Pipelines
Once the oil and gas have been extracted, they have to be moved to refineries and processing plants where they are processed into usable fuel. The network of pipelines in our country is as complex as the highway system. Pipeline size varies from massive steel conduits more than a metre in diameter to plastic tubes just a few centimetres across. These pipes form a vast and efficient delivery network that moves petroleum from the well site to the places where it's needed.
- Gathering lines move raw oil and gas from wellheads to processing plants and transmission facilities.
- Trunk lines transport crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined petroleum products to refineries and petrochemical plants, and some trunk lines transport refined products to consumer areas.
- Gas transmission systems carry natural gas at high pressure from producing areas to consuming areas.
- Local distribution companies deliver natural gas at low pressure to homes and businesses.
Jobs in the pipeline sector are as diverse as the pipelines themselves. You could work outdoors laying the pipeline or in an office managing existing pipeline systems or planning new ones.
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA)
The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association represents Canada's transmission pipeline companies. Its members transport 97% of Canada's daily crude oil and natural gas production from producing regions to markets throughout Canada and the United States.
