Monday, August 4, 2014

No Boom without a Bust?

Canexus pays high price for winning Canadian crude-by-rail race

 

Early bets position rail for oil rush

Boom in shipping came with U.S. emergence as world's No. 1 oil producer

The Columbian   Aug 3, 2014
.... The flood of domestic crude has put pressure on the federal government to lift a ban on U.S. exports imposed by Congress in 1975 in response to the Arab oil crisis. Crude-by-rail companies will have to compete with pipelines to bring supplies to the coast if the prohibition is lifted, Olsen said.....


Oil boom brings new focus on rail, pipeline safety
WASHINGTON – The sharp increase in U.S. oil production and its promise of energy independence is coming with a disastrous byproduct: spills that threaten lives, communities and the environment.
In the past 18 months, about 1.2 million gallons of crude oil produced in the U.S. or Canada has been spilled from train cars and pipelines in at least seven states, sparking explosions, fires or the evacuation of homes or offices in four instances.
- See more at: http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/20245/#sthash.GnSToCar.dpuf



By: Jeffrey Stinson, Stateline.org     Aug 4, 2014  Prairie Business

WASHINGTON – The sharp increase in U.S. oil production and its promise of energy independence is coming with a disastrous byproduct: spills that threaten lives, communities and the environment. 

In the past 18 months, about 1.2 million gallons of crude oil produced in the U.S. or Canada has been spilled from train cars and pipelines in at least seven states, sparking explosions, fires or the evacuation of homes or offices in four instances......

WASHINGTON – The sharp increase in U.S. oil production and its promise of energy independence is coming with a disastrous byproduct: spills that threaten lives, communities and the environment.
In the past 18 months, about 1.2 million gallons of crude oil produced in the U.S. or Canada has been spilled from train cars and pipelines in at least seven states, sparking explosions, fires or the evacuation of homes or offices in four instances.
- See more at: http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/20245/#sthash.GnSToCar.dpuf

Oil boom brings new focus on rail, pipeline safety

WASHINGTON – The sharp increase in U.S. oil production and its promise of energy independence is coming with a disastrous byproduct: spills that threaten lives, communities and the environment. By: Jeffrey Stinson, Stateline.org
- See more at: http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/20245/#sthash.GnSToCar.dpuf

Oil boom brings new focus on rail, pipeline safety

WASHINGTON – The sharp increase in U.S. oil production and its promise of energy independence is coming with a disastrous byproduct: spills that threaten lives, communities and the environment. By: Jeffrey Stinson, Stateline.org
- See more at: http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/20245/#sthash.GnSToCar.dpuf

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