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USA - PHMSA rule maker turns matchmaker

PHMSA rule RIN 2137-AF06 will propose installation of automatic shutoff valves, remote controlled valves, or equivalent technology and establish performance-based meaningful metrics for rupture detection for gas and liquid transmission pipelines.

Understanding your pipelines to improve spillage responses

When pipeline incidents occur, most harm to people, property, and the environment is in High Consequence Areas (HCAs) with a significant population, water, or other sensitive natural resources.

Turning your pipeline data into intelligent information

Pipelines companies would benefit from policies to manage the integrity, availability, usability of data and could use it to meet the PHMSA requirements and to improve the efficiency of their operations.

Keystone XL Pipeline: TransCanada to sue over rejection

The pipeline, designed to carry oil from Canada to refineries in the US, was rejected by US President Barack Obama in November 2016.

Train crash reinforces need for more pipelines

Over 30 cars of a freight train derailed near Hyndman, about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. One car was carrying liquefied petroleum gas and additional cars carried other hazardous materials. If the liquefied petroleum gas had been carried in pipelines, the accident might not have occurred.