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 On December 11-12, 2003, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) together with Pipeline Research Council International, Inc (PRCI) and the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) hosted an R&D Forum on the Role of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 in the development of Energy Pipeline Technology.

The purpose of the meeting was to identify the impacts, opportunities, and needs arising from the R&D provisions of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (PSIA) from the perspective of relevant government agencies, industry, and pipeline R&D funding organizations and to identify the key challenges facing industry and government, current research efforts, and potential research that can help to meet these challenges. Click here for attending organizations.

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Forum documents are available below.

Pipeline Research & Development Forum
Renaissance Hotel, Washington DC
December 11 & 12, 2003
Agenda


December 11, 2003

Welcome and Kickoff:

Stacey Gerard, U.S. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
George Tenley, PRCI

Key Challenges Facing Government and Industry:

Stacey Gerard, PHMSA
James E. Hill, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Ben Cooper, Association for Oil Pipelines
Don Santa, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
Don Field, Peoples Energy, for the American Gas Association
Winston Johnson, El Paso (PRCI Chairman)
Robert Stokes, Gas Technology Institute (GTI)

Overview of Existing R&D Programs

Jeff Wiese, PHMSA
Guido DeHoratiis, U.S. DOE/Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology
Bud Danenberger, U.S. DOI/Minerals Management Service
Carol Handwerker, NIST
George Tenley, PRCI
Steve Gauthier, GTI
George Vradis, NYSEARCH/Northeast Gas Association
Joe Ratigan, Solution Mining Research Institute
Eric Thomas, Gas Machinery Research Center
Terry Boss, INGAA Foundation
Bryce Brown, ILIA

Charge to Breakout Sessions

Jeff Wiese, Director of Programs, DOT/PHMSA

Technical Track Sessions
Concurrent track sessions to discuss the key challenges facing industry and government, research activities, and needs in each of the following areas:

New Construction, Materials and Welding
PRCI Materials Committee: Brian Rothwell
GTI: Daniel Ersoy
PRCI Design, Construction, and Operations Committee: Joe Zhou
MMS: Bob Smith
PHMSA: Bob Smith

Prevention
PRCI Design, Construction, and Operations Committee: Rick Gailing
GTI: James Huebler
PRCI Corrosion and Inspection Committee: Jeff Didas
PHMSA: Beth Callsen and Sam Hall

Detection and Assessment
MMS: Bob Smith
PHMSA: Jim Merritt
PRCI Corrosion and Inspection Committee: Jerry Rau
GTI: Albert Teitsma
PRCI Design, Construction, and Operations Committee: Keith Leewis
NYSEARCH/NGA: George Vradis
PRCI Materials Committee: Bill Amend

Mitigation and Repair
PHMSA: Jeff Wiese
PRCI Corrosion and Inspection Committee: Ron Scrivner

Facilities
PRCI Underground Storage Committee: Karen Benson
Solution Mining Research Institute: Joe Ratigan
PRCI Compressor and Pump Station Committee: Sam Clowney
Gas Machinery Research Council: Don Crusan

Overview of top challenges and R&D opportunities from each technical track session
New Construction, Materials and Welding
Prevention
Detection and Assessment
Mitigation and Repair
Facilities