RCP Integrity Services, Inc. (RCP IS) was formed January 1, 2013 to provide a full range of field services related to planning and implementation of pipeline integrity activities including direct assessment, In Line Inspection analysis, internal corrosion control, and external corrosion control including High Voltage AC influence on buried pipelines analysis, Close-Interval-Surveys, Voltage Gradient surveys,…
February 2013
Meet me at the Conference
Have you registered and confirmed your reservations for these upcoming conferences? RCP will have representatives and Exhibits at NACE, API and AGA. We hope to see you there! NACE Corrosion 2013 Conference & Expo March 17 – 21 (Orlando, FL) Booth #930 AGA Transmission Pipeline Workshop March 19-20 (Chicago, IL) API Pipeline Conference April 16…
PHMSA Online Inventory of High-risk Pipeline Infrastructure
PHMSA has created a website that provides data and information on cast and wrought iron gas distribution pipelines. The website includes an annually-updated online inventory that lists this “high-risk” pipeline infrastructure mileage by state. Click here for more information.
PHMSA State One-Call Exemptions Forum March 14 – West Palm Beach, FL
PHMSA will convene a forum for damage prevention stakeholders to discuss exemptions from state one-call programs. The forum will occur in West Palm Beach, Florida, immediately following the Common Ground Alliance 811 Excavation Safety Conference and Expo. PHMSA intends to webcast the meeting. To register or view the agenda, click here for more information.
TRRC Excavation Damage Prevention Regulations – Proposed Changes
16 TAC Chapter 18 The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) has prepared Draft amendments to 16 TAC Chapter 18, relating to Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/rules/ch18-draft-amdmts-inf-comment-Dec2012.pdf. The proposed changes address many different aspects of the excavation damage prevention process, including ticket life, communication requirements, locating requirements (including qualification of locators, and marking deadlines), and damage reporting.…
PHMSA Posts Record Enforcement Numbers in 2012
The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is holding operators accountable for compliance with safety rules. In its push to ensure the nation’s pipeline companies continue to enhance the safety of their systems by investing in necessary improvements, PHMSA issued 116 enforcement orders to pipeline operators in 2012, its second highest year, for…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – March 5 – 7, 2013
Join us March 5-7, 2013 in Houston at our new 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 pipeline operations and engineering concepts.…
PHMSA ADB 2013-01 Accident and Incident Notification Time Limit
[Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0015] PHMSA issued Advisory Bulletin ADB-2013-01 to advise owners and operators of gas and hazardous liquids pipeline systems and LNG facilities that they should contact the NRC within one hour of discovery of a pipeline incident and should also file additional telephonic reports if there are significant changes in the number of fatalities…
PHMSA Extends Deadline for Filing Gas Transmission & Gathering 2012 Annual Reports
[Docket ID PHMSA-2012-0319] The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued an updated report form and extended the deadline for filing the 2012 gas transmission and gathering annual reports from March 15, 2013 to June 15, 2013. Online submission via the PHMSA Portal is required unless an alternative reporting method is granted by…