Pipeline Construction, Operations & Maintenance (PCOM) Round Table
This round table is intended to provide a forum for field operating personnel to discuss the issues that they face in constructing, operating and maintaining facilities.
Part of the SGA Operating Conference 2008
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July 22-24, 2008
Hyatt Regency Downtown Hotel - Atlanta, GA
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Discussion Outline
Wednesday Morning - July 23, 2008 (8:00 to 9:30)
Security of supply in an age of challenging threats (natural disasters; pandemic;terrorist; utility and communication failures, etc.
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Larry Loudenslager; Maverick Bentley
Panel Members:
General Security – Paul Smith, Wayne Wicks (Both corporate security consultants)
Regulatory – Steve Roberts, (Mr. Roberts is an attorney that specializes in Homeland Security Law and Regulations),
SGA Members – Kinder Morgan, El Paso, Williams, other company
Agenda:
Introductions and overview of session agenda: Larry Loudenslager/ Maverick Bentley (Handouts will also be provided for each speaker's slides with additional reference information on resources.)
What is being done? An SGA Member summary of their company’s security management plan.
Regulatory Drivers: Steve Roberts will present an overview of all regulatory driven programs and their basic thresholds for jurisdiction.
What is the gap? General panel summary from each member on what they see as lessons learned or areas that need to be addressed.
Wednesday Morning - July 23, 2008 (10:00 to 10:45)
Right of Way
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Maverick Bentley
+ ROW Committee
- Shared with highways
- Shared with other utilities
- Shared with other pipelines
- Encroachment
- Best practices/legislation
- Approval of developments by pipeline operators
- FERC policies on shared ROW
- ROW maintenance/clearing
- Leak detection
Wednesday Morning - July 23, 2008 (10:45 to 11:30)
Qualified Workforce
(open to vendors)
Moderator: Tom Dender
- Documenting on-going qualification
- Shortage: training
- Innovative approaches
- Co-op programs
- PAC – Houston
- Competitive market
- Workforce optimization
- Where to post jobs?
- Best Practices
- Contract O&M employees
Wednesday Afternoon - July 23, 2008 (1:30 to 2:00)
Environmental Management
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Maverick Bentley
+ Environmental Committee
- Compressor exhaust practices; technology
- Gas releases: comp unites; relief valves; blow down practices; technology
- Carbon credits (EPA)
- Climate legislation
- Noise abatement practices; technology
- Considerations for parallel construction activities
Wednesday Afternoon - July 23, 2008 (2:00 to 2:30)
Transmission Integrity Management Programs
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Phyllis Hinterer
+ TIMP Committee
- HCAs/Re-evaluation; eliminate HCAs
- Digs; growth models; inspection intervals
- ILI accuracy
- Budgeting: ILI + remedial
- Regulatory update
Wednesday Afternoon - July 23, 2008 (3:00 to 4:30)
Mechanical Damage Prevention
(open to vendors)
Moderator: Tom Hoelscher
- Enforcement
- 811 update
- Ownership changes
- Database validation
- Line marker updates
- Public awareness
- Info systems integration
- Locate; public awareness; mapping; risk; practices; technology
- Emergency response
Thursday Morning - July 24, 2008 (8:00 to 9:00)
Operator Qualifications Update
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Scott Clark,
+ OQ Committee
- Abnormal operating condition (AOC)
- Contractor qualification (Veriforce; Kevin Graham)
- Re-qualification testing
- De-certification/retraining (documenting)
- Covered task lists
- Regulatory update
Thursday Morning - July 24, 2008 (9:00 to 9:30)
Gas Quality
(open to vendors)
Moderator: Phyllis Hinterer
- Tariff implications
- Black powder
- Special permit implications
- Coal bed methane production
Thursday Morning - July 24, 2008 (9:30 to 10:00)
Special Permits
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Ronny McKneely, Phyllis Hinterer
- Class change/pipe replacement
- 80%: new pipeline
- 80%: existing pipeline + maintenance costs
Thursday Morning - July 24, 2008 (10:15 to 11:30)
QUESTIONS RAISED BY PARTICIPANTS
(open to vendors)
Conference adjourns @ 11:30
Vendor Participation:
Parts of this Round Table will be open to vendors. Please see above for specifics.
Or check with the Chairs (listed above) for more details.
Questions?
Fraser Farmer
Southern Gas Association
ffarmer@southerngas.org
972-620-4016
This page updated: March 14, 2008
