The pipeline transport of crude oil or refined petroleum products through a network of large diameter pipe, moved by pumping stations along the route from an oil field, port or refinery to its next destination. Oil pipeline transport is generally the lowest cost way to move large volumes of liquid petroleum overland across long distances, and major pipeline systems connect inland oil producing regions to coastal export terminals or to refineries far from where the crude oil is extracted.
Facts
Core ConcernContinuous bulk movement of liquid petroleum through fixed pipe networks 1 Connections
Exemplified By
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is a landmark example of oil pipeline transport, narrower than its existing part-of edge to the broader Pipeline Transport mode
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pipeline transport
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A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption.
2. Petroleum History: The Van Syckel Pipeline
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In 1865 Van Syckel laid about 5 miles of two-inch wrought iron pipe in 15 foot joints from Miller Farm RR Station on the west side of Oil Creek in a southeast direction to Pithole.
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