October 11, 2017 – Luling, LA The Coastal and Marine Operators (CAMO) group was developed several years ago with a goal to diminish the gap between onshore and offshore spills, releases, and pipeline damage prevention. CAMO is hosting this Coastal and Marine Safety, Prevention and Emergency Response Meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from 11:00…
October 2017
Meeting of the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0128] The Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group will meet at the Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203 on November 29, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on November 30, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET. The VIS Working Group is a recently created advisory committee.…
MAOP Validation Services
RCP is the market leader in providing MAOP Validation Services, including over 100,000 miles of gas and liquid pipeline analysis and support. Whether you are just getting started, need help finishing, or not sure what to do next, RCP has a wealth of experienced professional engineers and support staff to assist in your MAOP validation…
Gas and Liquid Technical Advisory Committee Meetings Rescheduled for December
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0136] Due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey, PHMSA postponed the September public meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and a joint meeting of the GPAC and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory…
DOT Issues Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants to State Entities, Local Communities, and Non-Profit Organizations to Spur Involvement in Pipeline Safety Efforts
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing $2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities, and non-profit organizations to address pipeline safety challenges related to damage prevention and to promote more involvement in local pipeline safety initiatives and awareness efforts. PHMSA is awarding $1,499,939 in State Damage Prevention…
Florida One Call Legislation Revisions
The State of Florida has revised its excavation damage prevention regulations in Title XXXIII – Regulation of Trade? Commerce? Investments? and Solicitations; Chapter 556 – Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety, to require excavators that damage underground utilities resulting in a release of products regulated by PHMSA to call 911. It also requires the operator…
DOT Notification of Regulatory Review
[Docket No. DOT-OST-2017-0069] The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is reviewing its existing regulations and other agency actions to evaluate their continued necessity, determine whether they are crafted effectively to solve current problems, and evaluate whether they potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources. There are two significant rules identified in…
Underground Gas Storage Compliance
How does RCP deliver a comprehensive solution for natural gas storage operational integrity assurance? Experienced Resources Highly respected underground storage & risk management SME’s (the past Chair of PRCI?s and AGA?s underground storage committees is on our staff) Professional engineering support Written program development / improvement from knowledgeable technical standards developers (Our lead technical writer…
Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility Annual Report
[Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0016] The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has officially approved the annual report for Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities. PHMSA regulations at 49 CFR 191.17 require each operator of an underground natural gas storage facility to submit an annual report on DOT PHMSA Form 7100.4-1 by March 15, for the preceding calendar…
PRCI Program Manager Job Posting
HOUSTON, TX The Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Program Manager, Integrity & Inspection. The Program Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of PRCI research contracts and plays a number of key roles, including to facilitate the participation of PRCI member company technical representatives in the planning,…
Pressure Testing Webinar – Advantages of Using TestOp®
RCP will be hosting webinar presentations to discuss pipeline pressure testing practices and demonstrate the advantages of utilizing new technology for planning, designing, and capturing real-time data to validate and document whether it was a successful test. The same technology that RCP has used for the past six years to validate our customer’s pressure tests…