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The human need for reliable and accessible energy sources for household, industrial, transportation, etc. caused the discovery of the first oil well to move towards exploitation and use of this large, cheap and available energy source, accelerated. With the start of this movement, oil and its products in the last two centuries have quickly established themselves as a major part of the energy basket of most countries in the world. The entry of crude oil and its products into the energy industry has faced new issues and challenges for decision makers in this field. One of the most important challenges has been the planning and management of the process of distribution and transfer of petroleum...