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News & Notes
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EPA Revises Fuel Test Methods
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a direct final rule on April 3, with a corresponding proposed rule that updates its gasoline and diesel fuels programs regulations on several test method issues. This rule ensures that certain fuel testing requirements are more up-to-date by having refiners and laboratories use the most current versions of American Society for Testing and Materials Committee D.02 analytical test methods.
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AOPL’s Annual Business Conference,
May 24 – 26
The Association of Oil Pipelines 2006 Business Conference will be May 24-26 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This members-only conference is a very popular and practical annual event for oil pipeline personnel, including staff in business development, accounting, legal, tariff and management.
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March 2006 Issue
AOPL Supports Public Access to Pipeline Mapping Data
February 2006 Issue
Utilizing a Smarter ‘Pig’
January 2006 Issue
Down to basics: The three categories of pipelines
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Increased Ethanol Use Creates Challenges
 This spring, demand for ethanol for blending in gasoline is likely to increase, creating challenges for pipeline companies and possibly spurring increases in consumer gasoline prices. An increase in ethanol demand is expected because of pressure to reduce use of MTBE in gasoline, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported.
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AOPL Reminds Excavators:
Call Before You Dig
 Whether you are constructing a house, digging a ditch, or just doing some routine landscaping, AOPL would like you to know that these activities are a leading cause of pipeline accidents. To educate the public about damaging the underground infrastructure, all 50 states have implemented a network of call centers, called One-Call centers.
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INDUSTRY LEADERS:
Gweneyette Broussard, Shell Pipeline Company LP
 For the past 19 years, Gweneyette Broussard has been an important voice for Shell Pipeline Company LP and the pipeline industry.
As senior legislative and regulatory representative, Broussard works with legislators and regulators to communicate Shell’s positions on regulations, and federal and state legislation.
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PIPELINE COMMUNITY:
Plains All American Puts Safety First
 In the past five years, Plains All American has grown from a few hundred employees to a staff of more than 2,000 through approximately 30 acquisitions. Combining that many employees who have different concepts of safety has not been easy, admits Troy E. Valenzuela, the company’s vice president of Environmental Health & Safety.
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Since startup of the pipeline in 1977, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System successfully transported over 15 billion barrels of oil.
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