Implementing an API 1173 PSMS

Real-world insights from South Bow Corporation's management system implementation journey provide valuable lessons for pipeline operators. From establishing context and right-sizing requirements to managing organizational change, this case study reveals practical strategies for successful API RP 1173 adoption.

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April 28, 2025

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API RP 1173 (Pipeline Safety Management Systems)

Change Management

Regulatory Compliance

North America's newest major pipeline company, South Bow Corporation developed and implemented a management system guided by API 1173 Pipeline Safety Management System to support the separation from their parent company TC Energy. South Bow operates over 3300 miles of pipeline and 4.7 million barrels of storage facilities between northern Canada and the US Gulf Coast. South Bow recognized early that the development and implementation of a management system was key and critical to the successful separation or its business and safe operation of its assets.

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