Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Andrea M. Metcalf is an accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry. Currently serving as the Oil Movements Manager at Alyeska Pipeline Service Company since May 2012, Andrea has held several key roles including Enterprise Risk and Management System Manager, Operations Control Center Manager, and Automation Engineering Supervisor, where responsibilities included the performance and career development of engineering staff and management of automation resources. Previous experience includes positions at Chevron, where Andrea managed the Management of Change and Process Safety Management programs for various facilities, and contributed to project management in Colorado’s natural gas production. Earlier roles at Simplot Phosphates and FMC involved process engineering responsibilities, supporting critical operations in chemical and fertilizer production. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming.
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
MISSION: Provide safe, environmentally responsible, reliable and cost-effective oil pipeline transportation from the North Slope of Alaska. VISION: Alaska’s pipeline to the future: Safely delivering oil today – sustaining operations for tomorrow. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company formed in 1970 to design, build, maintain and operate the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. The pipeline today is recognized as a landmark engineering feat and remains essential to Alaska’s economy and central to the state’s industry. Focused on safe and flawless operations and sustainability, Alyeska today is working to respond to the challenges posed by declining throughput. Throughput peaked at 2.1 million barrels a day in 1988. It has only steadily decreased since. In 2011, Alyeska on average moved about 600,000 barrels per day. With the lower flow levels, the crude oil takes longer to reach the Valdez Terminal – about 2 weeks, on average – and the oil is colder on arrival. The slower, colder oil has more potential for water and wax to settle and drop out, and as throughput declines further, the potential for ice to form during shutdown or flowing conditions increases. Alyeska released results of its low flow study in 2011 and is currently making and researching modifications to respond to lower throughputs. Alyeska is an Alaskan company. Its 800 employees are proud of the pipeline’s history – one enriched by teamwork, innovation and a commitment to safety, reliability, and the integrity of TAPS. The company values its strong ties to Alaskans and to its communities, with a comprehensive philanthropy program and its unique Alaska Native Program, dedicated to creating professional growth opportunities for Alaska Natives. For information on jobs at Alyeska, visit the Employment page.