Cornerstones Corollary: Evolution of Pipelines and Compressor Stations
October 06, 2025
The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. This is the third of six Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide a look the evolution of natural gas pipelines and compressor stations.
As explained in last month’s edition, thin-walled, seamless steel pipe was developed in the late 1890s. Oxyacetylene welding of steel pipe was perfected by 1910 and used commonly for pipelines by the 1920s. Electrically welded steel pipe was first used for gas pipelines in the 1920s. In 1936, the Hope…
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