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So much pipeline safety information!

October 14, 2015 by Kate Blystone Leave a Comment

Did you know we recently updated our briefing papers and added papers on three additional topics? These papers are a great source of 'Pipeline Safety 101' information - they are short and each focused on a single topic. They do not need to … [Read more...] about So much pipeline safety information!

Tagged With: cost benefit analysis, emergency response, excavation damage, hazardous liquid, high consequence area, incidents, integrity management, leaks, local government, natural gas, planning, public participation, risk, statistics, transmission, transparency

Ignition of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines

June 16, 2015 by Carl Weimer Leave a Comment

Question of the week: A fairly large, 24 inch I believe, natural gas transmission pipeline recently failed here in Pennsylvania, and I was surprised that it did not ignite. I thought when natural gas pipelines ruptured they normally … [Read more...] about Ignition of Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines

Tagged With: ignition, incidents, leaks, natural gas, transmission

Santa Barbara Oil Spill

May 20, 2015 by Carl Weimer 1 Comment

Question of the day - I see a pipeline just spilled oil into the ocean near Santa Barbara, California. What can you tell me about the company that operates that pipeline and their safety record? Thanks for the question. The cause and the … [Read more...] about Santa Barbara Oil Spill

Tagged With: enforcement, hazardous liquid, incidents, leaks, Plains

Oil Pipelines by the Real Numbers

March 9, 2015 by Kate Blystone Leave a Comment

Reporters ask us a lot about numbers, and we see both accurate and misleading figures being thrown around in the press and even on unnamed official websites, so we’re expanding here on our February 10 blog post that touched on numbers. That … [Read more...] about Oil Pipelines by the Real Numbers

Tagged With: hazardous liquid, incidents, transmission

Everything is Awesome!…. or is it?

February 10, 2015 by Kate Blystone Leave a Comment

This recent tweet by Brigham McCown (former head of PHMSA in the Bush Administration) about rail and pipeline safety gave us pause. It praised government agency oversight and questioned congressional initiatives to push for greater safety, … [Read more...] about Everything is Awesome!…. or is it?

Tagged With: incidents, trends

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