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  1. Pipeline safety successes, challenges detailed to Congress

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    Mon, 26 Jul 2004

    The US Department of Transportation Inspector General recently told two congressional committees that the Office of Pipeline Safety is making considerable progress

  2. New directions in federal pipeline safety program promote continuous improvement

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    Mon, 10 Jan 2005

    taken by the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) in the Research and Special Programs Administration of the US Department of Transportation has important implications for the inspections process, pipeline operators, and the OPS. Understanding

  1. Here are factors that govern evaluation of mechanical damage to pipelines

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    Mon, 9 Sep 2002

    Mechanical damage is a leading cause of significant failures in pipelines and the number one cause of pipeline incidents reportable to the US Department of Transportation . It accounts for at least one of every three pipe-related incidents in gas and liquid products pipelines.

  2. Pipeline rehab responding to regulatory pressures, technological advances

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    Mon, 20 Jan 2003

    As regulatory and safety bodies, such as the US Department of Transportation's Office of Pipeline Safety, increasingly emphasize risk management as a tool in pipeline operation and maintenance, inspection tools and repair strategies will continue to play greater roles in ensuring pipeline ...

  3. OGJ Newsletter

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    Mon, 14 May 2012

    requirements of both maximum allowable operating pressures (MAOP) and maximum operating pressure (MOP), the US Department of Transportation agency said. It said the changes deal with requirements for operators to document confirmation of MAOP

  4. PHMSA issues pipeline operating pressure reporting advisory

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    Mon, 7 May 2012

    requirements of both maximum allowable operating pressures (MAOP) and maximum operating pressure (MOP), the US Department of Transportation agency said. It said the changes deal with requirements for operators to document confirmation of MAOP

  5. PHMSA proposal aims to strengthen state pipeline damage programs

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    Mon, 2 Apr 2012

    to conduct federal enforcement proceedings in a state where an excavator damages a pipeline, it said. The US Department of Transportation agency noted that third-party excavation damage continues to be a leading cause of all US pipeline failures

  6. White House retains oil tax increases in proposed 2013 budget

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    Mon, 20 Feb 2012

    from the old MMS, would get $119.6 million, $191,000 above the enacted fiscal 2012 level. At the US Department of Transportation , the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's budget would climb to $248 million in

  7. White House retains oil tax increases in proposed 2013 budget

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    Mon, 13 Feb 2012

    off from the old MMS, would get $119.6 million, $191,000 above the enacted fiscal 2012 level. At the US Department of Transportation , the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s budget would climb to $248 million

  8. OGJ Newsletter

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    Mon, 20 Feb 2012

    Hazardous Materials Safety Administration resolved a record number of enforcement actions during 2011, the US Department of Transportation reported. DOT said PHMSA issued 102 final orders last year, the most in a single year following the 2002