New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines.

New federal gas storage regulations likely to mimic industry’s guidelines. 

By Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News (Feb 8, 2016) – “‘Once again, the industry has got out ahead, drafted the regulations, and now PHMSA , which hasn’t done anything for years, is going to incorporate these recommended practices as the regulation,’ said Carl Weimer, executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, a nonprofit based in Bellingham, Wash. ‘So once again, it’s industry designing their own regulations.’”