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Substances transported in pipelines 
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| Group: pipelines |
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| Documented values: 7 |
| Useful combination |
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Status: approved
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This tag is used to describe the substance transported in pipelines or processed in related facilities.
Common values
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oil
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Crude oil, as pumped out of the ground |
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fuel
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Refined petroleum products. Most of those pipelines are switched between multiple substances, like gasoline, diesel, heating oil or others. |
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gas
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Natural gas |
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water
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Fresh water, additionally see drinking_water=*
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rainwater
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Water from rainfall, in a separate system from sewage. |
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sewage
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Sewage, including water in combined sewage systems. |
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hot_water
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Hot water |
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lpg
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Liquefied petroleum gas, a propane/butane mixture |
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lng
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Liquefied natural gas, cooled and not pressurized |
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hydrogen
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Hydrogen - Mainly used as a chemical feedstock |
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ethane
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Ethane - Natural gas liquid, ethylene feedstock |
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butane
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Butane |
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propane
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Propane - used as chemical feedstock and for heating |
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propylene
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Propylene |
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ethylene
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Ethylene |
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nitrogen
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Nitrogen |
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benzene
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Benzene |
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ngl
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Natural gas liquid purity products |
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y-grade
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Mixed NGLs, output of natural gas processing plants which has to be fractionated into NGL purity products (such as ethane, butane, propane etc) |
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carbon_dioxide
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Carbon dioxide - Often injected into oilfields for increased production |
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carbon_monoxide
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Carbon monoxide |
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cyclohexane
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Cyclohexane |
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isobutane
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Isobutane |
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isobutylene
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Isobutylene |
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butadiene
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Butadiene |
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naphtha
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Naphtha |
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methanol
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Methanol |
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acetone
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Acetone |
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chemicals
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A generic tag that can be used if the specific chemical in the pipeline is not known. |
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slurry
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Fluid mixture of a pulverized solid with a liquid, for easy transport |
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If the medium of a pipeline you are tagging is not listed here, please choose a meaningful value at your own discretion.