January 2007 Update

American Gas Association

• Building Energy Codes & Standards (BECS) Committee meeting, Jan. 9-11, 2007.

Association of Oil Pipe Lines

• API and AOPL Urges the Senate to Pass Pipeline Safety Legislation.

Energy Information Administration

• Monthly Energy Review
• Upcoming Reports: Annual Energy Outlooks 2007 (Full publication Web only) 1/31/07
• Recent Reports: Performance Profiles of major Energy Producers 2005, 12/20/06

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• Next Commission Meeting: 1/18/07. View Details.
• Commission approves revised $1 billion Millennium Pipeline project to bring new gas service to the northeast Press Release Chairman's Statement Decision
• Commission approves mergers in Pennsylvania, Upper Midwest; Co-op’s restructuring authorized Press Release Decisions E-18, E-4 and E-2
• Chairman Kelliher announces series of public conferences to examine the state of competition in wholesale power markets Press Release

National Energy Board Canada

• Pipeline Services Survey for 2007 (12/21/06)
• Memorandum of Agreement on Effective Regulation of Sub sea Pipelines Involved in the Deep Panuke Offshore Project.

National Transportation Safety Board

• Report on NTSB from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

• PHMSA Winter 06 newsletter.

Pipeline Safety Trust

• Pipeline Safety Trust Newsletter.
• Report describing scientific process to define Potential Impact Zones on gas pipelines. PDF

U.S. Congress

• Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006
• Pipeline Safety and Security: Federal Programs. From the Congressional Research Service.

U.S. Department of Energy

• Three National Energy Technology Laboratory-Supported Technologies Win R&D 100 Awards