A contractor working on a natural gas meter in an Allentown, PA, home on Saturday apparently removed the wrong fitting, which allowed gas to escape and lead to an explosion that leveled three homes and damaged a fourth, according to UGI Utilities. No one was seriously injured, according to authorities.
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Equitable Agrees to Settlement Over Pennsylvania Apartment Explosion
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) said Thursday that it tentatively approved a settlement with Equitable Gas Co. concerning a 2003 natural gas explosion and fire that damaged part of an apartment building in Pittsburgh, injuring six people. The utility company agreed to provide additional emergency response training to its employees, set aside $55,000 to train other smaller utility companies in emergency response and pay a $5,000 fine.
Equitable Agrees to Settlement Over Pennsylvania Apartment Explosion
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) said Thursday that it tentatively approved a settlement with Equitable Gas Co. concerning a 2003 natural gas explosion and fire that damaged part of an apartment building in Pittsburgh, injuring six people. The utility company agreed to provide additional emergency response training to its employees, set aside $55,000 to train other smaller utility companies in emergency response and pay a $5,000 fine.
Futures Lurch Higher on Combination of Bullish Storage News, Crude Strength
In a delayed reaction to the bullish combination of a slightly supportive storage report (78 Bcf injection) and an explosion at the Moss Bluff storage facility east of Houston, the natural gas futures market turned higher Thursday morning as light speculative buying mixed with continued end-user hedging activities. The September contract finished the session at $5.507, up 12.5 cents for the session.
Canadian Safety Board Says TransCanada Rupture Caused by Stress of Pre-Cracked Areas
The rupture and subsequent explosion on TransCanada PipeLines’ mainline system in Canada in early 2002 was due to a host of factors that came together in a near “perfect storm,” causing “stress corrosion cracking to initiate and grow to failure,” according to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) on the accident.
Canadian Safety Board Says TransCanada Rupture Caused by Stress of Pre-Cracked Areas
The rupture and subsequent explosion on TransCanada PipeLines’ mainline system in Canada in early 2002 was due to a host of factors that came together in a near “perfect storm,” causing “stress corrosion cracking to initiate and grow to failure,” according to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) on the accident.
Soaring Prices Puzzle Many; Northeast Hits $8-Plus
Thursday’s explosion of prices in which gains ranged from about 30 cents to 90 cents (Algonquin citygate) left quite a few traders befuddled and groping for an explanation. Several were able to offer suggestions about potential contributing factors, but added that they didn’t believe their suggestion alone rationalized the big gains. “Beats me” was the essence of most answers.
Futures Press Recent Highs as Weather and Pipe Explosion Spawn Wave of Buying
Buoyed by the one-two combination of cold weather forecasts and a pipeline rupture in Illinois, natural gas futures ascended rapidly Monday as traders let emotion rule the trading session. After peaking at a new contract high of $5.81, the March contract came within striking distance of the 23-month prompt month high of $5.85 set Jan. 23 by the February contract. March closed at $5.766 Monday, up 16.1 cents for the session.
CA Gas Rush: What Projects Will Prevail?
From the perspective of one of California’s experts on the state’s supply, demand and infrastructure for natural gas, the advent of an explosion of new interstate pipeline and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects into the state is proving to be a very pleasurable diversion from the state’s well-publicized real-time energy woes.
The California Gas Rush: What Projects Will Prevail?
From the perspective of one of California’s experts on the state’s supply, demand and infrastructure for natural gas, the advent of an explosion of new interstate pipeline and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects into the state is proving to be a very pleasurable diversion from the state’s well-publicized real-time energy woes.