Pipeliners Podcast

This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Sheila Howard of P.I. Confluence discussing the important aspects of a Pipeline SMS cultural survey as part of a pipeline operator's efforts to support stakeholder engagement.

In this episode, you will learn about how to structure questions to receive valuable feedback from pipeline personnel, the importance of tracking and acting on responses, the need for top-down buy-in to continue optimizing stakeholder engagement, how to engage additional stakeholders as part of a broader effort to increase pipeline safety, what can be learned from the airline industry's progress, and more topics.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Scott Hamilton of Hex Technology discussing bolting lessons learned from the perspective of a "recovering bolting expert."

In this episode, you will learn about bolting vs. welding joints, the standards used in the industry, how to optimize the relationship between engineers and assemblers to improve pipeline manufacturing, the importance of continuous training because technology continues to change, and more important topics.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Aron Semle of HighByte discussing the application of IIoT, MQTT, Sparkplug B, and the Universal Namespace to the pipeline industry.

In this episode, you will learn about the latest IIoT technology available for use in pipeline industry, how IIoT technology is cutting days/weeks/months of effort down to minutes, the capabilities to structure data all the way to remote devices, the importance of the universal namespace to unify real-time data, and many more exciting technological developments that can simplify complex tasks for pipeliners.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Tony Straquadine, the Executive Director of the INGAA Foundation, discussing how the INGAA Foundation is serving the natural gas industry through advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative programs.

In this episode, you will learn about the difference between the INGAA Foundation and INGAA, the various programs that INGAA Foundation has worked on and is working on to support the natural gas industry, how the current U.S. government administration is affecting the outlook for the industry, how pipeline professionals can get involved in supporting the industry, and more valuable topics.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Gary White, former president and CEO of P.I. Confluence, discussing how to implement Pipeline SMS in a way that optimizes stakeholder feedback. This is episode three in a three-part series on the subject of Pipeline SMS.

In this episode, you will learn about the importance of starting with your objectives to implement Pipeline SMS, how to build an effective communication information exchange that leads to process improvements, the importance of defining processes as part of process management, and more topics that are valuable for effective implementation of Pipeline SMS.

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This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Rodney Ring of Drone Worx discussing how drones can be used in the pipeline industry to support pipeline patrol. In this episode, you will learn about the latest technological advancements using drones in industrial settings, how drones can be deployed along a pipeline right-of-way, the positive outcomes from using drones to support pipeline patrol, the role of PHMSA approving drones for visual patrol of right-of-ways, what's next for the technology, and more. - Access the episode show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

This is a special edition of the Pipeliners Podcast covering the recent high-profile pipeline cybersecurity incident affecting Colonial Pipeline. In the episode, host Russel Treat is joined by IT and cybersecurity subject matter experts Pascal Ackerman and Clint Bodungen to discuss the latest news reports covering how the threat was launched, the use of ransomware by the adversary, what the bad actors are seeking as part of this event, and what this means for pipeline operators to take the appropriate steps to protect their data and systems.

This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Keith Coyle of Babst Calland returning to the podcast to provide an update on the latest progress in the PHMSA rulemaking process for the Gas Gathering Rule. In this episode, you will learn about the importance of how gathering lines are defined, the impact of the recently-updated API RP 80 that provides additional guidance on how to define gathering lines, what type of gathering lines need to comply with the PHMSA safety requirements in 49 CFR 192, how the transition to a new administration will impact the timing of the rulemaking being finalized, and more topics. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features Gary White, former president and CEO of P.I. Confluence, discussing how to apply Pipeline SMS in pipeline operations. This is episode two in a three-part series on the subject of Pipeline SMS. In this episode, you will learn about how to implement the Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) cycle, an additional step that operators should take in the PDCA cycle, the importance of reviewing leading and lagging indicators in Pipeline SMS, the need for a mechanism that facilitates the process of checking for understanding, and more timely topics. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.

This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Matt Harrison of WellAware discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental social governance (ESG), and asset integrity have been impacted by the use of technology. In this episode, you will learn about how the pandemic accelerated the rate of technology adoption to support remote connectivity in pipeline operations, the dramatic shift to cloud management of data, the role of pipeline control rooms in data optimization, the tremendous opportunity for operators to improve their asset integrity programs, how to use technology to support mission-critical ESG initiative, and more topics. - Access the episode show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.