Source: DTE
Context: According to an analysis by Global Energy Monitor, India is among the top five countries developing oil pipelines, both under construction and proposed.
Findings:
| Topic | Information | |
| Length of Pipeline | India is constructing a 1,630 km long oil transmission pipeline, ranking second globally in the pipelines under construction category, and has proposed pipelines that are 1,194 km long, securing the 10th spot. | |
| Longest Pipeline | Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline (under construction) and New Mundra–Panipat Oil Pipeline (proposed) will be among the longest oil pipelines in the world. | |
| Leading Countries | United States, India, Iraq, Iran, and Tanzania | 
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| Benefits of Pipelines | More efficient at transferring oil and natural gas than conventional shipments; time required to construct a pipeline is lower; transit losses are minimal. | |
| Concerns | Leakage, displacement, and disruption of livelihoods of communities where they are built. | |
| Government Initiatives | Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project, One Nation & One Gas Grid, City Gas Distribution Project. | |
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