Crude Oil Transportation

There are two main ways of transporting crude oil: by tanker or through oil pipelines. 

Oil tanker: 

for about thirty years the oil was transported exclusively in barrels stacked in the ship's holds. In 1886, for the first time, oil was transported by an oil tanker with a carrying capacity of 3000 tonnes. Today, tankers can carry 550,000 tonnes. Regardless of its reach, an oil tanker is nothing more than a gigantic tank-shaped tank capable of floating. To limit these environmental disasters, new tankers are equipped with a double hull. So, in the event of a crash, the outer hull absorbs it, and even if it breaks, the oil remains in the ship with the second hull.

Pipeline: 

Oil, however, is mainly transported through large pipelines made of welded steel pipes, which are largely underground, where petroleum is driven by pumping stations. The pipelines are supported by steel and concrete supports. Before constructing an oil pipeline, thorough ground studies must be carried out on the ground where the latter will have to pass to find the easiest path to follow pipelines. A pipeline must be continually serviced to prevent faults or to repair any leaks. Oil pipelines can transport oil to a port, where they will be taken to a tanker or to the refinery itself.

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