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BP Alaska GC1-GC2 Transmission Pipeline Discharge

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Pipelines exposed from underneath the caribou crossing.<br />Date Taken: 3/27/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
GC2 Oil Transit Line Release spill area panorama, looking from west (left) to east (right).<br />Date Taken: 3/27/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Central portion of the GC2 Oil Transit Line spil area, viewed from the caribou crossing<br />Date Taken: 3/27/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Central portion of the GC2 Oil Transit Line spil area, viewed from the caribou crossing<br />Date Taken: 3/27/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Western portion of the GC2 Oil Transit Line spil area, viewed from the caribou crossing<br />Date Taken: 3/27/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Typical ice/tundra "hot spot" which appeared clean after initial trimming. Oil in small amounts resurfaced 24 hours after trimming occurred.<br />Date Taken: 3/26/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of spill area looking north from the caribou crossing. Trimming for gross oil contamination on the ice/tundra surface has occurred.<br />Date Taken: 3/26/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Frozen lake shoreline facing west, showing light to moderate surface contamination and oil within ice cracks/channels.<br />Date Taken: 3/26/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A sweeper machine is being used in the contaminated tundra trimming operation to consolidate trimmings as well as conduct light trimming in areas of minimal oil contamination.<br />Date Taken: 3/20/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A Bobcat machine with an 18" trimmer attachment performing contaminated ice and tundra trimming in a trench within the spill area.<br />Date Taken: 3/20/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Cleanup workers removing trimmings from an area the trimmer just passed through.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Cleanup workers removing trimmings from where the trimmer just passed through.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Delineation of a trimmed area with traffic cones. The caribou crossing is in the background.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
An ice core sample being collected from a trimmed area to determine if oil contamination is still present.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A sweeper machine, to be used for collecting ice trimmings, is prepared for use while in a staging area. Support trailers are in the background.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
An ice melter unit awaiting installation at CC2A pad.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Contaminated ice and vegetation chips produced through trimming operations are transferred by workers into a loader bucket for eventual off-site transport.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2005<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Chipped, contaminated ice and vegetation that was trimmed from the spill area is being transferred within the spill area from a small loader into a larger bucket for eventual loading into an off-site transport truck.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The southern portion of the spill area following clearing of contaminated snow and prior to ice trimming. A tent in the background covers the pipeline being excavated out from the elevated cairbou crossing.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The western portion of the spill area following contaminated snow removal and prior to ice trimming.<br />Date Taken: 3/19/2006<br />Category: <br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Pipelines exposed from underneath the caribou crossing. GC2 Oil Transit Line Release spill area panorama, looking from west (left) to east (right). Central portion of the GC2 Oil Transit Line spil area, viewed from the caribou crossing Central portion of the GC2 Oil Transit Line spil area, viewed from the caribou crossing Western portion of the GC2 Oil Transit Line spil area, viewed from the caribou crossing Typical ice/tundra View of spill area looking north from the caribou crossing. Trimming for gross oil contamination on the ice/tundra surface has occurred. Frozen lake shoreline facing west, showing light to moderate surface contamination and oil within ice cracks/channels. A sweeper machine is being used in the contaminated tundra trimming operation to consolidate trimmings as well as conduct light trimming in areas of minimal oil contamination. A Bobcat machine with an 18 Cleanup workers removing trimmings from an area the trimmer just passed through. Cleanup workers removing trimmings from where the trimmer just passed through. Delineation of a trimmed area with traffic cones. The caribou crossing is in the background. An ice core sample being collected from a trimmed area to determine if oil contamination is still present. A sweeper machine, to be used for collecting ice trimmings, is prepared for use while in a staging area. Support trailers are in the background. An ice melter unit awaiting installation at CC2A pad. Contaminated ice and vegetation chips produced through trimming operations are transferred by workers into a loader bucket for eventual off-site transport. Chipped, contaminated ice and vegetation that was trimmed from the spill area is being transferred within the spill area from a small loader into a larger bucket for eventual loading into an off-site transport truck. The southern portion of the spill area following clearing of contaminated snow and prior to ice trimming. A tent in the background covers the pipeline being excavated out from the elevated cairbou crossing. The western portion of the spill area following contaminated snow removal and prior to ice trimming. Contaminated snow melting ops at pad CC2A. Melter units are on the right and contaminated snow stockpiles are in the background. Contaminated snow stockpiles in the northeastern portion of the spill area. Machinery seen in the picture carries the snow to awaiting trucks at the edge of the spill area. An ice trimmer in operation in the southeast portion of spill area. An ice trimmer in operation in the southeast portion of spill area. A trimmer in operation, showing the ice chips that are created as the machine moves backward. A trimmer in operation in southeast portion of the spill area. An example of the ice after trimming - vegetation (brown material) is visible in the chipped material. An ice trimmer machine in operation in the southeast portion of spill area. One of the 40 inch wide attachments used for contaminated ice trimming. A dump truck with contaminated snow, in the support zone prior to off-site transport. Two snow melter untis at CC2A pad (blue unit at the rear and red unit in the front). Example of trimmer area showing patch of oil that needs additional removal 42-inch trimmer in operation 72-inch trimmer in operation Small, 42-inch trimmer Large, 72-inch trimmer Oil Depth on Tundra Spill Site Grid Map Pipeline Repair Sleeve welded on Warm - up shelter on site for response workers Contaminated snow stockpiled for melting and oil recovery Contaminated snow removal operations Pipeline Repair Volume Estimation Team working at spill site Enclosure over pipeline BP Safety Officer air monitoring inside enclosure over pipeline Workers cleaning exposed pipeline in leak area Cleanup workers on site Panorama of spill site Snow removed to expose pooled oil Spill volume estimation team at work in the field Temporary patch being applied to pipeline Excavated pipeline at source Volume estimation team working in the field Spill workers unclogging pump head Pumping up oil from tundra GC2 Staging area Oil recovery trench NE Corner of Spill Site Panarama of spill site P/L near leak site UC on site UT Testing Freeze Protection Split Culvert Design Snow Removal Snow Removal Spill cleanup effort Spill cleanup effort Spill cleanup effort Spill cleanup effort Snow removal Staging Pipeline area Main spill area Caribou crossing Pipeline entering caribou crossing View inside caribou crossing conduit Pipeline stabilizers inside caribou crossing conduit View inside caribou crossing conduit Caribou crossing conduit and pipeline Interior of caribou crossing conduit spill delineation Oil recovery operations Pooled Oil Oil under snow Spill Site Staging Area Gathering Line which leaked being exposed Gathering Line which leaked being exposed Spill Site Spill Site Response worker at spill site Overflight of SpillSite Overflight of Spill Site Overflight of Spill SIte Map of Oil Production Faciliites in vicinity of Spill Site Summer Photo of GC2 Overflight of Spill Site Day 1 Overflight of Spill Site Day 1 Overflight of Spill Site Day1