PRCI Membership We are pleased to announce that the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) through its Research and Standards Committee (RSC), has joined PRCI as a member of the Pipeline Program. APIA is a pipeline industry trade association. The RSC is the research arm of the organization ... AuthorPRCI Read More
External Meetings & Presentations INGAA Foundation Greenhouse Gas Summit Eric Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, attended a gas industry conference in Chicago on July 8 sponsored by the INGAA Foundation, which was also attended by representatives of several member companies, as well as a distribution of interests ... AuthorPRCI Read More
John O'Brien Appointed as Vice Chair to Operations and Integrity Technical Committee Due to a change in his assignments and responsibilities at El Paso, Chris Whitney has resigned his position as Vice Chair of PRCI's Operations & Integrity Technical Committee (O&I TC). PRCI acknowledges Chris for his service as O&I TC Vice Chair, as he was instrumental in the ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PRCI Continues SCC Data Mining Program and Seeks Member and Pipeline Operator Support PRCI recently received additional support and supplemental funding from PHMSA to continue the efforts to collect, compile, and analyze data for determining pipeline susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking, or SCC. The SCC Data Mining Program is a key element of PRCI’s research program ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Enhanced Project Execution Initiative to Be Presented to Board in Banff in September The task force on Enhanced Project Execution, working at the direction of the Executive Committee, will present its recommendations to the Committee in August. Following the Committee’s review, the recommendations will be presented to the Board at the meeting in Banff on September 15th and ... AuthorPRCI Read More
PHMSA Joint Government/Industry Research & Development Forum On June 24 & 25, 2009, the Pipeline Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) sponsored a Joint Government/Industry Research & Development (R&D) Forum in Crystal City, VA. The R&D Forum provided the opportunity for collaboration between PHMSA and the pipeline industry ... AuthorPRCI Read More
17th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research The 17th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research was held on May 11 - 15, 2009 in Milan, Italy. The meeting was hosted by the European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG), and proved again that the JTM represents a world-class forum for pipeline research excellence and addressing the ... AuthorPRCI Read More
First Round of Voting Underway The first round of voting for the 2010 PRCI Research Program opened on July 10th and is currently underway. The remaining schedule is as follows: First Round of Online Voting July 10-24, 2009 Results Reported ... AuthorPRCI Read More
Final Report: CPS-2 Evaluation of Byproduct Emissions From Gas Turbine SCR Catalyst General Electric Energy and Environmental Research Corporation (GE) has conducted a pilot-scale catalyst test program for the PRCI to evaluate commercial ammonia selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology for small and medium-size gas turbines used in the pipeline industry. The pilot-scale ... Read More
CPS-5-2 Alternatives to Gas Turbine Expansion Starters Current gas turbine expansion starters use pressurized pipeline gas regulated down to relatively low pressures (e.g. 150-200 psig) and expand the gas to atmospheric pressure through a small expansion turbine or helical screw and transmit the resulting horsepower to the gas turbine to accelerate ... Read More
PRCI Continues SCC Data Mining Program and Seeks Member and Pipeline Operator Support PRCI recently received additional support and supplemental funding from PHMSA to continue the efforts to collect, compile, and analyze data for determining pipeline susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking, or SCC. The SCC Data Mining Program is a key element of PRCI’s research program ... Read More
PHMSA Accepts Proposal for PRCI Ethanol Project: SCC-4-5 Determine New Design and Construction Techniques for Transportation of Ethanol and Ethanol/Gasoline Blends in New Pipelines SCC-4-5 Determine New Design and Construction Techniques for Transportation of Ethanol and Ethanol/Gasoline Blends in New Pipelines PRCI submitted a proposal into PHMSA solicitation DTPH56-09-BAA-000001 that has been accepted as a project for government funding. The overall ... Read More