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PIPELINE PROGRESS
The pressure to build smarter, faster, and cleaner.
By Tim Bell
The pipeline industry is at a crossroads. Faced with aging infrastructure, growing energy demand, tight project margins, and a pressing need to reduce environmental impact, the sector is being forced to evolve at a faster pace than ever before.
Whether we’ re talking about natural gas, hydrogen, CO₂ pipelines for carbon capture, or the digital transformation of existing systems, the expectations have shifted and they’ re not going back.
As someone who’ s worked in this space for quite some time, I’ ve never seen a moment quite like this. We’ re navigating a perfect storm of pressures and opportunities. And the companies that rise to the occasion won’ t be the ones that build the most, but the ones that build the best with precision, foresight, and flexibility.
A market under pressure
Right now, the pipeline sector is feeling pressure from almost every angle:
■ Public and private energy demand is climbing as cities grow, grids modernize, and the energy mix diversifies
■ Regulations are getting stricter- not just
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