How Crude Oil Travels Through a Pipeline
In short: How pumps, booster stations, steel pipe, computer control and wax-clearing pigs work together to carry crude oil from wells to refineries.
A 1:59 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Pipeline - Oil, Transport, Infrastructure | Britannica”; Pipeline 101 (industry pipeline-education site), “How Do Pipelines Work? - Pipeline 101”; IntechOpen (open access peer-reviewed chapter by Fadi Alnaimat, Mohammed Ziauddin and Bobby Mathew, United Arab Emirates University), “Wax Deposition in Crude Oil Transport Lines and Wax Estimation Methods”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Pipeline - Design, Operation, Safety | Britannica”; Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio, Springer Nature), “Advances and challenges in oil and gas pipeline pigging technology: a comprehensive review - Scientific Reports”.
Sources used in this film
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Pipeline - Oil, Transport, Infrastructure | Britannica · View →
- Pipeline 101 (industry pipeline-education site) — How Do Pipelines Work? - Pipeline 101 · View →
- IntechOpen (open access peer-reviewed chapter by Fadi Alnaimat, Mohammed Ziauddin and Bobby Mathew, United Arab Emirates University) — Wax Deposition in Crude Oil Transport Lines and Wax Estimation Methods · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Pipeline - Design, Operation, Safety | Britannica · View →
- Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio, Springer Nature) — Advances and challenges in oil and gas pipeline pigging technology: a comprehensive review - Scientific Reports · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Pipeline - Oil, Transport, Infrastructure | Britannica
- Also: Pipeline 101 (industry pipeline-education site): How Do Pipelines Work? - Pipeline 101
- Also: IntechOpen (open access peer-reviewed chapter by Fadi Alnaimat, Mohammed Ziauddin and Bobby Mathew, United Arab Emirates: Wax Deposition in Crude Oil Transport Lines and Wax Estimation Methods
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Pipeline - Design, Operation, Safety | Britannica
- Also: Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio, Springer Nature): Advances and challenges in oil and gas pipeline pigging technology: a comprehensive review - Scientific Reports
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