Tag: Pipeline Safety
Spectra Energy responding to Pennsylvania pipeline fire
Pennsylvania pipeline fire in Salem Township A natural gas pipeline outside Pittsburgh exploded on Friday, setting off a fire that destroyed a home, injuring one person inside it and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents, state and local officials said. The explosion of the 36-inch pipeline occurred in rural Westmoreland County. The victim, who officials […]
Apache Corp. faces more charges over Alberta pipeline safety
Apache Corp. to appear in Whitecourt court on Feb. 9 CALGARY _ More charges have been laid against Apache Corp. over the safety of its pipelines in Alberta. The Alberta Energy Regulator said Monday that the U.S. company could be slapped with a penalty of up to $2.5 million for a spill in northwestern Alberta […]
Bipartisan bill on pipeline inspectors hiring introduced in House
Pipeline inspectors hiring authority by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed Last week, a group of bipartisan Members introduced H.R. 3823, a bill that would see direct hiring authority of pipeline inspectors handed over to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA. Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) noted the bill expedites the process […]
Feds want tougher oil pipeline rules after spills showed gaps in oversight
New oil pipeline rules proposed by US Dept. of Transportation BILLINGS, Mont. – New federal rules proposed for pipelines that carry oil and other hazardous liquids could have prevented more than 200 accidents since 2010, including a Michigan rupture that ranks as the costliest onshore spill in U.S. history, federal officials said. The U.S. Transportation Department proposal […]
Canada to US natural gas pipeline shut down due to hydrogen sulphide
Natural gas pipeline shut down expected to last for indeterminate amount of time CALGARY – Alliance Pipeline says it has shut a major Canada-U.S. natural gas pipeline while it handles dangerous hydrogen sulphide gas that entered the system. The closure of the nearly 4,000-kilometre pipeline, jointly owned by an Enbridge affiliate (TSX:ENB) (TSX:ENF) and Calgary-based Veresen (TSX:VSN), is expected to last […]
Initial report on California oil spill: Pipeline badly corroded
Over 100,000 gallons of oil spilled in California oil spill A pipeline rupture that spilled an estimated 101,000 gallons of crude oil near Santa Barbara last month occurred along a badly corroded section that had worn away to a fraction of an inch in thickness, federal regulators disclosed Wednesday. The preliminary findings released by the federal […]
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