PIPELINING

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 Pioneering Underground Technologies.
Increasingly dense pipeline networks are
being built to ensure global energy supply. In-
novative installation methods by Herrenknecht
are paving the way for this through the under-
ground economically, quickly, and safely.
Herrenknecht tunnelling technology is custom-
ized and adapted to specic projects, for all
diameters and all ground conditions. We offer
our customers worldwide integrated technology
solutions and services in order to install pipe-
lines reliably. Exactly where they are needed.

08 Klaipda LNG Terminal, Lithuania

10 Narrows crossing Gladstone, Australia
12 River crossing in Texas, USA
14 Elbedker Hetlingen, Germany
16 Albysjn water pipeline, Sweden

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Crossing with a length To ensure the global
of 1,705 m: Installation supply of oil and gas
of a pipeline with HDD (here from Abu Dhabi),
technology from Herren- the pipeline network is
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Darya river, Turkmenistan. denser.
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kilometers of pipelines and casings are installed using Herrenknecht installation technology each year. has helped to extend pipeline networks across the
world, exactly where they are needed. Around 380
kilometers of pipelines and casings are installed annu-
ally using Herrenknecht pipeline installation techno-
logy. Unique methods such as Direct Pipe and Pipe
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the world. Our tunnelling technology helps to build
Crossing: 1,500 m
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Pipelining
All Around jobsite solutions

Worldwide, oil, gas and other resources are transport-

ed to the consumers via pipelines which are hundreds
of kilometers long. Obstacles such as rivers, moun-
tains, roads, and residential areas, difcult terrain and
nature protection zones have to be crossed under-
ground when installing the overall network. With
innovative methods and technologies, Herrenknecht
offers ideal solutions for different ground conditions,
wherever pipelines need to be installed underground.
This means pipeline routes can be built exactly where
they are needed in a cost-effective, fast, safe, and
reliable manner. In addition to a comprehensive
product portfolio and additional equipment such as
separation plants, we also offer a range of services,
providing for high tunnelling performance and maxi-
mum safety.

SEPARATION PLANT

Slurry-supported separation
Efcient and sequential processes separate and
remove the excavated soil from the bentonite
suspension a mixture of water and thixotropic
clay. The cleaned suspension is then transferred
back to the slurry circuit.
AVN MACHINE (DIRECT PIPE METHOD)

Pipeline HDD RIG

The AVN Machine connected on top of the pre-
Rig side
fabricated pipeline excavates the soil using the
Horizontal Directional Drilling Rigs from Herren-
Direct Pipe method while simultaneously
knecht are a cost-effective, fast, and ecological
installing the pipeline in one single work step.
option for installing pipelines through different
This saves costs and time.
ground conditions crossing beneath obstacles
such as rivers.

PIPE THRUSTER (DIRECT PIPE METHOD)

Launch shaft
The Pipe Thruster transfers the necessary thrust
force to the AVN Machine through the pipeline.
Using the Direct Pipe method, it brings the
prefabricated pipe string to the other bank even You can nd more detailed information about Herrenknecht
beneath wide rivers. technology, additional equipment, and services in our pocket
guide: Tunnelling Product Portfolio.
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Klaipda LNG Terminal

Tough HDD challenge in gas pipeline
construction
With combined efforts over a long distance through
extremely difcult geology: The connection of the
new LNG terminal at the Baltic port of Klaipda re-
quired drilling boreholes for pipelines under the harbor
basin with a total length of 5.5 kilometers and at
depths of up to 56 meters. An island in the center of
the harbor as the starting point allowed the boreholes
to be divided into four subsections. With a small ferry,
a HDD Modular Rig from Herrenknecht was trans-
ported to the island, disassembled into three mod-
ules for weight reduction. The abrasive geology of
sandy-gravelly soil and hard marl layers took its toll on
material and tooling wear. Herrenknechts After Sales
Service ensured the supply of wear parts and deliv-
ered spare parts ad hoc to avoid downtimes. Thanks
to the extensive rental pool, a Pipe Thruster was avail-
able to the customer within only a few days as a
standby for additional power during pipeline installa-
tion. Together as a team, all odds were overcome and
the project was completed successfully.

PROJECT DATA MACHINE DATA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Contractor:
Albrehta Sp. z o.o.
Pipeline length:
2 2,310 m, 610 m, 350 m
Geology: sand, gravel, cobbles,
marly till, boulders
HDD Rig, HK400M, H-204
Pipeline diameter: 2 28", 8", 6"
Max. pulling force: 400 t (4,000 kN)
Pipe Thruster, HK500PT, H-273
Max. thrust and pulling force: 500 t (5,000 kN)
During the entire drilling process,
aHerrenknecht service technician
accompanied the construction
team on site.
At customers request Herrenknecht
equipped the HDD Rig with an
installed power of nearly 1,000 kW
and a torque of 140 kNm.

As a power reserve during pipeline

installation, Herrenknecht supplied
a Pipe Thruster HK500PT with
maximum thrust and pulling forces
of up to 500 t.

PROJECT BACKGROUND KLAIPDA, LITHUANIA

In order to make Lithuanias energy Additional power

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ate
supply more diversied, the new reserve: Landside,
LNG terminal in Klaipda was con- aHerrenknecht Pipe
nected from the sea to the national Thruster supports
supply network. To this end, two pipeline installation
HDD boreholes (2,310 m and 610 m) Klaipda with a maximum
were drilled for the installation of thrust andpulling
a 28" gas pipeline. With two addition- force of upto 500 t.
al boreholes (2,310 m and 350 m), Baltic
B altic Sea
Sea
pipelines (6" and 8") were installed
LNG
L NG tterminal
erminal
for ber optic cables to control the
system.

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I CANNOT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF

Narrows crossing Gladstone THE TEAM AND WHAT THEY HAVE
ACHIEVED, PARTICULARLY IN
Safe and environmentally-friendly crossing THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN
THE GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS
GOT VERY TOUGH.
under a strait Steve Wille, General Manager Tunnelling, Thiess

For the crossing under the sensitive sea water strip
The Narrows, between the Australian mainland and
Curtis Island, special emphasis was placed on envi-
ronmental protection. Under no circumstances were
the marine life and the sensitive mangroves on
the shores to be damaged. The contractor therefore
relied on trenchless tunnelling technology from
Herrenknecht to drive a 4.3-kilometer protection
tunnel for a gas pipeline. The EPB Shield used had al-
ready mastered an earlier project in Australia and was
completely refurbished by the local Herrenknecht
PROJECT DATA MACHINE DATA
subsidiary for the Gladstone project. With peak per-
formances of up to 181 meters per week, the TBM
dug ahead at an impressive pace. In the changeable,
clayey soil the EPB technology proved to be the ideal
solution and successfully reached the target shaft
on Curtis Island unnoticed by life on the surface. Im-
mediately afterward, pipeline installation was done
with a Pipe Thruster from Herrenknecht a specially-
designed pipe brake held the pipeline in place each Maximum safety:
A custom-developed
time the clamping unit was relocated. As a result, the
pipe brake xes the
entire insertion was completed in just 14 days. heavy pipeline in place
when the clamping unit
of the Pipe Thruster
is relocated to pull the
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS next stroke.

Contractor: EPB3400AH, M-1219M Along the tunnel alignment, the

Thiess Pty Ltd Diameter: 4,000 mm TBM installed a total of 21,750
Max. torque: 1,600 kNm segments and excavated about
Tunnel length: 4,300 m 55,000 m of earth.
Pipe Thruster, HK750PT, H-224
Geology: clay, sand, gravel Pipeline diameter: 48" Before the pipeline insertion, the
Max. thrust and pulling force: 750 t (7,500 kN) tunnel was ooded so the oating
pipe string could be installed with-
GROUP PARTNERS INVOLVED out additional measures.

VMT With the help of the Pipe Thruster,

Navigation the 48-inch gas pipeline with its
heavy concrete coating was success-
fully installed in just 14 days.

PROJECT BACKGROUND GLADSTONE, AUSTRALIA

The leading gas and energy provid-

ers in Australia worked together to Curtis Island
build the 430 km Santos Gas Trans-
mission Pipeline. It transports coal
seam gas from eastern Queensland
Graham
G raham C
Creek
reek
to a gas liquefaction plant on Curtis
Island. The 4.3 km tunnel under the
strait near Gladstone runs through Curtis Island
an ecologically highly sensitive area
and was therefore one of the most The
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www.santosglng.com
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WITH DIRECT PIPE WE WERE

River crossing in Texas ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE STRICT
TOLERANCES OF THE ARMY
Quickly and safely with Direct Pipe CORPS OF ENGINEERS. IT IS A
FANTASTIC TECHNOLOGY.
over more than 1,000 meters Jwala Raj Sharma, Project Engineer, Laney Directional Drilling

When the strictest safety requirements apply, suc-
cessful completion is all the more important. Crossing
beneath the Sabine-Neches Waterway near Port
Arthur (Texas, USA), the Direct Pipe method devel-
oped by Herrenknecht had to prove itself under the
watchful eyes of the US Army Corps of Engineers,
which monitors construction on waterways across
the nation. Within just 22 days, an AVN1000 and
a Pipe Thruster HK750PT laid a 48-inch protective
pipe for a water line over a distance of more than
1,000 meters. They crossed safely under both the
river and the levees protecting the region from ood-
ing. Under no circumstances were these permitted to
be affected. Direct Pipe lays pipelines in a single
step by combining two technologies: Herrenknecht
microtunnelling machine plus Pipe Thruster. During
excavation, the tunnel face can be controlled consis-
tently and safely using slurry-supported tunnelling
technology even in heterogeneous, water-permeable
soils.

PROJECT DATA MACHINE DATA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Contractor: Direct Pipe method: In only 22 days, 1,050 m of

Laney Directional Drilling Co.
Pipeline length: 1,050 m
Geology: sand, clay
AVN1000, M-1491M pipeline were laid with daily best
Diameter: 1,295 mm performances of up to 108 m.
Max. torque: 150 kNm
The ood control levees were safely
Pipe Thruster, HK750PT, H-186 crossed under and bridge foundations
Pipeline diameter: 48" bypassed with absolute precision.
Max. thrust and pulling force: 750 t (7,500 kN)
Direct Pipe easily handled ground-
GROUP PARTNERS INVOLVED water pressure of up to 4 bar.

VMT
Navigation

PROJECT BACKGROUND PORT ARTHUR, USA

In Cameron Parish on the border to Working with high

Louisiana, a gigantic plant has been safety requirements,
built for the production of liqueed a new water pipeline
natural gas. The new pipeline sup- was quickly laid with
plies the water for operation of the Direct Pipe .
Highway 82 Port Arthur
plant from Port Arthur, Texas. It cros- Sabine-Neches
ses under the Sabine-Neches Water- Waterway
way, one of the busiest waterways
in the USA.
launch shaft
Sabine Lake

Pleasure Island
MLK Bridge
target shaft
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ON SUCH A CHALLENGING PROJECT,

Elbedker Hetlingen CONTINUOUS MUTUAL EXCHANGES
OF EXPERIENCE ARE SIMPLY ADVANTAGEOUS.
Elbe crossing with pipe jacking under COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE IS AS
IMPORTANT AS GOOD TECHNOLOGY.
high pressure Peter Dennig, Manager, A.Hak Drillcon

Not far from Hamburg tunnelling was carried out
under high pressure: With an AVND Machine from
Herrenknecht the jobsite crew tackled a 1.5 kilometer
long Elbe crossing at depths of up to 40 meters. The
project was one of the longest pipe-jacking jobs in
the world and ran through diversified, complex
ground with stones and larger boulders. Right from
the start, the customer relied on expertise and sup-
port from Herrenknecht. During the refurbishment of
the used AVND2400AB and project-specic modi-
cation already, collaboration was hand in hand. This
included a preventive videoscope examination of the
main bearing as well as adaptation of the man lock
and main bearing sealing for water pressures of up to
4 bar. This preparation paid off in the end: In efcient
three-shift operations, the TBM successfully ate its
way through to the target shaft on Lhesand Island in
only 112 days of tunnelling. Modern technology com-
bined with all the project participants experience and
outstanding teamwork on site contributed to the proj-
ects success skilled service personnel from Herren-
knecht were available to the customer at all times.

PROJECT DATA MACHINE DATA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Contractor: AVND2400AB, M-1439M Top performance:

A.Hak Drillcon
Tunnel length: 1,528 m
Geology: sandy gravel, stones,
boulders, partial layers of clay
Diameter: 3,025 mm up to 40 m of tunnelling per day.
Max. torque: 1,600 kNm
Maximum protection: the support-
GROUP PARTNERS INVOLVED ing pressure was constantly moni-
tored and compared in parallel with
VMT the uctuating tide of the Elbe.
Navigation, monitoring, communication
Comprehensive support:
2 machine operators, 1 service
electrician, 1 service mechanic

PROJECT BACKGROUND HETLINGEN, GERMANY

In order to secure gas supply for On target for success:

Northern Germany and Scandina- Precise navigation and
via in the future too, the regional monitoring manage-
gas pipeline network is being mod- ment and optimal team-
ernized and extended. One part of work enabled a safe
the major project is the Elbedker Hetlingen
crossing under the Elbe
Hetlingen which crosses under with a uctuating tide
the Elbe near Hamburg. In the small and ambient pressure
llaunch
aunch sshaft
haft
ft
town of Hetlingen, a tunnel was Hamburg of up to 4 bar.
driven to the target shaft on Lhe-
sand Island on the Elbe using the Lhesand
L hesand
pipe jacking method and then two
new pipelines were installed. ttarget
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get sshaft
haft

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Albysjn water pipeline

Superfast through groundwater with
innovative semi-trenchless method
Short work a few kilometers south of Stockholm: In Below it in the soil, a mounted boring machine digs
just 12 days, the jobsite team installed a 1,036meter the tunnel and lays the pipeline at the same time. The
long main water pipeline. Right beside a busy loosened soil is brought to the surface by the trench- On the right track:
highway, with a groundwater level just below the sur- ing unit and backlled in the trench again behind the Where space is tight
face. Installation in an open trench would have machine. The pushing force is provided by a Herren- and in water-bearing
ground, the semi-
required sheet piles and elaborate groundwater low- knecht Pipe Thruster located at the starting position.
trenchless Pipe
ering. With the semi-trenchless Pipe Express meth- In the most productive 12-hour shift, 221 meters of Express method is
od, neither was necessary, a huge time and budget pipeline were installed. The environment also bene- the right choice.
advantage for the contractor. In the new method, a ts: In comparison to the conventional construction Whilethe TBM pulls
buggy with a trenching unit creates a narrow, approxi- method the corridors, including construction paths, inthe pipeline under-
ground, trafc on
mately 40 centimeter wide trench on the surface. are up to 70 percent narrower.
thesurface remains
unaffected.

PROJECT DATA MACHINE DATA PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Contractor: Pipe Express method: With Pipe Express , in comparison

Zblin Scandinavia AB
Pipeline length: 1,036 m
Geology: water-saturated clay
soil, sand, gravel
Pipe Express, M-1737M to the open-cut method, the corridor
Diameter: 1,350 mm can be reduced by up to 70 %.
Max. torque: 140 kNm
Costly and time-consuming
Pipe Thruster, HK500PT, H-273 groundwater lowering, earthworks
Pipeline diameter: 48" or the ramming of sheet piles were
Max. thrust force: 500 t (5,000 kN) not necessary.

In recognition of the successful

project, the client was awarded
rstprize in the Trenchless No Dig
Award in Scandinavia.

PROJECT BACKGROUND HUDDINGE, SWEDEN

The 1.3 million residents of the

Swedish capital require around
Lake
L ak e A
Albysjn
lbysjn Stockholm
370,000 m of drinking water every
day. Zblin Scandinavia AB was Highway
H ighway 2
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position
osition
contracted to add one kilometer
of pipeline south of Stockholm to
the existing network.

Pipe Express was

sstarting
tarting position
position sponsored by:

Tullinge
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Nuuk, GL
Preston, UK
Le Havre, FR
Corbie, FR
Mongstad, NO

Pipelining Rotterdam, NL
Sliedrecht, NL
Lochem, NL

Herrenknecht tunnelling technology Sevenum, NL

Zevenaar, NL
Rysum, DE

at work around the world The Wadden Sea, DE

Hetlingen, DE ( p. 14)
Jemgum, DE
Ribnitz, DE
Huddinge, SE ( p. 16)
Norrtlje, SE
Mnnikk, FL
Ivanovo, RU
Ukhta, RU
Klaipda, LT ( p. 08)
Worms, DE
Wrocaw, PL
Pedescala, IT
Venice, IT
Bologna, IT
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, FR
Vladivostok, RU
Atyrau, KZ
Sochi, RU
Tblisi, GE
Asu, AZ
Livorno, IT
Istanbul, TR
Huelva, ES

MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA

Ismailia, EG
Al Jubail, SA
Abu Dhabi, AE
Antananarivo, MG

ASIA / OCEANIA
Shanghai, CN
Hangzhou, CN
Liaoning, CN
Zhuhai, CN
Hohhot, CN
Samarinda, ID
Rayong / Bangkok / Saraburi, TH
Kyaikhto, MM
Rajahmundry, IN
Anand, IN
Barrow Island, AU
Gladstone, AU ( p. 10)
Onslow, AU

AMERICA
Corning, US
A selection of pipeline projects.
Bonnyville, CA
Further Herrenknecht references
Santo Domingo, DO
can be found online:
Arcadia, US
Jacksonville, US
www.herrenknecht.com/references
Linhares, BR
Manaus, BR
Williston, US
Port Arthur, US ( p. 12)
Villahermosa, MX
MACHINE TYPES DIAMETER RANGE Rio Grande City, US
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BO
AVN / AVND Pipe Thruster 6 16" 17 32" 33 56"
Camisea, PE

EPB Shield Direct Pipe method Pipeline length in kilometers: 0 1 2 3 4 5

HDD Rig Pipe Express method Pipeline lengths of more than 5 km
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Product Portfolio
Installation technology for all geologies
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Herrenknecht is the only provider of a complete range conditions. When selecting the optimum machine
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diameters and geology. Each Herrenknecht machine tions of the ground play a role, but also other project
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A selection of tunnel-
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preparing for the future with over 150 apprentices and
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H+E
LOGISTIK
Conveying Systems
www.helogistik.de Headquarters in
Schwanau: Shortly
after the company was
founded in 1977 by
Dr.-Ing. E. h. Martin
HERRENKNECHT Herrenknecht,
VMT FORMWORK Schwanau became
the companys head-
Navigation, Monitoring and Segment Production Systems quarters. To date, this
Process Data Management www.herrenknecht-formwork.com is the main location
www.vmt-gmbh.de accommodating
design, component
manufacturing and
assembly facilities.
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Subsidiaries and
Rolling Stock Systems Multi-service Vehicles representations on all
www.msd-dresden.com www.tms-company.com continents ensure that
Herrenknecht is always
close to its customers.
Herrenknecht has
around 15 manufac-
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turing and assembly
TUNNELLING BOHRTEC sites for tunnel boring
EXPERTS
machines and addi-
Jobsite Personnel Auger Boring Machines tional equipment
www.global-tunnelling-experts.com www.bohrtec.com worldwide, among
them assembly
factories in China
Group partners providing additional equipment and technical services ensure integrat- (2 Guangzhou,
ed solutions and top performance at jobsites where pipelines are installed. Chengdu) and India.
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Experts
Smart installation methods
for moving energy safely
Is the era of fossil fuels really coming to an end? What do you think are the biggest challenges
According to the forecasts I know, the era of fossil when planning and installing a pipeline network
fuels will not come to an end in the foreseeable which is relatively independent of topographical
future. The question is rather: when will alternative and geographical issues?
energies be competitive enough to substitute fossil In former times, the biggest challenges in planning
energy to a greater extent? pipelines lay in the area of technical feasibility. Today,
these tend to be geopolitical factors, environmental
Where are the largest deposits of crude oil and aspects, acceptance by the population, and the pro-
natural gas apart from submarine deposits? curement of rights of way.
The largest onshore deposits of crude oil are in the
Middle East, Venezuela, Canada (including oil sand) What advantages does trenchless tunnelling
and Russia. The largest natural gas deposits are technology offer for the planning of new pipeline
located in Russia, Iran, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Saudi connections?
Arabia, and the USA (shale gas deposits). Trenchless tunnelling technology renders an impor-
tant contribution when crossing sensitive or built-up
A DENSE PIPELINE Where do you see bottlenecks and supply gaps areas. These technologies are often the only possibility
NETWORK GUARANTEES at the present time? How can long-term devel- to install certain limited route sections.
OUR ENERGY SUPPLY. opments in demand be identied?
Shortages and supply gaps occur in those regions How do you see the potentials of trenchless
where the infrastructure necessary for transporting tunnelling technology when planning, building,
Bernhard Lsser energy is lacking and where people cant afford ener- and using pipelines to transport crude oil and
gy supplies. To bridge such shortages, a supply infra- natural gas?
Managing partner of ILF Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Munich
structure must be set up or developed further, which We expect that these technologies will increasingly
of course requires the corresponding nancial means. gain inuence when implementing pipeline projects.
Bernhard Lsser was born in Austria in 1969 He graduated The reasons are, on the one hand, increasing environ-
in civil engineering from Innsbruck University in 1997 What advantages does a dense pipeline network mental protection requirements and, on the other hand,
From 2006 to 2008, he obtained a Masters degree in Busi-
have and who benets from it globally? public acceptance and the fact that the surface is be-
ness Administration (MBA) from Deggendorf University
Since 1998, he has been working with ILF Beratende Inge- A sufciently dense pipeline network guarantees our coming increasingly built-up.
nieure GmbH at several locations and has gained experience energy supply. Otherwise, there is no guarantee of
holding a range of positions in several international pipeline economic development or a safe supply to the popu-
projects After some years working as a business unit lation. This means that not only individuals benet,
manager, Bernhard Lsser has been Managing Director of ILF
but also the whole of society. Pipelines represent
Beratende Ingenieure GmbH in Munich since 2012, also
directing the ILF branches abroad Bernhard Lsser is a infrastructure that is usually operated without aiming
lecturer in Pipeline Engineering at Leoben University. at maximizing prots. There are regulatory bodies in
many countries that pay attention to fair transport
tariffs and competition. As far as the oil and gas prices
are concerned, transport costs play a rather subordi-
nate role.

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Trends
Worldwide development
of the pipeline network

The worldwide pipeline network is becoming increasingly dense, ensuring the worldwide
supply of oil and gas.

Europe Africa Middle East

159 75 151 Number of planned projects

39,000 26,000 36,000 Planned projects in km

North America Latin America Asia / Oceania

281 71 194
69,000 41,000 85,000

Worldwide
Future pipe-
line projects 931
according
296,000
to regions
in numbers
and km

The worldwide demand in oil and gas continues to increase.

Production quantities in million barrels per day (left) and trillion cubic feet per year (right):
186.8

173.5 Total OPEC countries

Total OECD countries
Total non-OPEC countries
Total non-OECD countries
125.6 Worldwide
115 116.8
109.4 111.1

86.6

70.2
63.7 66
61.2
56.7
51.8 48.9
45.7
41
34.9
Photo: Carel Kramer

Oil Gas
A 425 m-long and
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20

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nects the gas pipeline

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Source: Simdex Pipeline Projects Database 2013, International Energy Outlook 2013 Norwegian renery.
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