Abhatoo - Centre Nationale de Documentation

The transport of hydrocarbons by Pipeline is a technological and economic means, suitable for the needs of carrying large quantities of oil and gas over long distances, the fact of the matter is that the extent of these pipelines across the vast Algerian territory, characterized by influential environmental variation (geographical, geological, climatic, demographic and industrial) that constitute a direct and indirect source of cause and effect for major risks or vulnerabilities to undesirable contingencies, In this context, the study of the risks of hydrocarbons transportation by pipelines involves handling of large databases, representing an exploitable source of information by following a structured methodology that contributes and leads to the extraction of the necessary knowledge relating to risk management that assists to identify in a better way the decision making process.
In consideration that the likely risks and impacts incurred are eminently geographic, the use of a geographic information system (GIS) seems very interesting to explore for managing risks arising from the transport of Hydrocarbons by pipeline.