The pressure in natural gas pipelines prior to a series of explosions and fires in Massachusetts last week was 12 times higher than it should have been, according to a letter from the state’s U.S. senators to executives of the …
Oil and gas operators in Colorado appear to be complying with state-ordered inspections of thousands of pipelines after a natural gas explosion blamed on a severed line killed two people inside a home, regulators said Friday. All but a few …
U.S. officials moved Thursday to strengthen safety rules for the nation’s 300,000-mile network of natural gas transmission pipelines in response to numerous fiery accidents, including a 2010 California explosion that killed eight people and injured more than 50. The Department …
The operator of a pipeline that exploded in Brooke County, W.Va., is seeking the cause of the blast. Monday’s explosion sent flames shooting several hundred feet into the air. No injuries were reported. Enterprise Products operates the ATEX Express pipeline. …