Pipeline Safety
New OrleansNov. 18, 2011
Getting to Zero
Not Waiting to be Told:Oil Pipeline Industry Improvement Efforts
November 18, 2011
New Orleans, La.
Environmental and Safety Gains
• Since ‘90s, a record of coordinated, focused improvements
• Data tracked and priorities adjusted • Pipeline Performance Tracking System
• Real progress made; the numbers show …
Reduced Spills, Volumes(3-Year Average Ending in Year Shown)
We ask ourselves: Is this a trend reversal, or a temporary plateau?
Getting to Zero• Industry leadership – get the curves
headed in the right direction
• Two dozen areas of improvement identified
• The good news: most initiatives already under way
• Seven Areas identified for more intense focus and development by Executive and Subject-Matter Experts
R&D / Enhanced Technology
• Pipeline Research Council International• Individual company efforts significant –
better coordination• Assessing gaps and improving funding• Renewing focus on results that can be
implemented and make a difference• Priorities are:
Enhanced damage detection Improve ILI capabilities ID and repair ERW seam defects Leak detection and data integration
Leak Detection
• First focus on the large failures – Recognition– Response– Reporting
• Enhance systems to prioritize SCADA notifications/alerts
• Continue efforts to detect small releases
Enhanced Data Integration
• Develop industry approach for consistent data generation, collection, processing, integration
• Promote efficient and effective decision-making
• Provide means for sharing learnings from data combinations
• Identify and address high risk issues
Shared Practices & Learnings
• Build on what is already working– API Pipeline Conference– Pipeline Information Exchange (PIX)– PPTS Advisories
• Partner with gas industry to see how other industries learn from each other
• Develop real-time learning platform
• Promote learnings beyond workshops
• More peer-to-peer learning
• Employee and contractor safety – mirror PPTS approach
Damage Prevention
• Excavation damage is leading cause of death and injury
• Develop model One Call provisions • Promote strong damage prevention laws
and enforcement • Engage directly with excavator groups • Develop education materials for other
stakeholder groups • Coordinate efforts and learnings with
Common Ground Alliance (CGA)
Strategic Planning
• Structured approach to focus on the right things– Plan today to be working on
tomorrow’s problems
• Develop a sustainable process• Include input from key
stakeholders • Prioritize and coordinate
improvement efforts
External Communications
• Communicate Industry challenges, successes, progress, and plans
• Listen - understand the perspectives, concerns, and ideas of others
• Discuss solutions with other stakeholders
• Improve responsiveness to concerns • Sustained versus intermittent
communications with stakeholders
In Conclusion …• Our intention … – Don’t wait to be told; lead ourselves to
further improvement– Avoid merely reacting to regulations and
recent events
• Our goal …– Achieve real, measurable, sustainable
reduction in spills and injuries – Drive to zero
• Our plan …– Be focused– Listen and adjust - Look forward to more
interactions with PST and others who put pipeline safety first
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