PHMSA pipeline news

TC Energy required to reduce operating pressure on pipeline that spilled 13 000 bbl of oil in December.

PHMSA announces it is awarding over US$75.6 million in grants to fund projects and activities to improve the safety of pipelines.

FOSA writes to Secretary Buttigieg to encourage his department to move forward with a pipeline safety rulemaking, to promote the adoption of technology enhancements.

EDF has moved to intervene in a lawsuit to defend PHMSA’s safety and environmental standards for gas gathering pipelines.

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.

Soft underbelly of US critical infrastructure remains vulnerable.

Programme to advance computed tomography for the development of reference standards for pipeline anomaly detection and characterisation.

The penalty of nearly US$1 million is for control room management failures.

Reminder to call 811 a few days before any home or commercial digging project.

PHMSA is soliciting research proposals based on research gaps identified during the PHMSA Research Forum.