Distance between natural gas pipelines and gas stations
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I have a question for the teachers: the natural gas pipeline of the West-East Gas Transmission Project is 20 meters away from our newly built gas station. Is this distance sufficient to meet safety requirements?
Check out the Natural Gas Pipeline Protection Law.
It is recommended to be more specific about the question: whether the gas pipeline is buried or overhead. 20 meters away refers to which structures are present within the gas station, what level the gas station is, and so on.
This is not appropriate; a 50-meter zone around the pipeline is designated as a no-construction area. The West-East Gas Pipeline is a major artery for oil and gas transportation, so stricter requirements apply. You can ask the staff at the West-East Gas Pipeline company about this. Since this is a gas station, an explosive environment, even the regulations for gas stations do not permit such close proximity
According to the Pipeline Protection Law, it should be five meters, right?
The regulations for the petrochemical industry specify that the distance between buried oil pipelines and storage tanks of categories A and B should be 30 meters