This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Mark LaCour of the Oil & Gas Global Network returning to the podcast to discuss pipeline industry predictions for 2023. In this episode, you will learn about the predictions that Mark puts together each year for the pipeline industry that are based on market research, as well as pipeline […]
Pipeline Regulations
Episode 264: AGA Gas Control Committee with Josh Hunkele and Al Musgrove
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features AGA Gas Control Committee chair members Josh Hunkele and Al Musgrove discussing how the Gas Control Committee works, what their tasks consist of, and what they are currently working on. They talk through what is necessary for a functioning gas center and how the main challenge when it comes […]
Episode 262: Streamlining Compliance and Safety Program Management with Mallory Gill
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Mallory Gill discussing program management and its common challenges, what ComplyMgr is, its benefits, and where the industry is headed as far as control room auditing. In this episode, you will learn about the challenging aspects of fitting into compliance, why it is important to be careful when doing […]
Episode 28: What to Do When the Corps of Engineers Turns You Down with Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh
This month’s Pipeline Technology Podcast episode, sponsored by Pipeline & Gas Journal, features Major General (Ret) Michael Walsh discussing his article titled “What to Do When the Corps of Engineers Turns You Down” which goes into detail about how to properly obtain a permit to go into the waters of the United States. In this […]
Episode 258: An Introduction to the Liquid Energy Pipeline with Andy Black
In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Andy Black, President & CEO of Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (formerly Association of Oil Pipelines, AOPL), to discuss the roles of various organizations, including FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), and how pipelines are the safest, most environmentally friendly way to transport liquid fuels.
Episode 257: Pipeline Incidents from an Inspector’s Perspective with Chris Hoidal
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Chris Hoidal of Babst Calland discussing his experiences dealing with a multitude of different pipeline incidents and how it shaped the way he and his staff conducted inspections as well as the importance of communication with the public and media and properly handling public outrage. In this episode, you […]
Episode 256: As Low As Reasonably Practicable Risk Management with Jan Hayes
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Jan Hayes from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and author of the book “Nightmare Pipeline Failures,” who returns to talk about the regulatory approach used in Australia that focuses on an approach called as-low-as-reasonably-practicable risk management. Jan and Russel discuss that there are often external and sometimes uncontrollable factors […]
Episode 255: The Contribution of Organization Factors in Pipeline Incidents with Jan Hayes
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Jan Hayes discussing her book, Nightmare Pipeline Failures, how you must learn from both successes and difficulties, and that large incidents are not necessarily task failures, but system failures. In this episode, you will learn how sociology plays a large part in organizational accident prevention, what the term “system” […]
Episode 252: The Mega Rule Part 3 is Published with Keith Coyle
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Keith Coyle discussing the PHMSA Mega Rule part 3 and what changes it is going to make in the industry. In this episode, you will learn when the rule goes into effect and how to get an extension as an operator, how the new rule changes some key industry […]
Episode 249: API 1162 New Revision #3 with Terri Larson
This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Terri Lason discussing the updates made to API RP 1162, Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators, and how much communication and public awareness programs have changed since 2003 when the First Edition of RP 1162 was published. In this episode, you will learn about why an update to API […]