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INGAA Comments to PHMSA on Pipeline Safety Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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INGAA Comments Regarding the Proposed Rule

Don Santa Testimony 10.18.11 Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am Donald F. Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, or INGAA. Our members operate approximately 200,000 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines, representing two-thirds of the nation’s total natural gas transmission mileage and about 90… Read More

INGAA applauds Senate 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 U.S. Senate for an important step in renewing a law that ensures the safety of the interstate natural gas pipeline system that delivers almost one quarter of… Read More

Letter to EPA Assistant Administrator for Air Gina McCarthy Regarding Oil & Gas NSPS

     EPA’s recently proposed oil and natural gas regulations are portrayed as regulating emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These rules would have far-reaching impacts on our industry, yet, for natural gas transmission and storage companies, VOC emissions are relatively minimal. This leads us to believe that the actual aim of these… Read More

Spectra Energy�s Greg Ebel elected INGAA chairman

The board of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America announced the election October 12 of Gregory L. Ebel, president and CEO of Spectra Energy, as chairman of the INGAA board of directors for 2012. “Greg is a dynamic leader, who is passionate about the future of natural… Read More

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INGAA lauds House 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 House Energy and Commerce Committee for reporting a bill that ensures the safety of the interstate natural gas pipeline system that delivers almost one quarter of the energy consumed… Read More

TSA’s Pipeline Security Program

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INGAA commends National Petroleum Council �prudent development� report

WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement, commending the work of the National Petroleum Council on its Prudent Development: Realizing the Potential of North America’s Abundant Natural Gas and Oil Resources report: “This important report demonstrates natural gas’… Read More

Natural Gas Council�s Statement and Recommendations on President Obama�s Job Plan

Washington, D.C. – In response to President Obama’s address to the nation Thursday evening, in which he called for a $447 billion package of tax cuts and spending as a way to create more jobs and stimulate the economy, members of the Natural Gas Council, representing the thousands… Read More

INGAA commends House 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 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for reporting a bill that ensures the safety of the interstate natural gas pipeline system that delivers almost one quarter of the energy consumed… Read More

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INGAA Response to NTSB Recommendations

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 recommendations on the San Bruno, California, natural gas pipeline incident: “INGAA’s Pipeline Safety Task Force’s Integrity Management Continuous Improvement (IMCI) team is… Read More

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 gas pipeline incident: “We greatly appreciate the dedication of the NTSB to undertaking a thorough investigation… 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 proposed rulemaking on pipeline safety:   “We welcome PHMSA’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking and intend… 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 developments in the North American natural gas transmission industry,… 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 Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), together with the Canadian Gas Association (CGA)… 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 proven expertise in the… Read More