Oil and Gas Accidents Articles

Federal regulators began making oil and gas companies aware that cast-iron pipelines should be phased out and replaced because of their tendency to corrode and create leaks as far back as 1973. Fast forward almost 40 years to 2011 to a Texas family being critically injured when a natural gas-fed explosion destroyed their Oak Cliff…

According to a recent story by Brett Shipp with WFAA in Dallas, Atmos Energy still has more than 800 miles of piping which is made of cast iron, a material that a federal agency advised gas providers to phase out as far back as 1973, citing issues with deterioration and corrosion. Following an explosion at…

Fifteen people have been injured and one person has been killed in a gas explosion that ignited a blaze covering an entire city block in Kansas City. JJ’s restaurant, a popular eatery in the Country Club Plaza area of Kansas City, was destroyed in the sudden, tragic explosion. The cause of the gas blast has…

A 400-yard long and 300-yard wide field of fire engulfed a West Virginia area near the home of Sue Bonham. A natural gas pipeline had become so weak after years of corrosion eliminated about 70 percent of the pipe thickness that it exploded, setting off the fire. She had no idea where to go. She…

According to the Associated Press, a group of New York landowners says they are laying the groundwork for a lawsuit against the State of New York if regulators miss a Feb. 27 deadline to complete rules for shale gas development. Dan Fitzsimmons, president of the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York, told members on the…

On Saturday, February 9, 2012, there was an explosion at the Laporte, Texas Air Liquide plant that occurred at approximately 7:40 am. Current reports indicated that one employee was killed, and another was seriously injured. Unfortunately, these types of events are far too common in our community. From pictures and video, it appears the first…

It may be time for a face-lift for Texas’ 122-year-old Railroad Commission. The energy industry has changed dramatically over the last few years, let alone the last century, and it’s time for this Texas agency to catch up. The Texas Legislature’s Sunset Advisory Commission has made several suggestions for updating the agency tasked with regulating…

A Bakersfield man who suffered severe injuries in a 2009 oilfield accident received a $5.7 million settlement. The settlement was approved by Kern County Superior Court Justice Sidney Chapin. A news release said Darrell Wilson, who owned Wilson Industrial Pumps in Bakersfield, was hired by Salinas Energy to “troubleshoot” a wastewater pump in a Monterey…