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Doubts over PG&E worker's memory of pipeline test
San Bruno :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s reliance on a retired worker's memory to defend itself against allegations that it never tested the strength of the San Bruno natural-gas transmission line before the pipe exploded in 2010 may prove problematic, as
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Watchdog agency: Safety fix may be overkill on SDG&E gas pipelines
San Bruno :: CA :: USA | 11 months ago
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Also of interest A review of SDG&E's proposed safety enhancements for natural gas transmission pipelines found some upgrades are not supported and may not be necessary. SDG&E has proposed a 10-year, $600 million upgrade of natural gas transmission
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No. Calif. pipe bursts in test, closes fwy lanes
San Mateo :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Calif. (AP) — A 2-foot-wide section of pipe burst Sunday during a high-pressure water test along the same Pacific Gas & Electric pipeline in Northern California that had a deadly explosion last year, sending mud, debris and a pipe cover into
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PG&E to test pipeline segment near Stanford
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Font Resize PG&E to test pipeline segment near Stanford Daily News Staff Writer Posted: 10/11/2011 12:05:00 AM PDT Starting today, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. plans to vent natural gas from a mile-long pipeline segment running through Stanford
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PG&E to test San Carlos gas pipe next week after a segment was initially deemed risky
Mountain View :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Font Resize PG&E to test San Carlos gas pipe next week after a segment was initially deemed risky Daily News Staff Writer Posted: 09/15/2011 03:00:00 AM PDT Last year, a downtown San Carlos gas line caused some neighborhood concern when it ranked No.
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PG&E warns pipeline testing might miss deadline
San Bruno :: CA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Mathew Sumner / Special to the Chronicle A worker guides a section of gas pipeline that was dug out of the ground on Glenview Dr. in San Bruno on Friday, July 29, 2011. The gas line was dug out so that it can be analyzed in an effort to gain
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PG&E begins long, slow pipe-testing process
South San Francisco :: CA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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PG&E has been ordered by state regulators to test hundreds of miles of pipelines for leaks. (AP file photo) Nine down, hundreds left to go. In recent weeks, PG&E has tested nine segments of its gas pipeline system that the company had no hard proof
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State PUC decision on PG&E pipeline records looms
San Bruno :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Rich Pedroncelli / AP Richard Clark of the state PUC says experts are being consulted on what tests to accept...PG&E is under orders from the California Public Utilities Commission to produce records that back the utility's maximum pressure levels on
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PG&E halts intentional gas-line pressure spikes
San Bruno :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said Monday it has suspended the practice of boosting pressure on its natural-gas transmission lines to the legal limit, an announcement it made one day after The Chronicle reported that such a spike may have weakened the
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PG&E pushed controversial pipeline inspection plan
San Bruno :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Flowers decorate a fence Friday along Claremont Drive in San Bruno, across the street from lots where homes used to be...A PG&E executive was one of the main industry proponents of the then-new testing regimen, interviews
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