There are three major causes of significant
pipeline failures resulting in oil spills or gas explosion: damage from digging; corrosion; and failure of the pipe material, welds, or equipment.
Not exact matches
Awarded annually, the grants are used to strengthen a state's efforts in addressing
pipeline failures attributed to activities such as excavation damage, one of the leading causes of
pipeline accidents
resulting in fatality or injury.
Awarded annually, the grants are used to strengthen efforts in addressing
pipeline failures attributed to activities such as excavation damage, one of the leading causes of
pipeline accidents
resulting in fatality or injury.
A new report from Oil Change International concludes the U.S. is currently building unneeded fracked - gas
pipelines as a
result of FERC's regulatory
failures, including its
failure to police self - dealing.
Tar Sands
Pipeline Safety Risks, shows that by its nature raw tar sands oil or diluted bitumen is more corrosive and more likely to
result in
pipeline failures.