crude oil transport

Moving unrefined petroleum

Crude oil transport is the movement of unrefined petroleum from extraction sites to refineries.

The major methods are pipelines, oil tankers, rail cars, and trucks—each with distinct cost, capacity, and risk profiles.

Debates over crude oil transport often center on environmental hazards: The pipeline would cross sensitive wetlands, crude oil transport by rail through urban areas.

black goldSlang for petroleum
oil tankerVessel transporting liquid fuel
oil spillPetroleum released into water
pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
supertankerEnormous petroleum cargo ship

leak · barrel · marine pollution · railcar · slick · Strait of Hormuz · loading dock · VLCC · double hull · shipping lane · boom · wildlife protection · storage tank · truck · sludge · barge · safety standards · insurance policies

Opposites

MOVEMENT vs. STORAGE

crude oil transportpetroleum reserves

Untapped underground crude supplies

oil depot · underground storage

commodity type

crude oil transportwater transport

Movement via waterways

Family

crude, transport, crudely, crudeness, cruder, crudest, oiliness, oiling, transportation

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G