The rupture during safety tests of the Olympic Pipe Line near Renton Tuesday evening shows why it's vital to conduct hydrostatic tests of pipelines. Some 4,000 gallons of slightly contaminated water ...

Platte Pipe Line's use of a new inspection tool to identify seam-weld defects revealed that the transverse field inspection (TFL) tool had less impact on pipeline operations and provided greater ...

Enbridge's successful high-pressure water test of one of its twin oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac indicates "the underwater pipe appears to be robust," according to an independent pipeline ...

Fearing that PG&E’s natural gas pipelines could harbor more weak sections like the one that blew up in San Bruno, federal safety inspectors on Monday issued an unusual series of “urgent” ...

In high-pressure pipeline and plant work, the margin for error is thin. Timelines are tight, crews are stretched, and progress can look smooth right up until a single missed check forces rework, ...