SPECIAL
REPORT
Pipeline revenues, incomes—2014
US pipeline costs
US pipeline costs:
estimated vs. actual
US compressor construction costs
US compressor costs:
estimated vs. actual
US interstate mileage
Investment in US oil pipelines
10 years of land construction costs
Top 10 interstate oil lines
Top 10 interstate gas lines
Oil pipeline companies
Gas pipeline companies
IN THIS REPORT . . .
TRANSPORTATION
FIG. 1
Source: US FERC Forms 2 and 2A, gas pipeline company reports
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE PERFORMANCE
Operating revenues
Net incomes
$
billi
on
$
billi
on
45
30
15
0
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
TECHNOLOGY
US oil pipeline operators’ net incomes
increased more than 37% in 2014,
reaching a new record of more than
$9.5 billion on revenues of roughly
$19.3 billion. Investment in oil pipeline carrier property also continued to
climb in 2014, rising roughly $17 billion after climbing nearly $14 billion
the year before.
Natural gas pipeline operators’ net
income also returned to growth following 3 years of decline, but failed
to match the rate of either their own
revenue growth or the net improve-
Christopher E. Smith
Managing Editor, Technology
Oil pipelines lead way in strong 2014
