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NTSB probe will focus future pipeline safety efforts

WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s meeting on the San Bruno, California, natural [...] Read More

PHMSA ANPRM will focus the discussion of future pipeline safety efforts

WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement in response to the Pipeline and Hazard Material Administration’s release of an advanced notice of [...] Read More

INGAA launches Facebook page to celebrate 811 Dig Safe Day

WASHINGTON—The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America will launch on August 11 a new Facebook page to correspond with 811 Dig Safe Day. “The goal of the new Facebook page is to provide both news and a forum for discussing [...] Read More

Members of the natural gas industry investigate safety models

In an effort to learn continually from other operators and to improve North America’s pipeline system safety, the American Gas Association (AGA), the American Petroleum Institute (API), the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and the [...] Read More

Call For Proposals – INGAA Foundation Study “Coordinated Energy Power Systems “

    The analysis will result in a written report and detailed PowerPoint presentation. Repsonses to the RFP must be submitted by August 30, 2011.   The INGAA Foundation Inc. is seeking a proposal from qualified contractors with [...] Read More

Call For Proposals – INGAA Foundation Study “Compliance With Air Regulations”

The INGAA Foundation Inc. is seeking a proposal from qualified Contractors to perform an analysis of the issues related challenges of resource availability (e.g., parts/equipment, vendors, experienced labor, etc.) available to the pipeline industry [...] Read More

INGAA outlines concrete action plan to achieve pipeline safety goals

WASHINGTON—The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America today outlined a concrete action plan to achieve the aggressive pipeline safety goals it unveiled in February. The plan includes a commitment to expand pipeline integrity management [...] Read More

Energy and Commerce Committee�s Energy and Power subcommittee hearing on pipeline safety

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Power subcommittee held a hearing on pipeline safety. Christopher Helms, executive vice president and group CEO of NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage, testified on behalf [...] Read More

Natural gas transmission industry committed to pipeline safety

WASHINGTON - Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement in response to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s call yesterday for enhanced pipeline [...] Read More

INGAA commends Senate committee for passage of pipeline safety authorization bill

WASHINGTON - Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement, commending the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for renewing a law that ensures the [...] Read More

Department of Transportation Pipeline Safety Forum

The Department of Transportation is hosting a Pipeline Safety Forum from 9:00 a.m. to about 4:00 p.m. April 18, 2011 at DOT. This follows Transportation Secretary LaHood’s a couple of weeks ago that he intends to look at pipeline safety issues [...] Read More

April is Safe Digging Month. Celebrate by calling 811 before digging.

WASHINGTON - An underground pipeline or utility line is damaged by a digging project once every three minutes in the United States. Take a moment during the month of April – Safe Digging Month – to remember always to dial 811 when you [...] Read More

INGAA’s Don Santa reasserts natural gas transmission industry’s commitment to safety

WASHINGTON - Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement in response to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s call for enhanced pipeline safety: “We look [...] Read More

Natural gas key to backing up renewable power

WASHINGTON - Natural gas-fired generation is expected to be the key to providing firming generation capability necessary to back up increased renewable electric power generation, a new study, commissioned by the INGAA Foundation and conducted by [...] Read More

INGAA’s Don Santa commends Obama for recognizing natural gas as key pillar of U.S. energy policy

INGAA’s Don Santa commends Obama for recognizing natural gas as key pillar of U.S. energy policy WASHINGTON - Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement, [...] Read More

INGAA adopts new pipeline safety guiding principles

WASHINGTON—Interstate Natural Gas Association of America members formally adopted Tuesday a set of five guiding principles for pipeline safety, renewing the gas-transmission industry’s commitment to safe and reliable pipeline [...] Read More

INGAA�s Don Santa outlines challenges

WASHINGTON— Interstate Natural Gas Association of America President and CEO Don Santa outlined the challenges and opportunities facing the natural gas and natural gas transmission industry in a speech to the Society of Gas Lighting-Society [...] Read More

Pipeline Safety Statistics

Natural gas is an essential energy source for the nation, and pipelines are an essential part of the energy infrastructure. Pipelines are the safest way to move large amounts of energy. While all forms of transportation have risks, pipeline safety [...] Read More

INGAA calls Senate pipeline safety authorization bill ‘constructive starting point’

WASHINGTON— A bill introduced today by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) to reauthorize the Pipeline Safety Act is a “constructive starting point” for renewing the law that ensures the safety of the [...] Read More

New Report Finds Natural Gas Critical to a Smart Energy Future

Please see the attached press [...] Read More