New Century and Integrity Plus Blog

Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “change is the only constant in life.” The Oil & Gas industry is no exception. As we start preparing for the new year, we wanted to take some time to reflect on recent changes and prepare for what’s next. Let’s take a look at proposed rulemaking and updates from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) and the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS).

Topics: oil & gas, 49 CRF 192, Integrity Management, PHMSA, NPMS

Whether you’re a pipeline operator, government official, or part of the general  public, it’s important to know where oil and gas pipelines reside, both for the safety of the community at large, and for the safety of your family and loved ones. How are you supposed to find this information? Easy! It’s called the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS).

The NPMS is a “dataset containing locations of and information about gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plants which are under the jurisdiction of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)”. The information gathered and made available can be helpful in different ways to pipeline operators, government agencies, and the public.

Let’s take a look at what’s required and how it’s used by these groups.

Topics: NPMS, Pipe Data, Pipeline Safety, Data Management, PHMSA

It’s been a busy year for the oil and gas industry, and we want to keep you in the know; so we found some articles over the past month for you to scan and get up to speed on. 

Topics: technology, leak detection, Pipeline Safety, PHMSA

We like to keep you in the loop of all things regarding regulatory compliance, and on March 24, 2017 the Pipeline and Hazardous  Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA’s) Incident Notification Rule went into effect. While this regulation affected a broad range of items, from 49 CFR 190 to 49 CFR 199, we would like to discuss a couple of seemingly simple paragraphs whose implications could have easily been overlooked. Now, incorporated by reference and as a requirement for hazardous liquids, as stated under 49 CFR 195.591, In-Line Inspection of Pipelines are:

Topics: 49 CFR 195, PHMSA, ILI

New Century Software is officially 23 years old! Even though our blog has 20 years

to go to catch up to the rest of the company, in honor of our anniversary we took a look back at 23 of our (and your) favorite posts. So whether you’re revisiting a post or reading it for the first time, we hope you enjoy it!

Topics: GIS, Pipeline, Integrity Management, DOT Compliance, Data Management, PHMSA, data, Risk Management, Esri

Our Integrity Management & Compliance Symposium was so successful last year that we decided to hold it again this year May 2-3, 2017 in Galveston, TX. It’s right
around the corner and for anyone still on the fence about attending, we’ve got a few great reasons to change your mind. 

Topics: Risk Management, Symposium, PHMSA

2016 was a busy year for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and pipeline compliance with many new and proposed regulations. With the start of the New Year, we thought we'd give you a quick summary of some of the ones that stood out.

Topics: PHMSA, HCA, MCA, DOT Compliance, Natural Gas Storage

With the passing of the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (PIPES Act of 2016) in June, and the new deadlines and requirements placed on PHMSA, there have been a handful of pipeline safety rules and policies released by PHMSA over the past few weeks. We wanted to give you a one stop shop to read up on each of these rules. Find a short summary of each below as well as a link to PHMSA's released statement.

Topics: Compliance, DOT Compliance, PHMSA

Topics: Compliance, PHMSA

Topics: GHCA, Gas HCA Analyst, HCA, MCA, PHMSA, 49 CRF 192