Prudhoe Bay; brown bear and pipeline; August 2008 the Transalaska Pipeline is one of the longer oil pipe-lines of the world (800 miles): part from Prudhoe bay and ends in the port of Valdez. The oil was uncovered to Prudhoe Bay in 1968; the Transalaska Pipeline was constructed between 1975 and 1977; currently transport 1 million barrels of oil to the day. 7517 Citare in the credit: Fototeca Gilardi/Raffaella Milandri