"Make it Monday" forum - 2022 TAPS Update with Alyeska Interim President Danika Yeager

This is a big year for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System as TAPS celebrates its 45th anniversary of operations and the first flow of Alaska North Slope crude oil from Pump Station 1. The day of this presentation, Aug. 1, marks the date in 1977 when Arco M/V Juneau departed the Valdez Marine Terminal with the first oil delivered through TAPS. Alyeska Interim President Danika Yeager will talk about TAPS’ remarkable legacy in Alaska and share an update on today’s operations and what’s to come. 

PLUS, a short presentation from Dr. John Nofsinger, Dean of the UAA College of Business and Public Policy on the upcoming CBPP Showcase on August 18th.

Danika Yeager is President of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. She joined Alyeska as Vice President of Operations and Maintenance in April 2021, overseeing operations and maintenance of all pipeline, pump station and marine terminal assets from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.

Danika has 25 years of midstream experience in Operations, HSE, Regulatory Compliance, Commercial, and Joint Venture partnerships on both the board ownership and operator sides. She has a diversity of knowledge about the midstream oil and gas industry, with a proven track record of leading successful teams and overseeing complex systems.

Prior to joining Alyeska Pipeline, she led the development of a $1.2 billion crude export terminal with Lone Star Ports, LLC in Corpus Christi, Texas. She previously held executive positions at Colonial Pipeline Company and Enterprise Products Company.

Danika earned a Bachelor of Arts from Mary Washington College in Virginia, a Master of Science from the University of South Carolina, and an Master of Business Administration from Richmond College in London, England.
 

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