Pipeliners Podcast

In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, Russel Treat welcomes Mike Cloward of ExxonMobil, co-chair of the committee behind API RP 1192, the new recommended practice for the transportation of carbon dioxide by pipeline. The conversation covers why the industry developed the standard, what makes CO2 unique as a pipeline fluid, and how the recommended practice addresses integrity, fracture control, and emergency response. Mike also shares where the standard may go from here and advice for operators new to CO2 service.

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Jerad Stack of Flowstate returns to the Pipeliners Podcast to discuss what changes when computational leak detection moves from liquids to compressible fluids such as natural gas, CO2, and ethylene. Russel Treat and Jerad talk through why changes in line inventory make these systems harder to monitor, how physics and machine learning work together in the models, and what an operator should consider before piloting leak detection on a compressible system.

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In this episode, Russel Treat talks with Kathleen Smits of Southern Methodist University about how natural gas moves underground after a pipeline leak begins and why that matters for detection, quantification, and repair. The conversation covers how soil moisture, surface conditions, pressure, and gas composition shape what operators measure at the surface. Kathleen also discusses her research on evidence-based guidance for leak management and where that work is headed.

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In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russell Treat talks with Nick Dresang, Director of Cybersecurity at Flow State, about how leak detection systems get their data and what that means for pipeline cybersecurity. They cover OT/IT integration across the Purdue Model, cloud deployment options, and the security tradeoffs operators face as more pipeline data moves off premises.

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This week's episode of the Pipeliners Podcast looks at electric transmission reconductoring, the practice of upgrading power lines with higher-capacity conductors, and its growing impact on pipeline corrosion. Host Russel Treat is joined by Ashlin Bollacker, Director of Pipeline Safety at INGAA, and returning guest Frank Onesto, Pipeline Corrosion Engineer at Burns & McDonnell, to discuss how rising AC interference from grid upgrades threatens pipeline integrity and what operators can do to get ahead of it.

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Keith Coyle, chief counsel at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, returns to the Pipeliners Podcast to walk through the agency's rulemaking priorities under the current administration. He and host Russell Treat cover changes to how PHMSA drafts and reviews rules, a faster format for Pipeline Advisory Committee meetings, and the status of several active rulemakings, including class location changes, LNG facility regulations, and breakout tank inspections.

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This episode of the Pipeliners Podcast looks at why leak alarms are considered the most difficult alarm a pipeline controller can face. Host Russell Treat is joined by Angie Schrader, co-founder and COO of Flowstate, to unpack what drives alarm sensitivity and false alarms, and how operators can build stronger leak alarm response and restart procedures. The conversation also touches on API RP 1130 and PHMSA's Rupture Mitigation Valve Rule.

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On this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russell Treat talks with Geoff Daily and Aaron Knabb of Bifrost, the MetaSCADA division of Techneaux, about moving SCADA data reliably across the enterprise. The conversation covers why a simple pull from the historian often isn't enough, how Bifrost's naming and namespace tools address the "what do you actually have" problem across disparate systems, and what a pipeline operator should look for when evaluating a data integration partner. Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript and detailed show notes with relevant links and definitions to insider terms.

On 811 Day, Sarah Magruder Lyle, president and CEO of the Common Ground Alliance and executive director of the Damage Prevention Action Center, returns to the Pipeliners Podcast to discuss the state of underground damage prevention.

She and host Russell Treat cover the newly released DIRT Report, the Damage Prevention Institute's accreditation results, a new decal partnership with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, and plans for 811's 20th anniversary in 2027.

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In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, host Russel Treat is joined by Aaron Dinovitzer, an independent integrity management consultant, and Rob McKenzie, an engineering supervisor at Enbridge, to discuss the new API Recommended Practice on pressure cycling management. The conversation covers why the standard was developed, how operations and integrity management teams can use it to speak a common language, and practical strategies operators can apply to reduce fatigue damage on liquid and gas pipelines.

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