Editing Pipeline (section)

==Regulation==
[[File:BlendonWoodsPipeline.JPG|thumb|right|An underground petroleum pipeline running through a park]]

In the US, onshore and offshore pipelines used to transport oil and gas are regulated by the [[Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration]] (PHMSA). Certain offshore pipelines used to produce oil and gas are regulated by the [[Minerals Management Service]] (MMS). In Canada, pipelines are regulated by either the provincial regulators or, if they cross provincial boundaries or the Canada–US border, by the [[National Energy Board]] (NEB). Government regulations in Canada and the United States require that buried fuel pipelines must be protected from [[corrosion]]. Often, the most economical method of corrosion control is by use of pipeline [[Industrial coating|coating]] in conjunction with [[cathodic protection]] and technology to monitor the pipeline. Above ground, cathodic protection is not an option. The coating is the only external protection.