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"Promoting and Improving Safety and Efficient Pipeline Infrastructure."
Testimony by Eric Taylor, director of engineering services at Berkshire Hathaway Energy Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
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Good morning. My name is Eric Taylor, and I serve as the Director of Engineering Services for BHE GT&S.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) on promoting and improving safety and pipeline infrastructure. We appreciate the Subcommittee's leadership and ongoing efforts to develop a measure that would reauthorize the Office of Pipeline Safety within the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
Background
BHE GT&S is an interstate natural gas transmission and storage company headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, with operations in 10 states between New York and Florida. BHE GT&S is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. BHE GT&S operates 5,400 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines with more than 985,000 horsepower, 100 miles of natural gas liquids pipelines, and 756 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of total natural gas storage -- with 420 Bcf of working gas capacity -- along with a gathering and processing company. We also provide liquified natural gas (LNG) for U.S. customers through Pivotal LNG and operate Cove Point, LNG -- an import, export and liquefaction facility in Lusby, Maryland. In 2024, BHE GT&S delivered over 2.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to its customers.
BHE GT&S provides service to many large customers such as major utilities, power plants and industrial manufacturers, through numerous links to major pipelines. BHE GT&S is committed to providing customers with innovative and sustainable solutions that help its customers transport natural gas safely, reliably and efficiently in their markets.
BHE GT&S is a member of INGAA, the Southern Gas Association (SGA), and the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI). As a member of these organizations, BHE GT&S shares and learns from some of the brightest and most innovative minds within our industry. PRCI, for example, provides an excellent opportunity to collectively fund research to improve the understanding of failure mechanisms and identify methods to more accurately characterize and address pipeline safety. PRCI also provides research to meet the needs...