N.B.: Trapil operates only pipelines that carry finished refined petroleum products , such as automotive gasoline and diesel, jet fuel, and home heating oil, and semi-finished products , such as naphtha and other petrochemical feedstocks , used as petrochemical feedstock. Accordingly, this section does not cover crude oil transportation.
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A pipeline comprises steel pipes (the line) that are almost always buried, pumping stations to propel the liquid, and terminals at both ends for the product being carried. Customers receive the same amount of product at the exit point as was input at the entry point.
Pipelines carry products between refineries, oil depots and port facilities. Their length can vary from a few kilometers to hundreds or thousands of kilometers. Often they are often interconnected to form a network that can be very dense, forming a sort of spider web. One example of this is the LHP pipeline, which supplies depots and airports across the Paris region.
These networks connect different product entry points with different exit points, thereby cost-effectively diversifying sources of supply and providing reliable delivery to meet specified deadlines.
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What is a pipeline?
