NTSB releases official report on San Bruno explosion

On Monday, September 26, The National Transportation Safety Board released its full report into the investigation of the deadly PG&E gas line explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people, injured several others and destroyed several homes. Federal officials last month released some of its key findings, including the probable cause, conclusions and a complete [...]

House pipeline bill would delay new safety measures

As the President considers whether to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would prohibit regulators from implementing safety rules recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board. The agency charged with regulating the nations 2.5 million miles of pipelines, the Department of Transportation’s Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety [...]

San Bruno one year on…Consumers will be asked to help pay for billions in gas pipeline upgrades needed after Bay Area blast.

Three of California’s largest utilities are asking customers to help pay for nearly $4 billion in pipeline safety projects needed after last year’s deadly San Bruno disaster. Power companies and private operators across the nation are racing to improve the safety of about 150,000 miles of natural gas pipelines built before 1970 — about half [...]

GOP pipeline bill would block pipeline safety reforms

Professionals who work safely, diligently, and follow US government regulations  in the Natural Gas, Oil, Pipeline, Corrosion or Cathodic Protection area of expertise are reminded that Friday, Sept 9, 2011 is the one year anniversary when a catastrophic Natural Gas pipeline disaster occurred in San Bruno, California.   The accident destroyed 38 homes, damaged 70 [...]

Proposed pipeline rules could be costly

Pipeline operators and their customers will face major changes and a hefty price tag if the National Transportation Safety Board can persuade regulators to adopt recommendations it issued in response to last year’s deadly blast in San Bruno, Calif. Top among the recommendations the NTSB made Tuesday is the elimination of “grandfathering” loopholes in federal [...]

NTSB prepares final report on PG&E explosion

Nearly one year after the fatal explosion of a PG&E Corp. natural gas pipeline in San Bruno, Calif., the National Transportation Safety Board plans to approve a final report on what caused the accident and issue pipeline safety recommendations in an effort to avoid repeating the tragedy, the agency’s chairman said Monday. “It’s been a difficult [...]

Mike Feuer Calls Upon Public Utilities Commission to Provide Gas Pipeline Safety Information

Feuer Requests Answers to Concerns Raised by Investigation of San Bruno Pipeline Rupture. Assembly Member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) has asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to provide information about the safety of gas pipelines in Feuer’s district after a devastating explosion in San Bruno, California raised questions about the safety of aging pipeline [...]

Citizens Energy Group pipelines pass internal review mandated by feds

Citizens Energy Group said its gas pipelines have passed an internal review that federal regulators required of pipeline owners nationwide after a spectacular gas main explosion in Allentown, Pa., in February that killed five people. The National Transportation Safety Board had asked pipeline operators to take another look at inspection reports for potential problems such [...]

Aging natural gas pipelines pose danger in Ohio

Thousands of miles of gas pipelines in northeast Ohio are 60 years or older and made of untreated steel, which is prone to corrosion, federal records show. WKYC News examined the data in the wake of a series of gas explosions, including a deadly blast in San Bruno, Calif., last September. “We have some of [...]