[Vauss]

Heh, yeah, I want to see 6 arabs show up around here asking questions about the pipeline. (I live in Valdez). In winter time this burg has no tourists. And in the interior, even more so, besides the fact it is pretty darn cold. What kind of story are they going to make up? "oh, we came to see the northern lights, by the way, where is the pipeline?"

Even if they do somehow blow it up (which I doubt, given the heightened level of security, sensors, etc.), it wouldn't take that long to repair. I remember in Venezuela in the 1960's when I lived there, the pipelines were getting blown up all the time by the communist guerillas. A pain, but not critical.

[KQQL]

Psss, you guys in Alsaka should start digging in ANWR, screw the US Senate.
Alaska should tell the US senate if they don't let you open ANWR, Alsaka will leave the UNION.

[Brad C.]

I haven't read all of the posts yet, but I have to respond to yours. I am in Fairbanks, and I can still see pictures of oil streaming out of the pipe after some drunk decided to use the pipe for target practice last month. It only took them what, three days to fix a half inch hole. Some 300,000 gallons of oil sprayed out. I have to say they don't have a really good track record here.

Then there is our govenor, who actually added another security check point this week along the pipeline in response to a request from the FBI. You and I both know that the pipe is easily accessable from the highway between our fair cities. It is an impossibility to protect it.

If someone does decide to take the pipe, it will probably be done at several locations, in fact segmenting the pipe. If that is done, the various pump stations will cut the flow as needed. The only question is if there is enough pipe available to repair what ever damage is done.

[oceanperch]

Good Info. Thanks for the post.