pipeline Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Mississippi Business Journal

Posts Tagged ‘pipeline’

Capacity for gas pipeline in central Mississippi increased

by MBJ Staff Published: October 19,2009

Tags: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, pipeline, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., has received authorization from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) on specific requested segments of three major natural gas pipelines that it operates from .72 to .8 design. This authorization enables the Kinder Morgan Louisiana, Midcontinent Express and Rockies Express [...] [...]

NTSB: Faulty weld caused fatal explosion

by Wally Northway Published: October 15,2009

Tags: gas and oil, pipeline, workplace fatality

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the probable cause of the 2007 pipeline rupture near Carmichael was the failure of a weld that caused the pipe to fracture along the longitudinal seam weld, a portion of the upstream girth weld and portions of the adjacent pipe joints. On Nov. [...] [...]

OSHA looking into explosion

by MBJ Newswires Published: July 27,2009

Tags: Kevin Butler, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pipeline, Smith County

Smith County — Smith County emergency management director Kevin Butler announced that the investigation into the cause of the deadly July 15 pipeline explosion has begun. Butler said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were expected to be on the scene July 16. The explosion occurred just south of Sylvarena in rural Smith County around [...] [...]

« Previous Page