Other noteworthy developments during the reporting period included announcements by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company that the forecast cost of the pipeline had risen to $7.7 billion; that Mr. E.L. Patton was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Dr. W. J. Darch was appointed president of Alyeska; and that Executive Vice President Charles Elder would leave the company in July., 1976-07, PCA0002-2a-79, Folder: PCA0002-2a. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company : Trans-Alaska Pipeline Construction Collection, 1976-1977, PCA 2. Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids. https://alaska.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/17498 Accessed February 22, 2025.