Energy Transfer (ET) said it experienced a natural gas release Thursday on an 18-inch diameter segment of its Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) pipeline, the second in about two weeks.
The segment of pipeline, which runs along the Florida Turnpike, was shut in so ET could isolate the incident area and safely stop the flow of gas, ET spokesperson Vicki Granado told NGI. The gas that was released from the isolated section was completely blown down in about 30 minutes, she said.
There were no injuries or interruptions to customer deliveries as the gas flow was diverted to another pipeline in the system, according to Granado. The cause of the release is not known at this time; however, “there will be a thorough investigation into the matter” and updates would be provided “as...