Pipelines

Streamline pipeline planning for gas, hydrogen, oil and water

Pathfinder streamlines pipeline planning for gas, hydrogen, oil and water, enabling efficient route identification and optimization while considering environmental, socio-economic and regulatory constraints. By automating the assessment of route alternatives and potential conflicts, planners can accelerate feasibility studies, improve cost estimation, and identify risks early in the project lifecycle. Pathfinder also supports the evaluation of different scenarios, helping teams make informed decisions and communicate proposed pipeline routes and their potential impacts clearly to stakeholders.

Gas pipeline
Underground pipeline
Pipeline
Gas pipeline
  • New pipeline corridor routing for crude, refined product or gas transmission lines
  • Pump and compressor station siting
    Corridor comparison across multiple tender options
  • Infrastructure crossing analysis for roads, rail and existing pipeline corridors
  • Parcel crossing analysis and landowners
  • Investment feasibility and CAPEX estimation during early project evaluation
  • Stakeholder and regulator communication through 2D, 3D visualization
Water pipeline
  • New pipeline corridor routing for water transmission and distribution lines
  • Pump station siting
  • Corridor comparison across multiple tender options
  • Parcel crossing analysis and landowners
  • Infrastructure crossing analysis for roads, rail and existing corridors
  • Investment feasibility and CAPEX estimation during early project evaluation
  • Stakeholder and regulator communication through 2D, 3D visualization
Hydrogen
  • New pipeline routing for hydrogen transmission lines
  • Hydrogen station siting
  • Repurposing existing gas networks for hydrogen transport
  • Regulatory constraint configuration and scenario weighting
  • Environmental impact assessment and reporting
  • Investment feasibility and CAPEX estimation during early project evaluation
  • Stakeholder and regulator communication through 2D, 3D visualization

Use Cases

Pipeline Planning for Gas, Hydrogen, Oil and Water  

Pipeline Planning for Gas, Hydrogen, Oil and Water  

Plan gas, hydrogen, oil and water pipelines faster and with greater confidence. Pathfinder automates route analysis, compares alternatives, and identifies environmental, technical and regulatory risks early — helping teams find viable, cost-effective corridors from the start.

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Pipeline routing optimization (H₂)

Pipeline routing optimization (H₂)

Simplify the review of technical, terrain, and environmental restrictions and minimize project impacts during the pipeline planning stage.

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Cost estimation for tenders

Cost estimation for tenders

Get more accurate tender cost estimations for route and cable connection by quantifying regulatory and environmental risk, CAPEX, OPEX and other constraints.

Stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder engagement

Pathfinder’s data-driven approach fosters transparency among stakeholders, promoting engagement and collaboration, by visualizing and communicating various infrastructure scenarios and their potential impacts.

Investment feasibility study

Investment feasibility study

Conduct a fast feasibility study to decide when to invest in a cable, grid, or renewables project by quickly calculating costs and quantifying requirements.