{"podcast":{"title":"Pipeliners Podcast","slug":"pipeliners-podcast-9340","podcast_index_feed_id":9340,"rss_url":"https://pipeliners.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://pipelinepodcastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/b/9/2/3b926145052bd14a5f2e77a3093c12a1/pipe_log2.jpg","author":"Pipeliners Podcast","episode_count":447,"summary":"The Pipeliners Podcast is the source of industry information for pipeline professionals. This is a weekly podcast with new episodes released every Tuesday. Each week, host Russel Treat welcomes industry-leading experts and insightful guests to share their knowledge about specific pipeline topics in an informative, conversational setting. Each episode covers topics that include alarm management, compliance, control room management, cybersecurity, HMI and SCADA, inspection, integrity, leak detection, measurement, pipeline history, pipeline technology, regulatory issues, and more.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 422: 2026 Pipeline Predictions with Mark LaCour","slug":"episode-422-2026-pipeline-predictions-with-mark-lacour","published_at":"2026-01-06T06:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340/episode-422-2026-pipeline-predictions-with-mark-lacour","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340","url":"https://pipeliners.libsyn.com/episode-422-2026-pipeline-predictions-with-mark-lacour","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pipeliners/PL-Pod-0422.mp3?dest-id=2844245","summary":"In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, Russel Treat is joined by returning guest Mark LaCour for a wide-ranging discussion on what the pipeline industry may face in 2026. Together, they reflect on prior-year predictions before exploring forward-looking themes such as infrastructure investment, LNG expansion, workforce constraints, data and digitalization, and the evolving role of AI and emerging energy technologies. The conversation offers a strategic, big-picture look at where global pipeline markets may be headed and the forces shaping future development. Visit PipelinePodcastNetwork.com for a full episode transcript, as well as detailed show notes with relevant links and insider term definitions.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Pipeliners Podcast, Russel Treat is joined by returning guest Mark LaCour for a wide-ranging discussion on what the pipeline indust…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2273,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pipeliners-podcast-9340/episodes/episode-422-2026-pipeline-predictions-with-mark-lacour/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pipeliners-podcast-9340/episode-422-2026-pipeline-predictions-with-mark-lacour.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}