Latest Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Stories
Technical Toolboxes Inc. and Pure Technologies Ltd. have partnered to transform the way pipeline operators inspect for leaks and product theft. HOUSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Technical Toolboxes has partnered with Pure Technologies Ltd. to offer a complete solution for leak and theft detection in oil and gas pipelines. The solution combines the Technical Toolboxes pipeline integrity approach with SmartBall® leak detection, which offers unparalleled size estimation and location...
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The former head of the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation said today that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is in the national interest and should move forward at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Energy & Subcommittee on Environment of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. "The Keystone pipeline system is clearly within the national...
RADNOR, Pa., April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PVR Partners, L.P. ("PVR") (NYSE: PVR) sponsored Gas Pipeline Emergencies Training today for first responders and public safety officials in Wyoming and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania. More than 45 people participated in today's program, which was hosted by the Kunkle Fire Company and included a tour of PVR's dehydration facility in Monroe Township. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130412/PH94103) (Logo:...
Dual Compliance Option "Inconsistent" with 2012 FAA Law WASHINGTON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PRBA-The Rechargeable Battery Association has filed comments with the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reiterating that it "fully supports" a proposal that would harmonize U.S. rules for air shipment of lithium batteries with the more stringent international standards. But PRBA questioned PHMSA's plan to permit a dual system of regulation...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sean McGarvey, Chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Labor-Management Committee (ONGIL-MC), today urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to approve the Presidential Permit necessary to move forward construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. "The Keystone XL Pipeline has the potential to meet the stated goals of the Administration by providing energy security for our nation as well as economic security...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators of gas, hazardous liquid, and liquefied natural gas pipeline facilities have a new resource to help them comply with US government regulations and respond quickly to emergencies. Currently, if a pipeline operator calls 9-1-1 from the company's operations center or monitoring station, he or she will reach the 9-1-1 call center nearest to that office, which might be thousands of miles away from the actual emergency. The time...
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS) today announced that three of its subsidiaries have filed a declaratory judgment action in federal District Court in Tulsa, Okla., seeking a ruling on the jurisdictional limits of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The action asks the court to rule on the extent of PHMSA's regulatory jurisdiction over ONEOK Partners' natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plant,...
The Following Statement was released today by Sean McGarvey, President - Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO: WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seemingly lost in the post-Election analysis is the indisputable fact that a strong majority of American voters listed the economy and jobs as the most important issues that influenced their vote. In fact, according to Election Day exit polling, 6 out of every 10 voters ranked the economy as the top issue,...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On October 10, 2012, nearly 100 legal experts, government officials, and members of the standards and conformity assessment community came together for the 2012 Legal Issues Forum: Incorporation by Reference, Reasonable Availability, and Copyright to examine issues related to the incorporation of standards into U.S. laws and regulations. The forum was held by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as part of the 2012 World...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has introduced an enhanced gas safety technology, the MAOP Validation Calculator, designed to facilitate pipeline operators in validating the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) for safe gas operations. The MAOP Validation Calculator is available to all pipeline operators in the U.S. and Canada as a result of a four-year license agreement between PG&E and Coler &...
