Pipeline R&D Forum - March 2005

The Government/Industry Pipeline R&D Forum was held in Houston, Texas on March 22 - 24, 2005. The 2.5 day event included approximately 185 representatives from Federal, State and international government agencies, public representatives, research funding organizations, standards organizations, and pipeline operators from the U.S. and overseas. Forum documents are available below. If your connection is slow, try downloading the file (by right clicking on the link) before opening.

The objective of the forum was to allow government and industry pipeline stakeholders to develop a consensus on the technical gaps & challenges for future R&D. It addressed both short and long term research objectives for liquid and gas and transmission and distribution pipelines, covering onshore, offshore and Arctic environments. In addition, details of the ultimate research goals, technology demonstrations, and transfer and commercialization were discussed.

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Government/Industry Pipeline R&D Forum Houston, Texas March 22 - 24, 2005 Agenda Welcome/Opening Remarks:   Jeff Wiese Director of Programs DOT/PHMSA Key Challenges Facing Government and Industry:   Theodore L. Willke Deputy Associate Administrator DOT/PHMSA Carol Handwerker Chief, Metallurgy Division DOC/NIST Joe Gordon Deputy Regional Supervisor for Regional Operations DOI/MMS Randy Zobell Manager Questar Pipeline Company for INGAA Peter Teranova Vice President - Operations UGI Utilities, Inc for American Gas Association Bill Scott Chairman AOPL R&D Oversight Committee Association of Oil Pipe Lines Pam Moreno President In Line Inspection Association Presentation of Interagency Coordination:   Robert Smith R&D Manager DOT/PHMSA Energy Pipeline Infrastructure and Research:   Art Meyer [EPIR Presentation] [Text Version] [Executive Summary] Chair Industry/Government Committee on Energy Pipeline Infrastructure and Research Direction on Brainstorming Sessions:   Jeff Wiese Director of Programs DOT/PHMSA Luncheon Speaker "Benefits and Role of Research":   Mary Jane McCartney Senior Vice President for Gas Operations Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Brainstorming Sessions: Benefits from Research:   Chair: George W. Tenley Jr. [Agenda] [Report Out] [Session Notes] President Pipeline Research Council International George W. Tenley Jr. Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. Jeff Wiese DOT/PHMSA David L. Johnson Panhandle Energy/Cross Country Energy Robert Barbeauld Colonial Pipeline Company Road Mapping:   Chair: Rodney J. Anderson [Report Out] [Agenda/Notes] Technology Manager DOE/NETL James Merritt DOT/PHMSA Paul Beckendorf Gas Technology Institute Gerald Paulus City of Mesa Technology Demonstrations and Transfer:   Chair: Jean-Louis Staudenmann [Report Out] Advanced Technology Program Manager DOC/NIST Rita Freeman-Kelly DOT/PHMSA Lee Bowes ATP Peer Reviews:   Chair: Steve Gauthier [Agenda] [Report Out] Executive Director Gas Technology Institute Daphne D’Zurko NYSEARCH Steve Gauthier Gas Technology Institute Tom Kevorkian Pipeline Research Council International Ron Snedic Operations Technology Development Carol Handwerker DOC/NIST Standards Development:   Chair: Drew Hevle [Agenda] [Report Out] [Session Notes] Principal Engineer El Paso Corporation for NACE International Linda Goldberg NACE Daron Moore ASME Andrea Johnson API Dr. Richard Ricker NIST Jeff Wiese DOT/PHMSA Technical Track Sessions: Opening Remarks/Direction on Technical Track Sessions:   Forum Moderator: Jeff Wiese [Report Out Remarks] Director of Programs DOT/PHMSA Damage Prevention:   Chair: Jim Walton [Agenda] [Goals] [Report Out] [Session Notes] Co-Chair Common Ground Alliance R&D Committee Steve Reiger DOT/PHMSA Allen Peterson NYSEARCH Direct Assessment:   Chair: Daphne D’Zurko [Attendees] [Report Out] [Session Notes] Vice President RD&D NYSEARCH Daphne D’Zurko NYSEARCH Robert Smith DOT/PHMSA Dan Ersoy Gas Technology Institute Harvey Haines Kiefner & Associates, Inc. Gary Matocha Duke Energy Gas Transmission Inspection/ Repair/ Leak Detection:   Chair: Jerry Rau [Agenda] [Report Out] Committee Chair, Corrosion & Inspection Technical Committee Pipeline Research Council International Jerry Rau PRCI Rita Freeman-Kelly DOT/PHMSA Chris Buckingham SwRI Al Teitsma GTI Carl Popelar Popelar Mechanics Walter Kresic Enbridge Pipelines Marina Smith PRCI Design/ Construction/ Materials/ Welding:   Chair: Marie Quintana, P.E. [Agenda] [Report Out] [Session Notes] Manager Lincoln Electric Company Marie Quintana [Priorities] [Project Administration] Lincoln Electric Company Jim Merritt DOT/PHMSA David Horsley TransCanada Richard Ricker NIST Yong-Yi Wang Engineering Mechanics Facilities/ Compression/ LNG:   Chair: Mike Whelan [Report Out] Program Director Pipeline Research Council International Allison B. Berkowitz NiSource Inc. Bill Couch PRCI Angela Floyd Panhandle Energy Charles Helm DOT/PHMSA Ed Bowles Southwest Research Institute Jeryl Mohn Panhandle Energy Eric Thomas GMRC Jasmine Urisk Canadian Energy Partnership Mike Whelan PRCI Jim Witte El Paso Pipeline Group Environmental Risk Assessment and Impact:   Co-Chair:Debbie Ristig (gas) [Agenda] [Report Out] [Session Notes] Sr. Director, Compliance and Support Services CenterPoint Energy Co-Chair: Jerry Englehardt (liquid) Kinder Morgan Jerry Englehardt Kinder Morgan Bill Kendrick Cross Country Pipeline Closing Remarks   Forum Moderator: Jeff Wiese [Next Steps] Director of Programs DOT/PHMSA