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US onshore gathering system regulation

US onshore gathering system regulation

US onshore gathering system regulation

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Looks like regulation of US onshore gathering systems is on the way.  From what I've seen in the gathering systems, it will not be a bad idea.

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RE: US onshore gathering system regulation

There's regulation and then there's regulation.  Most of my clients build gathering systems (outside of DOT jurisdiction) to B31.8, some don't.  The ones that do are in a pretty good position if population encroachment forces a non-DOT line into DOT jurisdiction.  The ones that don't are just plain screwed.

I guess I've missed the news for the last couple of months (big job, taking nights and weekends), who is proposing these regulations?

David

RE: US onshore gathering system regulation

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Slope shutdown seems to be demanding them... in a defacto manner.  I'd suppose BP might use T.49 P.195/B31.4, but I don't know.  In any case, I think introduction of a mandatory design standard with yearly or biyearly inspection provisions are pretty much a certainty and in fact are probably already being drawn up.  If not, they will start before the Senate investigation begins.  Have the late night lights been on at OPS lately?

   Going the Big Inch! worm
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RE: US onshore gathering system regulation

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WASHINGTON (AFX News) - The former head of pipeline-corrosion monitoring for BP in Alaska refused to testify under oath Thursday as outraged lawmakers grilled company officials over the causes of a massive oil spill earlier this year.

Richard C. Woollam, who lawmakers identified as a former head of corrosion monitoring at Prudhoe Bay, invoked the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution in refusing to answer all questions from a House subcommitte. "Based upon the advice of counsel, I respectfully will not answer questions," he said.

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