THE LINE PIPE MARKET

摘要

Last month we gave just a fewexamples of several gathering andprocessing projects that were contributing toa boost in demand for pipe in this size range.We are expecting more. Construction oflarger pipelines that we’ve written about in thelarge diameter section will require moregathering capacity to fill them. Additionally,pad size, at least for some operators, isexpanding. Assuming that practice expands,which we believe likely, this is likely to causeyet another ratchet upward in the pipe sizerequired to carry that production to thetransmission line.