Mirant Corp. reported last Wednesday that an explosion occurred at its 447 MW Lovett power station in Tompkins Cove, NY. The blast injured one employee and shut down the entire generating facility, according to spokeswoman Jamie Stephenson.
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Explosion at NY Mirant Plant Injures One
A spokeswoman with Mirant Corp. told NGI on Wednesday that an explosion occurred at Unit 5 of the company’s 447 MW Lovett power station in Tompkins Cove, NY. The blast injured one employee and shut down the entire generating facility, spokeswoman Jamie Stephenson said.
TQM Explosion Injures One, Impacts PNGTS
A gas explosion tore apart TransQuebec & Maritimes (TQM)pipeline’s East Hereford, PQ, compressor station near theQuebec-New-Hampshire border last Thursday, injuring one person andcompletely destroying an instrumentation control building. The lossof gas compression at the border crossing is reducing firm gasflows by 10-20 MMcf/d into the Portland Natural Gas TransmissionSystem (PNGTS) in New England.
Sonat Pipeline Explosion Offshore LA Injures 5
Five boat crewman were burned severely last Wednesday night whentheir two tugboats apparently ran smack into a Sonat feeder lineabout six miles east of Venice, LA, causing a rupture and a largeexplosion. The injured crewman had to be airlifted to theUniversity of Alabama’s regional burn center. The fire wasextinguished by about 11 p.m.
Sonat Pipeline Explosion Offshore LA Injures 5
Five boat crewman were burned severely Wednesday night whentheir two tugboats apparently ran smack into a Sonat feeder lineabout six miles east of Venice, LA, causing a rupture and a largeexplosion. The injured crewman had to be airlifted to theUniversity of Alabama’s regional burn center. The fire was put outby about 11 p.m.