| The
Valdez Marine Terminal is the southern terminus
of the Trans-Alaska pipeline and is located at
the ice-free Port of Valdez on the northeastern
shore of Prince William Sound. At the terminal,
crude oil is loaded onto tankers for shipment
to markets. Most of the oil has been shipped to the U.S. West Coast, with minor
amounts shipped to the Far East. The terminal has storage facilities for 9.18
million barrels of crude oil and four loading berths. It was here that oil was
loaded onto the Exxon Valdez for shipment to Los Angeles. (Photo credit:
Argonne National Laboratory) |
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