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class="storyItemContainer3"> <div class="storyHeader " style=""> <a href="Stories/lepa-welcomes-court-win-in-ferc-case" style=" "><p>LEPA Welcomes Court Win in FERC Case</p></a> </div> <div class="storyDateAuthor"> <div class="story-date-author"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> Posted on Jul 26, 2024 </div> <div class="list-tags"> <i class="fas fa-tag fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="tag" href="Stories#FERC" data-val="FERC">FERC</a> </div> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div class="storyBrief"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Cambria, serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0in;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;">WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia handed the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) a win in a case challenging a 2022 FERC action to change the method for calculating indexed pipeline rates without proper public comment.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <div class="readMore"> <a href="Stories/lepa-welcomes-court-win-in-ferc-case">Read more...</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="storyItemaltContainer1"> <div class="storyItemaltContainer2"> <div class="storyItemaltContainer3"> <div class="storyHeader " style=""> <a href="Stories/government-data-shows-pipeline-incidents-down-23-over-last-5-years" style=" "><p>Government Data Shows Pipeline Incidents Down 23% Over Last 5 Years</p></a> </div> <div class="storyDateAuthor"> <div class="story-date-author"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> Posted on May 06, 2024 </div> <div class="list-tags"> <i class="fas fa-tag fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a class="tag" href="Stories#annual report" data-val="annual report">annual report</a> <a class="tag" href="Stories#safety" data-val="safety">safety</a> </div> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div class="storyBrief"> <p>WASHINGTON, DC, May 6, 2024 – Liquids pipeline incidents are down 23 percent over the last five years, according to a new pipeline safety report based on federal government pipeline incident data. The <a style="color:rgb(150, 96, 125);" href="https://liquidenergypipelines.org/page/safety-record"><i><u>2023 Performance Report & 2023-2025 Pipeline Excellence Strategic Plan</u></i></a>, released jointly by the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) and American Petroleum Institute (API), reports on federal pipeline safety data collected by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) over the last five years. Liquids pipelines include those delivering crude oil, refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, natural gas liquids like propane, and carbon dioxide.</p> <div class="readMore"> <a href="Stories/government-data-shows-pipeline-incidents-down-23-over-last-5-years">Read more...</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="storyItemContainer1"> <div class="storyItemContainer2"> <div class="storyItemContainer3"> <div class="storyHeader " style=""> <a href="Stories/new-poll-large-majority-of-americans-support-pipelines" style=" "><p>NEW POLL: LARGE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT PIPELINES</p></a> </div> <div class="storyDateAuthor"> <div class="story-date-author"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> Posted on Mar 28, 2023 </div> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div class="storyBrief"> <div><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho";mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;">A large majority of Americans view pipelines favorably, especially pipelines that deliver energy, according to a new survey of public sentiment. </span></span></p></div> <div class="readMore"> <a href="Stories/new-poll-large-majority-of-americans-support-pipelines">Read more...</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="storyItemaltContainer1"> <div class="storyItemaltContainer2"> <div class="storyItemaltContainer3"> <div class="storyHeader " style=""> <a href="Stories/aopl-announces-name-change-to-liquid-energy-pipeline-association" style=" ">AOPL Announces Name Change to Liquid Energy Pipeline Association</a> </div> <div class="storyDateAuthor"> <div class="story-date-author"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> Posted on Aug 15, 2022 </div> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div class="storyBrief"> <div><p>The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) announced today it has changed its name to the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA). The new name better reflects the range of products delivered and business models pursued by our member companies now and in the future.</p></div> <div class="readMore"> <a href="Stories/aopl-announces-name-change-to-liquid-energy-pipeline-association">Read more...</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="storyItemContainer1"> <div class="storyItemContainer2"> <div class="storyItemContainer3"> <div class="storyHeader " style=""> <a href="Stories/performance-report-shows-declining-pipeline-incidents" style=" ">Performance Report Shows Declining Pipeline Incidents</a> </div> <div class="storyDateAuthor"> <div class="story-date-author"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> Posted on May 02, 2022 </div> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div class="storyBrief"> <div><p>The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) today released their annual <a href="documents/en-us/1e14ec3b-9b98-46f3-aa54-808792b8a13a/1" target="_blank">2021 Pipeline Safety Excellence Performance Report</a>, which found that the safety of liquids pipelines increased across several key indicators. Thanks to an industry culture of “safety first, safety always” and a commitment to zero incident operations, liquids pipeline incidents impacting people or the environment have declined by 31 percent over the past five years, even while pipeline mileage and barrels per day have increased nearly 10 percent. </p></div> <div class="readMore"> <a href="Stories/performance-report-shows-declining-pipeline-incidents">Read more...</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="storyItemaltContainer1 lastItem"> <div class="storyItemaltContainer2"> <div class="storyItemaltContainer3"> <div class="storyHeader " style=""> <a href="Stories/coalition-supports-litigation-to-keep-energy-flowing" style=" ">COALITION SUPPORTS LITIGATION TO KEEP ENERGY FLOWING</a> </div> <div class="storyDateAuthor"> <div class="story-date-author"> <i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i> Posted on Feb 07, 2022 </div> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div class="storyBrief"> <div><p>On February 1, a coalition of energy product transporters and manufacturers joined to support litigation to keep open a major pipeline serving Michigan, surrounding states and Canada. Coalition partners represent residential propane suppliers, propane and crude oil pipeline operators, and gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and industrial raw materials manufacturers. The coalition filed an amicus brief in federal district court in support of litigation to block the State of Michigan’s attempt to shut down the Line 5 pipeline.</p></div> <div class="readMore"> <a href="Stories/coalition-supports-litigation-to-keep-energy-flowing">Read more...</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="PageWidget" style=""> <div class="boxContainer1"> <div class="boxContainer2"> <div class="MainWidgetWrapper"> <div class="boxContentCon1 " style=""> <div style=""> <div class="WidgetWrapper"> <div class="preformatted preformatted-single-button"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 preformatted-button"> <div class="predefined-button" areaId="6e657cd9-c525-4729-bb0b-dbf60d0518f6" widgetDataId="5376c483-14c3-4f25-a2e6-8f5c610df1ae"> <a href="Page/press-release-archive " id="5376c483-14c3-4f25-a2e6-8f5c610df1ae_6e657cd9-c525-4729-bb0b-dbf60d0518f6" class="btn button-link btn-info">Press Release Archive</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </section> </div> </main> <footer class="footer-band"> <div id="footerContainer1"> <div class="footerDecoration"> </div> <div id="footerContainer2"> <div id="footerContainer3"> <div id="footerContainer4"><div class="WebsiteFooter footer-list-display S4-WhiteAzure VisionFloating"> <div class="container"> <div class="website-footer"> <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-N2XB7RC"height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><div class="website-footer-logos"><a href="http://www.call811.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Call 811" height="97" src="https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000305561/Images/logo-811.png" style="float:left" width="79" /></a> <a href="http://www.pipeline101.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pipeline101" height="97" src="https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000305561/Images/logo-pipeline-101.png" style="float:left" width="128" /></a></div><div class="website-footer-links"><a href="page/resources">Resources </a>    <a href="page/contact">Contact</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="system-footer"> <div class="container"> <a id="editContentLink" href="#" target="_blank" style="display: none;" class="edit-page" title="Edit this page"> <div class="edit-page-block pulse-icon pulse-once"> <span class="sr-only">Edit this page</span> <i class="fas fa-pencil-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </a> <div id="rights"> <div id="rights2"> Powered by <a href="http://www.membernova.com">MemberNova</a> © 2002–2024  All rights reserved. <br /> <a href='privacy-policy'>Privacy Statement</a> | <a href='cookie-policy'>Cookie Policy</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://links.membernovasupport.com/system-requirements">System Requirements</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="TraceInfoFooter"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <div id="backToTopContainer"></div> <script type="text/javascript" async> $(window).load(function () { var contentSize = function () { var $windowHeight = $(window).height(), $loginBand = $('.login-band').outerHeight(true), $loginBand2 = $('#loginContainer1').outerHeight(true), $navBar = $('.navbar').outerHeight(true), $footerBand = $('.footer-band').outerHeight(true); $('.main-content-wrapper').css("min-height", $windowHeight - $loginBand - $loginBand2 - $navBar - $footerBand); }; contentSize(); $(window).resize(contentSize); }); $(window).on('load scroll resize', function () { if (typeof showBackTopBtn === 'function') { showBackTopBtn(); } }); $(function () { $('.focusItem').focus(); $.ajaxSetup({ // Disable caching of AJAX responses cache: false }); // Setup edit link }); </script> <script> document.querySelectorAll( 'oembed[url]' ).forEach( element => { //console.log('processing element ' + element); iframely.load( element, element.attributes.url.value ); } ); </script> <span style="display: none" app-type="appservice" app-name="mnportal" branch="refs/heads/production" revision="2ec07fe4438d12111a826ff88aee6cd6e3d92326" revision-date="11 Nov 2024 06:05"></span> </body> </html>

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