Mexican LPG pipelines juggle product mix with variety of end users

Mexico's Chiapas-to-Guadalajara pipeline plays a critical role in moving LPG throughout the country from large gas-processing plants, refineries and import terminals. Its operations and management depend on constant awareness of the mixture that is in the line at any one time at any one point....

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal 2002-06, Vol.100 (25), p.64-68
Main Authors: BUENO FERNANDEZ, M, GARCIA-RUBIO ORTIZ, F, ONTIVEROS PADILLA, L.E
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Carbon monoxide
Comparative analysis
Consumption
Economic data
Emissions
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy economics
Exact sciences and technology
Fossil fuels and derived products
Gas
General, economic and professional studies
Hydrocarbons
Imports
LPG
Ozone
Pipelines
Propane
Quality standards
Refineries
Supply & demand
Temperature
Trends
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Summary:Mexico's Chiapas-to-Guadalajara pipeline plays a critical role in moving LPG throughout the country from large gas-processing plants, refineries and import terminals. Its operations and management depend on constant awareness of the mixture that is in the line at any one time at any one point. In Mexico, Petroleos Mexicanos produces, transports and distributes LPG to authorized marketers. This article analyzes the quality, behavior and results of using LPG in the Cactus-Guadalajara pipeline. It presents some specific cases of detected anomalies and the strategies to remedy them; the characteristics of the fuel at each injection and extraction point on the pipeline; and the environmental and technical situations in the different areas of the country that use LPG.
ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151