THE INVISIBLE WALL PROTECTING ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

Physicalthreats towards oil pipelines are a constant concern for the security operators in charge of safeguarding them.Outside of environmental hazards,threats towards these forms of critical national infrastructure(CNI) include disruptive actions from activists,terrorists,and general trespassers alike,all of which risk causing severe damage and disruption.Whilst the pipelines themselves rest deep under our feet,their control stations containing features essential to the functioning of the station such as compressors,valves and turbines are all situated above ground for all to see and access.The control centres work hard to keep oil moving efficiently and safely to its various destinations-any disruption to this flow will have severe consequences for both national and global oil distribution and consequently the political economy surrounding it.