The cover of the February 2002 issue of Alaska Business featured a photo of the
Alpine Field Module F-1, which heated crude oil to separate water and gas before the oil began its journey through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. The image by photographer Aaron Weaver was in many ways a new view of an Alaska oil field, so it
was reprinted repeatedly in other publications after it graced our cover. This month, we are featuring another Aaron Weaver photo from that 2001 photoshoot, with a drill rig envisioned just on the horizon. Alaska still benefits from its legacy fields, which set the foundation for oil and gas development today and into the future.