Williams Partners L.P., the owner/operator of the natural gas compressor station that exploded yesterday in northeastern Pennsylvania has a history of serious natural gas pipeline safety violations, according to records obtained by NaturalGasWatch.org. The federal Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a Corrective Action Order to Williams Partners on Dec. 6, 2011, in
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A natural gas compressor station in northeastern Pennsylvania has exploded, according to reports from the Associated Press and other media outlets. A compressor station is a facility that takes natural gas from gathering lines coming in from natural gas wells and pressurizes it for movement through transmission pipelines. Other media outlets are reporting that the
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Federal pipeline safety watchdogs have cited a natural gas subsidiary of TransCanada, the corporation behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, for alleged inadequacies in the company’s Operator Qualifications Plans and Procedures, according to documents obtained by NaturalGasWatch.org. A PHMSA spokesperson told NaturalGasWatch.org that TransCanada was, “missing some records.” “They were unable to demonstrate that all
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A vacant house exploded in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 21, according to a report an Associated Press (AP) report. There were no injuries, and authorities blamed thieves who stole pipe from the home for the natural gas leak that triggered the explosion, prompting Columbus television station WBNS-TV to file this story. Ed. note –
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A report released yesterday by the federal General Accountability Office states that thousands of miles of unregulated natural gas pipelines pose a significant safety risk to the general public. “According to pipeline industry officials and representatives we interviewed, the increased extraction of oil and natural gas from shale deposits poses an increased risk to the
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We’ll be calling in to a “A Decent Life” on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network television show to talk fracking, natural gas and the Spectra pipeline. If you’re not in Manhattan, you can stream the show live at mnn.org/live/2-lifestyle-channel

Alright, alright, we hear you — by popular demand, here it is, the next installment in our ongoing series, “This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions.” In addition, we should note that this edition of TWINGLE will be limited to natural gas explosions only, out of respect to you, our devoted reader. Were we
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave tentative approval this morning to a controversial, massive new natural gas pipeline to be built through New Jersey into low Manhattan. From the FERC draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): We determined that construction and operation of the NJ-NY Project would result in limited adverse environmental impacts. These limited impacts
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