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What is The Difference Between

Piping and Pipeline. Piping Vs
Pipeline
December 19, 2016
In this article, you will learn about the difference between Piping and Pipeline.
When it comes to transport the fluid, Piping and Pipeline are the most frequent
words used in Oil & Gas industries. Let us explore the similarity and differences
between Piping and Pipeline. Piping and Pipeline both used to transport various
liquids, gases, and sometimes slurry and powder material.
Straight Vs Complex
The pipeline is series of straight pipe welded together over a long distance. For
example, the West-East Pipeline in China is 8,200 KMs longs.
Piping is a complex network of pipe & fittings within the defined boundaries of the
plant.
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Above Ground / Under Ground / Sub-sea
The pipeline can run underground, aboveground, and underwater such as a subsea
pipeline. Whereas Piping is mostly above ground with very few underground
services.
Large Dia Vs Small Dia
Another difference between Piping and Pipeline is that Pipelines are mostly large
diameter that transport bulk liquid or gas from one place to other sometimes 1000s
of miles in distance. Whereas Piping can be from ½” to 80” as per the plant design
requirements that transfer fluid from one equipment to another within the plant
boundary.
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Use of Equipment
In the pipeline, the use of pipe fittings is limited. Mostly long radius bends with very
few other types of fittings that use at a pumping station and valve station.
Whereas in the case of a piping very wide range of pipe fittings are used that serve
different purposes within the piping system such as change the direction, size,
branching, blinding, etc.
Similarly, in pipeline few pieces of equipment are used within the Pipeline system
such as pumps, valves & instruments that support the function of the system to
transport fluid safely over a long distance.
Whereas a verity of equipment such as a pump, valves, filter vessel, column, heat
exchanger, instruments are used within the piping system that supports the function
of the plant to produce finish product.
Design Codes & Standard
The last difference between Piping and Pipeline, In Oil & Gas Industries, a pipeline is
designed in accordance with ASME B31.4 that is code for Liquid Transportation
Systems for Hydrocarbons, Liquid Petroleum Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia, and Alcohol
and ASME B31.8 that is code for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems.
Whereas Piping is designed in accordance with ASME B31.3 that is Process Piping
code and for power plant piping ASME B31.1 that is code for Power Piping.
PIPELINE PIPING
Series of straight pipe welded Complex network of pipe & fittings within
together for a long distance the defined boundaries of the plant
underground, aboveground and Mostly above ground with very few

underwater such as subsea pipeline underground services.
Mostly large diameter Can be from ½” to 80” in diameter
Use of pipefittings are limited. Very wide range of pipefittings are used.
Few equipment are used within the Verity of equipment used within the
Pipeline system piping system
Design in accordance with ASME ASME B31.3 , ASME B31.1

B31.4, ASME B31.8
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