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Energy Transfer's Revolution Pipeline Explodes, No Injuries

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A natural gas gathering pipeline of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. recently suffered a blast at the Beaver County, PA. While the incident resulted in the evacuation of many local residents, thankfully nobody got injured from the explosion. One home, located nearly 500 feet from the occurrence of the blast, was destroyed in the fire.

The 100-mile long 24-inch carrier, named Revolution Pipeline, is responsible for gathering natural gas from wellheads and shipping it to the Rover pipeline and Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids (NGL) line. The construction work of the Revolution Pipeline, which originates from the northern Butler County, was completed in February and it came online on Sep 3, after the Rover pipeline and Mariner East 2 commenced operations.

Energy Transfer closed the valves on the Revolution Pipeline following the explosion that occurred before 5 am on Monday. Although a thorough inspection to find out the reason behind the blast is in the process, initially it was suspected that the major rainfall in the region caused a landslide, which might have contributed to the incident.

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Energy Transfer has gained 21.7% in the past year compared with 1% collective growth of the industry it belongs to.

 

 

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