Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs

Parfomak, Paul W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Petroleum engineering;    Petroleum pipelines;    Petroleum law and legislation;   

RP-ID  :  RL33347
RP-ID  :  RL33347_2009Feb17

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses congressional interest in securing the nation's pipelines. Nearly half a million miles of oil and natural gas transmission pipeline crisscross the United States. While an efficient and fundamentally safe means of transport, many pipelines carry hazardous materials with the potential to cause public injury and environmental damage.