Alaska Pipeline Project

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Alaska Pipeline Project is a proposed oil pipeline in the United States.

Location

The pipeline will run in the North Slope of Alaska, west of Prudhoe Bay.

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Project Details

• Owner: Oil Search
• Proposed capacity: 120,000 bpd
• Length: 35 miles / 56 kilometers
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year: Unknown

Background

In May of 2019, Papua New Guinea-based company, Oil Search, announced that it had received a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its Pikka development, which is planned west of Prudhoe Bay. Oil Search has proposed building up to three drill sites, about 25 miles of roads and about 35 miles of pipelines, a central processing facility, two bridges and an operations center with beds for 200 workers. Its project is in an area seen as a new hot spot for oil activity on the western North Slope, with ConocoPhillips also pursuing projects in the region. Oil Search estimates the project could produce about 120,000 bpd.