The authority said it would be able to keep fares at current levels without disrupting service.
Week-old strikes continued to disrupt service in another 15 states.
If so, there is an increased risk of a single point of failure that could disrupt service over an entire system or line.
Doctors joined the strike, disrupting medical services throughout the capital area, where half of Panama's 2.2 million people live.
Cutting into one of these can disrupt service and possibly injure or kill you.
The explosion did not disrupt service in its system, Texas Eastern said.
For at least two years, protesters showed up each Sunday, sometimes disrupting services from the pews.
A spokesman for the command said it was concerned about disrupting vital services to troops in the field.
The patent dispute that threatened to disrupt service has been settled.
So far the vandalism has only disrupted service temporarily on isolated days.