Failure to comply with safety rules and regulations could cost you as much as £5 million.

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Between them, the fourteen participants, Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd, Mainline Pipelines Ltd, BPA, Total, Government Pipelines and Storage System, ConocoPhillips, E-On, Sabic, Manchester Jetline Ltd, Shell, Ineos, Centrica, Marchwood Power Ltd and Wingas Storage account for more than 5800Km of buried oil and gas pipelines in England, Scotland and Wales.

All pipelines operate at high pressure, typically in-excess of 66 bar (1000 psi) and some up to 100 bar (1500 psi).

The pipelines range in diameter from 100mm (4”) to 406mm (16”) and usually have a black coating.

These pipelines are predominantly cross-country but may be encountered during street works where they either cross or occasionally run down the road, this can happen in both rural and urban areas.