The Alaskan Oil Pipeline Opens
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Economics, Natural Resources
- Subcategories: Business, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Alaska
- Date: July 28, 1977
Article abstract: The trans-Alaskan pipeline between Prudhoe Bay and the port of Valdez, long delayed by environmental considerations, opened nearly ten years after discovery of a major oil field at Prudhoe Bay.
Summary of Event
The opening of the trans-Alaskan pipeline on July 28, 1977, represented a victory of energy considerations over environmental concerns and of technology over a bewildering array of problems. Tremendous problems had to be overcome in order to produce oil in the frozen wilderness of Alaska’s North Slope and then transport it...
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