Join us at the 2010 Western Regional Gas Conference at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel & Conference Center in Tempe, Arizona. RCP representatives will be attending the conference and look forward to meeting you. Chris Foley (RCP Vice President) will be giving a presentation on “Conducting Effective Internal Pipeline Safety Audits” on Tuesday, August 24.…
July 2010
LGA Annual Conference July 26-30, 2010 New Orleans
RCP is proud to be a sponsor of the annual Louisiana Gas Association (LGA) 191/192 & 195 Pipeline Safety Conference & Tradeshow. The conference will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. RCP representatives will also be attending the conference and look forward to meeting you. Make plans to stop by…
SGA Operations Conference July 19-21, 2010 Houston, Texas
Meet us at the 2010 SGA Operating Conference & Exhibit at the Hyatt Regency in Houston, Texas. RCP representatives will be attending the conference and look forward to meeting you. If you have not seen a demo of our one-call and leak tracking system, please stop by RCP’s exhibit at Booth 205 in the Exhibit…
Signed Changes to Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law
House Bill 396 Act No. 249 was signed by Governor Jindell on June 17, 2010. These changes become effective on September 1, 2010. The following is a summary of the changes: The definition of “excavation or excavate” was extended to exclude normal probing. A definition for “Forestry excavation” was added to mean an excavator who…
Railroad Commission of Texas – Proposed updates to Chapter 3 – Oil and Gas Division
The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) proposes the repeal of §3.15 relating to Surface Casing to be Left in Place, as part of a concurrent rulemaking proceeding to implement House Bill 2259, 81st Legislative Session (Regular Session, 2009), which becomes effective September 1, 2010. HB 2259 amended the Texas Natural Resources code to establish requirements for…
Railroad Commission of Texas – Proposed updates to Pipeline Regulations
The Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) proposes amendments to their pipeline safety regulations in chapter 8 of Title 16. Economic Regulation, sections §§8.1, 8.5, 8.101, 8.130, 8.201, 8.235, 8.310, and 8.315, relating to General Applicability and Standards; Definitions; Pipeline Integrity Assessment and Management Plans for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines; Enforcement; Pipeline Safety Program Fees;…
RCP Houston Has Moved!
RCP recently moved to our newly constructed offices located on the 2nd floor of 801 Louisiana in downtown Houston. The move to the 12,000 square foot office space was good timing as we have grown considerably over the last few years. The space will allow RCP to continue its upward growth and provide even more…
MMS NTL No. 2010-G04 Hurricane Reporting 2010
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has issued NTL No. 2010-G04, Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports, which provides guidance on using either e-mail or the eWell Permitting and Reporting system to report hurricane and tropical storm effects information, specifies the information included in the various hurricane and tropical storm reports, updates contact information , and…
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Low Stress Rural Pipelines
[Docket PHMSA-2008-0186] RIN 2137-AE36 PHMSA is proposing to amend its pipeline safety regulations to apply safety regulations to rural low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines that are not covered by safety regulations in 49 CFR Part 195. The Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act), requires PHMSA to “issue regulations subjecting low-stress hazardous…