Pipeline rhaub raws li cov khoom siv hluav taws xob tshwj xeeb, hauv kev tsim thiab tsim cov txheej txheem, yuav tsum ua raws li cov cai thiab cov qauv kev tawg. Lub tshuab hluav taws xob tawg-pov thawj siv hluav taws xob tawg-pov thawj qauv tsim thiab tawg-pov thawj vaj tse, uas tuaj yeem tiv thaiv qhov cuam tshuam ntawm qhov hluav taws xob thiab kub kub uas tsim los ntawm hluav taws xob cua sov cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov hluav taws xob hluav taws xob thiab cov plua plav, yog li zam kev nyab xeeb kev nyab xeeb. Lub tshuab hluav taws xob tawg-pov thawj kuj tseem muaj ntau yam kev tiv thaiv, xws li kev tiv thaiv dhau tam sim no, kev tiv thaiv dhau-voltage, tsis muaj kev tiv thaiv theem, thiab lwm yam, uas tuaj yeem tiv thaiv kev nyab xeeb ntawm cov khoom siv nws tus kheej thiab cov khoom siv nyob ib puag ncig.