Introduction

1. A pipeline is an efficient mode of conveying gas or liquid from one

point to the other.
2. The distance of transportation may vary from a few meters to
several hundred kilometres, in some cases it may be more than
1000km.
3. The product that has to be transported can be a mixture with gas,
oil and impurities.
4. These products are sometimes separated into single phase products
such as oil, gas etc before transportation.
5. Pipelines that transport unprocessed product are sometimes
referred to as production lines.
6. Pipelines that transport processed oil or gas are referred to as
export lines.

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