1) Hot tapping allows natural gas companies to make new pipeline connections without shutting down the existing pipeline. This avoids methane emissions, product loss, and customer disruptions associated with traditional shutdown connections.
2) Several Natural Gas STAR partners routinely perform small hot taps daily and larger taps several times a year. Hot tapping provides methane reductions and increased revenues by avoiding pipeline shutdowns.
3) The payback period for using hot tapping is often immediate due to the natural gas savings from avoiding pipeline shutdowns and venting of methane.
1) Hot tapping allows natural gas companies to make new pipeline connections without shutting down the existing pipeline. This avoids methane emissions, product loss, and customer disruption…