Buried　oil　and　gas　pipelines　are　often　affected　by　the　active　zones　across　faults,　and　the　failure　of　pipeline　functions　owing　to　relative　fault　movements　has　attracted　widespread　attention.　Carbon　fibre-reinforced　polymer　(CFRP)　was　proposed　as　a　reinforcement　measure　for　buried　continuous　pipelines　crossing　faults　to　mitigate　the　structural　damage　to　pipelines　subjected　to　large　permanent　ground　deformations.　In　this　study,　the　lamina　model　and　Hashin　failure　criterion　were　used　to　simulate　the　CFRP　material　in　a　three-dimensional　nonlinear　finite　element　model　of　the　pipeline-soil　interaction.　The　peak　strain　and　cross-sectional　ovalization　of　the　pipeline　were　used　to　quantify　the　nonlinear　response　of　the　steel　pipeline　subjected　to　reverse　fault　movement.　Parametric　studies　in　terms　of　the　CFRP　wrapping　angle,　thickness,　length,　as　well　as　internal　pressure　were　conducted　to　comprehensively　assess　overall　performance　of　CFRP-wrapped　steel　pipelines.　Results　indicated　that　the　CFRP　wrapping　in　direction　of　0　degrees　/90　degrees　with　respect　to　the　axial　direction　of　the　pipeline　exhibit　the　optimum　effects　in　improving　the　performance　of　pipelines.　For　steel　pipelines　subjected　to　reverse　fault,　increase　of　the　CFRP　wrapping　thickness　effectively　reduces　the　development　of　compressive　strain　on　the　pipeline　wall,　thereby　delay　the　local　buckling　failure　of　the　pipeline.　Besides,　CFRP　is　effective　in　increasing　the　bending　curvature　radius　and　preventing　the　local　buckling　of　the　pipeline,　but　insufficient　wrapping　length　of　CFRP　can　lead　to　local　buckling　of　steel　pipelines　under　same　fault　displacement.　For　pipelines　with　internal　pressures　internal　pressure　can　enhance　the　overall　performance　of　CFRP　wrapped　pipelines　against　reverse　fault　movement.