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PG&E's Assessment of San Bruno Gas Pipeline Challenged

A veteran PG&E corrosion engineer told the jury in the federal trial Friday that he was "not terribly" concerned by his 2009 discovery of 33 unexplained leaks on the gas pipeline that later ruptured in San Bruno.

Pennsylvania State to Set Tougher Regulations on Natural Gas Industry

Pennsylvania will soon enforce tougher air-pollution regulations on its thriving natural gas industry. The new regulations will be some of the toughest methane controls in the nation, exceeding federal requirements.

Operator training enhancements for Atmos SIM

Until recently, Atmos SIM functionality has been pretty much exclusively focussed on the hydraulic simulation of pipelines, meaning that a lot of the control and logic required for Operator Trainer projects had to be implemented externally to Atmos SIM, and was often project-specific.

PHMSA and DOT met to discuss pipeline safety program

On December 13, 2017, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC) and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC) meet to discuss a variety of pipeline safety program and policy issues.

PHMSA Safety Recommendation demand more focus on leak detection

The May 06, 2010, National Transportation Safety Board acknowledgment of PHMSA Safety Recommendation P-05-5 is prompting the US pipeline operators without CPM systems to reconsider their options.