Regulations & standards

API statement regarding Obama administration decision to cancel 2016 and 2017 Arctic oil lease sales.

A review of the ‘Global oil and gas pipeline leak detection market forecast and opportunities, 2020’ report by Report Linker.

The California Fire Marshall is to review oil pipeline conditions every year, not every five years.

InterMoor UK Operations achieves eight years without a lost-time incident.

In response to growing market demand DNV GL has launched a new service specification for functional safety certification.

Certificate of need for Sandpiper pipeline now relies on new environmental impact statement.

Agency finds violations but imposes no fines on Plains All American Pipeline.

Though the low oil price is less challenging for pipelines than it is the upstream industry, there are still numerous concerns that need attention – experts from 41 American states and 14 countries are gathering to discuss survival strategies and solutions for pipelines’ midstream industry.

Alberta allows Nexen to reopen Long Lake pipelines after shutdown due to major oil spill.

Hearings on Enbridge’s Line 3 and Line 67 are to begin on Thursday 10 September in Minneapolis.

TRaC Global strengthens its role as trusted testing and certification partner for the international oil and gas markets.

Lincoln Electric introduces welding and cutting curriculum solution.

IMCA revises ‘guidelines for the use of multibeam echosounders for offshore survey.

The Berantai team in Malaysia has surpassed 1 million man-hours without a lost time injury incident.

Enbridge Energy holds public hearings for its proposed Line 3 pipeline, receiving both criticism and support.