natural gas pipeline system News

West Virginia Lands Nearly $700K in Pipeline Safety Grants

West Virginia is getting $697,000 in grants to improve pipeline safety as its natural gas industry grows. The announcement comes from U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and from Sen. Joe Manchin and …

PG&E to Check Gas Pipeline Vulnerability

Pacific Gas & Electric is checking for leaks in 180 segments of its natural gas pipeline system which may be vulnerable to corrosion – including part of a California line where an explosion killed eight people in 2010. The utility …