PHMSA Administrator Testifies at Rockefeller Field Hearing

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Administrator Cynthia Quarterman of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) reaffirmed the agency's commitment to pipeline safety during a congressional field hearing held in Charleston today.

West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller of the...

3/31/2014 -- PHMSA Approval Letter of Request to Restart Southern Segment of ExxonMobil Pegasus Pipeline

10/1/2015 -- PHMSA Completes Investigation of ExxonMobil Pegasus Failure; Issues Final Order and $2.6M Fine

10/21/2015 -- ExxonMobil Submits Petition for Reconsideration and Motion to Stay Compliance Order for Pegasus Pipeline

Land Planning near Gas Transmission Lines in North Dakota & Virginia

WASHINGTON -- In partnership with the National Association of Counties and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, PHMSA's Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance held webinars on land planning near transmission pipelines in North Dakota and Virginia on January 15th and 11th,...

Updates on ExxonMobil Pipeline Incident in Mayflower, Arkansas

On March 29, 2013 at 2:37 p.m., a 20-inch pipeline ruptured and leaked approximately 5,000 barrels of crude in the town of Mayflower, Ark. The affected line is part of ExxonMobil's Pegasus Pipeline System, which transports crude from Patoka, Ill. To Nederland, Texas.

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PHMSA Posts Record Enforcement Numbers in 2012

WASHINGTON -- In its push to ensure the nation's pipeline companies continue to enhance the safety of their systems by investing in necessary improvements, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced another record year...

DOT Launches Free App Featuring Emergency Response Guidebook

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced a free, mobile web app of its Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 (ERG). The new safety tool will provide the nation's emergency responders with fast, easily...

Land Planning Near Transmission Pipelines in North Dakota

This meeting is to promote the recommended land use practices described in the PIPA Report: Partnering to Further Enhance Pipelines Safety in Communities Through Risk-Informed Land Use Planning: Final Report of Recommended Practices. This session focuses specifically on transmission...

PHMSA Grants Time Extension to ExxonMobil for Metallurgical Examination Results