PHMSA Operator Qualification Meeting
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will be holding a public meeting on Dec. 15 to discuss pipeline operator qualification programs.
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Congress Halted on Legislation to Address Oil Supply Concerns
Efforts to address the nation’s oil supply challenges have stalled in Congress, with a Senate committee in October voting down a bill to encourage domestic refinery production. The House had already passed its version of the bill earlier in the month, and included provisions on strengthening pipeline infrastructure.
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What Goes Up…Is Now Coming Down
Increasingly, oil pipeline companies are reversing the flow of some of their pipelines—crude oil that had been going up to Canada is now coming down from our northern neighbor. The reasons for the reversal are both market forces and improving technology, which have driven down the costs of production from Canada’s vast oil sands.
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INDUSTRY LEADERS: Building or Expanding Takes Time
The process to gain regulatory and public approval necessary for pipeline companies to build new pipelines systems or expand existing systems is vast and can take many years before one spade of dirt is turned. This is becoming more relevant for consumers since increased demand requires increased supplies that are provided by oil pipelines.
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Efforts to address the nation’s oil supply challenges have stalled in Congress, with a Senate committee in October voting down a bill to encourage domestic refinery production. The House had already passed its version of the bill earlier in the month, and included provisions on strengthening pipeline infrastructure.
Increasingly, oil pipeline companies are reversing the flow of some of their pipelines—crude oil that had been going up to Canada is now coming down from our northern neighbor. The reasons for the reversal are both market forces and improving technology, which have driven down the costs of production from Canada’s vast oil sands.
The process to gain regulatory and public approval necessary for pipeline companies to build new pipelines systems or expand existing systems is vast and can take many years before one spade of dirt is turned. This is becoming more relevant for consumers since increased demand requires increased supplies that are provided by oil pipelines.
Safety is its own reward, but put your pipeline safety skills to the test and you could win free gasoline for a year.