Colorado Revising Pipeline Rules After Fatal Gas Explosion

DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators are starting work on new rules for thousands of pipelines that crisscross oil and gas fields in the aftermath of a fatal home explosion blamed on a gas leak.
The state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will hold the first of two meetings with industry representatives and the public to discuss the rules Thursday.
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The rules will include standards for designing, testing and permanently shutting down flow lines, which carry oil or gas from well