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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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   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

  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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

  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

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is proposing to amend its regulations at 18 C.F.R. § 154.402 to revise the filing requirements for natural gas pipelines that choose to recover Commission-assessed annual charges through an annual charge adjustment (ACA) clause. The Commission is proposing to eliminate the annual… Read More

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s decision to include pipelines on its 2013 Most Wanted List of transportation safety issues: “The natural gas pipeline transmission industry is committed to safe and reliable… Read More