Full Title: Natural Gas Pipeline Safety and Reliability: An Assessment of Progress
Author(s): Van Ness Feldman LLP
Publisher(s): Van Ness Feldman LLP
Publication Date: November 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
Pipelines are generally recognized as the safest and most reliable means of transporting energy products, and the natural gas industry devotes about $19 billion annually to maintaining the integrity of the nation’s 2.6 million miles of transmission and distribution pipelines. In addition to this ongoing investment, safeguarding the country’s vast network of natural gas pipelines requires a closely integrated approach between the pipeline industry, its regulators at both the federal and state levels, and other interested stakeholders. This study describes coordinated efforts between these groups—the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that currently administers the federal pipeline safety program, the various state authorities that participate in that program, and the natural gas industry—that together provide for the safe and reliable transportation of natural gas.