Regulations & standards

The National Energy Board has launched a 30 day public consultation that will direct pipeline companies to publish their emergency management programmes by 31 March 2017.

The National Energy Board announced that it has completed 18 of 22 recommendations from the Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.

Blastco has become the first company to be accredited by NACE International’s Institute Contractor accreditation programme.

Williams Partners has advanced its Gulf Connector Project by filing for an application with the FERC to serve two Gulf Coast LNG export facilities.

Protestors of TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project have caused the NEB to postpone a number of their hearings.

Various organisations and figures have highlighted issues and concerns about the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The ECITB has recently launched its Project Collaboration Toolkit for the oil and gas Industry.

The US PHMSA has issued an advisory bulletin to clarify the regulatory requirements for classifying pipelines based on their operational status.

API and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines have released a report that confirms that pipelines continue to be one of the safest ways of transporting energy across the US.

Technical Toolboxes has recently announced the availability of online preparation courses for API 653, 570 and 510 certification exams.

Natural gas pipelines can stop millions of dollars in regulatory fines by upgrading to the Trellis 6.0 platform.

PG&E has been accused by a San Francisco jury of being guilty of having lax safety regulations and obstructing a federal investigation, in regards to a deadly California gas pipeline explosion.

Canadian Armed Forces have voiced grave concerns about TransCanada’s proposed plan to ship crude oil from Alberta to Atlantic Canada.

The National Energy Board has begun hearing from intervenors on the Energy East and Eastern mainline projects.

The NEB has approved TransCanada's Vaughan Mainline expansion project under 19 conditions, which are to be released on or before 9 September.