ANWR's Index Distance, in miles, from the nearest oil support facilities to ANWR oil: 50 "The 100-mile wide 1002 Area is located more than 30 miles from the end of the nearest pipeline and more than 50 miles from the nearest gravel road and oil support facilities. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, possible oil reserves may be located in many small accumulations in complex geological formations, rather than in one giant field as was discovered at Prudhoe Bay. Consequently, development in the 1002 Area could likely require a large number of small production sites spread across the Refuge landscape, connected by an infrastructure of roads, pipelines, power plants, processing facilities, loading docks, dormitories, airstrips, gravel pits, utility lines and landfills." The point: The edge of the 1002 area(not even the oil itself) is located five times farther than there are resources to reach. sources: -From Potential Impacts of Oil and Gas Development on Refuge Resources return to index