Advocacy Update | Pipeline Safety, FERC Reform and New Mexico Air Rules

August 20
21 mins

Episode Description

In this episode Kevin Broom and Stuart Saulters discuss the latest regulatory issues the GPA Midstream advocacy team is working on to help the midstream industry continue delivering the reliable, affordable, and cleaner energy the world needs. They begin with PHMSA’s Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee meeting, where 13 proposed pipeline-safety rulemakings moved closer to finalization, ranging from housekeeping updates to more substantive issues around gathering lines, right-of-way patrols and in-plant piping. The conversation then turns to FERC’s blanket certificate program, a streamlined process that could help interstate natural gas infrastructure get approved and built more efficiently. They finish up by unpacking New Mexico’s proposed air-emissions rules. Throughout the discussion, Saulters emphasizes GPA Midstream's strategic focus on the importance of practical, risk-based regulation, and encourages GPA Midstream members to stay engaged so industry expertise informs the policies that affect them.

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