Are you a pipe fitting contractor or excavator looking for more work? Are you a material supply house looking for a swift selling product? Then you better get to know gas-line pipe. ENR reports that the discovery of natural gas formations present a tremendous opportunity for pipe line builders. Meeting the demands of the natural gas market:
“will require the annual construction of nearly 2,000 miles of pipeline in the lower 48 states and the Gulf of Mexico, roughly a 17% increase over current capacity. Additionally, an average of 1,300 miles of oil and natural-gas-liquid (NGL) pipeline will need to be constructed annually. The study predicts more than $250 billion of investment in the new lines.”