ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A new report says a manufacturer’s defect caused a section of the Mountain Valley Pipeline to fail during hydrostatic testing earlier this year. (See the report below or download ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A test failure of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in May resulted from a manufacturer defect, not corrosion, according to an independent report commissioned by its developers.

Mountain Valley Pipeline said Friday it repaired a segment that failed a water test earlier this month and will continue to prepare the long-delayed project to enter service by the end of this month.

A section of the Mountain Valley Pipeline atop Bent Mountain ruptured Wednesday during tests to determine the pipe’s integrity before it begins to carry natural gas under high pressure.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An independent report says the test failure of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in May resulted from a manufacturer defect and not corrosion. It says the May 1 rupture was caused ...