Blog Archives: Oil & Gas Infrastructure


Is Your Campus/Complex A Natural Gas Master Meter System?

Posted by Ben Klopp on Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Good question! The answer might depend on who you ask.If you distribute natural gas amongst multiple buildings or users within a defined area, you may qualify. Master Meter System Operators have... Read More

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Categories: Buildings & Campus  |  Industrial & Manufacturing  |  Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Facility Planning & Management  |  Natural Gas  |  Regulations  |  Health & Safety


Is It Time To Build? What The Construction Cost Data Tells Us

Posted by Ed Pietroski on Tuesday, August 30, 2022

I’ve been curious about what effect COVID and supply chain issues have had on construction costs over the past two years. So when our clients asked if they should hold off on projects until... Read More

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Categories: Buildings & Campus  |  Industrial & Manufacturing  |  Municipal Infrastructure  |  Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Structural  |  Potable Water  |  Wastewater  |  Municipal Engineering  |  Budgeting & Funding  |  Project Management  |  Facility Planning & Management  |  Engineering


9 Things to Know About Spill Prevention Planning

Posted by Jasen Book on Monday, August 29, 2022

Despite the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations nearly 50 years ago, facility owners are still... Read More

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Categories: Buildings & Campus  |  Industrial & Manufacturing  |  Municipal Infrastructure  |  Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Environmental


What is Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)?

Posted by Jon Snyder on Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is generally made up of the same molecules (about 95% methane, CH4) as “traditional” natural gas (NG) that is recovered from underground rock formations and is... Read More

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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Energy Planning & Management  |  Natural Gas


Act 50 PA One Call Updates: Not Just for Excavators Anymore

Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

We’re all familiar with the Pennsylvania One Call System. My first two co-op jobs at Aqua PA and Sun Pipeline introduced me to the “Call Before You Dig” rules, and over the years,... Read More

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Categories: Buildings & Campus  |  Industrial & Manufacturing  |  Municipal Infrastructure  |  Oil & Gas Infrastructure  |  Entech, Engineering, & Beyond

Tagged: Regulations


OSHA 1910 Updates: Don’t Trip Up!

Posted by Christine Gunsaullus on Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Earlier this year, while writing specifications for a storage tank rehabilitation, I pulled up OSHA Section 29 CFR Part 1910.23 online and stared in disbelief. This standard used to provide design... Read More

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Categories: Buildings & Campus  |  Industrial & Manufacturing  |  Municipal Infrastructure  |  Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Regulations


What Does Energy Production Look Like in 2050?

Posted by Jeff Euclide on Friday, October 6, 2017

When I was taking a fuel science course at Penn State in the 80’s, it was right after the first energy crisis, with long lines at the gas pump and schools shutting down because of insufficient... Read More

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Categories: Buildings & Campus  |  Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Energy Planning & Management  |  Natural Gas


PHMSA Proposed Regulations Will Have Big Impact on Pipeline Operators

Posted by James Moore on Friday, July 29, 2016

In April of this year, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly modify and add to the current... Read More

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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Pipelines  |  Natural Gas  |  Engineering  |  Regulations


Shell Cracker Plant; A Bright Spot for the Region, On The Horizon

Posted by Tanner Sattler on Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Many of us in the oil and natural gas industries have been anxiously anticipating an announcement regarding Shell Chemical’s (Shell) Cracker Plant. The wait is over – Shell officially... Read More

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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Natural Gas


Pennsylvania’s New Methane Emission Regulations

Posted by Tanner Sattler on Tuesday, January 26, 2016

On January 19, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf, with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), announced new initiatives for the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions and... Read More

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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Tagged: Environmental  |  Pipelines  |  Compressor & Metering Stations  |  Natural Gas  |  Engineering


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