Regulations & standards

USDOT proposes updates to gas distribution pipeline regulations, bolstering safety requirements and strengthening community protections.

AGA joint comments recommend improvements to PHMSA proposed rule.

Steve Weiler, Dorsey & Whitney, comments on the new lawsuit against the Mountain Valley pipeline.

Guidelines developed with input from National Association of State Fire Marshals.

Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA) files leak detection comments with the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Baker Hughes Flexible Pipeline System has been certified as part of an ongoing Type Approval scheme; the unbonded flexible pipe products first received LR Type Approval in 1992.

PHMSA social equity mapping tools promote data transparency and environmental justice.

USDOT distributes more than US$64 million in grants to enhance pipeline safety through state inspection and enforcement efforts.

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis submits comments to FERC about the pipeline extension proposal.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposes new safety standards.

Shidan Gouran, CEO, Bluesphere Carbon, assesses the government's role in validating carbon offset projects.

DNV research points to cyber security investment drive in the energy industry, but more action is needed to plug critical gaps.

American Gas Association commends inclusion of key provisions on energy permitting reform in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Great Basin chooses My Quorum Pipeline Transaction Management solution to improve system functionality and reliability.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has told his Forties Pipeline System business that the government’s 75% windfall tax on oil and gas producers in the North Sea will lead to a collapse in investment in the basin.