Although most domestically produced oil, natural gas, ethanol and natural gas liquids (NGL) are transported without incident, concerns remain over the safety of transporting energy supplies via rail, according to a report by the nonprofit National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). Meanwhile, pipelines and barges appear to have more comprehensive safety systems in place.
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PHMSA Nominee Tells Senate Panel He Will Focus on Safety, Outstanding Mandates from 2011 Law
Howard “Skip” Elliott, President Trump’s nominee to serve as administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), told a Senate panel Wednesday that if confirmed, he would focus on pipeline safety and getting a dozen outstanding mandates from a 2011 pipeline safety law finally implemented.
September 28, 2017
Oil and Gas Trade Groups Support White House Pick to Lead PHMSA
Three trade associations representing the oil and natural gas industry say they support President Trump’s nomination of Howard “Skip” Elliott, a 40-year veteran of the U.S. freight rail industry, to serve as administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
September 12, 2017
PHMSA Pauses Stricter Natural Gas Storage Rules for Clarification
Responding to requests from the oil and natural gas industry, the Trump administration has served notice that it will delay some of the Obama administration’s stepped up safety rules for underground natural gas storage.
June 21, 2017
Texas AG Challenging Federal NatGas Storage Facilities Rule
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton is seeking to block federal safety standards for underground natural gas storage facilities that took effect in January.
March 20, 2017
PHMSA Orders Inspection of Crude Pipeline Adjacent to Leaky Cook Inlet NatGas Line
An oil pipeline that runs parallel to a leaking natural gas pipeline in Alaska’s Cook Inlet has drawn the scrutiny of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
March 20, 2017
PHMSA Seeking Input on Crude-by-Rail Content Rule
The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on vapor pressure requirements for the transport of crude oil and other hazardous liquids by rail.
January 20, 2017
PHMSA Issues Interim Final Rule For NatGas Storage
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued an interim final rule (IFR) revising safety regulations for underground natural gas storage facilities, meeting a key requirement from a sweeping pipeline safety bill signed into law last summer.
December 15, 2016
PHMSA Issues Interim Final Rule on Emergency Orders
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Monday issued an interim final rule that will allow it to issue emergency orders on oil and natural gas pipelines, satisfying a requirement from a comprehensive pipeline safety bill enacted last summer.
October 5, 2016
PHMSA Reminds Pipelines of Abandonment Safety Requirements
Natural gas and other pipeline operators are being reminded by federal regulators of their safety obligations and how those obligations are affected by the operational status of pipeline assets.
August 16, 2016
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