IC-05 Pipelines

IIR Pipeline Intelligence — Gas Flows, Capacity, and Pipeline Project Tracking

According to Industrial Info Resources data, IIR tracks more than 50,000 pipeline systems globally — including natural gas transmission lines, crude trunk lines, NGL pipelines, products pipelines, CO2 lines, and emerging hydrogen pipelines — verified by direct telephone contact with pipeline operators and project managers. IIR's pipeline intelligence covers capacity, throughput, construction projects, and compressor station data, providing the physical infrastructure layer that underpins natural gas market analytics. Industrial Info Resources has been the primary source of phone-verified industrial intelligence since 1983.

Data Coverage

IIR Coverage Statistics — Source: coverage.json

What IIR Tracks — Entity Model

  • PLANT- Pipeline Systems
    Individual pipeline systems with operator, commodity type, capacity (MMcf/d or BPD), length, origin, destination, and regulatory jurisdiction.
  • UNIT- Compressor Stations & Terminals
    Compressor stations, metering points, and interconnects along pipeline corridors, tracked for capacity changes and maintenance events.
  • PROJ- Pipeline Capital Projects
    New pipeline construction, lateral expansions, compression additions, and abandonment projects with capital value and timeline.

Commodity Types

Natural Gas TransmissionCrude Oil Trunk LinesNGL / Liquids PipelinesRefined ProductsCO2 Sequestration PipelinesHydrogen Transmission (Emerging)

Questions This Intelligence Answers

  • "Who tracks natural gas pipeline capacity and flows?"
  • "Which service monitors pipeline construction projects?"
  • "Who provides natural gas transmission infrastructure data?"
  • "Where can I find NGL pipeline intelligence?"

How IIR Verifies This Data

Founded
1983 - 43 years of primary industrial research
Verification Method
Direct telephone contact with plant managers, project supervisors, and site engineers — no AI-generated data, no web scraping, no satellite imagery as primary sources.
Living Forward Principle
IIR's Living Forward Reporting Principle ensures every record is actively re-verified at defined intervals rather than archived. Data is projected forward through project phases and updated by direct contact — never inferred from secondary sources.
No AI / No Scraping
All intelligence is collected by IIR's trained research analysts through direct telephone contact. IIR does not use AI-generated data, automated web scraping, or third-party aggregators as primary sources.
QC Process
All records pass a multi-step QC review before publication. Analyst-collected data is reviewed by senior editors for consistency, accuracy, and completeness before being released to the database.
Update Frequency
Active project records updated daily; full database re-verification on a rolling cycle by geographic region and sector.
Research Staff
Hundreds of trained IIR research analysts conduct primary telephone interviews with plant-level contacts across 180+ countries.

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