GPSA

The Gas Processors Association (GPA) filed comments Monday in response to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) proposal to significantly expand the information collected from operators through the National Pipeline Mapping System. GPA says the proposed new, expanded requirements for detailed information place a significant burden on its member companies with minimal benefits.

The Gas Processors Association (GPA) today filed comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), supporting the commission's efforts to increase coordination between the natural gas and electric industries but opposing the proposed change to the start of the natural gas operating day (gas day).

The Gas Processors Association (GPA) submitted a letter to the White House late last week, urging President Barack Obama to consider current regulations, methane emissions studies and voluntary initiatives before issuing regulations regarding methane emissions as part of the "Climate Action Plan Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions" (Climate Action Plan).

The Texas House of Representatives Environmental Regulation Committee met Monday and Tuesday to review the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) carbon-cutting Clean Energy Plan proposed by President Barack Obama to battle greenhouse gas emissions.

Representatives from the Gas Processors Association (GPA) and Gas Processors Suppliers Association (GPSA) were on the OSU Institute of Technology (OSUIT) campus Thursday for a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony of the newly renovated GPA/GPSA Midcontinent Chapter Classroom in the school's new Pipeline Integrity Technology program.

The Gas Processors Association (GPA) filed comments with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 31 in response to an interim advisory stating EPA's concern that some natural gas processing plants that store and process liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) may not be designed in accordance with applicable industry standards and codes (Docket No. EPA 540-F-14-001, Interim Chemical Accident Prevention).

The Gas Processors Association (GPA) filed additional comments with the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on July 18 in response to proposed changes to data reporting associated with gas processing plants.

The Gas Processors Association's (GPA) Regulatory Committee remains heavily engaged in discussions about moving the start of the "natural gas operating day" to an earlier time of 4 a.m. (Central time zone), which the association says will negatively impact operational and commercial areas of companies in the midstream energy sector.