- Completed a full center-line survey on all transmission pipelines,
- Introduced a transmission Geographical Information System (GIS) giving comprehensive asset information of all pipelines, and
- Commissioned a new state-of-the-art Gas Control Room.
Lloyd’s Register Energy assesses a 70,000-square mile area for pipeline network
Jan 13, 2016
Lloyd’s Register Energy assesses a 70,000-square mile area for Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s pipeline network, providing independent expertise for the company on how its pipeline network is managed in their drive to achieve world class safety.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) meets requirements of the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) pipeline safety management system standard – Recommended Practice 1173 (RP 1173) – giving confidence in the company’s safety culture.
Lloyd’s Register Energy has assessed Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under API RP 1173 and found no major non-conformances for its network of pipelines serving a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. The API-recommended practice gives operators a holistic framework to identify and address safety concerns for a pipeline system’s entire lifecycle.
PG&E was previously certified by Lloyd’s Register Energy for ISO 55001, the international standard for asset management (which supersedes PAS 55). API RP 1173 is similar to ISO 55001 but has a stronger focus on pipeline management systems.
Peter Glaholm, lead assessor and Regional Manager Utilities from Lloyd’s Register Energy highlights: “Although most of the elements of API RP 1173 had already been covered by our previous audits on PAS 55/ISO 55001, PG&E wanted a thorough ‘deep dive’ into their integrity systems for transmission and distribution pipelines. We have assessed their safety management systems against the API requirements and they have made a lot of good progress over the past five years in making their pipeline systems safer.”
Lloyd’s Register Energy can confirm the PG&E Pipeline Safety System complies with the requirements of API RP 1173 and found PG&E has:
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