Exploring the Impact of Pipeline Construction on Local Communities
Pipeline construction can have a significant impact on local communities. While the construction of pipelines can bring economic benefits, it can also cause disruption to the environment and to the lives of tHose living in the area. It is important to consider the potential impacts of pipeline construction on local communities. These impacts can include changes to the environment, such as disruption to wildlife habitats, increased air and water pollution, and the potential for sOil contamination. Additionally, pipeline construction can cause disruption to local infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, and can lead to increased traffic in the area.| Labels | Outside Diameter (d/mm) | T&C (kg/m) | Wall thickness (t/mm) | Type of end-finish | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | J55/K55 | M65 | l80/R95 | N80-1/Q | C90/T95 | P110 | Q125 | |||
| 4-1/2 | 9.50 | 114.30 | 14.14 | 5.21 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10.50 | 114.30 | 15.63 | 5.69 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 11.60 | 114.30 | 17.26 | 6.35 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 13.50 | 114.30 | 20.09 | 7.37 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 15.10 | 114.30 | 22.47 | 8.56 | – | – | – | – | – | PLB | PLB | |
| 5 | 11.50 | 127.00 | 17.11 | 5.59 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13.00 | 127.00 | 19.35 | 6.43 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 15.00 | 127.00 | 22.32 | 7.52 | PSLB | PLB | SLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | ||
| 18.00 | 127.00 | 26.79 | 9.19 | – | PLB | SLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 21.40 | 127.00 | 31.85 | 11.10 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 23.20 | 127.00 | 34.53 | 12.14 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 24.10 | 127.00 | 35.87 | 12.70 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 5-1/2 | 14.00 | 139.70 | 20.83 | 6.20 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15.50 | 139.70 | 23.07 | 6.98 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 17.00 | 139.70 | 25.30 | 7.72 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 20.00 | 139.70 | 29.76 | 9.17 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 23.00 | 139.70 | 34.23 | 10.54 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 26.80 | 139.70 | 39.88 | 12.70 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 29.70 | 139.70 | 44.20 | 14.27 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 32.60 | 139.70 | 48.52 | 15.88 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 35.30 | 139.70 | 52.53 | 17.45 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 38.00 | 139.70 | 56.55 | 19.05 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 40.50 | 139.70 | 60.27 | 20.62 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 43.10 | 139.70 | 64.14 | 22.22 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 6-5/8 | 20.00 | 168.28 | 29.76 | 7.32 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24.00 | 168.28 | 35.72 | 8.94 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 28.00 | 168.28 | 41.67 | 10.59 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 32.00 | 168.28 | 47.62 | 12.06 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 7 | 17.00 | 177.80 | 25.30 | 5.87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20.00 | 177.80 | 29.76 | 6.91 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 23.00 | 177.80 | 34.23 | 8.05 | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | – | |
| 26.00 | 177.80 | 38.69 | 9.19 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 29.00 | 177.80 | 43.16 | 10.36 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 32.00 | 177.80 | 47.62 | 11.51 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 35.00 | 177.80 | 52.09 | 12.65 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 38.00 | 177.80 | 56.55 | 13.72 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 42.70 | 177.80 | 63.55 | 15.88 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 46.40 | 177.80 | 69.05 | 17.45 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 50.10 | 177.80 | 74.56 | 19.05 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 53.60 | 177.80 | 79.77 | 20.62 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 57.10 | 177.80 | 84.98 | 22.22 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 7-5/8 | 24.00 | 193.68 | 35.72 | 7.62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 26.40 | 193.68 | 39.29 | 8.33 | PSLB | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | – | |
| 29.70 | 193.68 | 44.20 | 9.52 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 33.70 | 193.68 | 50.15 | 10.92 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 39.00 | 193.68 | 58.04 | 12.70 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 42.80 | 193.68 | 63.69 | 14.27 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 45.30 | 193.68 | 67.42 | 15.11 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 47.10 | 193.68 | 70.09 | 15.88 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 51.20 | 193.68 | 76.20 | 17.45 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 55.30 | 193.68 | 82.30 | 19.05 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 7-3/4 | 46.10 | 196.85 | 68.61 | 15.11 | – | – | P | P | P | P | P |
| 8-5/8 | 24.00 | 219.08 | 35.72 | 6.71 | PS | PS | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28.00 | 219.08 | 41.67 | 7.72 | PS | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 32.00 | 219.08 | 47.62 | 8.94 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 36.00 | 219.08 | 53.58 | 10.16 | PSLB | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 40.00 | 219.08 | 59.53 | 11.43 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 44.00 | 219.08 | 65.48 | 12.70 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 49.00 | 219.08 | 72.92 | 14.15 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 9-5/8 | 32.30 | 244.48 | 48.07 | 7.92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 36.00 | 244.48 | 53.58 | 8.94 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 40.00 | 244.48 | 59.53 | 10.03 | PSLB | PSLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | – | |
| 43.50 | 244.48 | 64.74 | 11.05 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | – | |
| 47.00 | 244.48 | 69.95 | 11.99 | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 53.50 | 244.48 | 79.62 | 13.84 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 58.40 | 244.48 | 86.91 | 15.11 | – | – | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | PLB | |
| 59.40 | 244.48 | 88.40 | 15.47 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 64.90 | 244.48 | 96.58 | 17.07 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 70.30 | 244.48 | 104.62 | 18.64 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 75.60 | 244.48 | 112.51 | 20.24 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 10-3/4 | 32.75 | 273.05 | 48.74 | 7.09 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 40.50 | 273.05 | 60.27 | 8.89 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 45.50 | 273.05 | 67.71 | 10.16 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 51.00 | 273.05 | 75.90 | 11.43 | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | – | |
| 55.50 | 273.05 | 82.60 | 12.57 | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | – | |
| 60.70 | 273.05 | 90.33 | 13.84 | – | – | – | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
| 65.70 | 273.05 | 97.77 | 15.11 | – | – | – | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
| 73.20 | 273.05 | 108.94 | 17.07 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 79.20 | 273.05 | 117.87 | 18.64 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 85.30 | 273.05 | 126.94 | 20.24 | – | – | – | – | P | – | – | |
| 11-3/4 | 42.00 | 298.45 | 62.50 | 8.46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47.00 | 298.45 | 69.95 | 9.53 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 54.00 | 298.45 | 80.36 | 11.05 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 60.00 | 298.45 | 89.29 | 12.42 | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
| 65.00 | 298.45 | 96.73 | 13.56 | – | – | P | P | P | P | P | |
| 71.00 | 298.45 | 105.66 | 14.78 | – | – | P | P | P | P | P | |
| 13-3/8 | 48.00 | 339.72 | 71.43 | 8.38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54.50 | 339.72 | 81.11 | 9.65 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 61.00 | 339.72 | 90.78 | 10.92 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 68.00 | 339.72 | 101.20 | 12.19 | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | – | |
| 72.00 | 339.72 | 107.15 | 13.06 | – | – | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | PSB | |
| 16 | 65.00 | 406.40 | 96.73 | 9.53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 75.00 | 406.40 | 111.62 | 11.13 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 84.00 | 406.40 | 125.01 | 12.57 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 109.00 | 406.40 | 162.21 | 16.66 | P | – | P | P | – | P | P | |
| 18-5/8 | 87.50 | 473.08 | 130.22 | 11.05 | PSB | PSB | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | 94.00 | 508.00 | 139.89 | 11.13 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – |
| 106.50 | 508.00 | 158.49 | 12.70 | PSLB | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 133.00 | 508.00 | 197.93 | 16.13 | PSLB | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Examining the Pros and Cons of Pipelines for the Environment and Economy

