Pipelines have received some bad press lately. Not that they ever had much good press in the first place! But what is a pipeline and why use one? And why do they fail and what causes them to fail with such lethal consequences?
As a primer to pipelines, I’ve collected some links which will hopefully educate the reader on pipelines.
Pipeline101, an introduction to pipelines by API and APOL.
Wikipedia entry on pipelines as a means of transportation.
HSE portal on pipeline health and safety in the United Kingdom, and the key document The Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996.
OPS website (part of PHMSA), dedicated to safe operation of pipelines in the United States. DOT also has an introduction to pipelines.
