Good article Mr. Barrett as to how the TAPS operates. What is left out of this article is the fact that Alaskans are giving away oil daily. Alaska does get about one/eighth of the production from the legacy fields which is called royalty oil. This oil is sold to Tesoro and the money goes in the state treasury. That revenue is paid back to the drillers in the form of tax credits.Most of the 500,000 barrels daily Alaska receives nothing for. This is a theft of public resources on a scale unheard of. $21 million daily going down the pipe. SB21 written by oil lawyers and passed by oil employees posing as Legislators has defrauded the people. SB21 must be repealed along with tax credits. A straight production tax per barrel is the only way to not be cheated by the oil accountants. No state employee has the assets or ability to match wits with oil accountants. We need leadership with morals and backbone.