TAPS Atigun 3Rs project

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Pipeline and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7232668

Starratt, P F ^[1]

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1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., Anchorage, AK (US)

This paper reports that Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. is managing a comprehensive corrosion monitoring and repair program for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System as it has since pipeline operations began in 1977. The company has recently initiated the largest corrosion project to date, the Atigun Floodplain Pipe Replacement Project. Three major goals of the pipe replacement project are to: Complete the work with the least environmental impact. Incorporate changes in design and procedures to reduce future corrosion and Accomplish the repair with minimum impact on pipeline throughput. The project team consulted with environmental agencies at the outset to ensure compliance with all requisite regulation, and obtained 35 permits. Environmental protection will continue as a major goal throughout the duration of the project.

• OSTI ID: 7232668
• Journal Information: Pipeline and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 219:3; ISSN 0032-0188
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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