Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has published administrative Provisions relative to pipelines transporting petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemicals. The Provisions cover nearly every activity relating to the planning and operation of hydrocarbon pipelines.
These administrative provisions establish the guidelines for industrial and operational safety and environmental protection for inland transportation through petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemical pipelines.
This includes specifications, characteristics and requirements for the design, construction, pre-start, operation, maintenance, closure, dismantling and abandonment of land transportation systems by means of pipes of petroleum, petroleum products and petrochemicals in order to prevent damages to the population and environmental impacts.