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Domestic Oil and Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure

Domestic Oil and Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure

Full Title:  Domestic Oil and Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure
Author(s):  Cynthia L. Quarterman
Publisher(s):  U.S. House of Representatives
Publication Date: June 1, 2011
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Description (excerpt):

PHMSA is responsible for establishing and enforcing safety standards for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the nation’s pipeline transportation system. PHMSA’s authority to regulate pipelines includes oversight of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), North Slope pipelines, certain pipelines in the Cook Inlet area, Liquefied Natural Gas (or LNG) facilities, and the distribution systems that deliver natural gas to homes, businesses, and power plants. Alaska oil and gas resources are critical to the nation’s energy needs, and PHMSA recognizes its role in ensuring that this energy is transported safely and efficiently. For this reason, PHMSA has invested significant time and resources working with the State of Alaska and operators to ensure the safety of both existing and proposed interstate and intrastate pipelines, including the Trans Alaska Pipeline System and Alaska natural gas pipeline projects. The support of Congress is critical for the continued safe operation of oil and natural gas pipelines in Alaska. PHMSA seeks to increase the safety of Alaska’s pipelines by providing the agency with additional staffing, enhancing our ability to collect information and data from pipeline operators, eliminating certain statutory limitations applicable to the regulation of gathering lines, and providing for reimbursement of expenses related to reviewing new pipeline projects.

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