This is a collection of documents and links related to the natural gas pipeline industry.
America’s Natural Gas Alliance
http://www.anga.us/
America's Natural Gas Alliance is a trade association representing 30 of North America’s largest independent natural gas exploration and production companies and leading developers of shale plays now transforming the national clean energy landscape. The group exists to promote the economic, environmental and national security benefits of greater use of clean, abundant, domestic natural gas.
Resource Added: 05/10/2011
American Public Gas Association
http://www.apga.org
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) is the trade association for publicly and community-owned gas utilities. It represents over 700 members in 36 states.
API Safety Standards
http://publications.api.org/
The American Petroleum Institute makes available for free on its web site all standards and recommended best practices sited in federal regulations as well as all those related to safety, including pipeline safety.
Call 811 – Know What’s below, call before you dig:
http://www.call811.com/
Building a deck? Planting a tree? Installing a mailbox? 811 is the toll-free number you should call before you begin any digging project. The national "Call Before You Dig" number, 811, was created to help protect you from unintentionally hitting underground utility lines while working on digging projects. Every digging job requires a call – even small projects like planting trees or shrubs. If you hit an underground utility line while digging, you can harm yourself or those around you, disrupt service to an entire neighborhood and potentially be responsible for fines and repair costs. Whether you are a homeowner or a professional excavator, one call to 811 gets your underground utility lines marked for FREE.
Resource Added: 05/06/2011
Center for LNG
http://www.lngfacts.org/
The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) is a coalition of LNG producers, shippers, terminal operators and developers, energy trade associations and natural gas consumers. CLNG strives to be a clearinghouse of educational and technical information. It also seeks to facilitate rational issue discussion and the development of public policies that support LNG’s increasing contribution toward meeting the nation’s energy needs and supporting economic growth.
Resource Added: 07/12/2007
Common Ground Alliance
http://www.commongroundalliance.com/
Damage prevention is a shared responsibility. Learn what you can do to avoid damaging underground utilities, including pipelines, in your community.
Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
http://www.cganet.com/
CGA develops & publishes the broadest distribution of technical information, standards, and recommendations for safe and environmentally responsible practices in the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution, and use of industrial gases.
Resource Added: 06/24/2008
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
http://ferc.gov/default.asp
Resource Added: 06/07/2011
Gas Technology Institute
http://www.gastechnology.org/webroot/app/xn/xd.aspx?it=enweb&xd=gtihome.xml
The Gas Technology Institute is a not-for-profit Research and Development (R&D) organization, which, for more than 65 years, has sought to develop and deploy technology solutions that contribute to increased natural gas production and usage. To date, GTI programs have resulted in nearly 500 products, 750 licenses, and more than 1,200 associated patents.
National Association of State Fire Marshalls
http://www.firemarshals.org/
The membership of National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) comprises the most senior fire officials in the United States.
National Energy Board
http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clf-nsi/rcmmn/hm-eng.html
The National Energy Board is an independent federal agency that regulate international and interprovincial aspects of the oil, gas and electric utility industries in Canada. The purpose of the NEB is to regulate pipelines, energy development and trade in the Canadian public interest.
National Transportation Safety Board
http://www.ntsb.gov/
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.
Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity & Utilization
http://www.eia.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/ngpipeline/usage.html
Natural Gas Pipelines
http://www.pipeline101.com/Overview/natgas-pl.html
PHMSA - Pipeline Safety Community
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline
Pipeline Safety Trust
http://pstrust.org/
The Pipeline Safety Trust promotes fuel transportation safety through education and advocacy, by increasing access to information, and by building partnerships with residents, safety advocates, government, and industry.
Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance
http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/pipa/LandUsePlanning.htm
Community growth can have an impact on transmission pipeline safety. PIPA, a collaborative effort by a spectrum of pipeline safety stakeholders, has developed recommended practices for protecting communities, protecting transmission pipelines, and communicating among stakeholders. The PIPA recommended practices can help communities make risk-informed decisions for land use planning and development adjacent to transmission pipelines.
Professional Institute of Pipeline Engineers - PIPE
http://pipeinst.org/