The total length of the global trunk/transmission pipeline network is likely to be 2.28 million kilometres (with start years up to 2028), of which, crude oil pipelines account for 18%, petroleum products pipelines constitute 12%, natural gas pipelines account for 64%, and natural gas liquid (NGL) pipelines account for 6%.

Globally, around 501 planned and announced trunk/transmission oil and gas pipelines are expected to come online during the 2024 to 2028 outlook period. Of these, 333 represent planned pipelines with identified development plans while 168 show the count of early-stage announced pipelines, which are yet to receive development approvals.

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Among regions, North America is likely to lead with the highest transmission pipeline length of 973,040km (with start years up to 2028), followed by the former Soviet Union with 425,726km, and Asia with 277,889km, respectively.

In terms of countries, the US is anticipated to be at the forefront with the highest trunk/transmission pipeline systems network of 815,358km, followed by Russia and Canada with 314,163km and 126,287km, respectively.

Currently, the longest active pipelines for crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and NGL are the Transneft Oil System at 50,800km, the Transneft Product System at 16,449km, the Russian Gas System at 176,800km, and the Mid America System at 12,848km.

Looking ahead, the Basra-Aqaba Oil, Kandla-Gorakhpur, Xinjiang-Guangdong-Zhejiang SNG, and Bahia NGL pipelines are set to be the longest for crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and NGL, measuring 1,700km, 2,809km, 8,972km, and 885km, respectively. Further details on global trunk/transmission pipelines for the period 2024 to 2028 can be found in leading data and analytics company GlobalData’s new report, Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry Outlook by Capacity and Capital Expenditure Including Details of All Operating and Planned Pipelines to 2028.

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