Have you registered and confirmed your reservations for these upcoming conferences? RCP will have representatives and Exhibits at these upcoming conferences. Click on the links below for registration and hotel information. We hope to see you there! ESRI Petroleum GIS Conference May 7 – 9 (Houston, TX) George R. Brown Convention Center Look for us…
May 2013
PHMSA Public Awareness Workshop
June 19-20, 2013 Dallas, Texas The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will conduct a two-day workshop to bring together pipeline safety public awareness stakeholders to discuss findings from recent federal and state public awareness inspections, and gain perspectives from various stakeholders on public awareness challenges and successes to identify ways to strengthen…
Texas Proposed Legislation and Expanded Authority to Regulate Pipelines
H.B. No. 2982 Legislation was introduced relating to the power of the Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) to adopt and enforce safety standards and practices applicable to the transportation by pipeline of certain substances and to certain pipeline facilities. This legislation would provide the TRRC with expanded authority to regulate certain presently exempt intrastate hazardous liquid…
Canada NEB Updates Pipeline Safety Regulations SOR/99-294
On April 10, 2013, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) amended its onshore pipeline safety regulations. The Regulations clarify requirements for federally regulated pipelines regarding management systems for the purpose of protecting the public, workers and the environment. The amendments require pipeline companies to appoint an accountability officer and implement other requirements dealing with security, integrity,…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – May 14 – 16, 2013
Join us May 14 – 16, 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…
PHMSA Proposed Revisions to Hazardous Liquid Accident Report Form
[Docket No. PHMSA-2013-0061] The Department of Transportation/Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice and request for comments on proposed revisions to the PHMSA F7000-1 form for hazardous liquid pipeline accident reports. PHMSA proposes to revise the instructions directing the industry on how to report the volume spilled and volume recovered, accident time sequence,…