Special reports

A new US government report has added to the chorus currently predicting a new era of American world energy dominance.

Kirk K. Van Tine, Partner, Jessica Fore, Senior Associate, and Kyle Wamstad, Associate, Baker Botts, L.L.P., USA, explain pipeline safety and risk assessment developments in the US.

A year of variation, economic troubles and a wealth of enterprises. Dr. Hooman Peimani provides a global report on pipeline activity in 2012.

The second installment of the TROLEXPERT column looks at the importance of gas and environmental monitoring in mine refuge chambers.