Expedited permitting to carry out repairs on natural gas pipelines is the biggest challenge facing pipe operators as they try to comply with the Office of Pipeline Safety’s (OPS) integrity management rule, an industry official representing gas distributors and municipal utilities told Senate lawmakers last Tuesday.
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Senate Panel Told Permitting Pace May Frustrate New Gas Pipe Integrity Rule
Expedited permitting to carry out repairs on natural gas pipelines is the biggest challenge facing pipe operators as they try to comply with the Office of Pipeline Safety’s (OPS) integrity management rule, an industry official representing gas distributors and municipal utilities told Senate lawmakers Tuesday.
House Bill Seeks to Frustrate Gulfstream Pipeline
The U.S. House is expected to vote today on an energy appropriations bill that, among other things, will attempt to block construction of the 744-mile Gulfstream Natural Gas System pipeline project that would transport gas from Mobile Bay, AL, across the Gulf of Mexico to the ever-expanding Florida market.