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Committed to environmental protection, safety
Philanthropy and fun fuel Alyeska's community connections
A special TAPS sighting
September pipeline reliability totals

SEPTEMBER 2016 PIPELINE RELIABILITY FACTOR

TAPS reliability factor September 2016: 100%
TAPS reliability factor for year 2016: 99.52%

Barrels pumped from Pump Station 1

September throughput:
14,260,603 BBLS*

Daily average:
475,353 BPD**

Year 2016:
139,463,688 BBLS*

Daily average:
508,992 BPD**

*BBLS (barrels) = 42 Gallons
**BPD = Barrels Per Day

Philanthropy and fun for Alyeska,
TAPS teams

While TAPS transports the oil that helps fuel Alaska's economy and the nation's energy security, Alyeska employees and their TAPS contractor counterparts provide energy for their respective communities across Alaska with inspired giving and volunteering.

Alyeska and its staff provide hundreds of hours of volunteer time and hundreds of thousands of dollars to their philanthropic passions. Those include one-day events like Track & Field Day in Fairbanks and the Heart Walk in Anchorage, multi-week United Way workplace campaigns, yearlong board of director commitments, building a playground in Valdez, reading in schools and numerous food drives in multiple areas. That's what #TAPSPRIDE and Alyeska's community connections are all about.

A commitment to environmental protection and
safety drives Alyeska, TAPS contractors

Alyeska’s people have an unwavering commitment to protecting Alaska’s environment. TAPS oil movements in 2016 continued a trend of minimizing environmental impact. Teams work constantly to protect wildlife, fish streams and the spectacular landscapes that TAPS travels along. And each year, teams conduct more than 150 readiness and response drills along the pipeline and in Prince William Sound to prepare for any emergency.

Click here to learn more about Alyeska’s commitment to the environment and culture of safety.

Usually elusive, this wolverine is effusive!

There was a rare and cool sight along TAPS recently: A wolverine dashing through the snow! This wolverine was spotted and photographed last week near Slope Mountain and Pump Station 3 by Austin Johnson, Alyeska Projects Environmental Coordinator.

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A commitment to environmental protection and safety drives Alyeska, TAPS contractors

Usually elusive, this wolverine is effusive!

A commitment to environmental protection and
safety drives Alyeska, TAPS contractors