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Pipeline Boom Ebbs; California Drops 50% Oil Cut; Replacing Old Gas Lines Reduces Leaks
Friday, September 11, 2015 10:45
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Energy pipeline boom ebbs. Falling U.S. oil production and low crude prices are casting a shadow over one of the bigger energy-infrastructure building sprees: pipeline construction.
California Democrats drop plan for 50 percent oil cut. Opponents, in dealing a major setback to environmentalists, had warned that the percent mandate would result in higher fuel and electricity costs.
Replacing old gas pipes reduces leaks. Millions of dollars invested in the last decade to replace crumbling natural gas mains in cities like Cincinnati and Durham, N.C. are having a dramatic impact on leaks, a new study released yesterday shows.
