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2003 Update on Cook Inlet
Oil and Gas 
Pipeline Report

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Oil Company Report Card    Report card ranking performance and spill history of Cook Inlet pipeline operators.

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www.safebellingham.org                   A website dedicated to pipeline policy and information exchange for members of the public. 

http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ ENV.CONSERV/dspar/dec_dspr.htm Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention & Response

http://ops.dot.gov/init.htm                   U.S. Office of Pipeline Safety

http://www.corecom.net/JPO/       Federal/State Joint Pipeline Office

Analysis Calls for Improved Pipeline Performance

Unocal Ranks with the Worst Performance; Cook Inlet Pipe Line, Kenai Pipe Line Rank with the Best Performance

Anchorage, AK – From 1997-2001, Cook Inlet watershed oil and gas spills from pipeline failures and maintenance problems exceeded 50,000 gallons per year in total and spills occurred on average once per month, according to an analysis of data reported to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) released today by Cook Inlet Keeper.  The report, entitled Lurking Below: Oil and Gas Pipeline Problems in the Cook Inlet Watershed, also found that pipeline companies in the Cook Inlet watershed differ greatly in their performance, with Unocal having the worst spill rate and Cook Inlet Pipe Line and Kenai Pipe Line having the best record.  Cook Inlet Keeper evaluated the performance of seven companies with current Cook Inlet operations, including Unocal, Tesoro, and XTO Energy, by comparing the percent of reported spills to the percent of pipeline mileage on a per company basis (see p. 2 Report Card). 

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