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  • trans-alaska pipeline

    a pipeline system opened in 1977 that transports oil 800 miles (1300 km) across Alaska, from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope S to Valdez harbor.

  • federal energy regulatory commission

    an independent agency of the U.S. federal government, created in 1978 and originally within the Department of Energy, charged with setting rates for transportation and sale of electricity, transportation of oil by pipeline, and the licensing of hydroelectric power projects. Abbreviation: FERC.

  • go-devil

    a flexible, jointed apparatus forced through a pipeline to free it from obstructions.

  • oil spill

    an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment.

  • pipe-layer

    a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work.

  • pipelining

    pipeline
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