Training
Off-the-shelf or customized training that fits your schedule, requirements and goals. Available at your location, our facilities or online.
Our industry experts will come to you or can provide training in the focused learning environment of our Tulsa Operations facility.
For optimal flexibility, we offer online webinars. Convenient and accessible training from anywhere.
Have a special need? We can tailor our training to your policies, procedures and processes.
Trap Safety – Equipment and Processes
In this course, you will learn:
• The underlying principles of trap operation.
• Operator qualifications.
• How to identify normalization of deviation.
Who is this course for? The curriculum is designed for Operator Qualified technicians accountable
for safe trap operation, for pipeline engineers and designers who support pigging and ILI
operations and for health, safety and environment (HSE) personnel.
Alan Morton
Asset Integrity. A 360° Overview
In this course, you will learn:
• The major and outlier sources of pipeline data.
• How overlaying data from various sources onto one comprehensive map can unlock pipeline
dynamics affecting the pipeline’s safe operation.
• The regulatory allowances and expectations related to asset integrity.
• Insights into best practices in assessment, data analysis, field validation, and reporting.
• How outside influences can affect plans for assessing and managing pipeline health.
Who is this course for? For pipeline professionals seeking to improve integrity assessment, risk
management, compliance., pipeline safety and environmental protection.
Alan Morton
ASME B31.4 Standards: Benefits, Strengths and Limitations
In this course, you will learn:
• What the standard expects and the definitions it uses.
• Code compliance.
• How to structure inquiries with the standards committee to obtain
the most relevant and helpful response.
• Practical aspects of pipeline design, construction and maintenance.
Who is this course for? This course is for pipeliners who want to gain crucial expertise in pipeline
engineering, improve pipeline safety or upgrade their professional qualifications.
Alan Morton
Systems Engineering
In this course, you will learn:
• To streamline development and minimize costly rework.
• How inputs and outputs affect each other and the system's longterm behavior.
• The value of customer-centric data analytics.
• How to optimize product performance while minimizing any negative effect on manufacturing and
supply chain.
Who is this course for? The curriculum is designed for engineers, project managers, business
analysts and students who need to understand or work with complex systems, from design to
implementation, and for anyone interested in the intersection of technology, engineering
and business.
Alan Morton
Rough Seas: A 5-year Review of Regulatory Developments
In this course, you will learn:
• About the key legislation and emerging policies affecting the natural gas industry
o New Source Performance Standard 40 CFR 60 Subpart OOOOb/c
o Inflation Reduction Act
o Greenhouse Gas Program updates
o Pipeline Safety Management Systems rule
o Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Effective strategies relating to material compliance with these complex and burdensome regulations.
Who is this course for? The curriculum is designed for those who must stay informed about the
evolving regulatory landscape affecting natural gas distribution and transmission, including
professionals in environment and sustainability, engineering, legal, public affairs and communications.
Jonathan Beam
Fundamentals of Purging for Safety and Occupational Health Professionals
In this course, you will learn:
• About the dangers inherent in the purge process.
• How inadequate purging can lead to dangerous situations, including the accumulation of
explosive mixtures.
• How adhering to established protocols during purging operations helps mitigate risk.
• Why monitoring and testing are vital during the purging process, and how to perform those activities.
• The role of training in avoiding purge-related incidents and accidents.
Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for safety and occupational professionals
but may also be a good fit for engineering, legal, public affairs and ommunications personnel.
Jonathan Beam
The Art of Reducing Emissions. How Much is Enough?
In this course, you will learn:
• About the activities associated with natural gas purging operations.
• How new technologies are reducing purge-related emissions.
• Why engaging with stakeholders and talking about emissions reductions initiatives is so important.
• Why collaboration and transparency are vital to driving meaningful change within
organizations and contribute to a more sustainable energy future
Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for operations, construction, gas control
and engineering professionals.
Jonathan Beam
Fundamentals of Purging for Safety and Occupational Health Professionals
In this course, you will learn:
• About the dangers inherent in the purge process.
• How inadequate purging can lead to dangerous situations, including the accumulation of
explosive mixtures.
• How adhering to established protocols during purging operations helps mitigate risk.
• Why monitoring and testing are vital during the purging process, and how to perform those activities.
• The role of training in avoiding purge-related incidents and accidents.
Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for safety and occupational professionals
but may also be a good fit for engineering, legal, public affairs and ommunications personnel.
Jonathan Beam
Fundamentals of Purging for Environmental Professionals
In this course, you will learn:
• Why it’s important to continuously review and improve purging practices.
• How regulatory developments, including new taxes, have changed the way the industry and
the public view this historical process.
• How to calculate emissions from pipeline purge projects.
• AGA best practices for controlling and mitigating emissions from methane, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and other pollutants.
• How new methane mitigation technologies are affecting the industry.
Who is this course for? The course is primarily designed for environmental, sustainability,
engineering, public affairs, communication and legal professionals
Jonathan Beam
Fundamentals of Purging for Engineers and Operations Professionals
In this course, you will learn:
• What purging is and why it’s done.
• The value of pre-purge assessments for risk mitigation.
• How to purge effectively, emphasizing adherence to safety regulations and industry standards.
• How to calculate the required volume of gas for effective purging.
• How to determine the optimal purge rate.
• The importance of monitoring pressure and gas concentrations during the process and before
introducing natural gas into the system.
• Why documentation is necessary and how best to do it.
By following the guidelines set forth in the 2018 AGA Purge Manual, natural gas industry professionals
can enhance the safety and reliability of gas operations while minimizing the environmental impact and
mitigate safety risks
Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for operations, construction, gas control
and engineering professionals