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An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline.
An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline.

Pipeline transport is a transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquid and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air have also been used. Pipeline transport-small image, seen from below From http://isweb. ... Map of the pipeline The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), usually called the Alyeska Pipeline in Alaska or the Alaska Pipeline elsewhere, is a major U.S. oil pipeline connecting oil fields in northern Alaska to a sea port where the oil can be shipped to the Lower 48 states... Pipe is a tube or hollow cylinder for the conveyance of fluid. ... Pneumatic tubes, also known as capsule pipelines or Lamson tubes, are systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by compressed air or by vacuum. ...


As for gases and liquids, any chemically stable substance can be sent through a pipeline. Therefore sewage, slurry, water, or even beer pipelines exist; but arguably the most important are those transporting oil and natural gas. Often these pipelines are inspected and cleaned using pipeline inspection gauges ("pigs"). Sewage is the liquid water produced by human society which typically contains washing water, laundry waste, faeces, urine and other liquid or semi-liquid wastes. ... A slurry is in general a thick suspension of solids in a liquid and may be: Look up slurry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... Beer in a glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... A pig used in natural gas pipelines A Pipeline inspection gauge or pig in the pipeline industry is a tool that is sent down a pipeline and propelled by the pressure of the product in the pipeline itself. ...

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Oil and natural gas pipelines

A Pig launcher/receiver, belonging to the natural gas pipeline in Switzerland.
A Pig launcher/receiver, belonging to the natural gas pipeline in Switzerland.

There is some argument as to when the first real oil pipeline was constructed. Some say pipeline transport was pioneered by Vladimir Shukhov and the Branobel company in the late 19th century. Others say oil pipelines originated when the Oil Transport Association first constructed a 2-inch wrought iron pipeline over a 6-mile track from an oil field to Pennsylvania to a rail road station in Oil Creek, in the 1860's. No matter, piplines are generally the most economical way to transport large quantities of oil or natural gas over land. Compared to railroad, they have lower cost per unit and also higher capacity. Although pipelines can be built even under the sea, that process is both economically and technically very demanding, so the majority of oil at sea is transported by tanker ships. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1537x1030, 207 KB) The device, related to the industrial gas pipe line. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1537x1030, 207 KB) The device, related to the industrial gas pipe line. ... A pig used in natural gas pipelines A Pipeline inspection gauge or pig in the pipeline industry is a tool that is sent down a pipeline and propelled by the pressure of the product in the pipeline itself. ... Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov (Russian: ), (August 28 [O.S. August 16] 1853 - February 2, 1939) was a great Russian engineer renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for civil engineering that led to breakthroughs in industrial design of hyperboloid structures, shell structures, tensile structures, oil... Branobel (short for Brothers Nobel) was the oil company set up by Ludvig and Robert Nobel in Baku, Azerbaijan. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. ...


Oil pipelines are made from steel or plastic tubes with inner diameter from 30 to 120 cm (about 12 to 47 inches). Where possible, they are built above the surface. However, in more developed, urban, environmentally sensitive or potentially dangerous areas they are buried underground at a typical depth of about 1.3 - 1.6 metres (about 3 feet). The oil is kept in motion by a system of pump stations built along the pipeline and usually flows at speed of about 1 to 6 m/s. Multi-product pipelines are used to transport two or more different products in sequence in the same pipeline. Usually in multi-product pipelines there is no physical separation between the different products. Some mixing of adjacent products occurs, producing interface. This interface is removed from the pipeline at receiving facilities and segregated to prevent contamination. The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. ...


Crude oil contains varying amounts of wax, or paraffin, and in colder climates wax buildup may occur within a pipeline. To clear wax deposition, mechanical pigs may be sent along the line periodically. Paraffin is a common name for a group of alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is greater than about 20, discovered by Carl Reichenbach. ... A pig used in natural gas pipelines A Pipeline inspection gauge or pig in the pipeline industry is a tool that is sent down a pipeline and propelled by the pressure of the product in the pipeline itself. ...


For natural gas, smaller feeder lines are used to distribute the fuel to homes and businesses downstream of larger transportation pipelines, similarly constructed of carbon steel and varying in size from 12 inches in diameter to 48 inches in diameter. The gas is pressurized by compressor stations spaced approximately every 70–100 miles and is odorless unless mixed with a mercaptan odorant where identified by the proper regulating body. Sulphydryl // In organic chemistry, a thiol is a compound that contains the functional group composed of a sulfur atom and a hydrogen atom (-SH). ...


In the U.S. pipelines are regulated by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA); offshore pipelines are regulated by the Minerals Management Service (MMS). In Canada pipelines are regulated by either the provincial regulators or, if they cross provincial boundaries or the Canada/US border, by the National Energy Board (NEB). Government regulations in Canada and the United States require that buried fuel pipelines must be protected from corrosion. Often, the most economical method of corrosion control is by use of pipeline coating in conjunction with cathodic protection and technology to monitor the pipeline. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. ... The purpose of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), as part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is to manage the mineral resources on the nations Outer Continental Shelf in an environmentally sound and safe manner, and to collect, verify, and distribute, in a timely fashion, mineral revenues... See corrosive for the hazard. ... An industrial coating is a paint or coating defined by its protective, rather than its aesthetic properties, although it can provide both. ... Aluminium anodes mounted on a steel jacket structure Cathodic protection (CP) is a technique to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making that surface the cathode of an electrochemical cell. ...


Accidents

Pipelines conveying flammable or explosive material such as natural gas or oil pose special safety concerns.

For a more complete list see Pipeline accidents
  • June 4, 1989 - sparks from two passing trains detonated gas leaking from an LPG pipeline near Ufa, Russia. Up to 645 people were reported killed.
  • October 17, 1998 - at Jesse in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline exploded killing about 1,200 villagers, some of whom were scavenging gasoline - the worst of several similar incidents in this country.
  • June 10, 1999 - a pipeline rupture in a Bellingham, Washington park led to the release of 277,200 gallons of gasoline. The gasoline was ignited, causing an explosion that killed two children and one adult.
  • August 19, 2000 - natural gas pipeline rupture and fire near Carlsbad, New Mexico this explosion and fire killed 12 members of the same family. The cause was due to severe internal corrosion of the pipeline.
  • July 30, 2004 - a major natural gas pipeline exploded in Ghislenghien, Belgium near Ath (thirty kilometres southwest of Brussels), killing at least 23 people and leaving 122 wounded, some critically. (CNN) (Expatica)
  • May 12, 2006 - an oil pipeline ruptured outside Lagos, Nigeria. Up to 200 people may have been killed. See Nigeria oil blast.

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Some oil/gas pipelines

Map of pipelines in Europe: [1] The Alashankou-Dushanzi Crude Oil Pipeline is a 246 kilometer long pipeline in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China, which connects the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline (Atasu-Alashankou pipeline) with Dushanzi District. ... Since the 1970s, the state of Alaska and the oil and gas producers have considered ways to make the Northern Slope’s vast natural gas resources accessible to the lower 48 states. ... The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (sometimes abbreviated as BTC pipeline) transports crude petroleum 1,776 km from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli oil field in the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. ... The Baltic Gas Interconnector is a planned natural gas submarine pipeline between Germany, Denmark and Sweden. ... Blue Stream is a major trans-Black Sea gas pipeline operated by the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom that carries natural gas from Russia into Turkey. ... Druzhba pipeline The Druzhba pipeline (Russian: ) is the worlds longest oil pipeline, it carries oil some 2,500 miles from southeast Russia to points in Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, and Germany[1] (the next longest being the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline). ... The Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean oil pipeline (ESPO pipeline) is a 4130 km long pipeline system to export Russian crude oil to the Asia-Pacific markets (Japan, China, Korea). ... The Iran-India gas pipeline dubbed the Peace pipeline is a proposed 2,775 km gas pipeline project to deliver gas from Iran to Pakistan and India. ... The Iran-Armenia Gas Pipeline is a 140 km pipeline from Iran to Armenia. ... The Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline is a planned natural gas pipeline from Western-Kazakhstan to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. ... The Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline is the first Chinas direct oil import pipeline. ... The Lakehead Pipeline, also known as the Lakehead System, is one of the largest oil pipeline systems in the world, totaling 3,100 miles (4,990 km) in length including multiple paths. ... Map of pipeline route Ormen Lange Nyhamna Easington terminal The Langeled pipeline (also known as Langeled, or the Langeled project) is the worlds longest underwater pipeline. ... The Minnesota Pipeline (or Minnesota Pipe Line) is a crude oil pipeline that runs from Clearbrook, Minnesota southward to the Twin Cities. ... The proposed path of the Nabucco pipeline is the solid green line stretching from Turkey to Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. ... Nord Stream pipeline Nord Stream (former names: North Transgas and North European Gas Pipeline) is a planned natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. ... The Odesa-Brody pipeline is a crude oil pipeline between the Ukrainian cities of Odesa at the Black Sea, and Brody near the Ukrainian-Polish border. ... The Peninsular Gas Pipeline is the longest pipeline in Malaysia. ... South Caucasus Pipeline (also: Baku-Tblisi-Erzerum Pipeline or Shah-Deniz Pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas from the Shah Deniz gas field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea to Turkey. ... The Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline (TAP) is a proposed natural gas pipeline, being developed by the Asian Development Bank. ... Map of the pipeline The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), usually called the Alyeska Pipeline in Alaska or the Alaska Pipeline elsewhere, is a major U.S. oil pipeline connecting oil fields in northern Alaska to a sea port where the oil can be shipped to the Lower 48 states... Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline is a planned submarine extension of the South Caucasus Pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzerum pipeline) by Baku (Azerbaijan)- Türkmenbaşy (Turkmenistan) and Tengiz (Kazakhstan) branch. ... The Trans-Israel pipeline, also known as the Tipline was built in 1968 to transport oil from Shahs Iran to Europe. ... The Trans-Caribbean gas pipeline (also known as Antonio Ricaurte Gas Pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline between Venezuela and Colombia with extension to Panama and probably to Nicaragua. ... The West-East Gas Pipeline is a 4,000-kilometers long pipeline, which runs from Lunnan in Xinjiang to Shanghai. ...


Some oil/gas pipeline companies

The Alyeska consortium refers to the major oil companies that own and operate the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) through the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. ... The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry was commissioned by the Government of Canada in 1974 to investigate the social, environmental, and economic impact of a proposed gas pipeline that would run through the Yukon and the Mackenzie Valley of the Northwest Territories. ... Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), is Pakistans largest integrated gas company serving more than 2 million consumers in North Central Pakistan through an extensive network in Punjab and NWFP. The Company has over 41 years of experience in operation and maintenance of high-pressure gas transmission and distribution... Koch Industries, Inc. ... Koch Industries, Inc. ... TransCanada TSX: TRP is a large energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. ... Enbridge Logo Enbridge TSX: ENB NYSE: ENB is a Calgary, Alberta based company which is focused on three core businesses: crude oil and liquids pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and natural gas distribution. ... Gazprom (LSE: OGZD; Russian: , sometimes transcribed as Gasprom) is the largest Russian company and the biggest extractor of natural gas in the world. ... BOTAÅž Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) is the crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company in Turkey. ... Transwestern Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the San Juan Basin and Permian Basin to either California and Arizona or to the Oklahoma panhandle. ... Florida Gas Transmission is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama into Florida. ... The Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline is a 30 inch /24 inch natural gas transmission pipeline that runs from the Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEI) gas plant in Goldboro in Guysborough County on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, for 1,300 kilometres (670 Miles) to Dracut, Massachusetts, in the... The Algonquin Gas Pipline delivers natural gas to New England. ... Northern Border Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from Canada through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa into the Chicago area. ... Great Lakes Transmission is a natural gas pipeline that brings gas from western Canada through Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan before re-entering Canada. ... Enron Corporation is an energy company based in Houston, Texas. ... Sonatrach is an Algerian public company formed to exploit the hydrocarbon resources of the country. ...

Biobutanol

Biobutanol can be transported using existing pipelines. Butanol (butyl alcohol) is a higher alcohol with a 4 carbon atom structure and a general formula of C4H10O. There are 4 different isomeric structures for butanol (refer to box). ...


Pipelines for other liquids

Water pipelines

Main article: Aqueduct

Pipelines are useful for transporting water for drinking or irrigation over long distances when it needs to move over hills, or where canals or channels are poor choices due to considerations of evaporation, pollution, or environmental impact. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 1104 KB) Los Angeles Aqueduct in Antelope Valley, California on June 2, 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 1104 KB) Los Angeles Aqueduct in Antelope Valley, California on June 2, 2005. ... There are two Los Angeles Aqueducts--the original Los Angeles Aqueduct was designed by William Mulholland (an Irish immigrant who became a self-taught engineer and head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) and completed in 1913 to deliver water from the Owens River to the city... A truck passes eastbound along the busy Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley. ... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct built circa 19 BC. It is one of Frances top tourist attractions and a World Heritage Site. ... Water transportation is the intentional movement of water over large distances. ... Drinking water Mineral Water Drinking water is water that is intended to be ingested by humans. ... Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil. ... The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. ... The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ... In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... It has been suggested that Pollutant be merged into this article or section. ...


The 530km(360 mile) Goldfields Water Supply Scheme in Western Australia using 760mm(30inch) and completed in 1903 was the largest water supply scheme of it times.[1][2] Goldfields Pipeline along Great Eastern Highway The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, also known by names such as the Goldfields Pipeline, and originally known as the Coolgardie Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, is perhaps the worlds longest water main. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...


Example significant water pipelines in South Australia are the Morgan-Whyalla (completed 1944) and Mannum-Adelaide [2] (completed 1955) pipelines. Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Morgan is a town in South Australia on the right bank of the Murray River, just downstream of where it turns from flowing roughly westwards to roughly southwards. ... City Plaza, Hummock Hill in the background Location of Whyalla in South Australia (red) Whyalla (33°02′S 137°34′E) is a city and port located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula opposite Port Pirie in South Australia. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... One of the two ferries at Mannum. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


There are two Los Angeles, California aqueducts, the First Los Angeles Aqueduct (completed 1913) and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct (completed 1970) which also include extensive use of pipelines. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Pont du Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct built circa 19 BC. It is one of Frances top tourist attractions and a World Heritage Site. ... There are two Los Angeles Aqueducts--the original Los Angeles Aqueduct was designed by William Mulholland (an Irish immigrant who became a self-taught engineer and head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power) and completed in 1913 to deliver water from the Owens River to the city... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


Beverage pipelines

Brine pipelines

The town of Hallstatt in Austria claims to contain "the oldest industrial pipeline in the world", dating back to 1595.[3] It was constructed from 13,000 trunks to transport the saline solution for 40 kilometers from Hallstatt to Ebensee.[4] Hallstatt (), Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Ebensee lies in Upper Austria near Langbathbach and river Traun. ...


Beer pipelines

Bars in the Veltins-Arena, a major football ground in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, are interconnected by a 5 km long beer pipeline. It is the favourite method for distributing beer in such large stadiums, because the bars have to overcome big differences between demands during various stages of a match; this allows them to be supplied by a central tank. Veltins Arena during a Pur concert. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... km redirects here. ...


Pipelines as targets

Pipelines can be the target of vandalism, sabotage, or even terrorist attacks. In war, pipelines are often the target of military attacks, as destruction of pipelines can seriously disrupt enemy logistics. Vandalism is the conspicuous defacement or destruction of a structure, a symbol or anything else that goes against the will of the owner/governing body. ... “Saboteur” redirects here. ... The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered terrorism. ... Look up Logistics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


See also

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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... A hydrostatic test is the normal way in which a gas pressure vessel such as a gas cylinder or a boiler is checked for leaks or flaws. ... This is a list of pipelines used to transport natural gas in the United States and Canada. ... A megaproject is a very large investment project. ... Plastic Pressure Pipe Systems have been in use since the 1950s. ... The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. ... A pig used in natural gas pipelines A Pipeline inspection gauge or pig in the pipeline industry is a tool that is sent down a pipeline and propelled by the pressure of the product in the pipeline itself. ... Oil imperialism theories characterize a broad group of political science theories which assert that direct and indirect control of world petroleum reserves is a root factor in current international politics. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... // This type of plastic pipe is initially developed by Wavin early 90s and by Tubes dAquitaine[1] from France, who developed the first pipes reinforced with synthetic fiber. ... Wikinews has news related to: Russia cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine The dispute between Russian state-owned gas supplier Gazprom and Ukraine over natural gas prices started in March of 2005 (over the price of natural gas and prices for the transition of Gazproms gas to Europe). ... Slurry pipelines are used to transport aggregate materials by embedding them in a fluid, usually water. ... When President Nixon allowed a pipeline to be built to transport oil from Alaska to places you could actually use it ...

References

  1. ^ Mephan Ferguson Australian Dictionary of Biography(online version)
  2. ^ The Forrest family Dynasties, ABC. Retrieved 17 September 2006.
  3. ^ Billie Ann Lopez. Hallstatt's White Gold - Salt (English). Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  4. ^ See the article Hallstatt for details and references.

Oil and Gas Pipelines in NonTechnical Language, T. Miesner and W. Leffler, PennWell Corporation, 2006. Purchase from this link September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hallstatt (), Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. ...


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Pipeline transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (579 words)
When talking about the transportation of large quantities of oil or natural gas on the surface, pipeline transport is the only economically feasible way.
Although pipelines can be built even under the sea, that process is both economically and technically very demanding, so the majority of oil at sea is transported by tanker ships.
Pipelines are useful for transporting water for drinking or irrigation over long distances when it needs to move over hills, or where canals or channels are poor choices due to considerations of evaporation, pollution, or environmental impact.
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