US liquids pipeline operators adopted eight safety principles following the Association of Oil Pipe Lines and American Petroleum Institute Pipeline Subcommittee’s joint summer leadership meeting on June 24. The principles, which evolved from operator experiences and API’s Pipeline Performance Tracking System program, will help focus and improve industry safety programs and performance, officials said.
The principles emphasize zero incidents, organization-wide commitments, a culture of safety, continuous improvement, learning from experience, systems to measure success, technology employment, and full communication with the public and other stakeholders.
“Liquid pipeline operators have a long history of working together to improve pipeline safety,” AOPL President Andrew J. Black said. “Formally adopting these pipeline safety principles recognizes their dedication to improving safety even more in the future.”
API Pipeline Director Peter Lidiak said, “Our members have worked hard to measure their performance and identify ways to improve. While we’ve seen great improvement, more is needed to move us towards a goal of zero incidents.”
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NICK SNOW covered oil and gas in Washington for more than 30 years. He worked in several capacities for The Oil Daily and was founding editor of Petroleum Finance Week before joining OGJ as its Washington correspondent in September 2005 and becoming its full-time Washington editor in October 2007. He retired from OGJ in January 2020.
