November 2014, Vol. 241, No. 11
Features
Modernizing Our Pipelines For North Americas Energy Independence
Discoveries of large domestic reserves of oil and gas are leading to our energy independence in North America. In order to attain this independence, the need for an efficient, modern, safe and expanded pipeline system becomes ever more evident. But the pace at which the infrastructure technically matures depends upon two key complications being resolved. The first is a matter of funding for the investment, which is an industry-wide challenge, and the second is having a plan or roadmap – that is an enterprise-by-enterprise activity. Let’s start with the infrastructure. There are, according to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Association (PHMSA), over 2.6 mil

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