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A look inside API Recommended Practice 1175, part four

In December of 2015, the American Petroleum Institute issued the first edition of Recommended Practice 1175; Pipeline Leak Detection Program. Over the next few weeks, this blog will explore the meaning of this new document that communicates proven industry practices in the development and management of a leak detection plan.

FAQs: API RP 1175 - Pipeline leak detection program management

With any change to standards, lots of questions arise. Atmos has collated the key answers to some common questions relating to API RP 1175.

Flooding in Latin America highlights importance of leak detection watchdog signals

Heavy rains and flooding inundated parts of Latin America in the last few weeks, causing major landslides that moved some pipelines.

Fact Sheet: High Consequence Areas (HCAs)

Understanding the concept of HCAs

Expert testifies in criminal trial for PG&E's fatal pipeline explosion

The law requires pipeline operators to review potential risks for pipelines in "high concentration areas" such as the San Bruno neighborhood where a PG&E pipe exploded in 2010.