The word 'pipelines' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this word to refer to a system of pipes that carries liquids or gases over a long distance. For example, "The new pipeline will allow us to transport natural gas across the country more quickly than ever before."
Yemen says it has foiled an al-Qaida plot to blow up oil pipelines and seize some of the country's main ports, but security remains tight and hundreds of armoured vehicles have been deployed to protect key targets.
The Yemeni government had already announced a plan to tighten security measures at foreign embassies – particularly those of western countries – sea ports and airports and other facilities of strategic importance, including oil pipelines and power grids.
Reuben Wilson's militant days of stalking Nigeria's swamps in search of oil pipelines to blow up are well behind him.
Understanding pipelines within government and being able to plan to meet the needs of forthcoming programmes is essential.
Amec, which has shrugged off two takeover approaches this year, the latest just a month ago, warned that profits for 2006 would be £15m below expectations, blaming restructuring costs at UK Construction and a weaker-than-hoped performance from the pipelines and nuclear business.
Keystone XL Pipeline – We support the immediate approval and construction of the Keystone XL and other pipelines that will reduce our reliance on imported oil and natural gas from unstable or unfriendly countries.
Despite the evidence of girls' ability to outperform boys at almost every level at school and university, despite women outnumbering men at entry level even in law firms, despite politicians' banging on about the need to create "pipelines" to deliver more women into leadership positions, they are just not getting to the top.
Even that didn't satisfy the GOP, as Mitt Romney demanded yet more pipelines and wells.
"For many years, we fought in the creeks because we were sidelined even though Nigeria's wealth comes from here," said Wilson, thumping a fist on a desk cluttered with awards – mostly from organisations he funds with money the government pays him not to bleed oil pipelines.
If the claim is successful, it could open the way for similar claims by other communities in developing countries who say they have been adversely affected by oil pipelines.
Yemeni tribal sources told Reuters that a military helicopter had been shot down as it fired rockets at gunmen suspected of involvement in blowing up oil pipelines.
