Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission plans to expand oversight rules on natural gas pipelines

State regulators are moving toward stricter oversight of natural gas pipelines, though officials say that effort began before the Allentown explosion that killed five people one year yesterday. “We’ve been really taking a close look, partly because of some of the tragic incidents, but also because of the expansion of Marcellus Shale in the state,” said [...]

NJ Residents raise questions about Tennessee Gas installing a new, 30-inch gas pipeline over 128 miles

Concerns over the well being of miles of hiking trails in High Point State Park slated to be traversed by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.’s natural gas pipeline expansion project competed with worries over explosions and mudslides from residents at last week’s public hearing in Montague. Tennessee Gas is installing a new, 30-inch gas pipeline [...]

MATCOR expands its corrosion & cathodic protection team

Doylestown, PA (April 11) MATCOR, Inc., a full service provider of global cathodic protection products, engineering, systems and solutions announced today a new addition to the MATCOR corrosion operations team, Royce Cox. Cox joins MATCOR with a wealth of cathodic protection and corrosion knowledge and experience.  Cox has received industry recognition in system testing, troubleshooting, [...]

U.S. DOT head to talk pipeline safety in Allentown

Secretary Ray LaHood will visit Monday to speak about the Obama administration’s commitment to pipeline safety. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will visit Allentown on Monday to tour the site of the Feb. 9 natural gas explosion that killed five people and put a spotlight on the city’s aging pipeline infrastructure and the slow and [...]

MATCOR Introduces a Next Generation Website

MATCOR, Inc. a full-service provider of cathodic protection systems and solutions around the world, is proud to announce the launch of its next generation website at www.matcor.com will take place on Monday, March 14. MATCOR’s enhanced online presence includes a robust “1 click” navigation option, client login, and entry into the web 2.0 environment with [...]

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PIPELINE SAFETY Federal hearing in Pa. addresses gas pipelines KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) A utility executive says it’s possible a leak in a natural gas pipeline developed after an inspection that took place one day before an explosion that killed five people in Allentown last month. At a hearing on pipeline safety in King [...]

MATCOR reaches six year safety anniversary

Earlier today, Eileen Jacob, MATCOR’s VP of Finance & Administration announced the Pennsylvania operations of MATCOR achieved its 6 year anniversary of no Lost Time in the workplace! This is a significant achievement as this includes the manufacturing, field and office operations at the Doylestown  Headquarters. Eileen said, “That’s 2190 days in which employees returned home [...]