Whether laying pipeline in the hinterlands of America or the streets of Philadelphia, drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, coal mining beneath the state of West Virginia or staring at the controls of a Japanese nuclear reactor-frantically trying to stem a radioactive breech after Mother Nature's apocalyptic double-header, the energy business is fraught with unexpected danger. No one can anticipate every possible problem. Of course this comes as no surprise to anyone who follows the energy industry, even from a distance.
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