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Transporting Oil and Gas

Transporting Oil and Gas. Economical Efficient Reliable. How is petroleum moved?. Pipelines move nearly two-thirds of the petroleum products. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com. Pipelines. Pipelines are the safest, most efficient, and most economical way to move petroleum products.

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Transporting Oil and Gas

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  1. Transporting Oil and Gas Economical Efficient Reliable

  2. How is petroleum moved? Pipelines move nearly two-thirds of the petroleum products. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  3. Pipelines Pipelines are the safest, most efficient, and most economical way to move petroleum products. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  4. How many miles of pipelines? The United States has the largest network of energy pipelines, about 200,000 miles. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  5. America’s Supply Line Video (9:24 minutes) Thanks to AOPL – Association of Oil Pipe Lines

  6. Are there pipelines in Oklahoma? By the early 1900’s, major oil discoveries had been made in Oklahoma and pipelines had become a common method of moving crude oil. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  7. Are there pipelines in Oklahoma? Some of the nation’s largest oil pipelinesintersect in Oklahoma. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  8. In Oklahoma? Yes!! Oil tank farms in Oklahoma hold and transport more than 10 percent of the U.S. crude oil supply. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  9. 30 Million Who owns the pipelines? Many companies own and operate the network of pipelines. Thirteen oil companies store as many as 30 million barrels of oil at the Cushing Proprietary Terminals.

  10. Types of Pipelines I. Oil Pipelines A. Crude Oil Pipelines 1. Gathering lines 2. Trunk lines B. Refined Products Pipelines II. Natural Gas Pipelines

  11. Are pipelines the same size? No Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com , gathering lines (2-6 inches in diameter) gather the crude oil from many wells and connect to larger trunk lines (8-24 inches in diameter).

  12. Where does crude oil go? Pipelines transport crude oil from oilfields to refineries where the oil is turned into products such as gasoline, home heating oil, lubricants, and the raw materials for pharmaceuticals and fertilizer. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  13. Where do refined products go? Refined products pipelines then transport refined products to terminals or local distribution centers. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

  14. How does gasoline get to the gas station? Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com Tanker trucks transport the gasoline from the distribution center to the gas station.

  15. How does natural gas get to your house? Natural gas is gathered from the reservoir, moved to a gas processing plant, where impurities are removed, and then delivered directly to homes and businesses through pipelines. Picture courtesy of www.pipeline101.com

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