Pipeline Control Room Articles and Presentations
The EnerSys team has delivered knowledge and information about pipeline control room management and SCADA topics to a wide audience. Access these industry resources to expand your knowledge or transfer knowledge to other control room personnel.
Published Industry Articles
World Pipelines: Securing Control Room Culture (October 2022)
Pipelines International: Include Alarm Management Plans When Developing PSM Plans (August 2020)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: Pipeline SMS: A Control Room Focus (August 2020)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: Pipeliners Podcast: Education Through Conversation (March 2020)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: New Approach to SCADA for Modern Pipeline Operations (February 2020)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: Real-Time Views in Metering and Measurement (July 2018)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: SCADA and Telemetry in Gas Transmission Systems (February 2015)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: A Fresh Approach To Control Room Management And Related Best Practices (June 2011)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: Impact Of New PHMSA Control Room Management Rules (April 2010)
Pipeline & Gas Journal: New Regulations Drive Expanded SCADA Curriculum (September 2009)
Industry Conference Presentations
2019 API Pipeline Conference and Control Room Forum: How to Optimize Alarm Management in the Control Room to Support Emergency Response
2020 GPA Virtual Fall Technical Conference: Preparing the Control Room for a PHMSA Inspection
2021 API Pipeline, Control Room and Cybernetics Conference: Preparing Your Pipeline Operation For a Virtual PHMSA Inspection
2021 AGA Spring Gas Control Committee Meetings: EnerACT POEMS Lunch & Learn
Video Presentations
Fundamentals of SCADA: Watch Russel Treat’s ENTELEC Presentation
Data Collection and Regulatory Requirements: Watch Russel Treat’s ENTELEC Presentation
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Damage Prevention as an Operational Discipline
811 Day and the call-before-you-dig campaign built around it are among the more successful public safety efforts the pipeline industry has produced. Awareness of the
The Five Changes in API RP 1168 (3rd Edition) Every Control Room Manager Should Review
API RP 1168 wasn’t rewritten so much as clarified, and that distinction is worth keeping in mind as you read it. Published in May 2026,
Operationalizing CRM Compliance: A PDCA Approach to Program Resilience
In our previous posts, PHMSA Control Room Management Enforcement in 2025: An Overview and PHMSA Control Room Management Enforcement in 2025: Insights from the Case
Fugitive Emissions Management and Connected Field Operations
Fugitive emissions management has become an increasingly important operational and compliance focus across the oil and gas industry. As organizations work to reduce emissions, meet
The Risks Between Departments: Why Organizational Alignment Matters in Pipeline Operations
At the 2026 API Pipeline Conference & Expo, EnerSys President & CEO Russel Treat presented a session exploring the growing complexity of pipeline operations and