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Crews Cleaning Up Diesel Spill from Pipeline Leak in Iowa
HANLONTOWN, Iowa (AP) — Work crews are cleaning up a spill of more than 60,000 gallons of a diesel mix from a broken pipeline in north-central Iowa. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2kkvXCB ) that the leak from a 12-inch Magellan Midstream Partners pipe was discovered around 8 a...
Judge Postpones Sentencing of PG&E
A federal judge delays sentencing PG&E for violating pipeline safety regulations.
Judge Set to Sentence PG&E in Criminal Case Tied to Blast
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. found guilty of violating pipeline regulations.
Feds: Natural Gas Leaking from Pipeline in Gulf of Mexico
CAMERON, La. (AP) — Federal regulators say a pipeline is leaking natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to the leak in waters roughly 30 miles southwest of Cameron, Louisiana..
Oil Pipeline Leak Reported in Southwest Missouri
NICKELVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri county highway is expected to be closed until Thursday as crews clean up an oil pipeline spill. Enbridge Energy said Sunday that nearly 200 barrels of oil leaked from a pipeline at its pump station near Nickeville in Lawrence County. KYTV-TV reports (ht..
Pipeline Reopens Near Chattanooga After Gasoline Leak
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A pipeline in Chattanooga has reopened less than a week after it was closed because of a gasoline leak. Colonial Pipeline spokesman Aaron Smith tells news outlets that the affected portion near Signal Mountain was repaired Thursday night and service to the line has been ..
PHMSA Completes Rulemaking for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
PHMSA signs new regulations for hazardous liquid pipelines.
Cleanup Underway After Small Oil Spill at Alaska Refinery
KENAI, Alaska (AP) – State environmental officials are investigating the cause of a recent oil spill near the Tesoro Refinery in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. According to a report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, the refinery’s operator discovered the spill near a wastewate..
Massive 2013 Oil Spill in North Dakota Still Not Cleaned Up
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three years and three months later, a massive oil spill in North Dakota still isn’t fully cleaned up. The company responsible hasn’t even set a date for completion. Though crews have been working around the clock to deal with the Tesoro Corp. pipeline break, which happened in ..
Company: Equipment Didn't Detect North Dakota Pipeline Leak
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Electronic monitoring equipment failed to detect a pipeline rupture that spewed more than 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek, the pipeline’s operator said Monday. It’s not yet clear why the monitoring equipment didn’t detect the leak, Wendy Owen, a spokeswo..
Weather Affects Oil Pipeline Spill Cleanup in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company with a history of oil field-related spills in North Dakota and Montana is being hampered by winter weather in its cleanup of a “significant” pipeline break that leaked crude oil into a tributary of the Little Missouri River in western North Dakota, a regulator said Th..
1 Killed, Several Injured in Gas Explosion in Illinois Town
CANTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and several people injured in a natural gas explosion in the central Illinois community of Canton. Officials say the explosion Wednesday evening occurred near the downtown square and damaged several buildings. It shattered windows several bl..
Colonial's Gas Line Back in Service
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — A gas pipeline that exploded in Alabama last week is back in service, the pipeline company said Sunday. Service was restarted at 5:45 a.m. Sunday on the pipeline that transports gasoline from the Gulf Coast to New York City, according to Colonial Pipeline Co. The pipeline explo..
Quake Near Oklahoma Oil Hub Causes Substantial Damage
CUSHING, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake centered near one of the world’s key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows in a central Oklahoma city, rendering century-old buildings unsafe and raising concerns about key infrastructure. As the sun rose Monday, television new..
Colonial Says Blast-Damaged Gasoline Line Should Reopen Sunday
Colonial Pipeline says the pipeline that exploded earlier this week should be operational again on Sunday.
Major Gasoline Pipeline in Southeast Disrupted for 2nd Time in 2 Months
How America's gasoline market will be affected by Colonial Pipeline's second disruption in two months.
Update: Company Aims to Restart Gas Pipeline This Weekend
Colonial Pipeline officials hope to restart a gasoline pipeline that exploded earlier this week as soon as this weekend.
Obama Says Army Corps Examining Dakota Oil Pipeline Route
Army Corps of Engineers are researching whether the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project can be rerouted in southern North Dakota.
Cause of Colonial Pipeline Explosion Revealed
According to PHMSA, pipeline contractors were working on repairs to the Colonial Pipeline from a September leak when gasoline ignited.
Company: Main Gas Pipeline Out for Rest of Week
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — Colonial Pipeline says it has restarted one of its two main pipelines after an explosion in Alabama, but anticipates that its main gasoline line will remain down the rest of this week. The Georgia-based company said in a statement Tuesday that it restarted its Line 2, which tran..
Company: 1 Dead, Several Injured in Colonial Pipeline Blast
For the second time in two months, the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies gasoline to millions of Americans, was forced to shut down.
Alabama Governor Praises Pipeline Company's Response to Leak
ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said gas prices in parts of the state rose 20 cents over the weekend after a pipeline leak, but he didn’t consider that price gouging. “It changes overnight sometimes that much,” he said. Bentley toured Colonial Pipeline’s emergency response center, in a ..
With Some Gas Stations Dry, Pipeline Works to Send More Fuel
ATLANTA (AP) — Gas prices spiked and drivers found “out of service” bags covering pumps as the gas shortage in the South rolled into the work week, raising fears that the disruptions could become more widespread. The shortage is blamed on a pipeline rupture and leak of at least 252,000 gallons (954..
Natural Gas Blamed in Aug. 10 Apartment Explosion
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A buildup of natural gas caused an explosion and fire that killed seven people and injured dozens of others at a Maryland apartment building Aug. 10, investigators said Friday. The exact cause of the explosion remains under investigation, but Daniel Board, special agent in..
Feds Probing if Fire at Texas Refinery Pipeline Connection Caused by Welder
NEDERLAND, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators are reviewing whether a welding contractor working on a crude oil pipeline connection under construction might have helped ignite a flash fire that injured seven people at a Southeast Texas refinery. The Beaumont Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/2aTW1j..
California’s Largest Utility Found Guilty of Obstructing Investigators
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal jury found California’s largest utility guilty of violating pipeline safety regulations before a deadly natural gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area and then misleading investigators about how it was identifying high-risk pipelines. After deliberating ..
Gas Pipeline Explosion in Iran Kills 1, Injures 3 People
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that a gas pipeline explosion in southern Iran has killed one person and injured three others. The report says the explosion took place during the early hours Saturday in the town of Genaveh, in the southern province of Bushehr. It says the fire was..
Husky Energy Says Crude Oil Leaked into River
MAIDSTONE, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian energy company Husky Energy says between 52,834 gallons (200,000 liters) and 66,043 gallons (250,000 liters) of crude oil and other material has leaked into the North Saskatchewan River in west-central Canada. Husky Energy said Friday that booms are being use..
Enbridge to Pay $61M Penalty for 2010 Michigan Oil Spill
Enbridge Energy Partners will pay a $61 million penalty for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history — a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday. The settlement between U.S. government agencies a..
PECO Inspects 308 Miles of Natural Gas Main
PECO said it completed nearly 600 projects to enhance natural gas and electric service for customers during the first quarter of 2016. That work included inspection of 308 miles of natural gas main, completion of more than 1,700 valve inspections and replacement of nearly two miles of natural gas m..
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