If you were unable to attend a workshop earlier this year, here’s your final chance in 2015. Join us at our corporate office and dedicated training facility in downtown Houston for RCP’s DOT Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Workshop on October 6, 7, 8 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). Visit our Training Website for updates and registration information. The…
September 2015
Fall Conference Schedule
September – November 2015 Have you registered and confirmed your reservations for these upcoming conferences? RCP will be attending. We hope to see you there! Texas Gas Association:2015 RRC/PHMSA Training and QualificationSeptember 15 – 17, 2015San Antonio, TX Arkansas Gas Association 2015 Annual ConferenceSeptember 20 – 22, 2015Hot Springs Convention Center, Arkansas Pipeline Safety TrustNovember…
Damage Prevention Plans
RCP can develop or update your Damage Prevention plan. For more information about how RCP can assist you with your Damage Prevention Plan, contact Jessica Foley.
CGA DIRT Report for 2014
Vol. 11 Released August 2015 The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) has issued its Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report for 2014, providing a summary and analysis of the pipeline damage, near miss, and downtime events that occurred in 2014. The DIRT Report identifies the importance of calling 811 as most critical to safety. The number…
Texas Railroad Commission – Pipeline Damage Prevention Newsgroup
The Railroad Commission of Texas has created a new “Pipeline Damage Prevention” email subscription service. This subscription will feature email notifications regarding the Pipeline Damage Prevention Program of Texas. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the email subscription service, visit the Railroad Commission of Texas website. This link will also give you information on other…
DOT Pipeline Compliance Workshop – Liquid
October 6-8, 2015 Join us October 6-8, 2015 in Houston at our corporate office and dedicated training facility for an informative, lively, and interactive workshop on DOT Pipeline Compliance topics . This workshop provides an overview of the DOT pipeline regulations in 49 CFR 195 and 199. It also describes pipeline operations, engineering concepts and…
Pressure Test WebEx
September 15, 2015 RCP is a leading industry expert on pressure testing and will be hosting a WebEx presentation on TestOp™, our new comprehensive pressure testing tool. TestOp™ is a proprietary web-based application that provides operators with a platform to plan, design, certify and document their pressure tests. For use on gas and liquid lines,…
TRRC Proposed Amendments to 16 TAC Relating to Permit Fees
[SMRD Docket Number 1-15] At its open meeting on August 25, 2015, the Railroad Commission of Texas (TRRC) approved a proposed rulemaking to be published for public comment. The proposed amendments to 16 TAC in §12.108 relating to Permit Fees would adjust the annual fees for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The proposal will be…
GIS Services
RCP is an Esri Business Partner which enables RCP to provide a better service to our clients with access to all of Esri’s related products and technical support. RCP also has direct access to the latest NOAA Navigational Charts, USGS National Hydrology data, USDA Soil data, Bureau of Energy Management offshore data, Google and Bing…
PHMSA NPMS Public Meeting
September 10 – Arlington, VA PHMSA will conduct a half-day public meeting to bring pipeline stakeholders together to discuss the revised National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) Information Collection which is out for comment and due on October 26, 2015. Operators and industry groups have expressed concern about the cost and time that will be needed…
PHMSA NPMS Request for Revision on Information Collection
[Docket No. PHMSA-2014-0092 / (OMB Control No. 2137–0596)] On August 27, 2015, PHMSA issued a notice to request a revision to a proposed information collection related to the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) that PHMSA intends to submit to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) for approval. The notice is in response to the…
PHMSA Incident and Annual Data Analysis
RCP can provide detailed and timely analysis of PHMSA historical incident and annual data for clients needing to compare their performance against the industry averages, respond to press inquiries, or analyze trends. Contact Jessica Foley for more information.