Greg Jones
Senior Vice President
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company,
Technical Support Division1

Presentation Outline• Alyeska Pipeline
Service Company overview• Rationale for PWS oil spill
prevention and response• Organization structure andoperations• Exercises and drills

Alyeska History• In 1968, oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay.
• Alyeska formed1970, charged with designing,constructing, operating, and maintaining TAPS.
• TAPS: $8 billion when completed• First tanker, ARCO M/V Juneau,
departs from VMTon August 1, 1977.
• Ship Escort/Response Vessel Systemestablished July 1989
• To date, more than 20,000 tankers havedeparted the VMT.
• More than 16 Billion barrels of oil.

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Alyeska History

TAPS Owners• BP Pipelines (Alaska), Inc.
• ConocoPhillips Transportation Alaska, Inc.
• ExxonMobil Pipeline Company• Unocal Pipeline Company• Koch Alaska Pipeline Company, LLC
Marine Shippers• BP Oil Shipping• ConocoPhillips Marine/Polar Tankers, Inc.
• SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.
• Chevron Shipping Company, LLC• Tesoro Alaska Company

Regulatory Drivers• State of Alaska HB567
On June 27, 1990, Alaska enacted House Bill 567,
dramatically strengthening the State's oil pollution control
laws and mandating new response planning standards anddischarge prevention requirementsfor offshore facilities, crude oil tank vessels, and pipelines.

• Oil Pollution Act of 1990
On August 18, 1990, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Actof 1990 (OPA) which strengthened provisions concerning
oil spill prevention, response planning,
and financial responsibility for offshore facilities, crude oiltank vessels, and pipelines.

300,000 Barrels in 72 Hours
Identifies Alyeska as Primary
Action Contractor (PRAC)

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Oversight/Advisory• Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is an organization
setup to enforce Alaska state law and “to conserve, improve, and protect[Alaska’s] natural resources and environment and control water, land, and airpollution, in order to enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the people ofthe state and their overall economic and social well being.”• United States Coast Guard”The main responsibilities for Station Valdez include Homeland Defense,
Search & Rescue, Law enforcement, and Waterborne security for the Alyeska
Pipeline Terminal.”• Prince William Sound
Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council”The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) isan independent non-profit corporation guided by its mission: citizens promoting
environmentally safe operation of the Alyeska Pipeline marine terminal inValdez and the oil tankers that use it.”

PWS Contingency Planning• CP-35-2 Valdez Terminal Oil Discharge
Prevention and Contingency (Terminal Plan)
Describes scenarios, tactics, and equipment associated with prevention andresponse on the VMT.

• Prince William Sound Tanker Oil Discharge
Prevention and Contingency Plan (TankerPlan)
Describes oil spill prevention and response activities, and procedures commonto PWS tank vessel operators and Alyeska.

• SERVS Technical Manual
Provides information on operational response details and response tactics that
may be used in the event of an oil spill (used in conjunction with the terminaland tanker plans).

• Vessel Escort and Response Plan (VERP)
Governs all of SERVS’ escort guidelines and procedures in PWS.

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Alyeska’s PWS Operations

Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS)
Mission: To maintain a constant state of readiness to assist tankers in the safe navigation
through Prince William Sound and to provide oil spill response services
to the TAPS Marine Oil Shippers, Valdez Marine Terminal and Pipeline in accordancewith oil spill response agreements and plans.

•Prevention•Response

Alyeska’s PWS Operations

Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS)
Mission: To maintain a constant state of readiness to assist tankers in the safe navigation
through Prince William Sound and to provide oil spill response services
to the TAPS Marine Oil Shippers, Valdez Marine Terminal and Pipeline in accordancewith oil spill response agreements and plans.

•Prevention•Response5Alyeska’s PWS Operations

Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS)
Mission: To maintain a constant state of readiness to assist tankers in the safe navigation
through Prince William Sound and to provide oil spill response services
to the TAPS Marine Oil Shippers, Valdez Marine Terminal and Pipeline in accordancewith oil spill response agreements and plans.

•Prevention•Response

SERVS 2010 Budget

SERVS 2010 BUDGET

Maintenance
19%

General2%

Regulatory
7%

Response
9%

Vessel Operations
63%

SERVS 2010 operating budget: $92M. Of the $92M, approximately $20Mof Vessel Operation costs are passed through to marine shipping companies.

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SERVS Tug Fleet• 3 Prevention & Response Tugs:
Attentive, Aware, & Alert• 2 Enhanced Tractor Tugs:
Nanuq & Tan’erliq• 3 Invader Class Tugs: Invader,Stalwart, & Bulwark• 1 Seaswift Class Tug: Pathfinder• 1 Theriot Class Ocean Tug:
Sea Voyager• 1 Utility (Tug/Supply) Vessel:
Endurance

11 total

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System (AIS)• Ice Radar (Columbia Glacier)• PWS Radio Coverage• Alert Cast• Manned 24/7

SERVS
Oil Recovery Barges• 5 TransRec Barges• 1 Equipment Barge(Valdez Star)• 1 Nearshore Barge• 1 Lightering Barges• 1 Storage Barge
108 Individual Skimming Units
59,000+ Barrels per hour
900,000+ of On-Water Storage
Capacity

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SERVS
Hatchery Protection• Cannery Creek• Chenega Bay• Lake Bay• Main Bay• Solomon Gulch
Community Involvement
Pre-positioned Equipment
49,500 ft of Protective BoomSERVSResponse Centers• Chenega Bay• Cordova• Tatitlek• Valdez• Whittier
Community Involvement
Pre-positioned Equipment
49,500 ft of Protective Boom9

Exercises and Drills• Annual Shipper Drills• Annual Spring & Fall
Fishing Vessel Training• Incident Command SystemTraining• Security Exercises• Hatchery Deployments• Geographic Response Strategy
Deployments• Valdez Marine Terminal Drills• Alert Cast Drills• Pipeline Drills

Yearly Average Total: 70

SERVSFishing Vessel Program• Tier I Vessels• 0-6 hours to be underway• HAZWOPER Trained• 60 total (PWS)– Cordova– Valdez– Whittier• Tier II Vessels• 0-24 hours to be underway• 290+ total (140+ in PWS& 150+ outside PWS)
– Homer– Kodiak– Seward• Tier III Vessels

350+ Vessels under contract
Ready work boats
Local knowledge• Not under contract10

Summary• Alyeska Pipeline Service Company• Rationale for PWS
oil spill prevention and response• Organization structure
and operations:Ship Escort/Response Vessel System– Superior Tug Fleet (11)– Oil Recovery Barges (9)– Hatchery Protection Sites (5)– Response Centers (5)– Fishing Vessel Training Program(350+ Vessels)• Exercises and Drills

Summary

Prevention in Action• Jan. 17, 2010, tanker vessel Kodiak
reports electrical problem, briefly
loses power at Hinchinbrook
Entrance.
• Tan’erlaq brings Kodiak to full stopand under full control in 11 minutes.
• Aware establishes tow line.
• Assist takes less than 30 minutes
in 10-foot seas and 14-17 knot winds.
• Kodiak and 613,000 barrel cargo towed to safety.
• Extreme professionalism and seamanshipof SERVS and shipper crews.

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Response in Action• Dec. 23, 2009,the tugboat Pathfinder
runs aground on Bligh Reef.
• Alert immediately dispatched to scene
with containment boom, anchors,
and response equipment..
• Dec. 25, full response under way.
• Dec. 26, ADEC reports spillcleaned up.
• Demonstration of SERVS response readiness.
• Since 1989, SERVS has responded to multiple F/V Spills.
“The spilled diesel has either evaporated or been cleaned up,”said Gary Folley, ADEC on-site coordinator. “There appears to be
nosignificant environmental damage, no wildlife or shoreline impact.”

Summary

SERVS escort saves lives• July 10, 2001, tanker vessel
Chevron Mississippi approaches
Valdez Narrows.
• Fishing Vessel spreads nets acrosstanker lanes, does not respondto radio calls.
• Pilot asks escort to bring tanker
to a stop.
• Aware brings Mississippi to full stop within 2 tanker
lengths, stopping within 200 feet of nets.
• Emergency stop saved life and property of fishingvessel.

12Summary

300,000 Barrels in 72 Hours
108 Skimming Units
49.1 Miles of Boom
59,000+ Barrels per hour
900,000+ Barrelsof On-Water Storage Capacity
Pre-positioned Equipment
Fishing Vessel Program(350+ Vessels & 1100 Participants
2 Escorts for all laden tankers

Thank you
Questions?

Greg Jones
Senior Vice President,
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
Technical Support Division
T. 907.787.8101
C. 907.787.8924
greg.jones@alyeska-pipeline.com

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