Cross-Border Oil and Gas Pipelines: Problems and Prospects
Article from: OGEL 4 (2006), in Pipelines
Introduction
In the near future, the world will need more cross-border pipelines for oil and gas. Two factors explain the reasons for this need: Reserves close to traditional markets are being depleted. Newer, more remote sources of oil and gas will be required. Many of these will require pipeline delivery either because they are landlocked or, in the case of gas, because liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects are less attractive than pipelines, other than for distances in excess of 3,000km. Many gas markets have in the past been constrained by regulatory and ...