Tag Archives: Gas

NextEra Requests Bids to Build Third Gas Pipeline Into Florida

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Matcor

NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE)’s utility Florida Power & Light Co. said it’s requesting bids to build a third natural gas pipeline into Florida to meet growing demand from power generators. The approximately 700-mile (1,125-kilometer) pipeline would deliver gas from western Alabama to … Continue reading →

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Bill would earmark PG&E fines for better pipelines

Posted on May 31, 2012 by integritythatworks

Two Bay Area lawmakers want to use revenue raised from fines leveled against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. – in connection with 2010′s San Bruno gas line explosion – to pay for upgrades to the utility’s transmission system, saying the … Continue reading →

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Pipeline Spills Put Safeguards Under Scrutiny

Posted on September 12, 2011 by integritythatworks

This summer, an Exxon Mobil pipeline carrying oil across Montana burst suddenly, soiling the swollen Yellowstone River with an estimated 42,000 gallons of crude just weeks after a company inspection and federal review had found nothing seriously wrong. Crews in July picked … Continue reading →

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