U.S. IHS | www.ihs.com 137 OVERVIEW The IHS U.S. Pipelines & Facilities Database provides information critical to meeting the dynamic market needs of stakeholders all along the energy chain from oil and gas exploration and production operations, pipeline, gas processing, LNG, refining, and storage segments through to primary markets. Over the past year we have made substantial enhancements to the US pipeline data, providing details on gathering networks, adding new pipeline projects, and improving spatial accuracy. Whereas state filings often result in pipeline routes disjointed between states, we’ve provided spatial connectivity as well as consistent nomenclature to better identify pipeline networks and potential market access. We also have expanded the pipeline attributes to include online dates for new projects and county name and length for pipe segments. IHS has substantially expanded the facilities data coverage for gas processing plants, compressor and pumping stations, oil and gas storage, LNG export facilities, refineries and biofuels. As market assessment has become a critical element to our clients’ commercial success and business strategies, the IHS US Pipelines & Facilities Database also provides comprehensive information on power generation, primary petrochemicals and industrial plants. For over 15,000 energy intensive U.S. industrial facilities, details on individual plant energy usage by fuel type are also available in the IHS Major Industrial Plant Database (MIPD), representing key commercial information to effective oil and gas marketing. MIPD also provides contact details of plant owners/operators and information on gas and electric utility providers. Within a year of releasing the US Pipelines & Facilities Datasets we made significant enhancements not only in improving the coverage and completeness but also substantially enhancing the spatial accuracy of the pipelines. We also standardized Operator and Owner names, set up consistent nomenclature for pipeline data attributes and expanded gathering systems. Red - Before Green - After Spatial Accuracy Improvement: Marcellus Shale – Marshall County, WV More than 86,000 miles of newly digitized natural gas pipeline features
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