PHMSA pipeline news
EDF moves to defend gas pipeline standards in court
EDF has moved to intervene in a lawsuit to defend PHMSA’s safety and environmental standards for gas gathering pipelines.
PHMSA announces new safety measures
PHMSA announces it is taking steps to implement new measures to strengthen its safety oversight of CO2 pipelines around the US, and protect communities from dangerous pipeline failures.
One year on from Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
Soft underbelly of US critical infrastructure remains vulnerable.
PHMSA: Pipeline Safety Research Programme
Programme to advance computed tomography for the development of reference standards for pipeline anomaly detection and characterisation.
PHMSA issues proposed civil penalty to Colonial Pipeline Co.
The penalty of nearly US$1 million is for control room management failures.
PHMSA recognises April as National Safe Digging Month
Reminder to call 811 a few days before any home or commercial digging project.
New safety research announcement released
PHMSA is soliciting research proposals based on research gaps identified during the PHMSA Research Forum.
The US announces it will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
Jeffrey Jones, SkyX, argues that the new ruling does not tackle the problem head on.
NTSB responds to PHMSA’s valve and rupture detection rule
The National Transportation Safety Board has reviewed PHMSA’s new rule for automatic shutoff valve installation and minimum rupture detection standards.
PHMSA announces requirements for pipeline shut-off valves
New rule will help improve public safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions following pipeline failures.