Federal regulations do not require automatic shutoff valves, although they do require operators to assess whether they need them, explained Kendrick. Such valves, he went on, are very “location ...

Pipeline that leaked wasn’t equipped with auto shut-off. Workers begin their day of cleaning oil from Refugio State Beach on May 23, 2015, in Goleta, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gas feeding the flames devouring a San Bruno neighborhood could have been shut off an hour sooner if PG&E had automatic or remotely controlled shutoff valves on the pipeline ...

After a gas-fueled fire scored a Lake Highlands home, it took more than two hours for Atmos workers to get the gas shut off. CBS News Texas: Free 24/7 News; CBS Texas App; I-Team; ...

But automatic and remote-controlled shutoff valves are essential so a pipeline operator can isolate damaged portions of a system for repairs or to protect public safety, said Bret Lane, Southern ...

The lack of automatic shut-off valves on pipelines has been a major point of debate in the wake of the Refugio State Beach oil spill, since these devices can be programmed to close as soon as a ...

Pipelines running though earthquake zones and densely populated areas would be required to have automatic or remotely operated shut-off valves under legislation that Rep. Jackie Speier plans to ...

Seismic shut-off valves are placed on a home’s gas meter and automatically stop the flow of gas when it senses shaking, Puget Sound Energy’s website states. They reduce the chance of fire, and ...

Auto shut-off valves are not required by federal regulators. “It’s the only major pipeline that doesn’t have auto shut-off,” Drude said. “For us, it’s routine. ...

Seismic shut-off valves are placed on a home’s gas meter and automatically stop the flow of gas when it senses shaking, Puget Sound Energy’s website states. They reduce the chance of fire, and ...