February 2005 Issue America’s Pipelines: Safe and Secure
January 2005 Issue Koch Pipeline: Safety in Numbers
December 2004 Issue TEPPCO Commits to the Gift of Giving
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Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Pipeline Operations
The average American uses three gallons of petroleum every day. Two of those gallons are transported via oil pipelines, which operate all day, every day, with the help of powerful pumps and dedicated pipeline operators.
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No Longer Your Grandfather’s Way of Transporting Oil
At three to eight miles per hour, oil moves through pipelines from Houston to New York City in a matter of 14 to 22 days. Compare that to the days of teamsters, horses and recycled wooden whisky barrels and it’s easy to see how oil transportation has advanced light years from original methods.
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INDUSTRY LEADERS: Unlocking the Power of Crude Oil
Before crude oil can become gasoline, propane, jet fuel or heating oil, it must first go through the refining process. Although many communities do not have refineries, pipelines ensure that a reliable fuel supply is available to everyone.
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PIPELINE COMMUNITY: ExxonMobil: A Good Neighbor
ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPCo) might not live right next door but they sure are a good neighbor. EMPCo’s 2004 Good Neighbor Grant Program has provided $143,500 to 84 different nonprofit organizations in communities extending from Maine to California.
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Oil pipelines move 75 percent of crude oil, and 62 percent of petroleum products, such as gasoline, heating and fuel oils, liquid propane gas, kerosene and jet fuel.
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