BP Alaska North Slope Pipeline Shutdowns : Regulatory Policy Issues.

Reviews key details of the operational problems and subsequent shutdown of Alaska North Slope oil pipeline facilities in 2006, focusing on the discovery of severe corrosion and an oil spill in the Prudhoe Bay oil field area. Discusses policy issues regarding Federal oversight and enforcement of pipe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Pipelines. Transportation > Law and legislation. Alaska. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews key details of the operational problems and subsequent shutdown of Alaska North Slope oil pipeline facilities in 2006, focusing on the discovery of severe corrosion and an oil spill in the Prudhoe Bay oil field area. Discusses policy issues regarding Federal oversight and enforcement of pipeline safety regulations related to the North Slope pipeline operations of the BP Exploration, Inc.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.