On the day before the one-year anniversary of the deadly San Bruno, CA, pipeline rupture and explosion last year, California regulators on Thursday denied Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) request to have future increases in natural gas pipeline operating pressures done by a regulatory staff executive.
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Regulators Consider Tougher Safety Restrictions on Interstate Pipes
Federal regulators are seeking to toughen regulations for interstate natural gas pipelines following two deadly explosions that rocked the West and East Coasts within the past year.
Allentown Blast Latest in Long List of Pipe Incidents in Lehigh Valley
Following the deadly pipeline explosion in Allentown, PA, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Friday called on the head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to beef up the oversight of the interstate gas pipelines that feed into Pennsylvania’s intrastate distribution infrastructure.
Senate Bills Propose Higher Fines for Pipeline Safety Violations
With the memory of the deadly explosion of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) transmission line still fresh in peoples’ minds, two measures have been introduced in the Senate to improve the safety of pipelines.
Senate Bills Propose Higher Fines for Pipeline Safety Violations
With the memory of the deadly explosion of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) transmission line still fresh in peoples’ minds, two measures have been introduced in the Senate to improve the safety of pipelines.
NTSB Cites Overstressed Weld as Potential Contributor to PG&E Blast
A crack stemming from an overstressed weld on the seam of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) pipeline may have played a part in the deadly explosion last September in San Bruno, CA, according to a report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB Cites Overstressed Weld as Potential Contributor to PG&E Blast
A crack stemming from an overstressed weld on the seam of the Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) pipeline may have played a part in the deadly explosion last September in San Bruno, CA, according to a report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Obama Commission Spreads Blame for Macondo Well Blowout
The deadly blowout of BP plc’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico last April was due to “several individual missteps and oversights by BP, Halliburton and Transocean,” and to a “systemwide problem” with industry practices and government policies, said the National Oil Spill Commission last Wednesday in an advance chapter of its final report.
Obama Commission Spreads Blame for Macondo Well Blowout
The deadly blowout of BP plc’s Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico last April was due to “several individual missteps and oversights by BP, Halliburton and Transocean,” and to a “systemwide problem” with industry practices and government policies, said the National Oil Spill Commission Thursday in an advance chapter of its final report.
NTSB Report Raises Doubts on PG&E Pipeline Information
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued another preliminary report last Tuesday on the deadly San Bruno, CA, natural gas transmission pipeline rupture last September, eliminating external corrosion, excavation damage or a preexisting leak as possible causes. In the process it raised some doubts about information the pipeline operator provided, stirring concerns among state regulators.