Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Valdez Narrows piping incident
A mix-up in piping attributed to long-serving employees caused a product release into the Valdez Narrows. The reported release estimate ranged from 9.5 to 38 barrels.
1989
Criticism of Exxon Valdez spill preparedness and response
Alyeska was involved in responding to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, but its response organization was criticized as inadequately prepared and slow to mobilize cleanup workers and equipment. The company also faced scrutiny over its position, expressed shortly before the incident, that certain tanker safety equipment was unnecessary.