Investigation Lead Agency

National Transportation Safety Board.

Pipelines play a vital role in our daily lives. Cooking, cleaning, commuting, air travel, and the heating of homes and businesses are all made possible by the fuels delivered through pipelines. Natural gas provides for 24% of our country's total energy consumption, and petroleum provides for another 39%.

Status

PHMSA continues to provide assistance to the National Transportation Safety Board and state officials.

6/6/2013--NTSB Accident Docket

1/28/13--PHMSA Administrator Testifies at Rockefeller Field Hearing

1/17/13--NTSB Releases Preliminary Report

12/20/12--PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to Columbia Gas

West Virginia Pipeline Profile

At nearly 4,000 miles, natural gas transmission pipelines account for about a quarter of West Virginia's total pipeline mileage. Click here for a presentation on PHMSA's regulatory authority in West Virginia. 

Click here for a profile of West Virginia's pipelines. Each state pipeline profile includes: 

• Overview of the purposes of pipelines and the importance of pipeline safety
• Interactive map of pipelines in the area and their operators
• Records of pipeline incidents in the state
• Reports on state inspections and enforcement
• Contact information for PHMSA's Office of Pipeline Safety and regional community assistance and technical services managers