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Every day the world consumes some 100 million barrels of oil and 60 million equivalent barrels of natural gas.
We map the world’s oil and gas pipelines 👇
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Every day the world consumes some 100 million barrels of oil and 60 million equivalent barrels of natural gas.
We map the world’s oil and gas pipelines 👇
🔗: aje.io/nx98vu
To transport this massive amount of energy, pipelines – usually made out of carbon steel – are widely used. The countries with the longest network of oil and gas pipelines include:
🇺🇸 US
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇳 China
🇦🇺 Australia
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🇺🇸 US
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇳 China
🇦🇺 Australia
🔗: aje.io/2fgadb
About 16% of the total length of the world’s pipelines cross through the Asia-Pacific region.
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About 6% of the total length of the world’s pipelines cross through the Middle East and Africa.
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Despite advances in renewable energy, fossil fuels still make up more than 80% of the world’s primary energy consumption. There are ongoing and planned pipeline expansions costing an estimated $1 trillion. Read more 👇 aje.io/2fgadb
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