A couple of months ago, Maine’s Bureau of General Services awarded a contract to Maine Natural Gas to expand natural gas service via new pipelines in Augusta, the state capital. Today, according to recent media reports, the BGS reversed itself, pulling back the contract with MNG. The Bureau of General Services has not posted a
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It’s been a busy, busy week in the world of natural gas explosions and leaks, so let’s get right to it. A house in Salem, Ohio, exploded early Saturday morning and by the time firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was completely engulfed in flames. Neither of the homes two residents were injured, although
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Even as Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s looking to expand the use of natural gas in the state, one of Maine’s largest natural gas transmission pipeline operators has been cited for a potentially serious pipeline safety violation by a federal regulatory agency. Specifically, the federal Pipeline Hazards and Materials Safety Administration cited the Portland
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Major news in natural gas leaks and natural gas explosions this week, so let’s get right to it, shall we? Of course, the big story was the news that New York’s Millenium Pipeline, which services the state’s Southern Tier, may be riddled with faulty welds and of dubious integrity — or, as the investigating authorities
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