Moving the Oil by Pipeline

Season 18

After oil was struck in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, companies agreed to build a pipeline.

In 1968, Atlantic Ritchfield struck oil in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay. It was a massive strike, the largest oil field ever discovered in North America. Other oil companies joined in and started drilling their own wells. The biggest problem anyone could foresee was how to get 10 billion barrels of oil out of Alaska. Eventually, they agreed that the only practical solution was a pipeline.

AIR DATE 5/15/06

Alaska Pipeline: Thompson Pass

Alaska Pipeline: Thompson Pass

Faulty Welds on the Pipeline

Faulty Welds on the Pipeline

The Scale and Cost of the Alaska Pipeline

The Scale and Cost of the Alaska Pipeline

Construction Begins on the Alaska Pipeline

Construction Begins on the Alaska Pipeline

Building a Supply Road for the Pipeline

Building a Supply Road for the Pipeline

The Alaska Pipeline's Permafrost Challenge

The Alaska Pipeline's Permafrost Challenge

Moving the Oil by Pipeline

Moving the Oil by Pipeline

Alaska Pipeline: Atigun Pass

Alaska Pipeline: Atigun Pass

Alaska Pipeline: Thompson Pass

Alaska Pipeline: Thompson Pass

Faulty Welds on the Pipeline

Faulty Welds on the Pipeline

The Scale and Cost of the Alaska Pipeline

The Scale and Cost of the Alaska Pipeline

Construction Begins on the Alaska Pipeline

Construction Begins on the Alaska Pipeline

Building a Supply Road for the Pipeline

Building a Supply Road for the Pipeline

The Alaska Pipeline's Permafrost Challenge

The Alaska Pipeline's Permafrost Challenge

Moving the Oil by Pipeline

Moving the Oil by Pipeline

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