PROVOKED DAMAGES IN THE DOMESTIC CRUDE OIL PIPELINE SYSTEM

Starting from the registration of the Evidence File of S.C. CONPET S.A. for all the damages occurred during the years 2000 and 2009 in The Domestic Crude Oil Pipeline System were emphasized the provoked damages, produced by artificial causes (unauthorized human intervention for stealing oil products). This kind of damage, which is concretized by provoked perforations, is very dangerous for the environment and for people's life in the region, total expenses generated by the effects of the provoked damages and needed for reparation being very high. This paper tries to present the evolution and characteristics of this phenomenon and the importance of prevention and monitoring.