Improving the safety of marine pipelines / Committee on the Safety of Marine Pipelines, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Safety of Marine Pipelines.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underwater pipelines--United States--Safety measures.

Underwater pipelines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The safety of the United States' undersea pipeline systems, in terms of both human safety and potential for environmental damage, is a major national concern. These systems, in federal and state waters in the Gulf of Mexico and off Southern California and Alaska, extend more than 20,000 miles, carrying almost one-forth of the nation's natural gas production and more than one-ninth of its crude oil.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Safety experience 3. Risk analysis: hazards and zonation 4. Maintaining the integrity of the marine pipeline network 5. Avoiding outside interference with pipelines 6. Regulatory jurisdiction and enforcement 7. Conclusions and recommendations Appendix A. Biographies of committee members Appendix B. Minerals management service serious accident reporting form Appendix C.U.S. Department of Transportation accident report, Hazardous liquid pipelines Appendix D.U.S. Department of Transportation incident report, gas transmission and gathering systems Appendix E.A risk analysis approach Appendix F. Sources of briefings and discussions

Notes:

Program supported by cooperative agreement 14-35-0001-30475 between the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of Interior and and the National Academy of Sciences.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610246885

9781280246883

128024688X

9780309595407

0309595401

9780585084879

0585084874

OCLC:

43475653