Regulations & standards

Ageing pipelines and rising demand pose questions for operators and regulators.

North American Energy and Resource Ministers are enhancing a strategic dialogue on North American energy cooperation.

The American Petroleum Institute has applauded the final passage of the Bureau of Land Management pilot extension.

Announcements from within the global oil and gas sector.

Brookings Institute has said why the US needs to reconsider the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.

An IHS study has said that the transportation of crude oil by rail is expected to peak between 2015 – 2016 but will remain a sizeable part of crude transportation over the long term.

Gazprom’s System for Managing Labour and Industrial Safety at production, transmission and processing facilities fully complies with international standards.

The act introduces legislative measures to further enhance Canada’s world-class pipeline safety system.

Upstream emissions will not inform the decision process for Ontario and Quebec.

Investigation into a 2013 pipeline leak near Wrigley, Northwest Territories, uncovers multiple causal factors.

The rule amendments require pipeline operators to verify their claim to be a common carrier when applying for a T-4 permit to operate a pipeline.

Gazprom’s Environmental Management System (EMS) successfully passed recertification for compliance with the ISO 14001:2004 international standard.

The American Public Gas Association has filed a motion to intervene on an LNG export application and has argued against them at a conference.

According to the US Energy Information Administration, international energy markets depend on reliable transport routes.

News from the UK government and Shell Cansolv regarding cutting carbon levels in industry.