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To: massgopguy
The first thing I did was search on “Alaska Pipeline Employment”. ARSCenergy alone employs 3,000 for that.

Most of those people are not working on the Pipeline. The majority are on the North Slope production fields and in Anchorage.

The total Alyeska (company running the pipeline) employees ~800 people direct and ~1,000 contractors including those from ARSC. I and a few of my past employees have been one of those contractors.

http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/assets/uploads/pagestructure/NewsCenter_MediaResources_FactSheets_Entries/635078372894251917_2013AlyeskaTAPSFactBook.pdf

Good thought about the comparison. Alaska is a harsher environment and the above ground portions (most of it) takes more maintenance than a buried pipe. Still it gives a reasonable basis.

16 posted on 08/01/2013 9:07:33 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: topher

Some thoughts about a comparison of Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alyeska) compared to the Keystone XL.

Alyeska -> US portion of Keystone XL.

800 miles -> 851 miles

Pump Stations:
11 built (6 normally used) -> 18 planned

Pump Station Crew size:
6 ~ 25 -> ???

Total people employed:
800 direct + 1,000 contractors -> 50

Alaska is a harsher environment and the above ground portions (most of it) takes more maintenance than a buried pipe.


17 posted on 08/01/2013 9:16:28 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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