Thesaurus results for PIPELINES

pipelines

noun

plural of pipeline

as in routes

a direct way of passing along information or supplies an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply

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Recent Examples of pipelines Those analyses would have revolved around how attacks would impact oil and gas production, and how supply could be diverted to alternative pipelines to keep energy going out to global markets. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026 Rapidan Energy sees a total net loss of 630 million barrels of oil and products by the end of June, when accounting for redirected flows through pipelines, emergency stockpile releases and inventory drawdowns. —

Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026 Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the market when tankers full of crude were stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaged refineries, pipelines and export terminals. —

Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the strait’s closure has prompted some Gulf oil producers to consider building new pipelines to bypass the chokepoint, even if such projects could take years. —

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years. —

ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 Those giant banks of processing power need spaces to physically exist, giant pipelines of power and often, water to help keep them cool. —

Krys Fluker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 Russia continues uninterrupted supplies via pipelines to China, including the Skovorodino-Mohe and Atasu-Alashankou routes, as well as ESPO Blend exports by sea via the port of Kozmino. —

Reuters, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 Building alternative pipelines to relieve a global chokepoint is no pipe dream. —

John Spencer, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026

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For more information, including details on the specific schedules, routes, and fares, click HERE.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
There was a noticeable 20-30% uptick in cancellations for Middle East routes from the travel agency’s Asian clients, with many quoting $450 non-refundable fare change fees on international trips being a top cancellation trigger.

— Sydney Goh, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026