Pipeline Construction, Operations & Maintenance (PCOM) Round Table
safely managing the life cycle of pipelines
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, Crosstex Energy Services, L.P.
Maverick Bentley, NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage
Handouts will be provided for each speaker's slides with additional reference information on resources.
Panel Members:
• SGA Members (Corporate Security Managers)
Michael Melton - El Paso, Houston, TX
Mike Frankovich - Spectra Energy, Houston, TX
Gary Forman, CPP, PPS- Security Manager, NiSource, Houston, TX
Mark Milliken - Director of Safety, Panhandle Energy, Houston, TX
• Regulatory (Homeland Security Laws Consultant and DOT/ PHMSA Representative)
Steven Roberts - Attorney at Law, Boca Raton, FL
Buddy Secor - DHS/TSA, Arlington, VA
Mike Khayata- PHMSA/ DOT- Southern Region, Atlanta, GA
Agenda:
8:00 A.M. – 8:45 A.M.
1. Introductions and overview of session agenda
Larry Loudenslager, Maverick Bentley
2. What is being done?
Presentation: Gary Forman, "Overview of gas industry security management infrastructure"
(Summary of a typical corporate security management plan.)
3. Regulatory (Homeland Security Laws Consultant and DOT/ PHMSA Representative)
Presentation: Steven Roberts, "Overview of Regulatory Drivers for Homeland Security program"
Presentation: Buddy Secor, "Overview of Regulatory Drivers for Transportation Safety Administration program"
8:45 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
4. What is the gap?
Panel discussion
Open participation by panel members and session attendees to address lessons learned, security gaps, questions, and general discussion.
Wednesday Morning - July 23, 2008 (10:00 to 10:45)
Right of Way
(open to vendors)
Moderators: Maverick Bentley
+ ROW Committee
- Shared Right-of-Way
- 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: Maverick Bentley & Larry Loudenslager
- 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
Current status of Damage Prevention
Presenter: Bob Kipp, President, Common Ground Alliance.
Future of Damage Prevention
Presenter: Louis Panzer, Industry Marketing Specialist, Irth Solutions.
Discussion
- 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
- H2S Trends
- 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
Thursday Afternoon - July 24, 2008 (1:00 to 5:00)
and
Friday Morning - July 25, 2008 (8:00 to 12:00)
Round Table - AGA/SGA Benchmarking/Best Practices
- Internal Corrosion/ICDA
- Cased Crossings
- Interactive Threats
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: June 9, 2008
