Oil and gas transportation is the transport of oil and derivatives such as gasoline. Advances in exploration and production have helped to locate and recover a supply of oil and natural gas from major reserves around the world. Oil is transported by rail cars, trucks, tankers and pipelines. The method used to move this oil depends on the amount moved and where it is moved. The biggest problems with moving this oil are pollution and the possibility that oil can spread. Petroleum oil is very difficult to clean and is very toxic to live animals. The movement of oil to the market is a process that requires a variety of transport and storage technologies, usually referred to as "midsream". Oil is often produced in places far from where it will be consumed; as a result, transportation systems have been built to transport crude oil to refineries where it is processed and to ship refined products to where they will be consumed (such as a service station). Storage facilities are ...
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