Oil pipelines construction

Facts for Prelims
 

Oil pipelines construction
 

News: According to recent report by Global Energy Monitor, India is among the top five countries developing oil pipelines.
 

What is Global Energy monitor?
 It is a San Francisco-based non-governmental organization which catalogues fossil fuel and renewable energy projects worldwide.
 GEM shares information in support of clean energy and its data and reports on energy trends are widely cited by governments, media, and academic researchers.
 

Key Findings:
 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, claiming the 10th spot.
 United States, India, Iraq, Iran, and Tanzania are leading countries in pipeline constructions.
 Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline which is under construction and New Mundra–Panipat Oil Pipeline (proposed) will be among the longest oil pipelines in the world. (Identify the places on map)
 Several government initiatives to promote oil pipelines construction include Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project, One Nation & One Gas Grid, City Gas Distribution Project.