NORTHERN NATURAL GAS IDENTIFIES CAUSE OF ODOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 11, 1996
HOUSTON --The cause for a natural gas odor that occurred early this morning near Northern Natural Gas Company's operations yard in Farmington, Minnesota has been identified, officials said. A scheduled purge of a segment of the company's natural gas pipeline was conducted at 1:30 a.m. Low barometric pressure and low wind velocity caused the released natural gas odor to dissipate more slowly than normal. The odor has now dissipated and residents should detect no further natural gas odors. Natural gas, which is both odorless and colorless, is injected with mercaptan to provide odor for safety reasons.
"The release posed no threat to public health and safety," said Phil Lowry, vice president of operations. "However, Northern regrets any inconvenience that the odor caused in the local area."
For additional information please contact:
Kelly Kimberly
(713) 853-5377
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