Explain any four points of importance of pipelines in transporting fluid material for long distances with suitable examples from the different parts of the world.

Explanation

Big Inch is the famous pipeline transport of USA which carries mineral oil from the wells of Gulf of Mexico to the north eastern states. The advantages of the pipeline transport:
(i) It is a fast means of transport and it ensures uninterrupted supply of raw material to the refineries and finished products to the consumers.
(ii) It is a cheap means of transport as once constructed it has a very low operational cost.
(iii) It involves use of some energy for pumping only, which is small.
(iv) It saves the problem of loading and unloading of the raw materials and finished products.