_Owners: ATC
is owned by BP, Keystone, and OSG
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Alaska
Tanker Company (ATC) was created in 1999 by Keystone Shipping
Company, (37.5%), OSG Ship Management (37.5%) and BP Oil
Shipping Company, USA (25%) to consolidate all of BP’s
Alaskan crude
oil shipping requirements into one operating company.
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BP
Oil Shipping Company, USA
BP
is one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemicals
groups. BP's main
activities are exploration and production of crude
oil and natural gas; refining, marketing, supply
and transportation;
worldwide BP Shipping operates a fleet of 80 tankers
and gas carriers. They have a growing activity in
gas and power
and in solar power generation. BP has well-established
operations in Europe, North and South America,
Asia, Australia and Africa. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
is
the largest
private investor in the state of Alaska and the
four double-hull tankers built in San Diego are
used to carry
BP’s Alaskan production to the West Coast. BP Oil Shipping
Company, USA coordinates oil shipping of BP products
to and within the United States.
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Keystone
Alaska, LLC
Keystone Alaska
is a privately held, US flag shipping company, which operates
a variety of ships in domestic and worldwide service. Keystone’s
beginnings as a ship operating company go back to the 1930s
when its primary focus was operating oil tankers in the
U.S. coastwise trade. Throughout its history, Keystone
has enjoyed
a reputation for innovation - examples include operating
two 125,000 DWT double-hull tankers as early as 1978;
developing
a dual-fired (oil and coal) propulsion system; utilizing
specialized tank cleaning methods for cargo quality
assurance; and being
one of the initial proponents of the concept of carrying
bulk chemical parcels in a tanker. Keystone has enjoyed
a strong
commercial relationship with BP, operating supertankers
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OSG
Ship Management, Inc.
OSG is
one of the world’s largest bulk-shipping companies, operating
vessels that
transport crude oil, refined petroleum products and dry
bulk commodities. OSG prides itself on its customer focus.
Its fleet diversity, financial strength, skill and experienced
crews, enable it to provide premium quality transportation
services at competitive rates. OSG has enjoyed a strong
commercial relationship with BP since the 1960s. Its
ships have been time and voyage chartered to carry petroleum
cargoes for BP since before the start of the Alaskan
Pipeline.
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