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Have you thought about how natural gas reaches your home? Of all the ways to deliver energy, pipelines are the safest method according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Today, there are 300,000 miles of natural… Read More

Midstream infrastructure development has occurred at a rapid pace over the past several years, causing many to question if the trend can continue. In response to those questions, the INGAA Foundation retained ICF to undertake a study to forecast the amount of midstream infrastructure development needed in the U.S. through… Read More

The United States and Canada will require annual average natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids midstream infrastructure investment of about $44 billion per year, or a total of $791 billion (in real 2016 dollars) over the 18-year period from 2018 through 2035, a new study finds. The report, North… Read More

Washington, June 18, 2018 — The United States and Canada will require annual average natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids midstream infrastructure investment of about $44 billion per year, or a total of $791 billion (in real 2016 dollars) over the 18-year period from 2018 through 2035, a new… Read More

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America is deeply troubled by the Trump administration’s apparent move to scapegoat natural gas to prop up uneconomic coal and nuclear plants.  “There is absolutely no justification for the extreme intervention in energy markets suggested in the draft National Security Council memo. Read More

The American Gas Association (AGA) , American Petroleum Institute (API) , American Public Gas Association (APGA)  and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA)  (jointly “the Associations”) submit these comments for consideration by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) concerning the “Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria,… Read More

INGAA responds to the argument made by commenters that the elimination of a tax allowance for MLPs and potentially other pass-through entities must result in the expeditious return of excess ADIT to customers of such pipelines.  For the reasons stated in INGAA’s comments, ADIT issues relating to MLPs and other… Read More

Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, calls ‘very troubling’ and ‘inconsistent’ a Trump administration decision to impose steel tariffs on long-standing, strategic allies: “The administration’s decision to immediately impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imported from our long-standing allies… Read More

 Dear Agency Officials: The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) welcomes this opportunity to provide technical comments and information to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (“MVP”) and Atlantic Coast Pipeline (“ACP”) projects. INGAA understands that DEQ’s request for comment is limited to… Read More

Dear Mr. Pryor, The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) respectfully submits these comments in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) request for comments on the Information Collection Request (“ICR”) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) regarding EPA’s Voluntary Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge… Read More

AGA and INGAA are petitioning PHMSA to amend 49 CFR Part 193.2619 to recognize and enforce the pressure relief device (PRD) testing requirements in NFPA 59A (2001 edition) at 11.5.5.1(e) (incorporated by reference in 49 CFR Part 193) instead of the current requirements in 49 CFR Part 193.2619 and… Read More

On February 17, 2017, November 20, 2017 and March 2, 2018, the Associations, along with the American Public Gas Association, filed comments relating to PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety: Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities Interim Final Rule (Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0016). The Associations seek to supplement these comments to include additional… Read More

If you’ve recently zoomed down the highway in your car, heated your home, hopped on an airplane or had a steak, it’s likely you’ve left behind a carbon footprint. A carbon footprint is the… Read More

On December 22, 2017, the President signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) into law, which reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, effective January 1, 2018.  Additionally, as pertinent to these comments, the TCJA prohibited the use of bonus depreciation for assets… Read More

Today, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, along with AGA, AFPM, API, PMAA and NOIA highlighted the steps that the natural gas and oil industry is taking to prepare its operations for the upcoming hurricane season and shared lessons learned and examples of the industry’s resilience from past hurricane… Read More

A few commenters request the Commission to clarify that negotiated rate contracts are subject to revision and allow rate reductions for shippers under such contracts.  Indicated Shippers argue that the Commission should allow negotiated rate shippers to share in the tax cost reductions through a negative surcharge where the contract… Read More

INGAA supports the Commission’s continued examination of grid reliability and resilience in regional transmission organizations (“RTOs”) and independent system operators (“ISOs”).  Every RTO and ISO, including PJM, plays a crucial role in ensuring a reliable and resilient… Read More

Dear Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Pallone: The American Gas Association (AGA) and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) are pleased to support the Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act (H.R. 5175), pipeline sector cybersecurity legislation authored by Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA). AGA… Read More

The American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Public Gas Association (APGA) and Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) (jointly “the Associations”) submit these comments for consideration by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) concerning the “Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: MAOP Reconfirmation, Expansion of… Read More