Longwei Petroleum (fka LPIH)

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The Growing Problem of Oil Theft in China

-- My point is putting a pipeline into the province sounds like a pain in the butt


China may be leaking more oil and gas from its pipeline network than any country in the world, much of it because of criminal activity. Currently, China has a trunk pipeline network for oil and gas of over 70,000 kilometers, transporting 70 percent of the crude oil and 90 percent of the natural gas. By 2020, the network will reach 200,000 km. Pipeline pressure is usually 100 to 120 atmospheres (1470 to 1764 psi).
The safety and security of the network is now getting critical and three factors are affecting that network.

First is the age of the pipelines. About 60 percent of the trunk lines are more than 20 years old and the pipelines in the east part of the country are over 30 years old.

Accidents happen often due to corrosion, inadequate maintenance and bad quality original materials.

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Although alarm systems are installed along the pipelines, men have to be used to prevent oil theft. In Changqing oilfield alone, thousands of security guards are hired to patrol the pipelines in the oilfield area. However, a lot of pipelines are located in remote areas where no communication exists. To totally prevent oil theft is sometimes mission impossible and the stealing is done by drilling into the pipelines, an almost daily occurrence.
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rich

[1] http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Growing-Problem-of-Oil-Theft-in-China.html