Strung Alone With Pipeline Stringing

الأربعاء، 13 يونيو 2018

By Peter Ellis


Many millions of lifetimes ago, a creature that was descended from ancient fishes crawled out of the water and on to the shores or a primordial beach that may or may not exist anymore due to continental drift. It can be assumed that it must have experienced sensory overload to some extent. There it was, the first ever creature to feel the heat of the sun on its back, to feel the breeze caress what was presumably a face of some sort. There was no way that its primitive brain could have ever fathomed just how important it was to the world, what it meant for it to come out of the water. It is highly unlikely that all the terrestrial animals that came after it would have evolved if not for that one creature having the courage to take a leap of faith out of the ocean. But it did, and now humans have dotted the land that that one fish like being once journeyed to with great cities. But to make sure that these great cities have the resources they need in order to function, humanity had to turn to pipeline stringing.

Pipelines are composed of individual segments. These segments have to be fitted together as needed in order to be elongated. This is the essence of stringing pipelines.

There are a number of ways to transport liquid. It can be transported in barrels over the sea, or in a single sealed canister over land. However, using a piping system allows a liquid to be transported in great quantities over vast distances in a relatively short amount of time.

Of course, building pipelines are not a cheap undertaking. Thankfully, most of the entities that do so are entities that are able to eat the cost. Most pipelines are owned and operated by private corporations, and as such, they are able to procure the necessary funds in order to finance such a project. Other users include governments, who will have even more resources than a corporate entity.

A lot of heavy machinery is going to be involved in such an undertaking. There will have to be diggers, to make the trenches that the segments are to go into. There will also need to be flatbed trucks to transport the segments themselves. A crane may be necessary in the event that one or more sections of the pipeline be elevated. Ultimately, what is really needed is going to be people.

No one wants a shoddy product. As such, any firm that is hired to do the actual building should have a glowing reputation. Anything less should be unacceptable.

Transporting oil is always going to be a delicate undertaking. The slightest miscalculation can result in an oil spill. The same goes even in a conduit. One crack can spell significant ecological disaster.

Other than the environmental damage, building a piping system can still invite controversy. If any of the construction runs through land that is sacred to any group, it will result in a backlash. This backlash can include protests and possibly even sabotage.

Everyone has needs. Those needs must be met. But to do so, the goods needed must be delivered.




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