TAPS
E465999
TAPS is a major U.S. crude oil pipeline system that transports oil across Alaska from the North Slope to the ice-free port of Valdez.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TAPS canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4771551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TAPS Context triple: [Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, alsoKnownAs, TAPS]
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A.
TAP
TAP is the ICAO airline designator for TAP Air Portugal, the flag carrier airline of Portugal.
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B.
TAP
TAP is a reusable smart fare card system used for paying transit fares across multiple public transportation agencies in the Los Angeles County area.
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C.
Tats
The Tats are an Iranian-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Caucasus, primarily living in parts of Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan, with a distinct language and cultural traditions.
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D.
T.O.T.S.
T.O.T.S. is an animated Disney Junior series that follows two delivery birds who transport baby animals to their families while learning lessons about friendship and responsibility.
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E.
Tías
Tías is a coastal municipality on the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, known for the popular tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TAPS Target entity description: TAPS is a major U.S. crude oil pipeline system that transports oil across Alaska from the North Slope to the ice-free port of Valdez.
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A.
TAP
TAP is the ICAO airline designator for TAP Air Portugal, the flag carrier airline of Portugal.
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B.
TAP
TAP is a reusable smart fare card system used for paying transit fares across multiple public transportation agencies in the Los Angeles County area.
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C.
Tats
The Tats are an Iranian-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Caucasus, primarily living in parts of Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan, with a distinct language and cultural traditions.
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D.
T.O.T.S.
T.O.T.S. is an animated Disney Junior series that follows two delivery birds who transport baby animals to their families while learning lessons about friendship and responsibility.
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E.
Tías
Tías is a coastal municipality on the Spanish island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, known for the popular tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crude oil pipeline system
ⓘ
pipeline infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
TAPS
ⓘ
Trans Alaska Pipeline ⓘ
linked to:
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
Trans-Alaska Pipeline ⓘ
linked to:
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
|
| completionDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| constructionType |
above-ground pipeline segments
ⓘ
buried pipeline segments ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Yukon River ⓘ |
| currentThroughputTrend | declining production from North Slope fields ⓘ |
| designedCapacity | about 2 million barrels per day ⓘ |
| designedFor | transport of crude oil ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand |
earthquakes
ⓘ
permafrost conditions ⓘ |
| economicRole |
key infrastructure for U.S. domestic oil supply
ⓘ
major contributor to Alaska state revenues ⓘ |
| endFeature | ice-free port of Valdez ⓘ |
| endPoint | Port of Valdez ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | elevated sections on vertical support members to protect permafrost ⓘ |
| environmentalOversightBy |
U.S. Department of the Interior
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Interior
|
| fromRegion |
Alaska North Slope oil fields
ⓘ
linked to:
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
|
| hasComponent |
monitoring and control systems
ⓘ
pump stations ⓘ valve sites ⓘ |
| historicalPeakThroughput | over 2 million barrels per day in late 1980s ⓘ |
| length |
about 1,287 kilometers
ⓘ
about 800 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alaska ⓘ |
| monitoredFrom | operations control center in Anchorage ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the world’s largest pipeline systems built in permafrost ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| operator | Alyeska Pipeline Service Company ⓘ |
| owner | consortium of oil companies ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alaska Range
ⓘ
Brooks Range ⓘ |
| purpose | transport crude oil from North Slope to tidewater for shipment by tanker ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Alaska North Slope oil fields
ⓘ
linked to:
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
|
| regulator |
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Transportation
|
| significantEvent |
Alyeska oil spill at Valdez Marine Terminal in 1977
ⓘ
pipeline shutdowns for maintenance and safety inspections ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Prudhoe Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
|
| startRegion |
North Slope of Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic Slope
|
| subjectTo | federal and state environmental regulations ⓘ |
| terminusFacility |
Valdez Marine Terminal
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Valdez
|
| toRegion | southern Alaska ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TAPS Description of subject: TAPS is a major U.S. crude oil pipeline system that transports oil across Alaska from the North Slope to the ice-free port of Valdez.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
TAPS