Pipeline worker killed on Bradford-Tioga line
Brendan Gibbons, Staff Writer
Published: August 4, 2015
TIOGA COUNTY, PA
The coroner was called Tuesday to an accident at a natural
gas pipeline project of
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP)
(“ETP”) in the northern part of Pennsylvania.
It happened in Tioga County, just a few miles from the
Bradford County line.
Neighbors in this area say the work going on is part of a
pipeline that’s being put in about 40 miles north of Williamsport.
We saw workers and emergency responders behind a home on
Ladder Hill Road, off Joe Hill Road in Union Township, which is southwest of
Canton.
The Tioga County coroner confirmed that Ricky L. Dettman of
Falls City, Nebraska was killed. The coroner says he was working on the
construction of a new pipeline when he died.
Dettman was operating the bulldozer at 11:48 a.m. on a steep
grade, around one mile east of Joe Hill Road in Union Township, about 44 miles
southwest of Elmira, when it rolled down the hill, turning numerous times
before coming to rest in an upright position, police said.
He was in the cab of an excavator that overturned at least
five times while working on a pipeline route off of Joe Hill Road in Union
Township, said James Wilson, M.D.
Dettman died of a traumatic head injury, Wilson said. An
autopsy is scheduled.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration received a
dispatch about the incident from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
at 12:44 p.m., U.S. Department of Labor spokeswoman Lenore Uddyback-Fortson
said.
Dettmann worked for Houston-based pipeline contractor Price
Gregory, Uddyback-Fortson said. OSHA is investigating the incident and had an
inspector en route Tuesday afternoon, she said. By law, OSHA has six months to
issue any citation and penalty that may be associated with the incident.
A person who answered the phone at Price Gregory's Houston
office said no one was available to comment Tuesday.
Dettman was part of a construction crew working on a 36-inch
natural gas pipeline for Energy Transfer Partners. A spokeswoman for the
company says the pipeline will take natural gas from the Utica Shale and
deliver it throughout the country.
Dettman was a Regency Energy Partners worker, which is a
company based out of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Energy Transfer Partners, which recently merged with Regency
Energy, issued a statement through its spokeperson, Vicki Granado: “Sadly,
there was an accident today that resulted in the death of an employee of the
contractor that is building a natural gas pipeline for Energy Transfer
Partners. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and all those who knew
him.”
Neighbors say there has been a lot of pipeline construction
work in this area over the past few weeks.
One neighbor we talked to said he’s sad to hear the coroner
was called out near the construction site.
“Very friendly guys,” said Matt Ward. “They wave, do what
they can to help you out, so yeah, it’s too bad somebody got hurt.”
State police are investigating.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is also
investigating, as it involves the death of a worker.
Sources:
(1) Elmira (NY) Star Gazette (Aug 4, 2015) – Pipeline worker killed in construction accident
(2) Towanda (PA) The Daily Review (Aug 5, 2015) – Pipeline worker dies in excavator accident
(3) AP/Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News (Aug 5, 2015) – Bulldozer rolls over, kills natural gas pipeline worker in Pa.
(4) Moosic (PA) WNEP Channel 16 (Aug 4, 2015) – Pipeline Worker Killed Near Construction Site
The Energy Transfer family of partnerships had at least another fatality in Pennsylvania in recent months. One contractor was killed in March 2015 at the former Sunoco refinery in Delaware County, PA. See here for information about that fatality:
http://metroforensics.blogspot.com/2015/03/safety-first-worker-dies-in-accident-at.html
SAFETY FIRST:
CONTRACT WORKER (AN AECOM EMPLOYEE) DIES IN ACCIDENT (CRUSHED BY STEEL
PILE DURING PILE-DRIVING OPERATIONS) AT THE FORMER SUNOCO’S MARCUS HOOK
DELAWARE COUNTY REFINERY
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Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners
Announce Successful Completion of Merger
|
Merger Creates Second-Largest MLP with a Unique
Diversified Platform
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2015-- Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) (“ETP”) and Regency Energy Partners LP (NYSE: RGP)
(“Regency”) today announced the completion of their previously announced
merger of an indirect subsidiary of ETP, with and into Regency, with Regency
surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of ETP.
Effective with the opening of the market today, Regency
ceased to be a publicly traded partnership, and its common units discontinued
trading on the NYSE.
As part of the merger consideration, each Regency common
unit and Class F unit will be converted into the right to receive 0.4124 ETP
common units.
Based on the RGP units outstanding, ETP issued approximately
172.154 million ETP common units to RGP unitholders, including approximately
15.526 million units issued to ETP subsidiaries. The approximately 1.913 million
outstanding Regency Series A preferred units were converted into
corresponding new ETP Series A preferred units.
In connection with the transaction, Energy Transfer
Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE), which owns the general partner and 100% of the
incentive distribution rights (IDRs) of ETP, will reduce the incentive
distributions it receives from ETP by a total of $320 million over a
five-year period. The IDR subsidy will be $80 million in the first year
post-closing and $60 million per year for the following four years.
Further details of the merger will be discussed on ETP’s
earnings call scheduled for May 7, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The
conference call will be broadcast live via an internet web cast, which can be
accessed through www.energytransfer.com.
The call will also be available for replay on Energy Transfer’s website for a
limited time.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) is a master
limited partnership owning and operating one of the largest and most
diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. ETP’s
subsidiaries include Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP (the successor
of Southern Union Company) and Lone Star NGL LLC, which owns and operates
natural gas liquids storage, fractionation and transportation assets. In total,
ETP currently owns and operates more than 62,000 miles of natural gas and
natural gas liquids pipelines.
ETP also owns the general partner, 100% of the
incentive distribution rights, and approximately 67.1 million common units in
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL), which operates a geographically
diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined products pipelines, terminalling
and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. ETP owns 100% of Sunoco, Inc.
and 100% of Susser Holdings Corporation. Additionally, ETP owns the general
partner, 100% of the incentive distribution rights and approximately 43% of
the limited partner interests in Sunoco LP (formerly Susser Petroleum
Partners LP) (NYSE: SUN), a wholesale fuel distributor and convenience store
operator. ETP’s general partner is owned by ETE. For more information, visit
the Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. website at www.energytransfer.com.
Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE) is a master
limited partnership which owns the general partner and 100% of the incentive
distribution rights (IDRs) of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP),
approximately 23.5 million ETP common units, and approximately 82.6 million
ETP Class H Units, which track 90% of the underlying economics of the general
partner interest and IDRs of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL). On a
consolidated basis, ETE’s family of companies owns and operates approximately
71,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude
oil pipelines. For more information, visit the Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.
website at www.energytransfer.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may include certain statements
concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as
defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a
variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are
difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control. An
extensive list of factors that can affect future results, including risks
related to the merger, are discussed in the Partnership’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new
information or events.
The information contained in this press release is
available on ETP’s website at www.energytransfer.com.
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Source: Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Regency Energy
Partners LP
Investor Relations:
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Brent Ratliff, 214-981-0700 Vice President, Investor Relations or Lyndsay Hannah, 214-840-5477 Director, Finance & Investor Relations or Media Relations: Granado Communications Group Vicki Granado, 214-599-8785 Cell: 214-498-9272 |
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
Energy
Transfer is a Texas-based company that began in 1995 as a small
intrastate natural gas pipeline operator and is now one of the largest
and most diversified investment grade master limited partnerships in the
United States. Growing from roughly 200 miles of natural gas pipelines
in 2002 to approximately 71,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas
liquids (NGLs), refined products, and crude oil pipelines today, the
Energy Transfer family of partnerships remains dedicated to providing
exceptional service to its customers and attractive returns to its
investors.
Through
several transformative transactions, we have expanded our scope of
services. While we remain committed to the natural gas industry, we
enhanced our diversified portfolio of assets by making a strategic
entrance into the NGL business through the acquisition of Louis Dreyfus’
NGL storage, fractionation and transportation operations in 2011. In
2012, we acquired Southern Union Company, a leading diversified natural
gas company, which expanded our national footprint and added more than
20,000 miles of gathering and transportation pipelines to our portfolio.
We made a strong entrance into the crude oil and refined products
business by acquiring Sunoco, Inc. in 2012, including its interest in
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL). We expanded our reach in the
refined products and convenience store business with the acquisition of
Susser Holdings Corporation, including its interest in Susser Petroleum
Partners LP, (now Sunoco LP - NYSE: SUN). These acquisitions, together
with our already robust asset base, have enabled Energy Transfer to
become a premier provider of services to producers and consumers of
natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, and refined products.
Today, there are Four publicly traded partnerships in the Energy Transfer family.
- Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) is a master limited partnership owning and operating one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. ETP's subsidiaries include Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP (the successor of Southern Union Company) and Lone Star NGL LLC, which owns and operates natural gas liquids storage, fractionation and transportation assets. In total, ETP currently owns and operates more than 62,000 miles of natural gas and natural gas liquids pipelines. ETP also owns the general partner, 100% of the incentive distribution rights, and approximately 67.1 million common units in Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE:SXL), which operates a geographically diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined products pipelines, terminalling and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. ETP owns 100% of Sunoco, Inc. and 100% of Susser Holdings Corporation. Additionally, ETP owns the general partner, 100% of the incentive distribution rights and approximately 44% of the limited partner interests in Sunoco LP (formerly Susser Petroleum Partners LP) (NYSE:SUN), a wholesale fuel distributor and convenience store operator. ETP's general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE:ETE).
- Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE) is a master limited partnership which owns the general partner and 100% of the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP), approximately 23.6 million ETP common units, and approximately 81.0 million ETP Class H Units, which track 90% of the underlying economics of the general partner interest and IDRs of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE:SXL). On a consolidated basis, ETE's family of companies owns and operates approximately 71,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products, and crude oil pipelines.
- Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE:SXL), headquartered in Philadelphia, is a master limited partnership that owns and operates a logistics business consisting of a geographically diverse portfolio of complementary crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids pipeline, terminalling and acquisition and marketing assets which are used to facilitate the purchase and sale of crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids. SXL’s general partner is a consolidated subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP). For more information, visit the Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. web site at www.sunocologistics.com.
- Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN) is a master limited partnership (MLP) that primarily distributes motor fuel to convenience stores, independent dealers, commercial customers and distributors. SUN also operates more than 150 convenience stores and retail fuel sites. SUN conducts its business through wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as through its 31.58 percent interest in Sunoco, LLC, in partnership with an affiliate of its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners. While primarily engaged in natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined products transportation, ETP also operates a retail and fuel distribution business through its interest in Sunoco, LLC, as well as wholly owned subsidiaries, Sunoco, Inc. and Stripes LLC that operate approximately 1,100 convenience stores and retail fuel sites. For more information, visit the Sunoco LP website at www.SunocoLP.com.