Press Releases
We are in the process of finalizing the content of the Foundation’s Midyear meeting. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines outside of Austin, TX on April 26-27. Please mark this on your calendars and encourage appropriate people within your companies to attend this meeting. … Read More
On February 7-8, PHMSA held a joint government/industry research and development forum in New Orleans. The event included approximately 250 representatives from Federal, State and international government agencies, public representatives, research funding organizations, standards organizations, and… Read More
As a follow up to the INGAA Foundation’s successful October 2006 SCADA Workshop, the Foundation held its second SCADA Workshop in Houston on February 12-13. While the first workshop focused primarily on issue identification, this follow-up workshop was primarily concerned with critical issues such as SCADA… Read More
On February 22, INGAA attended a working group kick-off meeting of the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) and World Resources Institute (WRI) protocol initiative. The purpose of this project is to produce a guidance document and protocol for accounting emissions from… Read More
Since the beginning of the year, INGAA, working with input from several member companies, began working with Diamax Information Services to redesign and implementation of a new INGAA website. Diamax was… Read More
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Climate change is the issue-of-the-day for Congress, as numerous hearings get underway on the science surrounding climate change, and legislative solutions for addressing the problem. House Speaker Pelosi has put her Committee Chairmen on notice that a climate change bill is expected for House… Read More
On February 5, INGAA submitted comments to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, urging that a draft report to Congress by… Read More
INGAA is preparing to respond to FERC’s request for comments on secondary market (… Read More
INGAA is preparing comments in response to FERC’s January notice proposing permanent… Read More
We look forward to a successful Midyear meeting at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines outside of Austin, TX on April 26-27. Registration has been robust and we anticipate a well attended meeting. As mentioned in the prior Board Report, Dr. Martin Regalia, the Chief Economist of the U.S. Read More
INGAA Board members and INGAA staff met with Commissioner Wellinghoff on March 27 at FERC to discuss INGAA’s white paper on the feasibility of constructing… Read More
On March 28, INGAA filed comments in response to FERC’s Notice of Inquiry regarding proposals to revise its… Read More
On March 21, FERC clarified two aspects of its interim affiliate rules in response to INGAA’s request for expedited clarification or rehearing. (See February board bulletin). First,… Read More
March was a busy month for the House… Read More
Most of you will remember that last year’s Pipeline Safety Act reauthorization included a provision requiring PHMSA to report back to Congress within 60… Read More
INGAA is continuing to negotiate with PHMSA on generic technical criteria for raising the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of new and recent vintage pipelines. These criteria will use the presently available PHMSA waiver authority to grant special permits to individual… Read More
On April 30 INGAA filed reply comments in Docket No. RM07-1,… Read More
On April 11 INGAA filed comments in the PG&E and Coral Petitions regarding the… Read More