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BP Pipeline Leaks Oily Mixture onto Alaskan Tundra

BP reported yet another pipeline leak at its Alaskan oilfields, frustrating the oil giant’s attempts to rebuild its reputation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP said on Monday that a pipeline at its 30,000 barrel per day Lisburne …

California’s PG&E Faces Another Pipeline Blast Lawsuit

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is being hit with another lawsuit related to last year’s deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno. The complaint was filed in San Mateo County Superior Court last week by a representative of James Franco, who …

Company Continues Probe into mid-Michigan Gas Leak

Marathon Pipe Line continues to investigate why its safety systems missed a pipeline failure that dumped 126,000 gallons of gasoline in mid-Michigan. And state environmental quality officials are reviewing the company’s plan for cleaning up the gas still in the …

U.S. Senate Panel Approves Bill for Pipeline Safety

Reckless operators of U.S. petroleum and natural gas pipelines would pay higher fines under bipartisan safety legislation passed Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee. The bill is in response to several pipeline accidents in the last year that killed more …