oil & gAs
Moving Oil from OCS to TAPS Arctic oil could spawn massive new pipeline By Zaz Hollander
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alking about a pipeline to ferry oil from Alaska’s Arctic may seem a little premature. After all, the major producers holding Outer Continental Shelf oil leases have mothballed drilling plans for this year. Still, despite the current lull, the as-yet hypothetical pipeline remains in play.
Possible routes for new pipelines to carry oil to TAPS from federal OCS leases in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas might connect at pump stations one, two or fi ve. Map source: Alaska Department of Natural Resources
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Alaska Business Monthly | July 2013
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