[ PIpelines ]

Pipelines are buried out of sight and out of mind.  They crisscross our cities and farmlands and deserts.  They carry energy or water or slurries or other liquids and gases from source to destination.  Designing, building, or operating a pipeline should be straightforward:  dig a trench and put the pipe in it and let the contents flow.  And yet it is much more complex than that.

Steel pipelines for the transport of energy have had a stellar century, with millions of kilometres of pipelines now installed all over the world.

It’s a fascinating time to be in the pipeline industry.