Louisiana Gas Association Pipeline Safety Conference Aug 11-14, 2025 – New Orleans
This Event Reminder is Sponsored by: Zevac Technology, Closed Vent System for OOOb Compliance
We are excited to host the Louisiana Gas Association’s 2025 Pipeline Safety Conference, the country’s premier pipeline safety conference on August 11-14, 2025 in New Orleans!
PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER ON-SITE
$400 for the Full Conference on-site | $150 for 1-day Only
Agenda
Our agenda continues to cover 49 CFR Parts 191, 192, 193, 195 & 199, and underground natural gas storage! We will have representatives from PHMSA, APGA, NTSB, and many more! We’re looking forward to revealing our full agenda in the coming months, so stay tuned!
*THIS AGENDA IS TENTATIVE & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Monday, August 11, 2025
- 1:00 – 5:00 pm: Exhibitor Registration & Setup
- 3:00 pm: Attendee Registration Opens
- 4:30 – 5:00 pm: Welcome Address, Steven Giambrone (LaDENR) & Larry Williams (LGA)
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm: Welcome Reception
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
- 7:30 – 8:00 am: Breakfast & Registration
- 8:00 – 9:00 am: PHMSA Regulatory Update, Lane Miller, PHMSA TQ
- 8:30 – 9:00 am: (Vendor Spotlight) Effective Records Mapping Across Compliance Programs [Integrity Solutions]
- 9:00 – 9:30 am: (Vendor Spotlight) Common Pitfalls in Pipeline & UNGS Risk Management [RegSafe]
- 9:00 – 10:00 am: (Gen) Construction Issues, Wayne St. Germain, PHMSA TQ
- 9:30 – 10:00 am: (Vendor Spotlight) Beyond the Mailbox: Why Old-School Public Awareness is a Leak Waiting to Happen [Sander Resources]
- 10:00 – 10:30 am: Networking Break
- 10:30 – 11:30 am:
- (Gen) Incident & Accident Reporting Requirements, Chris Ruhl, PHMSA AID
- (Opt) B3IQ Standard, Todd Cash [Enstor Gas]
- (Opt) New Bio-Engineering Research to Eliminate Internal Corrosion AND How to Verify the Performance of an Integrity Management Program, James Ponder [LOOP, LLC]
- (Vendor Spotlight) How to Streamline Your Safety Program – Manage Incidents, Assets, Inspections, Trainings, & Forms in One Place [KPA]
- 11:00 – 11:30 am: (Vendor Spotlight) Navigating Louisiana’s Permits with Precision [2B Engineering]
- 11:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch On Your Own
- 1:30 – 2:30 pm:
- (Gen) Emergency Procedures, Lane Miller, PHMSA TQ
- (UNGS) UNGS: Regulatory Impact of the Adoption of the Second Edition of API RP 1170 & 1171, Karl Leger [RegSafe]
- (Vendor Spotlight) Vivax Metrotech RTK pro locator with Survey-grade GNSS
- 2:30 – 3:00 pm: (Vendor Spotlight) Petrosleeve: Fast, Safe, Permanent Pipeline Repair [T.D. Williamson]
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm:
- (Gen) O&M Game, Wayne St. Germain, PHMSA TQ
- (Opt) OQ: Qualified & Ready to Work, Dennis Kuhn [Astar Inc]
- (LGA) Money Matters: Building a Financial Plan that Works for YOU, Myles LaRoux [Highland Wealth]
- 3:30 – 4:00 pm: Networking Break
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm:
- (Gen) Damage Prevention: The Unplanned Inspection, Gregory Galle [LADENR]
- (Opt) Reauthorization, Dewitt Burdeaux [RCP, Inc]
- (Vendor Spotlight) EGW Happy Hour: Surpraflow Tapping System [EGW]
- 5:00 – 6:00 pm: Happy Hour with Exhibitors
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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- 7:30 – 8:00 am: Breakfast & Registration
- 8:00 – 9:00 am:
- (Gas Dist) Odorization – Potential Issues, Wayne St. Germain, PHMSA TQ
- (GT/HL) Transmission Incidents & Accidents: Lessons Learned, Chris Ruhl, PHMSA TQ
- (Opt) D&A: Recent Changes, What They Mean & How to Implement, Dennis Kuhn [Astar Inc.]
- 8:30 – 9:00 am: (Vendor Spotlight) Drone-Based Data Collection for Operations & Compliance: Case Studies from the Field [Arch Aerial]
- 9:00 – 10:00 am:
- (Gas Dist) Plastic Pipe Regulations, Lane Miller, PHMSA TQ
- (GT/HL) SW Region Update, Bryan Lethcoe, PHMSA
- (Opt) Marine Safe 811 Program, Ed Landgraf [CAMO]
- (Vendor Spotlight) Keep It Moving: Equipment Care Essentials [T.D. Williamson]
- (Vendor Spotlight) There’s an App for Pressure Testing? TestApp – Precision Under Pressure [RCP]
- 10:00 – 10:30 am: Networking Break
Thursday, August 14, 2025
- 7:30 – 8:00 am: Breakfast & Registration
- 8:00 – 10:00 am: MAOP Design – Steel/Plastic, Lane Miller, PHMSA TQ
- 10:00 – 10:30 am: Networking Break
- 10:30 – 11:30 am: Damage Prevention Enforcement, Steven Giambrone
- 10:30 – 1:30 pm: Exhibitor Breakdown
- 11:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch On Your Own
- 1:30 – 2:30 pm: Servitudes & Crossings, Adam Zuckerman & Lauren Brink Adams [Baker Donelson]
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm: PHMSA Interpretations, Steven Giambrone
- 3:30 – 4:00 pm: Networking Break
- 4:00 – 5:00 pm: State of the State Reports/Conference Wrap Up, Steven Giambrone
Additional Information
- Educational Seminars
- Pipeline Safety Conference
- Attendee Registration
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Hotel Accommodations
- Agenda
- Scholarship Sporting Clay Tournament
- Annual Operations Conference
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