Shooting led to event that moved pipeline; shift 150 miles from bullet hole wasn’t detected for months
Allen Baker
A pipeline shift near Pump Station 5 was a result of maneuvers to drain oil from the trans-Alaska oil pipeline after it was punctured by a bullet, according to engineers with Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
While the 13-inch movement wasn’t detected until four months after the bullet pierced the line o....
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