Archives by Tag 'Pennsylvania'

Recent Gas Explosions Raise Questions of U.S. Pipeline Safety

A series of natural gas explosions has raised questions about the safety of the nation’s aging pipeline system. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has scheduled a hearing March 1-3 concerning results of an investigation into a San Bruno, CA pipeline explosion caused by a faulty pipe and will discuss concerns about the pipeline infrastructure [...]

Thousands of Gallons of Fracking Fluids Spill at Natural Gas Well on PA State Forest Land

A mechanical failure during hydraulic fracturing operations on a natural gas well in Pennsylvania’s Tioga County caused a blow out of the well and a spill of about 21,000 gallons of fracking fluid. Hydraulic fracturing is a process used to increase the output of oil and gas wells by forcing thousands of gallons of a [...]

DEP Says PA Gas Well Blowout Could Have Been Catastrophic

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) vows it will thoroughly investigate a blowout at a Marcellus shale natural gas well that the agency says could have been “catastrophic.” At about 8 p.m. Thursday June 3, operators of a EOG Resources gas well in Lawrence Township of Clearfield County, PA “lost control” of the well [...]