A couple photos of a rig move at Alpine field on the North Slope.
Heading down the road… brings a new meaning to “Wide Load”.
Different module, different weather, same basic location.
The blowing snow makes it a little difficult to see the road. To get a sense of the scale, the little dark dots to the right [...]
Archive for the ‘Ice Roads’ Category
Alpine Rig Move
Posted in Alaska, Alpine, Arctic, ConocoPhillips, Ice Roads, Prudhoe Bay, tagged Alaska, Alpine, ConocoPhillips, Ice Roads, North Slope on December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ice Roads
Posted in Alaska, ExxonMobil, Ice Roads, Oil, tagged ExxonMobil, Ice Roads, Pt. Thompson on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For all you ice road truckers, from Petroleum News:
ExxonMobil Production Co. said July 14 that it has awarded contracts for work in support of the first well in a multi-well drilling program at Point Thomson, part of the plan of development submitted to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in February.
A contract has been issued [...]
Ice Roads (2)
Posted in Alaska, Arctic, Ice Roads, tagged Alaska, Arctic, Ice road truckers, Ice Roads on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After posting “Ice Roads (1)”, I came across this article, courtesy of Alan Bailey at Petroleum News. It gives a little more detail.
Northern Alaska’s vanishing highways
Evolving ice road construction techniques are enabling oil companies to adapt to varying winter and tundra conditions. Alan Bailey – Petroleum News
Ice roads have proved to be the [...]
Ice Roads (1)
Posted in Alaska, Arctic, Global warming, Ice Roads, tagged Alaska, Arctic, Ice road truckers, Ice Roads, Oil exploration on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There seems to be some interest in ice roads, no doubt due to the cable TV show “Ice Road Truckers”. That show takes place in Canada. Here in Alaska there are a few differences. Here’s a short primer on Alaskan ice roads.
Ice roads in Alaska are predominantly built and maintained for industrial [...]
Ice Roads
Posted in Alaska, Ice Roads, Oil, Prudhoe Bay, tagged Ice Roads, North Slope on August 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
A good explanation of why we use ice roads. From Petroleum News (www.petroleumnews.com), Vol. 12, No. 34, Week of August 26, 2007, courtesy of Rose Ragsdale.
Frozen byways offer vanishing footprint
Ice roads, winter byways that disappear with breakup in spring, are efficient and indispensable aids to oil and gas exploration on the North Slope. These [...]
Ice Road Truckers
Posted in Alaska, Ice Roads, Oil, Prudhoe Bay, tagged Ice road truckers, Ice Roads, North Slope, Oil Spill on June 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just saw an advertisement for “Ice Road Truckers” on the History Channel. Looks like a variation on the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” except with trucks instead of fishing boats. Winter travel on the slope in winter is mostly done on ice roads, to protect the tundra from vehicle tracks. Below is [...]
