Tuesday, 1 October 2013
World's Longest Natural Gas Pipelines
Petroleum
and Natural Gas Industry is one of the
top rank industry that are still in growth and develop to more and more
beneficial in generate income of country. Over the past half century, the
world’s energy-economy has been shaped by the politics of building and
protecting large oil pipelines spanning thousands and thousands of miles.
So,
the petroleum is one of liquid that transport by pipe. Same goes to natural gas
as one of commodities that to be haul by this kind of mode of transportation. Pipeline transport is one of the types of
transportation mode which transport, deliver or send the
specific goods through a pipe .
Commonly, liquids and gases are sent by this mode. In many ways, who controls the
pipeline is as important as who controls the oil.
Now,
a new generation of mega pipeline is
being built to bring massive amounts of natural gas from some of the most
remote regions of the world to many of the most densely populated center of
commerce and industry. The mega size of pipe gives the advantage to haul the
commodities in high volume, so that the shipper can achieve economies of scale.
1. West-East
Pipeline
a. Length:
5,410 miles
b. Start:
Xinjiang, China
c. Finish:
Shanghai
2. GASUN
Pipeline (planned)
a. Length:
3,100 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Bolivia
c. Ends in
Brazil
3. Yamal-Europe
Pipeline
a. Length:
2,608 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Siberia,
c. Ends
in Germany
4. Trans-Saharan
Pipeline (planned)
a. Length:
2,565 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Nigeria,
c. Ends
in Algeria
5. TransCanada
Pipeline
a. Length:
2,005 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Alberta
c. Ends
in Quebec
6. Rockies
Express Pipeline (REX)
a. Length:
1,678 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Colorado
c. Ends
in Ohio
:: REX became fully operational in
Nov. 2009. Proposed extensions would run to New Jersey and Texas, nearly
doubling the size of the line.
7. Transcontinental
Pipeline
a. Length:
1,671 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Texas
c. Ends
in New York
:: The Transco pipeline carries
natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico to the New York metropolitan market.
8. Trans-Mediterranean
Pipeline
a. Length:
1,610 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Algeria
c. Ends
in Italy
9. Northern
Border Pipeline
a. Length:
1,391 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Canada
c. Ends
in Chicago
10. Nord Stream Pipeline
a. Length:
759 miles
b. Places:
Starts in Russia
c. Ends
in Germany