Recent news related to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) persuaded me to look into the public data around Crude Oil Pipelines in the US, which lead me to the Energy Information Administration (EIA.gov). They have a bunch of interesting maps, but couldn’t find a map specific to Crude Oil pipelines.
There are, however, a handful of great maps focused on the recent DAPL events so go check them out too.
Data
Interactive Map
The Code
gist.github.com/bradoyler/crude-oil
Lessons learned
1) Top 12 Pipeline Operators in the U.S.(by number of pipelines):
- ENBRIDGE (27)
- PLAINS PIPELINE (25)
- SUNOCO (20)
- CENTURION PIPELINE (12)
- SHELL (11)
- ENTERPRISE (10)
- PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE (9)
- KOCH PIPELINE (7)
- BP PIPELINE (7)
- GENESIS ENERGY (6)
- HUNT CRUDE OIL SUPPLY (6)
- EXXONMOBIL (6)
(Note: still working on a list by mileage.)
2) 48% of Crude Oil pipelines where installed before 1970 (PHMSA)
These pipelines have a vulnerability to ‘seam quality issues’ (leakage).
source: phmsa.dot.gov/pipelines