New Orleans, Louisiana November 20 & 21, 2008 Pipeline Safety What More Needs To Be Done? Presented by Carl Weimer, Executive Director
Land Use Around Pipelines pipeline companies and homeowners should become closer allies As pipelines and homes get closer together,
Implementation of the Pipeline and Informed Planning Alliance (PIPA)
Reports & Best Management Practices do not lead to real on the ground improvements by themselves
Expansion of High Consequence Areas I guess us country folk’s lives just aren’t as valuable. Why do the city slickers get the pipelines in their yards inspected and we don’t?
Populated and Sensitive Areas Left Out Major Highways Historic Sites Parks & Wildlife Refuges Swimable & Fishable Waterways
Better regulatory coverage of all low stress pipelines
Military Pipelines
Pipeline Siting Issues
ROW Maintenance Consistency
Greater Damage Prevention & One Call Enforcement
Transparency in pipeline inspections
Peak Oil
“One thing is clear, the era of easy oil is over. What we all do next will determine how well we meet the energy needs of the entire world in this next century and beyond” David O’Reilly, Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corp, July 2005
Global Warming While we rely on oil and natural gas for most of our energy and will likely do so for years to come, emissions from their production and use may be helping to warm our planet by enhancing the natural greenhouse effect of the atmosphere. API Website