The Alaskan North Slope
The Alaskan North Slope
2 Pagesneptunebenson.com • ets-uv.com • 238 Commercial Drive Beaver Dam, WI 53916 • 920.885.4628 THE ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE A Brief History In 1968 commercial oil & gas was first discovered above the Arctic Circle along the North Slope of Alaska. Further drilling would confirm Prudhoe Bay as the largest oil field in America, also having extensive gas reserves, resulting in the construction of the 48 inch, 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline in 1977. That s
