Regulations & standards

Cyber safety, security and autonomous shipping addressed with new Bureau Veritas notations and guidelines.

Work in the Atchafalaya Basin has been temporarily halted following a federal judge’s order to revoke the permit for construction due to opposition from environmental groups.

The Transportation Safety Board reports that more accidents involving dangerous substances happened last year.

Lloyd's Register can help pipeline operators manage and improve the design, construction, operation and integrity of their onshore and offshore pipeline projects and network, which include risers and flexible pipeline systems.

The company’s Europe division, along with two production units in Krakow, Poland and Karvina, Czech Republic, has been certified under the Environmental & Sustainability Standard BES 6001.

The city of Burnaby, B.C. wants to appeal the NEB decision on tree cutting for the Kinder Morgan pipeline project.

The US is considering placing trade duties on pipe product from Canada and other countries.

The company behind the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is pursuing two eminent domain cases in one Virginia county.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley demands B.C. actions against Trans Mountain pipeline are halted.

Following a one month shutdown, Pennsylvania state has fined Sunoco Pipeline US$12.7 million and allowed construction of the Mariner East natural gas liquids pipeline to resume.

The NEB has issued its first detailed route hearing decisions for the Trans Mountain expansion.

INGAA calls on FERC to reject petitions that seek to require all FERC-regulated pipelines to lower natural gas pipeline transportation rates to reflect only recent corporate income tax cuts without consideration of offsetting cost increases.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project detailed route hearings have been announced for interior B.C, beginning in late April or early March.

The National Energy Board has approved the Enbridge Line 21 replacement programme.

Implementation of the pipeline project in Russia is feasible and compliant with Russian environmental requirements.