Integrity Characteristics of Vintage Pipelines
This report has evaluated vintage pipelines in reference to the historical evolution of the natural-gas pipeline system in the US, and the related evolution of steel and pipe making practices, and pipeline construction practices to meet the needs of that system. The potential for anomalies in this system has been characterized in reference to steel and pipe making practices, and pipeline construction practices. The potential ...
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Avoiding and Resolving Intergovernmental Conflicts with Interstate Natural Gas Facility Siting, Construction, and Maintenance
The INGAA Foundation Inc. commissioned ENSR International (ENSR), an environmental consulting firm, to undertake a study to identify potential solutions to conflicts that sometimes arise between regional, federal, state, local, and/or tribal governing entities when siting, constructing, and maintaining interstate natural gas pipelines. This study was conducted between March and December 2004.
According to a recent INGAA Foundation Study, ...
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Carbon Pollutant Emission and Engine Performance Trade-Offs vs NOx Emissions for Reciprocating Internal Combusion Engines Fitted with Enhanced Mixing Combustion Technologies Utilitzed in Gas Transmision Service
Pending and/or proposed Federal and local regulations have generated increasing interest in trade-offs between emissions of NOx versus CO, THC's and in particular HAPS. The Pipeline Research Council International (PR C I) commissioned Advanced Engine Technologies Corporation (AETC) to compile a database of engine emission and performance data for typical two and four stroke cycle lean burn reciprocating engines in gas transmission service and ...
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Impacts of National Standards to Control Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) on Natural Gas Turbines & Compressor Engines
This report provides the results of an evaluation of the units impacted by national regulations to control hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from natural gas-fired combustion turbines and reciprocating internal combustion engines (IC engines). Impacts were estimated using the Engine and Turbine Database (ETDB), an industry database developed through support of the Gas Research Institute (GRI), the Pipeline Research Council International ...
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FERC NEPA Pre-Filing Process: Milestones for Success
Over the next 20 years, US natural gas demand will grow by 50%. According to a recent study, pipeline companies will need to install almost 50,000 miles of pipe to meet the growing market for natural gas in the US from 2001 to 2015. To meet this growing demand, there needs to be an increase in natural gas supply and infrastructure.
The time required for the gas pipeline certificate application review and approval process varies ...
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Natural Gas Pipeline Making the Connection - Communication Support for the Siting Process
Wirthlin Worldwide’s research conclusions and strategic recommendations comprise what we consider a meaningful paradigm shift in the natural gas industry’s approach to siting pipelines in the United States. This enhanced approach integrates an expanded emphasis on the pre-siting process with the already successful foundation of current industry practices.
In fact, industry performance to date has been so successful that it has ...
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Developing Public Communications Practices - A Benchmark for the Natural Gas Pipeline Industry and It's Regulators
Natural gas provides 25 percent of the basic energy needs in the U.S., but many consumers are unfamiliar with the pipeline industry that ships that natural gas. The 32 INGAA member companies that operate the 180,000-mile underground interstate natural gas pipeline system have been quietly, safely and reliably delivering natural gas to more than 175 million consumers all over North America for 100 years. The North American natural gas pipeline ...
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Proposed Solutions to FERC's Construction Plan and Procedures Practices
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) Foundation commissioned ENSR International (ENSR), an environmental consulting firm, to undertake a study to solicit, assimilate, and present the natural gas transmission Industry reactions to the proposed revisions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan (Plan, FERC 1994) and Wetland and Waterbody Construction ...
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Gulf of Mexico Natural Gas Resources and Pipeline Infrastructure 2001
The Gulf of Mexico is one of the nation's most important natural gas supply areas. Offshore production in the Gulf provides U.S. markets with 26.5 percent of indigenous gas supplies, and forecasters are predicting significant increases in U.S. gas production from the region. This study found that the natural gas industry could spend as much as $7.8 billion on pipeline construction projects over the next 20 years to accommodate offshore ...
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Consumer Effects of the Anticipated Integrity Rule of High Consequence Areas
Policymakers been systems, looking particularly at new integrity inspections. One of the key questions being raised in these forums is whether there should be a specific integrity inspection interval for natural gas pipelines, and if so, what the appropriate interval should be and what technology should be used. This report examines several pipeline integrity inspection scenarios and attempts to define the impacts of potential disruptions in ...
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