...the pipes that move oil from gathering stations to the pump stations that will push it through the trans-Alaska pipeline. Oil is pulled from the ground by a well and moved to a flow station, which removes natural gas, plus impurities that...

...and pressure testing of pipe sections. Heatwole said tanker loading could resume about 24 hours after restarting the pipeline. Oil analysts had little concern the pipeline shutdown would dramatically effect supplies or prices. "As far as affecting...

Spectators listen for the sound of flowing crude oil passing through the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. Oil officially began flowing at 10:06 a.m. June 20, 1977, for it's 30-day, nearly 800 mile journey to Valdez. Wednesday...

...difference between the tariffs for in-state oil, set by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (about 11 percent of pipeline oil) and the much higher tariff the oil companies charge for transporting the remaining 89 percent of the shipments bound...

...With important issues such as the financial difficulties of the state-run retirement systems, the natural gas pipeline, oil field taxation, education funding and so on needing attention, Alaskans can't afford to be distracted by scandal...

...rate of 20 percent and a 20 percent tax credit. Scenarios did not include revenue gained from a possible natural gas pipeline. Oil producers operating in Alaska told legislators last week that a higher tax rate would hurt chances for oil exploration...

...oilfield worker who smelled it - covers an area smaller than two football fields in a vast industrial hub traversed by pipelines, oil gathering stations and power plants. Given the size of the spill, officials believe the crude was pushing out of...

ANCHORAGE - Crews and equipment were being positioned Monday to begin cleaning up a spill on Alaska's North Slope that fouled an area of snow-covered tundra estimated to be about a quarter-acre in size.

...proposals favored by pro-development forces. Hammond opposed the 800-mile route selected for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, oil lease sales in Kachemak Bay and the massive Rampart hydroelectric project. He lost on the pipeline, which was completed...

...Industries agreed to pay $30 million to resolve lawsuits brought by U.S. and Texas authorities related to more than 300 pipeline oil spills. Those included a 100,000-gallon spill that caused a 12-mile oil slick on Nueces and Corpus Christi bays...