Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has launched an enhanced natural gas safety technology available to the industry that it said would validate the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) for safe gas operations. The MAOP Validation Calculator is the result of a four-year license agreement between PG&E and Coler & Colantonio Inc., a privately owned firm that specializes in, among other things, pipeline software and services. The technology is incorporated into a geospacial information system, or GIS, and the software performs calculations to validate the MAOP for each pipeline component. The calculator output allows for standardized report generation and the engineering analysis of MAOP validation issues.

The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) is dialing up its support for exports of domestically sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) with a new website and information campaign. “A revolution in American energy has unlocked a vast supply of natural gas, more than enough to meet the needs of our country for generations to come,” said CLNG President Bill Cooper. “We can continue to harness this important resource for our domestic needs while also selling some to our trading partners. This will grow our economy, revitalize our manufacturing sector, and create tens of thousands of American jobs. By recognizing the value of selling natural gas to our trading partners, the United States can ensure the continued utilization of our domestic natural gas supplies while simultaneously reaping the economic benefits of expanded trade.” The U.S. Department of Energy has yet to authorize exports of LNG to non-free trade agreement countries for a number of applicants that have applied to export. Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG project is the only export project to have authorization to export to both FTA and non-FTA countries (see Daily GPI, Oct. 18).

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