natural gas pipeline
71Synthetic Natural Gas — (SNG) (Also referred to as substitute natural gas) A manufactured product, chemically similar in most respects to natural gas, resulting from the conversion or reforming of hydrocarbons that may easily be substituted for or interchanged with… …
72Spot market /natural gas — A market in which natural gas is bought and sold for immediate or very near term delivery, usually for a period of 30 days or less. The transaction does not imply a continuing arrangement between the buyer and the seller. A spot market is more… …
73Pipeline transport — An elevated section of the Alaska Pipeline …
74pipeline — /puyp luyn /, n., v., pipelined, pipelining. n. 1. a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., esp. over great distances. 2. a route …
75pipeline — [[t]pa͟ɪplaɪn[/t]] pipelines 1) N COUNT A pipeline is a large pipe which is used for carrying oil or gas over a long distance, often underground. A consortium plans to build a natural gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany. 2) PHRASE …
76Gas to liquids — (GTL) is a refinery process to convert natural gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons into longer chain hydrocarbons such as gasoline or diesel fuel. Methane rich gases are converted into liquid synthetic fuels either via direct conversion or via… …
77pipeline — pipeline, pipe line pipe line 1. A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. fig. an… …
78Pipeline purchases — Gas supply contracted from and volumes purchased from other natural gas companies as defined by the Natural Gas Act, as amended (52 Stat. 821), excluding independent producers, as defined in Paragraph 154.91(a), Chapter I, Title 18 of the Code… …
79Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration — The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) was created under the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (P.L. 108 426) of 2004. President Bush signed the legislation into law on November 30, 2004.… …
80Gas compressor — A gas compressor is a mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. Compressors are similar to pumps: both increase the pressure on a fluid and both can transport the fluid through a pipe. As gases are… …
