“Pipelines are critical to ensuring that consumers keep feeling the benefits of our nation’s vast energy resources, and they are one of the most efficient ways to safely deliver the energy that Americans use every day from the gasoline that fuels our transportation system to the life-saving medical devices made from liquid petroleum products to the clean natural gas that is used to generate much of the electricity for our nation’s homes, manufacturing plants, hospitals and schools,” said API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick in his testimony to the committee.
“API continues to develop and revise critical standards and recommended practices following the accreditation process of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Specifically, API has developed a number of standards to address pipeline safety in close co-ordination with subject matter experts from industry, government, academia and the broader stakeholder community. In fact, PHMSA has incorporated by reference many of these standards in their regulations.
“The oil and natural gas industry is committed to promoting safety in all its operations while it strives to ensure that American families and businesses can safely and efficiently access affordable and reliable energy.”
