An investigation has been launched after an accident at an Encana Corp. natural gas drilling site in Colorado killed one person and injured three others. According to law enforcement officials, a high-pressure gas release occurred when four contractors with BGH Gas Test Operating Inc. of Castle Rock, CO, were ramping up production at the well, which is in the Niobrara formation. No explosion or fire occurred at the drilling site, which is near the town of Platteville, about 30 miles north of Denver. Encana has launched an internal investigation; state officials also are conducting an investigation.
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One Dead After Explosion at Ohio Drilling Site
One person was killed after an explosion at an oil and natural gas well near Bolivar, OH, in Tuscarawas County, on Monday morning.
BP Investigating Compressor Station Blast
BP plc said Tuesday it was investigating the cause of an explosion Monday morning at its Pinon natural gas compressor station in western Colorado. One worker was killed and two others were injured.
Former Pennsylvania Governor Blasts Natgas Industry
The Pennsylvania governor who led the state through the first years of the Marcellus Shale boom said the natural gas industry has “screwed up so badly” that it brought a tide of negative public opinion on itself.
Bill Seeks to Strip EPA Permit Veto Power
Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) Thursday introduced legislation aimed at preventing offshore Alaska oil and gas projects from being held up or killed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal appeals process.
Pipeline Blast Shouldn’t Have Happened, PG&E Exec Says
The Sept. 9 San Bruno natural gas transmission pipeline blast that killed eight people and destroyed 37 homes in a quiet suburban San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood shouldn’t have happened and should not be repeated anywhere in the future, a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) executive told NGI.
DOT Bill Cracks Down on Pipe Safety Violators
Largely in response to the explosion earlier this month on a Pacific Gas and Electric pipeline that killed at least four people, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood sent legislation to Capitol Hill last Wednesday that seeks to increase oversight of the nation’s aging pipeline system.
DOT Bill Cracks Down on Pipe Safety Violators
Largely in response to an explosion on a Pacific Gas and Electric pipeline that killed at least four people last Friday, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood sent legislation to Capitol Hill Wednesday that seeks to increase oversight of the nation’s aging pipeline system.
Blast at Pennsylvania Gas Well Kills Two
Two people were killed in a blast that occurred at a natural gas well in Indiana Township, northeast of Pittsburgh, at about 9:50 a.m. Friday, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Pipeline Explosion Kills Three in North Texas
Three were killed in a natural gas pipeline explosion near Cleburne, TX, in Johnson County in North Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth TV station WFAA reported Monday afternoon.