PHMSA's Safety of Gas Gathering Pipelines: Extension of Reporting Requirements, Regulation of Large, High-Pressure Lines, and Other Related Amendments, rule was issued on the Federal Register today with the published version expected on Monday November 15, 2021....

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020 into law. This law includes mandates for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to execute actions within...

Elemental Compliance developed gas and liquid Facility Integrity Management Programs for an operator with over 20 jurisdictional facilities. Recently the gas program was audited by PHMSA and received no findings. This project came in response to PHMSA’s increased...

The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) met last week to discuss the Amendments to 49 CFR Parts 192 and 195 to require Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards. The Valve Installation and Minimum...

As the original deadline date looms closer operators might be asking themselves how well they are doing with process development and implementation of Part 1 of the Gas Transmission Rule: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related...

If you are a natural gas operator, it is likely your regulatory focus is currently on development and implementation of Part 1 of the Gas Transmission Rule, A.K.A the “Mega Rule”. Though this rulemaking was significant the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...

How is your organization doing with tackling Part 1 of the Gas Transmission Rule: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of Assessment Requirements, and Other Related Amendments, a.k.a the “Mega Rule” issued October 1, 2019 by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) published a new draft flowline rulemaking to meet House Bill (HB) 181 requirements. This rulemaking expands on the recent flowline rule which went into effect May 1, 2018. Key requirements of this draft...

The Federal Register will be publishing three new Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) rules on October 1, 2019. These rules include the much-anticipated natural gas maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) verification; traceable,...

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is drafting regulatory updates to the pipeline safety rule (Chapter 8) to address natural gas and hazardous liquid gathering lines currently exempt from regulation. The draft language proposes to add the following requirements to...

This week the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) held its meeting on proposed Gas Gathering rulemaking, otherwise known as the third part of the “Mega Rule”. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA) officials and members of the GPAC,...

The Voluntary Information-Sharing (VIS) Working Group has released its final report detailing its recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on how a VIS system might be achieved. The report contains 3 Primary Recommendations it deems essential to get a VIS...

We are less than six months away from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) Form 44 registration and compliance deadline for flowlines.• Does your company operate flowlines or crude oil transfer lines subject to the COGCC requirements passed in...

Today the Pipeline Hazard Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) has released Advisory Bulletin 2019-0087, Potential for Damage to Pipeline Facilities Caused by Earth Movement and Other Geological Hazards. There have been several recent...