Oil exploitation in Alaska, USA

Question 1

Oil exploitation in Alaska, USA

Answer 1

• Northern Alaska contains extensive reserves of oil and gas
• Prudhoe Bay oilfield is the largest oil field in N.America
• Alaskan reserves = important to US = politically and economically

Question 2

Trans-Alaska pipeline

Answer 2

• 1287 km long
• Transfers oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez
• Insulated + raised on stilts = prevent warm oil melting permafrost + allow migration of caribou

Question 3

Planning for alternative possible features

Answer 3

• Recent global accord to set carbon emissions targets

= Reduction of fossil fuels