Pipeline PCB Contamination and Remediation Project
In the past, the natural gas transmission industry used lubricating oils containing PCBs in both gas turbines and air compressors to take advantage of these oils' fire retardant properties. Apparently, as a result of the years of operation of gas turbines in gas transmission compressor stations, PCBladen oil was blown by the compressor seals and distributed into a number of gas pipelines. Similarly, the use of PCB oils in air compressors ...
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Indexing Interstate Gas Transportation Rates
The INGAA Foundation retained Christensen Associates in May 1990 to study the indexing of interstate gas transportation rates. The eight-month project has included a number of tasks. First, we developed a statement of the public policy arguments favoring gas transport rate indexation. We next identified the major options in the design of a rate adjustment index. The third task was to develop and calculate supporting indexes of industry input ...
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Options for Addressing EPA's Best Available Control Technology Top-Down Policy
This report presents a study of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) "top-down" policy for determining "best available control technology" (BACT) under the Clean Air Act's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. In 1988 EPA established its "top-downt" BACT policy internally, without providing an opportunity for public comment. The purpose of this study is to document key technical, economic, and legal issues related to ...
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Displacing Imported Oil with Natural Gas
Last year's invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces and the resulting Persian Gulf war have again thrown into question our degree of dependence on foreign oil. While the world oil market has adjusted to the Persian Gulf events and the U.S. is not in immediate danger of an oil shortage, it is incumbent upon the interstate natural gas pipeline industry to examine its ability to make up any energy shortfall which may result from future oil ...
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FERC NEPA Critical Path Study
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) is a primary liaison organization representing the Natural Gas Industry and, as such is closely involved in support activities relating to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review/approval process. Any project that constitutes a "major federal action is required to undertake appropriate and often exhaustive studies under NEPA in ...
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Public Attitudes Toward Natural Gas and Interstate Pipelines
Among the major sources of energy used in the United States, natural gas enjoys an outstanding image. Compared to oil, coal, and nuclear power, it is considered to be the safest to use, the best for the environment, the most acceptable for widespread use, (he most economical, and responsible for the fewest deaths over the last several years. More-over, the image of natural gas has been improving in most of these areas since 1985. Natural gas ...
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Impediments to New Natural Gas Markets
NEW MARKETS FOR GAS
Faced with natural gas consumption that fell 27% between 1972 and 1986 and has only recently begun to recover, the natural gas industry must expand to new or under-utilized markets that can fuel future growth. Three markets appear most attractive, offering the possibility of growth in demand for gas of between 1.6 trillion cubic feet and 4.2 Tcf. These three markets are:
Electric power generation, where gas ...
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Common Codes of Transfer Points on Natural Gas Pipelines (GAS*CODE)
Dwights, under the direction of the INGAA Information Services Committee, completed the design, development, and commercial introduction of GAS*CODE, a data base of pipeline transferlreceipt points where nominations or gas title change can take place.
The first commercial release included over 30,000 transferlreceipt points provided by eighteen interstate pipeline companies. Geographically, GAS*CODE coverage, while not complete, includes ...
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Analyses Related to the Impact of Air Quality Regulation on the Natural Gas Transmission Industry
This report presents the results of a program of analysis and study performed during 1991 on Clean Air Act regulations which impact the natural gas transmission industry. This program is sponsored by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Foundation. The objectives of this work program are to enhance understanding and response of the gas transmission industry to air regulatory issues which affect the installation and operation of ...
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Gas Compressor Industry Noise Regulation and Control Review Handbook
In July 1991, Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E & E), was contracted by The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Foundation, Inc. (INGAA), to review noise legislation and investigate noise-control techniques that apply to the natural gas transmission industry. Data collected were to be summarized and made available to INGAA member firms for use as a handbook to assist them with noise-related decision-making matters.
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