Category Archives: safety

Jake Rubin Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 passed

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jake Rubin | 4 Comments


It is almost unheard of for the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to pass the same piece of legislation by unanimous consent and for the President to sign it into law.  Yet, H.R. 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 passed the House and the Senate and was signed into law by President Obama today.

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Juanita Spence Executive Leadership Safety Summit

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Juanita Spence | Leave a comment


On November 7th and 8th, AGA hosted more than 140 guests at our 5th annual Executive Leadership Safety Summit.  This year’s event took place in Washington, D.C. and its theme was “Promoting Safety & Operational Excellence.”  Attendees heard from more than 20 speakers from both industry and government and had the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions on various safety-related issues.

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Arushi Sharma Department of Energy Releases Recommendations for Shale Gas Development

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Arushi Sharma | Leave a comment


The wait is over! The Department of Energy’s Shale Gas Production Subcommittee has issued a working draft of its 180-Day Report on public safety and environmental impact management for hydraulic fracturing and related activities.  The draft echoes the sentiments I’ve seen at Subcommittee meetings over the past few months, namely (1) kudos to the industry for coming together to work out solutions to actual and perceived problems, (2) direction to work harder and faster to address possible and actual safety and environmental impacts, and (3) cooperate quickly to get results.

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Dan Gibson Commitment To Enhancing Safety

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Dan Gibson | Leave a comment


We just released our “Commitment To Enhancing Safety” document. The document was put together by AGA staff and member companies to clearly show what’s being done to make natural gas as safe an energy source as can be. I’m listed the bullet points here but you can get the full document in the safety section on the AGA website or read the press release.

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