January 14, 2012
2010 and 2011 witnessed a record number of natural gas pipeline explosions. In that two-year time span, more than 50 pipeline explosions and failure were reported, including tragic incidences involving multiple deaths. The explosions and the deaths were sad witness … Continue reading
January 4, 2012
The widow of Kyle L. Rooke has filed a wrongful death case regarding an explosion at a gas drilling outside Pinedale on January 5, 2011. Mr. Rooke was severely burned and was pronounced dead at the rig site by the … Continue reading
November 3, 2011
Federal officials have permitted TransCanada to resume full pressure pipeline operations for its northeast Wyoming gas pipeline. The 30-inch pipeline exploded on July 20, 2011, 20 miles northwest of Gillette, Wyoming. The U.S. Department of Transportation instituted an investigation, including … Continue reading
October 24, 2011
Kinder Morgan announced on October 16, 2011, that it was purchasing El Paso Corporation, making it the largest operator of natural gas pipelines in the nation and the fourth largest energy company in the U.S. The combined operations will result … Continue reading
October 10, 2011
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced that it is considering changing regulations governing the safety of gas transmission pipelines. The announcement was posted in the Federal Register on August 25, 2011. The changes would include broadening … Continue reading
September 22, 2011
House Republicans introduced Federal legislation on September 7, 2011, that would block some safety reforms and ignore other recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board. This legislation was introduced in spite of the pipeline explosions that have occurred in the … Continue reading
July 23, 2011
A 30 inch natural gas pipeline exploded on July 20, 2011 in northeast Wyoming. The pipeline is owned by TransCanada Corporation. The explosion occurred about 20 miles west of Gillette, Wyoming, in an unpopulated area. No injuries were reported but … Continue reading
July 7, 2011
An oil pipeline owned by Exxon Mobil Corporation ruptured on July 1, 2011, dumping more than 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana. The fortunate news was that no fire erupted and no people were killed … Continue reading
July 5, 2011
FX Energy discovered that a pipeline from two of its wells on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana was leaking. The company learned that fact on approximately June 12, 2011. More than 840 gallons of crude oil leaked from … Continue reading
March 1, 2011
On February 9, 2011, a natural gas pipeline exploded under a row of brick houses in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Five people were killed, including a four month old baby boy. As many as sixty additional people were injured. Two row homes … Continue reading
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