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Construction of 2,500 miles of large-diameter (20-inch–24-inch) pipelines to deliver petroleum from oil-producing regions in southwest U.S. to East Coast depots. Development of welding of steelpipe sections (1913–14) cut leakage and made possible large-scale pipeline construction. (See Science and Technology)  1
 
 
 
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