Building Better Natural Gas Pipelines - Continuous Improvement Workshop

The Workshop Presentations Can be Found at the Bottom of the Page.

Agenda


General Session – Century II
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks
Terry Boss, Sr Vice President, Environment, Safety and Operations, INGAA

Building Pipelines - Business Environment
Richard Hoffmann, Executive Director, INGAA Foundation, Inc.

Process of Building Pipelines
Mark Hereth, Consultant Process Performance Information Consultants, LLC

Break

Problem Solving Methodology
Joan Sugerman, Chief Executive Officer Gemini Executive Coaching

Panel: What Went Right, What Went Wrong?
Moderator: Jeryl Mohn, Senior Vice President Panhandle Energy
Panelists:

  • Steve Nanney, Project Manager, Engineering and Emergency Response
    Department of Transportation, PHMSA
  • David Eng, General Engineer, Southwest Region
    Department of Transportation, PHMSA
  • Andy Drake, Vice President, Engineering and Construction
    Spectra Energy
  • Rich McGuire, Chief of Gas Branch One – Office of Energy Projects
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Craig Meier, Vice President, General Manager
    Sunland Construction, Inc.


Luncheon

PHMSA Construction Inspection Vision
Steve Nanney,  Project Manager, Engineering and Emergency Response
Department of Transportation, PHMSA

FERC Construction Inspection Vision
Rich McGuire, Chief of Gas Branch One– Office of Energy Projects
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Segmented Breakouts

Groups:

  • Contractors
  • Pipeline Companies
  • Material Suppliers/Engineering/Environmental Firms
  • Landowner
  • Regulators
  • Design and Permitting

                                
Adjourn
5:00 p.m.                              

Reception – Plaza Ballroom
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.                  


Thursday, March 26

Breakfast - Century II
8:00 a.m.                               

General Session – Century II
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.           

Presentation of Yesterday’s Breakout Results

Mixed Group Breakouts

Mixed groups:          
Reference name tag color
Presentation of Mixed Groups’ Breakout Results

Luncheon

Group Dialogue
Featured Speaker: Mark Hereth, Consultant
Process Performance Information Consultants, LLC

Break

INGAA Construction Vision
Lisa Beal, Director, Environment and Construction Policy, INGAA

Summary of Meeting
Terry Boss, Senior Vice President, Environment, Safety and Operations, INGAA
 
Adjourn
3:00 p.m.

Speech
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Tboss - Welcome and Overview
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Rhoffmann - Buisness Environment
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Mark Hereth - Process of Building Pipelines
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Joan Sugerman - Problem Solving Methodology

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Joan Sugerman - Problem Solving
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Jeryl Mohn - What Went right and Wrong Panel
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Steve Nanney - PHMSA Perspective
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Andy Drake - Spectra Perspective
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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RMcGuire - FERC Perspective
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

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Craig Meier - Sunland Construction
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

Speech
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PHMSA Construction Inspection Vision
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

Speech
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Richard McGuire - FERC Inspection Vision
INGAA Foundation Quality Assurance Quality Control Workshop

This workshop examines the performance of all parts of the value chain on building interstate natural gas pipelines. The goal is to determine what was done well and not so well in the past year (2008), and what could be done better moving forward pertaining to all aspects of building a pipeline.

Contact: Kate Szilagyi Kate Szilagyi Kate Szilagyi
March 25, 2009 09:00—March 26, 2009 15:00
Renaissance Houston Hotel
6 Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX
P: +7.136.291.1200