Which mode of transport has reduced the cost of transporting petroleum from the wells of the Gulf of Mexico to the north-eastern states of U.S.A.?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Pipeline
The U.S.A. has a dense network of oil pipelines from the producing to the consuming areas, and the Big Inch pipeline carries petroleum from the oil wells of the Gulf of Mexico to the North-eastern States.
NCERT (2025-26): “Pipelines … Pipelines are used extensively to transport liquids and gases such as water, petroleum and natural gas for an uninterrupted flow. Water supplied through pipelines is familiar to all. Cooking gas or LPG is supplied through pipelines in many parts of the world. Pipelines can also be used to transport liquidified coal. In New Zealand, milk is being supplied through pipelines from farms to factories. In U.S.A. there is a dense network of oil pipelines from the producing areas to the … consuming areas. Big Inch is one such famous pipeline, which carries petroleum from the oil wells of the Gulf of Mexico to the North-eastern States. About 17 per cent of all freight per tonne-km. is carried through pipelines in U.S.A.” |