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Pipe bursting is a trenchless method of replacing buried pipelines (such as sewer, water, or natural gas pipes) without the need for a traditional construction trench. "Launching and receiving pits" replace the trench needed by conventional pipe-laying.
(Natural gas is odorless, so energy companies add the sulfur compound to make leaks smelly and therefore noticeable.) "A gas company may be liable if facts show that it fails to act reasonably after having notice of defects in the pipes through which gas flows," the ruling states, citing the Texas appellate court case Entex, a Division of NorAm ...
July 28 – A gas line explosion and fire occurred in Martin County, Texas, which injured four workers. A ditching truck hit an existing high-pressure gas line, causing an explosion and fire. [6] July 29 – A contractor ruptured a gas pipeline in Mont Belvieu, Texas, causing an explosion and fire. There were no injuries.
Carolina Gas Transmission, a SCANA Company [15] (formerly SCG Pipeline Inc./South Carolina Pipeline Corp) Central Kentucky Transmission Company; Central New York Oil And Gas Company, LLC; Chandeleur Pipe Line Company; Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Clear Creek Storage Company, LLC; Cotton Valley Compression LLC [16] Crossroads ...
The gas flowed for ten minutes before exploding and igniting. An 8-inch gas distribution pipeline was also ruptured, eleven homes were destroyed, and 23 others were damaged. At least one person was injured. [107] September 11 – An 8-inch propane/LPG pipeline was ruptured by road building equipment in Greene County, Georgia. One of the road ...
Nov. 30—When it comes to the future of Alaska natural gas production, now is the winter of our discontent. Despite widespread consternation over the prospect of having to import gas produced ...
Meanwhile, manufactured gas was more commonly used than natural gas in the early 19th century, first introduced in Baltimore in 1816 with underground pipes laid starting in 1851. [6] Gas plants could be sited within cities, and many major U.S. cities such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco had gas distribution lines for manufactured gas by the ...
Legislation passed in 2014 [12] requires gas suppliers to make greater efforts to control some of the 20,000 documented leaks in the US state of Massachusetts. The new law requires grade 1 and 2 leaks to be repaired if the street above a gas pipe is dug up, and requires priority be given to leaks near schools.