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TRANS-ALASKA OIL PIPELINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Long-Distance Pipelines
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
1, record 1, English, Trans%2DAlaska%20Pipeline%20System
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TAPS 1, record 1, English, TAPS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline 2, record 1, English, Trans%2DAlaska%20Oil%20Pipeline
correct
- Trans-Alaska Pipeline 3, record 1, English, Trans%2DAlaska%20Pipeline
correct, see observation
- trans-Alaska pipeline 4, record 1, English, trans%2DAlaska%20pipeline
correct, see observation
- Alaska Pipeline 1, record 1, English, Alaska%20Pipeline
see observation
- Alyeska Pipeline 1, record 1, English, Alyeska%20Pipeline
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oil pipeline running 800 mi (1,300 km) north-south across Alaska, United States, [which] was completed in 1977, [and] transports crude oil from the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean to an ice-free port at Valdez. 5, record 1, English, - Trans%2DAlaska%20Pipeline%20System
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) ... is commonly called the Alaska Pipeline, Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Alyeska Pipeline or The Pipeline (in Alaska), but those terms technically apply only to the 800.302 miles (1,287.961 km) of 48-inch (122 cm) pipe that convey oil from Prudhoe Bay, to Valdez, Alaska, privately owned by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. The pipeline was built between 1974 and 1977 after the 1973 Oil Crisis caused a sharp rise in oil prices in the United States. This rise made exploration of the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field economically feasible. 1, record 1, English, - Trans%2DAlaska%20Pipeline%20System
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Canalisations à grande distance
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oléoduc trans-Alaska
1, record 1, French, ol%C3%A9oduc%20trans%2DAlaska
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oléoduc Transalaska 2, record 1, French, ol%C3%A9oduc%20Transalaska
correct, masculine noun
- pipeline de pétrole trans-Alaska 3, record 1, French, pipeline%20de%20p%C3%A9trole%20trans%2DAlaska
correct, masculine noun
- pipeline trans-Alaska 3, record 1, French, pipeline%20trans%2DAlaska
masculine noun
- pipeline Trans-Alaska 4, record 1, French, pipeline%20Trans%2DAlaska
masculine noun
- pipeline Transalaska 5, record 1, French, pipeline%20Transalaska
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'oléoduc trans-Alaska (en anglais Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, abrégé en TAPS) est un oléoduc américain qui relie les champs pétroliers du nord de l'Alaska à un port de mer d'où le pétrole peut être acheminé pour raffinage. La ligne principale va du nord au sud sur environ 1 300 kilomètres, de Prudhoe Bay à Valdez. 1, record 1, French, - ol%C3%A9oduc%20trans%2DAlaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le pipeline proposé serait parallèle au tracé actuel du pipeline de pétrole trans-Alaska jusqu'à un point situé au sud de Fairbanks. Il suivrait ensuite la grand-route de l'Alaska, traverserait le nord de la Colombie-Britannique jusqu'à un point de raccordement au Centre de l'Alberta sur le réseau pipelinier de TransCanada dans le nord-ouest de l'Alberta. 3, record 1, French, - ol%C3%A9oduc%20trans%2DAlaska
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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