Pipeliners Podcast

In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Bill Caram of Pipeline Safety Trust to discuss current rulemakings going through the PHMSA rulemaking process.

Listen to the episode now for insights and viewpoints from Pipeline Safety Trust regarding regulations that are in the Rulemaking stage with PHMSA.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Thure Cannon and Jennifer Coffee with the Texas Gas Association about the recent 2023 Texas legislative session. 

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Erin Kurilla, VP of Operations and Pipeline Safety at American Public Gas Association, to discuss the impact of the PHMSA Gas Distribution rule on public gas.

Listen to the episode now to learn more about the APGA and its members and the challenges posed by the gas distribution rule, particularly for the smaller public gas companies.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Richard Delaney of National Grid and Alan Redding from Consumers Energy, the chairs of the AGA Gas Control Committee , to talk about the content of the 2023 AGA Operations Section Fall Meetings & Workshops.

Listen to the episode now for insights and takeaways from the event, including discussions on regulatory impacts on Control Rooms.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by returning guest Jim Francis of Entrust Solutions Group to discuss the PSMS Workshop and Quality Management Committee at the 2023 AGA Operations Section Fall Meetings & Workshops.

Listen to the episode now to learn more about Jim's presentation and other insights from the conference.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Michael Istre, Project Manager at Interstate Natural Gas Association of America & The INGAA Foundation, INC., to discuss INGAA's study on blending hydrogen in natural gas transmission pipelines.

Listen to the episode now to learn more about the focus of the study, its findings, as well as the risks and considerations for blending hydrogen in natural gas transmission pipelines. 

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, regular guest Keith Coyle from Babst Calland returns to discuss the recent notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) from PHMSA regarding gas distribution. 

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In honor of reaching 300 episodes, the Pipeliners Podcast is rebroadcasting episode 79 - a personal account of the Bellingham incident with retired pipeline professional Larry Shelton.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by industry expert Byron Coy to discuss the importance of records and their uses in pipeline safety. 

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Jeff Earl of Sapphire Technologies to discuss using turbo expanders to convert waste pressure energy into usable electric power.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by David Gregory of FlexSteel about using RTP for pipe-in-pipe rehabilitation.

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This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Sarah Magruder Lyle discussing what 811 day is, its importance, and what CGA has planned for the future.

In this episode, you will learn about the history behind the 811 emergency number creation, its variety of supporters, and the biggest issue they face – noncallers.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Benjamin Kauffmann of Accenture to discuss the 'Control Room of the Future.' 

Ben is the Client Account Leadership and Go-to-Market Lead for Resources and Energy Transition for North America at Accenture. 

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Brooks Shannon and April Heinze of NENA - the National Emergency Number Association. 

Listen to the episode now to learn what you need to know about practical implementation of the rupture notification rule - particularly the requirement to notify 911 centers.

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In this week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Matt Ligon, President of the American School of Gas Measurement Technology, to discuss the school, its offerings, and how you can get involved. 

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This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Danny Molyneux and Diane Cordell discussing PPSA, where the association originated from and why it is important to the industry. 

In this episode, you will learn about different ways PPSA provides public support, as well as the levels of memberships and the benefits received from the association.

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This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Chris Alexander discussing the importance of technology commercialization, understanding the client, and making sure new technology is well-rounded. 

In this episode, you will learn what it takes to develop a new technology as well as how to ensure the technology is properly maturing with technology readiness, regulatory acceptance, commercial readiness and operational readiness.

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This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features Jim Francis discussing risk analysis and its recent emergence in the industry, the difference between functional and probabilistic risk analysis, and how it can benefit in finding the root of issues.

In this episode, you will learn about the importance of a good compliance program, ways to see if new changes made a difference and what EEI has in store for the future.

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On this week's episode, Keith Coyle and Gary Steinbauer discuss PHMSA's notice of proposed rulemaking on Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair.

This episode covers the proposed changes in this rule, as well as some of the differences between PHMSA and EPA regulations.

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This week’s Pipeliners Podcast episode features David Yoel, Simon Bellemare, and Chris Alexander discussing the process of getting new items to market, the challenges often faced while developing new technologies, and ways large organizations are involved in the operation.

In this episode, you will learn about the Valley of Death and what it means, helpful practices to commercialize new products, and the importance of not giving up.

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