Torutransport - esitlus inglise keeles
stopping the flow of the product in
the pipeline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCbqOT7yU
Advatages of pipeline
Costs of use are low
The least energy demanding mode
of transport over long distances
Large quantities
Challenges of pipeline
The
infrastructure
investment is
high
Not flexible for
changes in the
transport chain
The vast majority of pipeline accidents in the United States are
caused by third-party damage.
Damage by outside - natural disasters
Other e.g. someone excavates too close to the
pipeline
Three longest natural gas pipelines in
the world
1. West-East Pipeline
Length: 5,410 miles
Start: Xinjiang, China
Finish: Shanghai 2. National Unification
Gas Pipeline (Gasun)
Length: 3,100 miles
Start: Bolivia
3. Yamal-Europe Pipeline Finish: Brazil
Length: 2,608 miles
Start: Siberia
Finish: Germany
Nord Stream Pipeline
Length: 759 miles
Start: Russia
Finish: Germany