Alaska Truckers Urge Legislature to Focus On Oil Pipeline Throughput

Last week the Alaska State Senate Labor and Commerce Committee held a hearing focused on the oil industry's local hire activities.  We compliment Aves Thompson (NGP Photo) Executive Director of the Alaska Trucking Association, for urging lawmakers to focus on sustaining the Alaska oil pipeline.  "My point is that, in our view, we need to focus on increasing production.  I think we all agree that Alaska’s highest priority is to put more oil in the pipeline. By focusing on that priority, we will increase oil production and we will increase jobs for Alaskans and others for that matter."  This testimony is representative of similar testimony given by many Alaskans including Deborah Brollini and of our commentary in these pages.