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.
Not exact matches
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.