March – May 2015 Have you registered and confirmed your reservations for these upcoming conferences? RCP will be attending. We hope to see you there! AGA 2015 Transmission Pipeline WorkshopMarch 18 -19, 2015Omni San Diego Hotel, San Diego, CA This workshop will feature presentations and case studies from pipeline operators, regulators and service providers. Presentations…
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Pause and Reflect During This Century’s Pi Second
Every 100 years, the months, days, years, hours, minutes, and seconds all align to form the first 10 digits of the irrational number known as Pi. Count your lucky stars that you can experience this rare event on March 14, 2015, at 9:26:53 am (3.141592653…..). If you pause for an entire second, you’ll certainly have…
RCP Acquisition Support / Due Diligence
RCP’s experience in acquisition due diligence has proven that this investment is money well spent. Problems identified in the due diligence phase can provide the buyer with leverage at closing time. After the sale is closed, it is difficult to obtain any compensation for prior liabilities that went unidentified. RCP has conducted dozens of due…
Florida Gas Pipeline Siting Regulations Revisions
The State of Florida has made numerous changes to their Chapter 807 – Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting regulations. The changes include definitions, application contents and timing, requirements for studies, and information meetings and reports.
Updated PREP Guidelines
[USCG Docket number USCG-2011-1178] PHMSA requires that certain oil pipeline operators prepare oil spill response plans, including drill programs. Per 49 CFR 194.107 (c)(1)(ix), the operator must follow the USCG’s National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) Guidelines, or have an equivalent drill program. On February 27, 2015 the USCG announced their updated PREP guidelines.…
Introducing TestOp®
The software that RCP utilizes on-site to validate our customer’s pressure tests is now available to license. The license allows operators to create, plan, simulate, execute and generate comprehensive reports of pressure tests using a web-based platform with optional offline data upload capabilities. Some key features of TestOp® include: Useful for any pressure test conducted…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – Gas & Liquid
March 10 – 12, 2015 Join us March 10-12, 2015 in Houston at our corporate office and dedicated training facility for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance topics . The workshop provides an overview of the DOT pipeline regulations in 49 CFR 191, 192, 194, 195, and 199. It also describes…
Midwest Energy Association Legal, Regulatory & Government Affairs Summit
Breckenridge, CO The Midwest Energy Association (MEA) is holding a summit designed specifically for legal and regulatory professionals working with energy delivery companies and will include candid, practical information from those in the know. The summit will be held from September 29 – October 1, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Breckenridge, CO.…
Spring 2015 Conference Schedule
April – May 2015 Have you registered and confirmed your reservations for these upcoming conferences? RCP will be attending. We hope to see you there! Western Energy Institute Operations ConferenceApril 21 -24, 2015Red Rock Resort / Las Vegas, NV WEI’s Operations Conference unites almost 400 electric and natural gas energy operations managers, supervisors and front…
RCP Continues to Add More Firepower to its Staff
Jerry Rau has joined RCP as an Executive Consultant. Jerry has 35+ years of experience in the industry with expertise in corrosion control and pipeline integrity management for both onshore and offshore assets. He is a specialist in many areas of corrosion control including: cathodic protection, chemical inhibitors, coatings and materials selection. Jerry has been…
PHMSA Pipeline SMS Workshop April 22nd
Westin Galleria, Houston, TX PHMSA is conducting a one-day public workshop to discuss the recent Pipeline Safety Management Systems (PSMS) national consensus standard. The meeting will include participation from all major pipeline sectors, State and Federal regulators, and public safety advocates. PHMSA is hoping to draw some senior industry representation to the workshop. This workshop…
Advisory Bulletin ADB-2015-01: Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by Severe Flooding
[Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0105] PHMSA has released five Advisory Bulletins on the subject of potential for damage to pipeline facilities caused by flooding, river scour, and river channel migration, with the earliest issued July 29, 1993, (ADB-93-03), and the most recent on July 27, 2011, (ADB-11-04; 76 FR 44985). Each of these bulletins followed an event…
Introducing TestOp®
The software that RCP utilizes on-site to validate our customer’s pressure tests is now available to license. The license allows operators to create, plan, simulate, execute and generate comprehensive reports of pressure tests using a web-based platform with optional offline data upload capabilities. Some key features of TestOp® include: Useful for any pressure test conducted…
PHMSA Final Rule: Misc. Changes to Pipeline Safety Regs
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0026; Amdt. Nos. 191-23; 192-120; 195-100] On March 11, 2015, PHMSA published a Final Rule amending the pipeline safety regulations in the following subject areas: post-construction inspections, leak surveys of Type B onshore gas gathering lines, qualifying plastic pipe joiners, regulation of ethanol, transportation of pipe, filing of offshore pipeline condition reports, and…
Midwest Energy Association Legal, Regulatory & Government Affairs Summit
Breckenridge, CO The Midwest Energy Association (MEA) is holding a summit designed specifically for legal and regulatory professionals working with energy delivery companies and will include candid, practical information from those in the know. The summit will be held from September 29 – October 1, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Breckenridge, CO.…
Summer Conference Schedule
May – August 2015 Have you registered and confirmed your reservations for these upcoming conferences? RCP will be attending. We hope to see you there! AGA Conference & Biennial ExhibitionMay 19 – 22, 2015Gaylord / Grapevine, TXThe annual AGA Operations Conference is the natural gas industry’s premier gathering of natural gas utility and transmission company…
PHMSA Workshop on Pipeline Safety Management Systems
On April 22, PHMSA hosted its third workshop / webcast on the draft API Recommended Practice 1173, Pipeline Safety Management Systems. The Recommended Practice should be issued as final before June 1. Members of the Recommended Practice Committee reviewed the elements of the Recommended Practice and answered questions from the audience (live and online). The…
Introducing TestOp®
The software that RCP utilizes on-site to validate our customer’s pressure tests is now available to license. The license allows operators to create, plan, simulate, execute and generate comprehensive reports of pressure tests using a web-based platform with optional offline data upload capabilities. Some key features of TestOp® include: Useful for any pressure test conducted…
And Moving On
Peter Lidiak has been pipeline director for API for 10 years, and has proved to be an effective leader, administrator, and facilitator for numerous initiatives within the pipeline industry, culminating in the pending RP 1173 on Pipeline Safety Management Systems. He has announced his retirement from API effective April 30, but assures us that he…
Passing of the Baton
Cheryl Trench, President of Allegro Energy Consulting, has analyzed and summarized the data in the Pipeline Performance Tracking System (PPTS) since its inception more than 15 years ago. She has provided keen insights, with great wit, and never refused to speak truth to power concerning performance within the liquid pipeline industry. She gave a presentation…