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	Prudhoe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prudhoe is a small town in the southern part of the English county of Northumberland in the district of Tynedale, close to the border with Tyne and Wear and just south of the River Tyne.
		Prudhoe can be reached from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the closest city, by rail, and by road via the A695, or from the A69 Carlisle-Newcastle trunk road, via Wylam or Ovington, crossing the river Tyne.
		Prudhoe Bay, an area of Alaska containing the largest oil field in the USA is named indirectly after Prudhoe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prudhoe (426 words)

	USATODAY.com - Prudhoe Bay raises questions about aging oil fields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The shutdown this week of the Prudhoe Bay oil field because of severe corrosion found in transit lines is raising questions about the condition of the rest of the field.
		The Prudhoe Bay oil field, which accounts for 8% of domestic output, is very different now from what it was when it was first brought onstream, said ING Financial Markets analyst Jason Kenney.
		The discovery of the corroded pipe is not the first major problem at Prudhoe Bay — BP is already facing a criminal investigation over a March spill of up to 270,000 gallons on the west side of the field.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-08-09-prudhoe-bay_x.htm?csp=34 (1053 words)

	Prudhoe Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prudhoe Bay is on the north slope of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean.
		During the winter water is frozen in Prudhoe Bay.
		Prudhoe Bay is in the arctic climate zone.
	library.thinkquest.org /3921/PrudhoeBay.html (253 words)

	What is Prudhoe Bay?
		Prudhoe Bay is the largest oilfield in North America, measuring approximately 15 miles by 40 miles.
		Prudhoe Bay and its associated fields produce nearly 1 million barrels (42 million gallons) per day.
		Prudhoe Bay is often called the 'North Slope' which refers to the region at large.
	www.d.umn.edu /~hoef0049/prudhoe.html (520 words)

	CastleXplorer - Prudhoe Castle
		Prudhoe Castle is built on a steep sided rocky outcrop above the River Tyne.
		The barony of Prudhoe was granted to Robert d'Umfraville by Henry I after 1100, and a new castle was constructed on the site of an earlier fortification.
		The Scottish king besieged Prudhoe in 1173 and again in 1174, but was unsuccessful on both attempts.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/prudhoe/prudhoe.php (328 words)

	Prudhoe Liberal Democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prudhoe Lib Dems today congratulated newly elected Lib Dem MP Willie Rennie on a stunning vote in the Dunfermline and West Fife By-Election.
		This year the prospect for Prudhoes famous Christmas lights appears to be dimmer after it was confirmed that new regulations would mean that displays across the street and some other decorations would breach electricity and council regulations.
		At a meeting of Prudhoe Town Council on Wednesday 28th September 2005 an officer of the County Council came to speak to councillors on the situation regarding the Ovingham Bridge.
	www.prudhoelibdems.org.uk (605 words)

	adn.com \| Prudhoe Bay
		BP has increased Prudhoe Bay production to 250,000 barrels a day, and officials on Friday said they are increasingly optimistic the oil field can be returned to full production before the company replaces corroded transit lines next year.
		Prudhoe Bay was staggered again Wednesday when a major processing plant went on the blink, dropping production to its lowest level since the Prudhoe crisis began early this month.
		The news from Prudhoe Bay, where BP had announced plans to shut down a portion of the oil field on the discovery of several pipeline problems, was foremost on many Alaskans' minds Thursday when U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski visited the congressional delegation office in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
	www.adn.com /money/industries/oil/prudhoe (1567 words)

	The Prudhoe Business Directory
		Prudhoe takes its name from the term "proud hill" or "proud heights" and has a population of approximately 11,000.
		Prudhoe offers a wide choice of restaurants and takeaways to satisfy all tastes and also has modern swimming pool and leisure facilities.
		Prudhoe is also a major industrial centre and the Low Prudhoe Industrial Estate is home to a large number of businesses serving a multitude of different sectors.
	www.prudhoebusiness.co.uk /index.htm (268 words)

	Prudhoe Bay Information, Alaska Travel Guide
		Prudhoe Bay lies offshore in the Beaufort Sea, east of Nuiqsut, in the northern waters of Alaska.
		An 800-mile pipeline was constructed to transport crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, where it is shipped in marine tankers to terminals throughout the U.S. The pipeline has 12 pump stations and a maximum capacity of 2 million barrels of crude oil per day.
		The Prudhoe Bay oil fields provide some 20% of the nation's domestic oil supply, and employ over 5,000 individuals in drilling, pipeline operations, cargo transportation and a variety of support positions.
	www.alaskanow.com /town/prudhoebay.htm (429 words)

	Prudhoe Bay Alaska, The North Slope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The population of Prudhoe Bay is approximately 47.
		The distance from Prudhoe Bay to Washington DC is 3594 miles.
		(as the crow flies) Prudhoe Bay is positioned 70.28 degrees north of the equator and 148.37 degrees west of the prime
	www.prudhoebay.com (196 words)

	Oil Development in America's Arctic, Prudhoe Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Discovered in 1968, the oil fields at Prudhoe Bay are the largest in North America.
		The Prudhoe Bay fields and the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline have suffered an average of 400 spills annually on the North Slope since 1995, a total of 1.5 million gallons.
		The technicalities of measuring an oil development "footprint", or effects on the land, is at the heart of the current Arctic Refuge debate.
	www.inforain.org /Northslope/anwr_2.htm (438 words)

	Alaska Pipeline Origin (Prudhoe Bay)
		It is 48" in diameter and 800 miles long, connecting the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and the surrounding North Slope, to the port at Valdez.
		The "town" of Prudhoe Bay has around 50 residents, mostly workers for the pipeline terminal.
		The Dalton Highway roughly parallels the pipeline from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, and is passable for ordinary cars during the summer.
	ludb.clui.org /ex/i/AK3138 (120 words)

	MissileThreat :: The Prudhoe Bay Scenario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prudhoe Bay is the source of 25% of U.S. oil reserves and the source of almost all West Coast oil.
		Prudhoe Bay is within range of the Chinese CSS-4, the North Korean Taepo Dong II missile, and a wide array of Russian ICBMs.
		The primary purpose of an attack on Prudhoe Bay would be to inflict damage on a strategic resource of the United States: oil.
	www.missilethreat.com /scenarios/prudhoebay.html (199 words)

	Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
		Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, is a US port on the Beaufort Sea (about 250 miles / 400 km north of the Arctic Circle) that is known for its nearby oil reserves.
		The pipleine crosses the entire state of Alaska, from Prudhoe Bay on the Beaufort Sea to Valdez on the Gulf of Alaska.
		All wellheads and pumping stations are built on gravel pads to prevent damage to the tundra, and great concern is taken to not damage the fragile Arctic environment.
	www.athropolis.com /arctic-facts/fact-prudhoe.htm (356 words)

	adn.com \| Prudhoe Bay : Corrosion infested Prudhoe pipeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sixteen days later, the pipeline sprang leaks that, coupled with the alarming test report from the pigging run, prompted top BP executives to shut down half of the nation's largest oil field as a precaution, an event that unnerved global oil and gasoline markets.
		Other pipelines within Prudhoe's vast network of some 1,500 miles of lines are much more susceptible to corrosion and BP spends tens of millions of dollars to fight that corrosion and prevent leaks, said Bill Hedges, the company's Alaska corrosion manager.
		The pinhole that allowed 966 gallons of oil to leak from the Flow Station 2 line Aug. 6, the day BP decided to shut down part of Prudhoe, was at a place where the smart pig indicated not an actual hole but 61 percent wall-thickness loss.
	www.adn.com /money/industries/oil/prudhoe/story/8362926p-8257331c.html (1057 words)

	Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prudhoe Bay (IPA: [ˈpɹu doʊ]) is a census-designated place (CDP) located in North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.
		Prudhoe Bay was named after Lord Prudhoe (for Prudhoe, England), a good friend of arctic explorer John Franklin.
		In terms of recoverable oil, the Prudhoe Bay field is the largest in the United States, more than double the size of the East Texas oil field, the second largest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prudhoe_Bay,_Alaska (943 words)

	Prudhoe Online Homepage (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prudhoe is the castle town of picturesque Tynedale in Northumberland County, England UK The castle town of Prudhoe is the gateway to the green and pleasant land of Tynedale in the county of Northumberland, England.
		Prudhoe is pronounced as "pruddah" and the name means 'proud heights'.
		Come to Prudhoe by rail on the Newcastle-Carlisle line or by road on the A695.
	www.prudhoe.org.cob-web.org:8888 (71 words)

	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge News - ANWR - Prudhoe Bay
		This site has been established by and for the many concerned Prudhoe Bay BP operators who fear for their lives and the environment due to violations of Government regulations and requirements by BP.
		As a twenty-year employee at Prudhoe Bay, I'd like to share some of my observations about the Oil Industry, my employer, BP Exploration, and both the need for and the failures of Government oversight of the industry in Alaska.
		It is the result of your insistence to verify employee concerns for the integrity of the Prudhoe facilities.
	www.anwrnews.com (1613 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- BP will try to keep half of Prudhoe Bay open
		PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska –; BP PLC officials said Thursday they might be able to keep one side of the nation's largest oil field open, just days after BP said it was closing the entire field as a precaution because of leaks and severe corrosion.
		BP officials said they may be able to keep the western side of the field open because the company doesn't want to shut down the pipeline entirely.
		About 140,000 gallons of oil were still flowing out of Prudhoe Bay as of late Thursday, said Craig Wiggs, a performance unit leader for BP.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20060810-1732-prudhoebay.html (419 words)

	Recovery of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
		Sandpiper was retrapped by Dr. Ilanson at Prudhoe Bay, one that had been banded the year before (1971) by a team from the University of Alaska.
		It was reported at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on 30 June 1972 where the bird was breeding.
		The banded Semipalmated Sandpiper arrived at Prudhoe Bay approxi- mately one month after it was banded (2 or 3 June 1972).
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v045n04/p0364-p0365.html (680 words)

	ABC News: Prudhoe Pipeline Shut Down After Mishaps
		Tesoro relays on crude oil from the Prudhoe Bay for about 10 percent of their oil needs.
		ANCHORAGE, Alaska Aug 16, 2006 (AP)— BP PLC planned Wednesday to inspect a major pipeline in Prudhoe Bay after two mishaps forced the line to be shut down another setback for the operator of the crippled oil field.
		The line was shut down in mid-July for scheduled maintenance to an oil gathering center in the western half of Prudhoe, BP spokesman Daren Beaudo said Wednesday.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=2320261&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (489 words)

	Prudhoe Bay Adventure
		Travel to the shores of the Arctic Ocean along the rugged and extremely remote Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay.
		Visit the Prudhoe Bay oil fields and complete the journey by dipping your toe in the frigid waters of the Arctic Ocean.
		Prudhoe Bay Adventure - Southbound (Tuesday and Saturday) and Southbound with Barrow Extension (Monday and Friday) also available.
	www.alaskawildland.com /prudhoe-bay-adventure.htm (515 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - Congressmen, EPA Probe Prudhoe Spill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Apr. 7--Last month's Prudhoe Bay oil spill, the largest ever on the North Slope, is drawing attention from a growing stable of investigators.
		Last week, two congressmen started their own investigation into the spill, and they are questioning whether the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline is susceptible to the same type of corrosion that ate a hole in a major Prudhoe feeder pipeline, allowing the oil to spill.
		The spill was discovered March 2 in a pipeline connecting two processing plants in the Prudhoe Bay oil field.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/462819/congressmen_epa_probe_prudhoe_spill/index.html?source=r_science (786 words)

	Prudhoe Bay News - Page 2
		Initial test results on five miles of pipeline in the Prudhoe Bay oil field indicate that the 34-inch line is serviceable, Alaska BP spokesman Daren Beaudo says.
		Oil major BP Plc knew as early as 2002 of an "appreciable" buildup of potentially corrosive sediment in a segment of an oil transit pipeline at the Prudhoe Bay oil field that led to the shutdown of the biggest...
		BP is preparing for a barrage of fresh allegations that it failed to investigate properly a series of dangerous incidents at its Texas City refinery before last year's deadly blast that killed 15 people and...
	www.topix.net /city/prudhoe-bay-ak/page2 (1078 words)

	adn.com \| Prudhoe Bay : Massive repairs on the North Slope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		BP has been under pressure for months on problems in Prudhoe pipelines and on the company's practices in cleaning and testing those lines for thin spots caused by corrosion.
		Leathard, who came to Alaska in 1974 and helped manage construction and startup of the Prudhoe Bay field, said he expects to shift many of his workers to other North Slope fields where the oil companies are likely to try boosting production to offset the loss in Prudhoe.
		A greatly throttled-back Prudhoe means oil will take longer to slide down the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, which was designed to carry large volumes, said Mike Heatwole, spokesman for Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., the Anchorage-based oil company consortium that runs the line.
	www.adn.com /money/industries/oil/prudhoe/story/8054991p-7948041c.html (1823 words)

	The Bush : Side Trips : Prudhoe Bay \| Frommers.com
		The Prudhoe (Prew-dough) Bay complex is more than a huge oil field, it's an amazing achievement.
		Massive, complex machinery must operate in winter's deep, dark cold and in summer must avoid harm to a critical habitat for migrating caribou and waterfowl, on wet, fragile tundra that permanently shows any mark made by vehicles.
		The grim town of Deadhorse, which serves the oil facility, is really more of an industrial yard, barely deserving to be called a town; it certainly isn't anything you'd travel to see.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/thebush/1527028485.html (576 words)

	USATODAY.com - BP may accelerate Prudhoe production (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska (AP) — Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne got his first look Wednesday at BP's pipeline corrosion at Prudhoe Bay as one of the company's senior executives said a way might be found to return to full oil production before having to replace 16 miles of pipes.
		The flow of Prudhoe Bay oil has been cut in half, to 200,000 barrels a day, because of the pipe corrosion that surfaced in early August.
		Also, while the Prudhoe Bay pipes are 30 years old, those linking the Alpine field to Prudhoe are only six to seven years old.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/energy/2006-08-31-alaska-oil_x.htm (746 words)

	Prudhoe Castle : Properties : Days Out & Events : English Heritage
		After two sieges during the 1170s - the Scots attackers reportedly declaring 'as long as Prudhoe stands, we shall never have peace' - the mighty stone keep and a great hall were added, followed in about 1300 by two strong towers.
		Passing from its original Umfraville owners to the powerful Percies in 1398, it was again updated with a fashionable new great hall.
		Even after its last military action against the Scots in 1640, Prudhoe's importance as the centre of a great landed estate continued.
	www.english-heritage.org.uk /server/show/ConProperty.134 (321 words)

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