Paradigm® is offering a seminar designed to inform and educate members of the oil and gas industry on the recently enacted public education requirement, RP 1162. The seminar will be held in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, March 15, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Holiday Inn Denver City Center, 1450 Glenarm Place. An overview…
March 2007
API RP 1165 – Recommended Practice for Pipeline SCADA Displays – now published
In 2005, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that operators of hazardous liquid pipelines be required to follow the American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practice 1165 for the use of graphics on the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) screens (see our December, 2005 newsletter). At the time of NTSB’s recommendation, RP 1165 had not…
USCG Issues Guidance on Vessel and Facility Response Plans
The US Coast Guard has issued Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC 01-07) which provides guidance on vessel and facility response planning in relation to oil spill removal organizations (OSRO) resource movements during significant pollution events. The purpose of the NVIC is to provide guidance to Coast Guard units, vessel and facility plan holders, OSRO’s,…
PHMSA Publishes R&D; Forum Presentations
The Government/Industry Pipeline R&D; Forum was held in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 7-8, 2007. The 2 day event included approximately 250 representatives from Federal, State and international government agencies, public representatives, research funding organizations, standards organizations, and pipeline operators from the U.S. and overseas. Forum documents, including presentations from each Technical Track, are available…
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,…
Texas Drafts Proposal to Incorporate Production Facilities Into Pipeline Regulations
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is considering amending the pipeline safety regulations as they relate to thedefinition of gathering pipelines. In March 2006, PHMSA adopted new regulations defining production/flow, gathering, incidental gathering, and the associated endpoints with these potential pipeline types. The RRC participated in two meetings/workshops in 2006, in Dallas and Houston, in…
DOT Special Permits
The federal pipeline safety laws allow a pipeline operator to request PHMSA to waive compliance with any part of the federal pipeline safety regulations. The DOT has published a notice to provide a list of requests they have received from pipeline operators seeking relief from compliance with certain pipeline safety regulations. Included with the list…
Pending Audits?
Has the DOT notified you of a pending audit? RCP can provide confidential internal auditing to help ensure that your facilities are up to the agency’s latest standards. Please contact Jessica Roger for more information.
PHMSA Administrator promoted and Deputy Administrator of PHMSA Announced
PHMSA Administrator Barrett has been designated by the President as Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation. While serving as Acting Deputy Secretary Barrett will also officially retain title of PHMSA Administrator. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters announced that Krista L. Edwards has been appointed the Deputy Administrator of the Pipeline…
API Pipeline Conference, April 17 – 18
The Pipeline Conference will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico this year with registration April 16 and the conference April 17 and 18. Unlike in previous years, there will be technical sessions following the luncheon on the 18th, with the last sessions ending at 4:00pm on the 18th. Admiral Thomas Barrett, the PHMSA Administrator, is scheduled…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – March 29, 2007
RCP will be hosting our very popular workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance on March 29 in Houston, TX. 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 an overview of the DOT pipeline regulations, and…