Canada's energy industry regulator is investigating allegations that Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada Corp. skirted a law requiring outside inspectors for pipeline welds.
National Energy Board Chief Engineer Iain Colquhoun says metallurgical engineer Evan Vokes complained in March that his former TransCanada employers ignored his concerns. After following "the chain of command to CEO Russ Girling's office with his allegations…he thought the next line of escalation was to engage the regulator and that is why he officially contacted us," Colquhoun told ENR.