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Old 08-18-2020, 06:27 AM   #1
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Thermosiphons

The targeted deployment of thermosiphons to help maintain the existing thermal regime in areas where permafrost degradation would be likely due to local conditions or Project facilities (e.g., on drill pads).

https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_pro...2020-07-30.pdf

You'd hate to have climate change impact your fossil fuel development.

page 38 of the main document
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Old 08-18-2020, 10:50 AM   #2
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Old 08-18-2020, 02:43 PM   #3
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Their drilling infrastructure will destabilize if/when the permafrost goes. That would be a hell of a mess.
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Old 08-18-2020, 03:15 PM   #4
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Old 08-18-2020, 07:00 PM   #5
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Old 08-18-2020, 09:53 PM   #6
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Thermosiphons are creatures from Harry Potter, right?
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Old 08-18-2020, 10:11 PM   #7
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They are used on each support where the pipeline from the North Slope to valdez is elevated for wildlife passage. The keep the heat transferred from the oil to the pipe to the supports from melting the permafrost.
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