Ongoing adjustment of pig design and protocol.
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2013 ILI “smart pig” run
2013 “smart pig” run launched on March 15. Low flow challenges addressed: wax build up, slack line, slow velocity.
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Committed to conservation
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Commitment to environment
SERVS
• Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS)
• Tanker escorts, spill prevention and response
• World-class• Fleet includes enhanced tractor
tugs, barges and work boats• 300+ privately owned vessels
contracted to assist in an incident • Dozens of drills/exercises
annually
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99.8 % reliability delivered for the State of Alaska
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Determination, ingenuity, partnership