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separate gas from oil. Usually, a number of collecting centers are found in an
oil field.
From the collecting center, pipes of large diameter lead the crude oil
to a tank farm. From there, oil is conveyed either to refineries or to
storage tanks at the terminals for overseas delivery by tankers or by long-
Figure 9 Different functions of piping. (After Yocum.)
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