Vintages

OPS Stresses Atmospheric Corrosion Prevention for Gas Pipes of All Vintages

As is already required of hazardous liquid pipelines, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has enacted revised safety standards that call on natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines to use the same level of protection against atmospheric corrosion on their facilities despite the vintage.

October 27, 2003

OPS Requires Atmospheric Corrosion Control for Gas Pipes of All Vintages

As is already required of hazardous liquid pipelines, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) has enacted revised safety standards that call on natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines to use the same level of protection against atmospheric corrosion despite the vintage of their pipe facilities.

October 22, 2003