Join us at our Houston office for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance. This workshop has been attended by hundreds of pipeline personnel, with excellent feedback. The workshop provides an overview of the DOT pipeline regulations, and is appropriate for people who are new to pipeline regulations, or who could use…
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RCP Services Spotlight – RCP Auditing, Due Diligence and Expert Witness Services
RCP’s approach to audits and assessments is typically either consultative or enforcement oriented depending upon the client’s needs. The consultative approach is typically viewed by clients as a cooperative effort that assesses regulatory compliance status in concert with operational and maintenance issues. This method provides feedback on existing management practices versus industry standards. The consultative…
Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a notice in the Federal Register to reissue and modify the nationwide permits (NWPs). The Corps is soliciting comments for the reissuance of the existing NWPs, general conditions, and definitions, with some modifications. The Corps is also proposing to issue six new NWPs and one new general…
Proposed Rule: Public Awareness Regulations for Small Gas Distribution Operators
As described below, PHMSA proposes to relax regulatory requirements governing public awareness programs conducted by operators of master meter systems and certain operators of petroleum gas systems. These operators typically manage property and incidentally provide gas service to customers located on the property. The proposed change provides a less burdensome means for these operators to…
Integrity Management Services
RCP can assist pipeline operators with ongoing compliance management and engineering associated with your IMP. This includes direct assessment strategies, tool and vendor selection, ILI/ECDA report analysis, corrosion control programs, repair strategies, and IMP/risk model updates. For more information on how RCP can support your ongoing IMP needs, click here.
Gas IMP FAQ’s Posted
Several gas pipeline integrity management FAQ’s have been posted on the OPS website recently. Click on the link to view the answers provided: FAQ-174. The centerline of a pipeline may not be accurately determined via GIS or other method. The locations of structures (e.g., from aerial photography) may also involve inaccuracies. What provisions must be…
“Restoring Trust in Pipeline Safety” conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
On November 2 – 3, 2006, the Pipeline Safety Trust is sponsoring the “Restoring Trust in Pipeline Safety” conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. This conference, headquartered at the Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter, is designed for all stakeholders and features a wide agenda, including the following topics: Pipelines And Risk Based Management Update On…
Oklahoma Seminar on the new Gas Gathering rules
The State of Oklahoma is hosting a gas gathering definition workshop on October 19, 2006 at the Moore Norman Technology center in Oklahoma City. This workshop is being sponsored by the following agencies and is free to the public: Arkansas Public Service Commission New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Oklahoma Corporation Commission Railroad Commission of Texas…
Has the new Gas Gathering definition affected your pipelines?
RCP can conduct a detailed analysis of your gas pipelines to determine end points of production and gathering based upon the recently finalized definition of gas gathering pipelines. The analysis will also determine whether your gathering pipelines are regulated and whether they are classified as Type A or B regulated gas gathering. For more information,…
Gas Processors Association Sponsors Gas Gathering Seminar
The GPA is sponsoring two seminars on the new onshore gas gathering pipeline definition. Questions expected to be answered during the seminars include: How will the new rule affect your company? What are expectations of The Railroad Commission of Texas and Colorado Public Utilities Commission? What are PHMSA’s thoughts on compliance issues? Agenda Opening and…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshops – October 17 and December 8, 2006
RCP will be hosting our very popular workshops on DOT Pipeline Compliance on October 17 in Houston, and December 8 in Park City, Utah (go figure). Join us for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance. This workshop has been attended by hundreds of pipeline personnel, with excellent feedback. The workshop provides…
New Oil Spill Response Guidance From The MMS
A new Notice to Lessees (NTL) has been released by the MMS, superseding NTL 2002-G09. The new NTL 2006-G21, which is effective as of October 26, 2006, provides additional guidance on the review and update of Oil Spill Release Plans (OSRP), recognizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS), adds a new Section 22 to the…
Gas IMP Revised FAQ-174: Considering GIS accuracy in locating HCAs Back to Top
Question: The centerline of a pipeline may not be accurately determined via GIS or other method. The locations of structures (e.g., from aerial photography) may also involve inaccuracies. What provisions must be taken to address for inaccuracies in these measurements, in order to accurately determine the relative location of structures with respect to the pipeline?…
PHMSA Issues Revised Liquid IMP Protocols
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations (PHMSA) Integrity Management Inspection Protocols for hazardous liquid pipeline operators have been revised to reflect experience obtained during the first round of Integrity Management inspections. The inspection forms were updated in December 2004, and will be used beginning with the second round of Integrity Management inspections for hazardous…
Has the new Gas Gathering definition affected your pipelines?
RCP can conduct a detailed analysis of your gas pipelines to determine end points of production and gathering based upon the recently finalized definition of gas gathering pipelines. The analysis will also determine whether your gathering pipelines are regulated and whether they are classified as Type A or B regulated gas gathering.
PHMSA Gas Gathering Workshops
PHMSA has published several more dates and locations for the gas gathering definition workshops. The first few workshops have been very informative and have provided an opportunity for lively exchanges among federal, state, and industry stakeholders. Workshop schedule and registration information can be found by clicking here. DATE LOCATION SPONSOR Nov 14, 2006 Evansville Convention…
Common Ground Alliance Meeting
The Common Ground Alliance is holding a free informational Summit regarding the national 811 awareness campaign. The meeting will be held on November 17 at the offices of Northern Natural Gas Company 1111 South 103rd Street Omaha, Nebraska 68124. Topics to be discussed include: Results from a national market research survey conducted with: General Population…
Alaska to Create Artic Pipeline Technology Team
Alaska Governor Frank H. Murkowski directed the Department of Environmental Conservation to assemble an Arctic Pipeline Technology Team and called for a corrosion conference to ensure the integrity of oil pipeline infrastructure and continued crude oil production. The Arctic Pipeline Technology Team will be created by a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Environmental…
Need to Update Your Current Operator Qualification Program?
Would you like RCP to compare how your current Operator Qualification Program Stacks up against the new ASME B31Q standard? For more information on how RCP can support your ongoing OQ Program needs.
ASME B31Q-2006 Pipeline Personnel Qualification Standard
The consensus process for approval of the ASME B31Q has been completed and ASME published the pipeline operator qualification standard on September 15, 2006. In all, over 100 people worked diligently to retain as much of the existing framework of OQ as was feasible and to develop a technically based standard, recognizing the diverse needs…