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News & Notes
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AOPL Comments on the Corps of Engineers Pipeline Repair Permit
AOPL filed comments with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers strongly supporting its proposal to establish a nationwide permit for time-sensitive pipeline repairs. The association also suggested that programmatic consultations between the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the agencies involved in protecting endangered species and preserving historic sites could significantly enhance the usefulness of the new nationwide permit.
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FERC Grants Appeal to Preserve Highly Confidential TAPS Information
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Carriers’ appeal of a ruling by an administrative law judge. The purpose of the TAPS Carriers’ appeal was to preserve designation of a limited amount of information, including commercially sensitive cost and throughput projections, as being highly confidential.
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November 2006 Issue
Joint Survey Program Gauges Effectiveness of Pipeline Public Awareness Efforts
October 2006 Issue
Enbridge North Dakota Breaks Oil Bottleneck with $70 Million Expansion
September 2006 Issue
PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY: What’s Right About Right-of-Way Clearing
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Congress Passes Pipeline Safety Bill
 On Dec. 7, the Senate passed a compromise version of the pipeline safety bill, HR 5782, renamed the PIPES (Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety) Act of 2006. The House of Representatives had already passed the bill the previous day. The bill now goes to the President.
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The Year in Review
 Throughout the year much has been done to further improve the safety and reliability of the nation’s oil pipeline infrastructure. Below is a timeline highlighting major events from 2006.
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Pipeline Company Profile:
Colonial Pipeline Co.
 Colonial Pipeline safely delivers more than 100 million gallons of gasoline, heating oil, aviation fuel and diesel daily, making it the largest pipeline carrier (by volume of petroleum products) in the world.
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In the Pipe Celebrates Important Milestone
 We’re usually not ones to toot our own horn, but in this issue of In the Pipe we are proud to announce that we are turning 50. That’s 50 issues, and over 400 articles, graphs, polls, and notes on issues that not only matter to pipeline executives, but also to government officials, politicians, journalists, safety advocates and the public.
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Nationwide, there are approximately 95,000 miles of refined products pipelines. Refined products pipelines are found in almost every state in the U.S., with the exception of some New England states.
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