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The Pipe Line Contractors Association (PICA) is a petroleum industry trade group created in 1948 to handle labor relations in the pipeline construction industry.PICA negotiates labor contracts with the trade unions representing the four crafts involved in pipeline construction: the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the Laborers ...
Established in 1931 as the National Bottled Gas Association (NBGA), in 1937 the name changed to the Liquified Petroleum Gas Association (LPGA) to encompass the entire LP-gas industry. In 1942, LPGA opened an office in Washington, DC to strengthen the industry's voice on Capitol Hill and promote the use of LP-gas as essential to the war effort.
The award, in association with the biennial SPE HSSE-SR International Conference, recognizes the achievements of an individual with fewer than 10 years of professional E&P experience, who demonstrates professional accomplishments and evidence of outstanding talent, dedication and leadership in at least one aspect of health, safety, security ...
A few months later, in September, the union signed its first national pipeline agreement, which protected wages, benefits, and safety conditions for pipeline workers. [7] During the 1950s, the union made significant gains concerning health and welfare benefits. For example, in 1956, laborers in Pittsburgh were able to form pension plans. [10]
A U.S. appeals court on Friday tossed out several natural gas pipeline safety standards adopted by President Joe Biden's administration following industry criticism about the massive costs on ...
It was the first 1,000-mile pipeline built in the United States, [10] and the first high-pressure, thin-walled, electrically-welded, cross-country pipeline. [ 11 ] On December 16, 1948, Peoples Gas , the supplier of municipal natural gas in and around the city of Chicago, agreed to pay $32.6 million to acquire all the outstanding stock of NGPL ...
For 2017, from its annual conference (held in July in San Diego), interoperability was a key issue. According to experts from the conference, it is important that the electric grid and smart technologies can work together. The concept is referred to as interoperability.
Starting in 1898, the construction industry entered a period of expansion and prosperity that lasted until 1914. From 1898 to 1906 the United Association quadrupled its membership. During its first years, the United Association was essentially a federation of local unions, rather than a truly national union of the pipe trades.