<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Petroleum transport is the transportation of petroleum and derivatives such as gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is transported via rail cars, trucks, tanker vessels, and through pipelines . Which method is used to move this oil depends on the amount that is being moved and where it is being moved to . The biggest problems with moving this oil are pollution and the chance that the oil can spill . Petroleum oil is very hard to clean up and is very toxic to living animals . </P> <P> Marine oil tanker and barges can transport this petroleum all around the world . These vessels are used because they can carry a lot of fuel, so the amount it costs per barrel to move this oil is very cheap . These tankers are also really the only way to move crude oil across the oceans . Usually the larger tankers are used to transport this fuel on a global scale, taking fuel from one continent to the other . Barges are a lot like tankers, however barges are a lot smaller and do not have any method of propulsion to move them . Barges are often pushed or towed by tugs . This makes barges very poor for transporting this oil for long distances . Barges are very poor for traveling across rough seas, so they are used in calmer waters . However, these barges are usually used for transporting the fuel shorter distances . </P>

Modes of transport in oil and gas industry