Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Tara McGrogan is a Corporate Communications Coordinator at Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, a position held since April 2018, following an internship in the same company from May to October 2017. Tara gained experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the UAF School of Management, supporting undergraduate business classes from August 2016 to May 2017. Earlier roles include a Corporate Communications Intern at Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in 2016, where Tara worked on social media and company events, and a Marketing Assistant at the UAF School of Management from December 2015 to May 2016, contributing to marketing plans for key events. Additional experience includes a Student Assistant position at the UAF Department of Design and Construction and an Intake Specialist role at the Tanana Chiefs Conference. Tara holds an MBA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, obtained in 2017, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a marketing concentration, completed in 2016.
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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.