How do pipelines work?
Whether pipelines are transporting natural gas or liquids products, the process is similar.
- Product is gathered from wells in the ground and sent through gathering pipelines to a facility where it’s processed or refined. Pumps or compressors move it through the system at a safe pace.
- Once the oil is refined or the gas is processed, it’s moved through feeder pipelines to be distributed to large transmission pipelines.
- CEPA members operate these transmission pipelines to deliver these products across the country to where people need it. It takes about a month to deliver oil and gas products from Alberta to Ontario.
