First Gas plans two-day shut for Maui pipeline repair

First Gas plans two-day shut for Maui pipeline repair
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) - First Gas is planning to shut part of the country’s biggest gas pipeline for two days to fix a damaged section near Whitecliffs, north of New Plymouth. The company has built a 900-metre bypass which it is testing this week. It is also preparing to isolate the damaged section of the Maui pipeline near Pariroa so that it can be emptied of gas and the bypass tied-in over two days starting late Friday, Nov. 30. First Gas chief executive Paul Goodeve said the company considered whether the work could...