Investigation into pipeline rupture indicates previously unreported damage
SaskEnergy has received the initial results from its investigation into the January 10 th, 2018 pipeline rupture in the Melfort area. SaskEnergy’s engineering specialists have determined that there was previously unreported damage to this natural gas transmission pipeline, which occurred within the past three years. These results have been verified by an independent laboratory which specializes in metallurgical analysis. The six-inch high pressure transmission pipeline was last inspected in 2015, using two different types of tools inserted inside the pipe; the first checked for loss of steel...