The rupture during safety tests of the Olympic Pipe Line near Renton Tuesday evening shows why it's vital to conduct hydrostatic tests of pipelines. Some 4,000 gallons of slightly contaminated water ...

Starting in May, Pacific Gas & Electric plans to begin pressure-testing 150 miles of natural gas pipelines that have similar characteristics to the line that exploded in San Bruno last year. The ...

Platte Pipe Line's use of a new inspection tool to identify seam-weld defects revealed that the transverse field inspection (TFL) tool had less impact on pipeline operations and provided greater ...

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cypress Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CELP) (“Cypress”) today announced the acquisition of a 51% controlling interest in Brown Integrity LLC (“Brown”), which owns Pipeline ...

Manufacturing defects, blamed for a March 29 pipeline rupture in Mayflower, also accounted for a total of 12 seam failures in the same crude-oil pipeline during a series of pressure tests Exxon Mobil ...

In preparation for the hydro-test, construction began in June 2024 and is expected to be completed in October 2024 barring bad weather or other factors, SoCalGas spokesperson Denise Campos told the ...

Enbridge's successful high-pressure water test of one of its twin oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac indicates "the underwater pipe appears to be robust," according to an independent pipeline ...

PG&E has rescheduled hydrostatic testing of portions of its natural gas lines along San Carlos’ Brittan Avenue. The testing, which was initially supposed to start today, is now tentatively scheduled ...

The value of a particular hold time during a hydrotest cannot be determined in terms of pipeline integrity because the consequences of holding cannot be measured, making any specified hold time of the ...

Fearing that PG&E’s natural gas pipelines could harbor more weak sections like the one that blew up in San Bruno, federal safety inspectors on Monday issued an unusual series of “urgent” ...