December 27, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Prairie Public News, December 24, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is awaiting a decision from federal regulators on Washington state’s new law that essentially bans accepting Bakken crude by rail. North Dakota wants the federal Pipeline and Hazardous...
December 23, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, December 20, 2019) SASKATOON — Canadian Pacific Railway says it expects the last of its damaged cars will be removed by the end of the week from the site of a fiery derailment in Saskatchewan. Full story: www.cbc.ca
December 23, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: S&P Global Platts, December 20, 2019) HOUSTON — Canadian exports of crude by rail fell 15.5% in October from the previous month after the country’s heavy oil became too expensive near the source to support increased shipments on train cars. Full...
December 20, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Financial Post, December 19, 2019) CALGARY — As persistent pipeline delays choke Canadian oil exports, Cenovus Energy Inc. and other energy companies are investing in new technologies to squeeze more crude onto trains bound for refining markets in the U.S....
December 19, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bloomberg, December 18, 2019) CALGARY — Canadian shipments of crude by rail are poised to surge next year, spurring investment in new export infrastructure. Crude-by-rail capacity in Alberta is expected to grow by 100,000 barrels a day in December after the...
December 18, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CTV News, December 17, 2019) SASKATOON — Kawacatoose First Nation’s chief is speaking out over concerns about potential environmental damage resulting from last week’s fiery Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) train derailment near Lanigan. A CP train...
December 16, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, December 13, 2019) SASKATOON, Sask. — Transport Canada says “only the most crash-resistant tank cars available” are allowed to haul crude oil on Canadian rail lines. But the Canadian Pacific Railway train that derailed on a remote patch...
December 13, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: www.nj.com, December 12, 2019) NEWARK, N.J. — The Trump administration has approved the shipment of liquified natural gas from the fracking fields of Pennsylvania to a port on the Delaware River in South Jersey. Full story: www.nj.com
December 12, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Global News, December 12, 2019) CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released new details regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment near Guernsey, Sask. TSB said Wednesday its preliminary examination suggests 19 of the 34...
December 12, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, December 11, 2019) CALGARY — The oil-carrying Canadian Pacific Railway train that derailed and lit up an area of rural Saskatchewan earlier this week was pulling modified tank cars meant to reduce the risk of puncturing and other damage during a...
