Sentences with phrase «of pipeline operators»

Amongst others, the Committee is tasked with making recommendations to ensure that we put the era of contaminated and off - spec products behind us, by tackling issues such as: the integrity of the pipeline infrastructure; improving pipeline operations and maintenance; continuous training and skills upgrade of pipeline operators; and implementing improved Standard Operating Procedures, including the controlled evacuation and disposal of products under the direct supervision of NPA.
«The little - known federal agency [the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration] charged with monitoring the system... is chronically short of inspectors and lacks the resources needed to hire more, leaving too much of the regulatory control in the hands of pipeline operators themselves, according to federal reports, and examination of agency data and interviews with safety experts.»
All pipeline markers provide the name of the pipeline operator, product being transported and a telephone number for reporting pipeline emergencies.

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Enbridge Inc., the largest pipeline operator out of the Athabasca oilsands region, resumed operations on May 11, after a seven - day hiatus.
Researchers did contact the operators of two pipelines after detecting leaks, and the operators made repairs.
The pipeline operator has more than 84,000 miles of pipelines that transport natural gas, gasoline, and crude oil in the U.S. and Canada.
A cyberattack on a shared data network forced four of the nation's natural - gas pipeline operators to temporarily shut down computer communications with their customers over the last week.
On Monday, Alberta introduced legislation that allows the energy minister to use export permits to tell truckers, pipeline companies and rail operators how much of what products can be shipped when and where.
Duncan's father owned one of the largest pipeline operators in America.
Based on workshop findings, where both producers and pipeline operators collaborated in an open discussion sharing experiences, insights and best practices on the critical issue of asset integrity.
In the event of an accident, Kinder Morgan has pledged to do no more than comply with federal laws, which stipulate that operators of a major oil pipeline in this country must have a minimum of $ 1 billion in financial resources available to cover liabilities related to a land spill.
To run DOI's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, one of two agencies that regulates offshore drilling, Zinke chose Scott Angelle, a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission who served on the board of directors of (and was paid $ 989,238 by) oil pipeline operator Sunoco Logistics.
BHP angered traditional landowners in the Pilbara two years ago when it sold Urala Station on the coast near Onslow to the owner and operator of the Dampier - to - Bunbury natural gas pipeline.
«European utilities and North American pipeline operators got a boost from sticking to what they know best and shying away from more risky enterprises and territories,» Harry Weber, senior natural gas writer of S&P Global Platts, said in an S&P statement.
By almost any of the conventional measures of cultural and economic influence, the clash over water security and heritage between a tiny North Dakota Native American tribe and a wealthy and well - connected Texas pipeline operator would appear hopelessly tilted one way.
Among the targets of Dragonfly were energy grid operators, major electricity generation firms, petroleum pipeline operators, and energy industry industrial equipment providers.
The company, Canada's No. 2 pipeline operator, released a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other department officials saying that increased carbon levies for Alberta oil sands producers and new Canadian targets for greenhouse - gas emission cuts should serve to help assuage U.S. concerns that approving the C$ 8 billion ($ 6.41 billion) project would increase climate change.
«Hard information has been difficult to come by from either the pipeline's operator, TransCanada, or U.S. regulatory agencies, as to when the pipeline might return to full pressure and help to alleviate a backlog of heavy oil barrels that has been accumulating in Alberta against a rising tide of production.
Ask Barclays about ABN Amro, or Energy Transfer, which recently preserved $ 6 billion of much - needed cash by wriggling out of its far larger purchase of rival pipeline operator Williams.
Millennium Pipeline a lawless and rogue pipeline operator owned by TransCanada, is seeking to take advantage of the current chaos at FERC by requesting a «Notice To Proceed» to begin tree cutting along the Valley Lateral path though they DO NOT yet have all of their permits.
The Cuomo administration is too reliant on gas - line operators to self - report mishaps or incidents, and as a result, the state DPS was not properly notified of six gas - related pipeline incidents in 2015 alone, the audit found.
Power suppliers and the operators of oil pipelines and railroads might want to start.
Then, once the oil got to the pipeline - connected operator, they had to pay a certain amount of money to get it in the pipeline for diluents to meet pipeline specifications.
As The Mind Trust's director of talent strategy, Jackie Gantzer works to ensure Indianapolis schools have access to robust talent pipelines and help school operators implement innovative strategies to recruit and retain high - quality teachers and leaders.
Bad policy backed by slipshod data equals damage to children, especially those from Black, Latino, and American Indian and Alaska Native households most - likely to be suspended, expelled and sent to juvenile justice systems (the school - to - prison pipeline) as a result of districts and other school operators overusing the most - punitive of school discipline.
The ASD has collaborated with high - performing charter operators to conduct school turnarounds in neighborhood schools; collaborated with philanthropic leaders to build a sustainable educator talent pipeline for the bottom 5 percent of the state's schools; engaged neighborhood communities in the process of matching charter operators to schools selected into the ASD; and influenced district - led turnaround efforts.
We have had several inquiries about whether the DOJ advice to Federal prosecutors regarding pursuing criminal cases will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation's longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety ‐ sensitive transportation employees — pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, subway operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, transit fire ‐ armed security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others.
We have had several inquiries about whether these state initiatives will have an impact upon the Department of Transportation's longstanding regulation about the use of marijuana by safety ‐ sensitive transportation employees — pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, subway operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, transit fire ‐ armed security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others.
Pipeline operators, as owners of the pipeline infrastructure, are required to know and understand their pipeline system operating requirements.
Several other cities have also recently experienced pipeline incidents, including the environmentally devastating rupture in Marshall, MI, and the deadly San Bruno, CA, explosion which highlighted the need for pipeline operators to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of their highest risk lines.
The Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing this advisory bulletin to remind all onshore oil pipeline operators of the circumstances of the 2010 Marshall, Mich., pipeline accident and the need to update Facility Response Plans (FRPs) every five years from the date of last submission or the last approval.
In this rulemaking action, PHMSA is amending the pipeline safety regulations to improve protection of the public, property, and the environment by closing regulatory gaps where appropriate, and ensure that operators increase the detection and remediation of unsafe conditions and mitigate the adverse effects of hazardous liquid pipeline failures.
Among the violations alleged are the operator's failure to meet record - keeping requirements and ensure the integrity of above - ground breakout tanks, failing to inspect and maintain cathodic protection systems used to control corrosion, and a failure to correctly determine maximum operating pressure for multiple pipeline systems.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed civil penalties totaling $ 202,900 and issued a Notice of Probable Violation and a Proposed Compliance Order to National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation after concluding its investigation into the March 6, 2015 natural gas pipeline failure at the operator's Beech Hill Compressor Station near Wellsville, New York.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today proposed civil penalties totaling $ 183,800 and issued a Notice of Probable Violation and a Proposed Compliance Order to Kinder Morgan - Wink Pipeline, LP for possible violations of Federal pipeline safety regulations discovered during an integrated inspection of the operator's Wink pipeline system in Texas.
I'll start with one of my very favorite long - term holdings, blue - chip pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).
Starting in 2015, some of the largest and best known pipeline operators — including Kinder Morgan (KMI), the granddaddy of them all — had to slash their distributions due to a lousy energy market and tightening credit conditions.
According to Bloomberg, 18 of the 57 U.S. pipeline operators that haven't declared bankruptcy have cut their dividends or stopped raising them in the last year.
London's largest hotel owner - operator, glh Hotels, has announced the appointment of two new senior managers to its central team, as the group continues to build momentum across its portfolio of 17 existing properties and future pipeline projects.
«Our development pipeline in the Kingdom makes us one of the fastest growing hotel operators, and we are delighted to further grow the iconic Radisson Blu brand presence across Saudi Arabia.
The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has said it will be sending an advisory bulletin to owners and operators of underground natural gas storage facilities with recommendations to protect the public and workers and the environment and plans to release a natural gas transmission rule for existing pipelines.
Here's the tweet from @exxonmobil sent in response to critics who pointed out that, because of a major loophole that needs to be closed, bitumen is not considered crude oil, and therefore tar sands pipeline operators like Exxon aren't required to pay into the oil spill cleanup fund.
The grid operator testified that «wholesale energy prices and emissions will rise when extreme weather results in natural gas pipeline constraints — driving up the price of natural gas (and wholesale energy) and forcing New England to rely on oil - and coal - fired generation for multi-day (or multi-week) periods.»
We ensure that never again can a company like BP take a tax deduction for money spent cleaning up its own mess in the Gulf of Mexico, and we close the loophole that lets tar sands oil pipeline operators avoid paying the oil spill cleanup tax.»
As operators of oil pipelines and refineries, the Kochs have opposed all efforts to encourage alternative sources of energy by imposing a tax on fossil fuels.
In addition to the Kochs, Nichols and Hamm working to fund the climate change countermovement, there are smaller operators of propane, chemical, railroad, pipeline, and drilling equipment companies in the network.
Look, suppose the operators of Keystone promised that they would alter the design, and periodically insert gaps into the pipeline where workers would need to manually move the oil across the gap, using buckets.
NTSB investigators also said a «culture of deviance» led control center operators for Enbridge in Edmonton, Alberta, to deviate from a company rule that the pipeline should be shut down if, after 10 minutes of receiving a signal of a problem on the line, a reason for the problem could not be ascertained.
Noted for its focus on pipeline work and project development, VWV (Veale Wasbrough Vizards) acts for a variety of utilities companies, including waste and water groups, in addition to pipeline operators.
David Bird leads the pipeline team and is acting for two cross-country pipeline operators in relation to the impact of HS2 on their pipelines.
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