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Don Santa Testimony 5.14.13 Before the Senate Energy Committee

On May 14, 2013 Don Santa, President and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America testified in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding natural gas infrastructure.  Much has been said about new domestic supplies of natural gas and about the opportunities for natural… Read More

Joint INGAA-AGA Letter Restating Comments on Automatic and Remote Valves and Leak Detection

  The attached joint letter from the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and the American Gas Association restates our serious concerns with various technical and methodological aspects of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory study concerning automatic and remote valves and the Kiefner and Associates study concerning leak detection systems. … Read More

INGAA President Comments on New Pipeline Permitting Legislation

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on the introduction of Representative Pompeo’s legislation to improve the natural gas transmission pipeline permitting process:   “INGAA appreciates Rep. Pompeo’s interest in improving the process for permitting interstate natural gas pipelines,… Read More

Gary L. Sypolt’s Testimony on Grid Reliability Challenges in a Shifting Energy Resource Landscape

 Summary of Testimony   ·         INGAA represents interstate natural gas transmission pipeline operators in the U.S. and Canada. ·         The shale revolution and the newly realized abundance of domestic natural gas have created new opportunities for the U.S. and have prompted significant and rapid changes in our nation’s energy economy. Read More

U.S. Representatives Denham

Chairman and Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) – along with Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Healthcare, and Entitlements Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) today… Read More

Natural Gas Council Recognizes EPA�s GHG Emissions Efforts: Unsupported EPA data replaced with scientific research

Leaders of the Natural Gas Council (NGC) today recognized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for correcting some of its data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the natural gas industry. Even though the natural gas industry has a low methane emissions profile, EPA had previously used inflated estimates… Read More

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

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 – National Safe Digging Month – to remember always to dial 811 when you plan a digging project – whether it is… Read More

INGAA Files Comments on Auxilliary Installations

Pursuant to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission” or “FERC”) under Docket No. RM12-11, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (“INGAA”) filed comments in opposition to FERC’s proposal to introduce burdensome, formal landowner notification requirements for pipelines prior to performing… Read More

INGAA president urges prompt action to address electric power rule deficiencies

WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the electric power industry to take prompt action to address the deficiencies in current electric power market rules that create unnecessary and avoidable risks to electric power reliability:… Read More

INGAA president appreciates AFL-CIO support for pipelines

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today expressed his appreciation to the AFL-CIO for its support of pipelines and its recognition of the important role pipelines have to the American economy. “We appreciate the AFL-CIO for its support of natural gas and oil… Read More

INGAA president comments on State of the Union address

INGAA president comments on State of the Union address   Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on President Obama’s State of the Union address: “We applaud the president for acknowledging the important role natural gas will… Read More

Associations File Joint Comments Regarding Natural Gas Market Transparency

  For Immediate Release February 12, 2013   Media Contacts: American Forest & Paper Association: Jessica McFaul, 202-463-2587 American Gas Association: Jennifer O’Shea, 202-824-7023 Gas Processors Association: Jeff Applekamp, 918-493-3872 Independent Petroleum Association of America, Jeff Eshelman, 202-857-4722 Interstate Natural Gas Association of America: Cathy Landry, 202-216-5913 Natural Gas Supply… Read More

INGAA Files Comments on Enhanced Natural Gas Market Transparency

These comments build upon comments that are being filed in this docket by an extraordinarily broad coalition of groups representing the natural gas community from wellhead to burner tip. The members of this coalition, including INGAA, urge the Commission not to move forward with increasing the frequency or granularity of natural… Read More

INGAA Files Joint Comments on Enhanced Natural Gas Market Transparency

Pursuant to the Notice of Inquiry (“Notice”) issued November 15, 2012,1 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) in the above-referenced proceeding, American Forest & Paper Association, Inc.,2 the American Gas Association,3 the Gas Processors Association,4 the Independent Petroleum Association of America,5 the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America,6 the Natural… Read More

INGAA Comments on DOE LNG Export Study

Dear Secretary Chu:   We are writing to you to voice the strong support of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) for the findings of the recent study on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by NERA Consulting. The report, conducted on behalf of your agency, succinctly outlined the… Read More

Building Interstate Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines: A Primer

This INGAA Foundation report, completed in January 2013, explains how interstate natural gas pipelines are constructed from the planning stages to completion. The construction primer is designed to help the reader understand what is done during each step of construction, how it is done, the types of equipment used, and… Read More

Practical Implementation of a Construction Quality Management System (CQMS) RFP

The Practical Implementation of a Construction Quality Management System (QMS) study proposal is a continuation of the QMS efforts conducted to date by the INGAA Foundation. This study proposal is intended to provide practical guidance on implementing a QMS for pipeline construction projects. RFP- QMS Practical Implementation 1-17-13… Read More

Federal authorizations for interstate natural gas pipeline projects taking longer since passage of EPAct 2005

WASHINGTON—The time to obtain required federal permits from agencies other than the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for interstate natural gas pipeline projects actually has increased since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a law with the stated intent to streamline and expedite federal authorizations for such projects,… Read More

INGAA files gas-electric communication comments in Docket No. AD12-12

INGAA filed comments on January 7, 2013 in response to a FERC notice scheduling a technical conference on gas-electric information sharing. INGAA appreciates FERC’s initiative to foster coordination between interstate natural gas pipelines and electric generation dispatching entities. INGAA also supports improving electric reliability through enhanced coordination, including enhanced information sharing,… Read More

Expedited Federal Authorization of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines: Are Agencies Complying with EPAct?

  Executive Summary   This report presents a study showing that the time to obtain required federal authorizations from agencies other than the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) for interstate natural gas pipeline projects has actually increased since the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct… Read More