PIPELINES

PIPELINES

It is means of transferring energy through tankages and pipelines from one place to another for serving the consumers and communities at large.
Pipelines play an important role in Petroleum Industry, providing safe, reliable and economical transportation.

Crude Oil, Gasoline, natural gas travel long distances from refineries and natural gas plants, all over the country, through underground pipelines. Oil / Gas transfers use sophisticated controls & computerized IT systems.
Mostly the pipeline systems are designed for a long distance bulk transfer of Fuels from production regions to consumers. These long distance bulk lines are also called as TRUNKLINES.

LNG (Liquefied natural gas ) is a classic example.
The gas is first extracted on On-Shore or Off-Shore locations. It is transported through pipelines to processing plants. Depending upon the pressure of the gas (low pressure, medium pressure and high pressure) it is purified by removing impurities like condensates such as water, oil, mud as well as other undesirable gases like CO2 & H2S. Mercury as a solid is also removed.

HOT TAPPINGS
It is a very important subject of the Oil and Gas industries.
The meaning of this is to have a tapping on the main line in charged condition without stopping the flow in the line.
This is a very demanding field in the days to come. One can choose this engineering field as a Career and can join some colleges and Engineering Institutes for further knowledge enhancement.