July 5, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Florida Bulldog, July 2, 2019) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Donald Trump plans to open up the transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) around the United States in railroad tanks that can hold 30,680 gallons of the extremely flammable fuel, with as...
July 2, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 1, 2019) House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) have asked the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to extend the public...
July 1, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, June 30, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Oregon Legislature on Saturday (June 29) approved a bill requiring railroads transporting large amounts of crude oil through Oregon to develop spill response plans and submit them to the Department of...
June 28, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Edmonton Journal, June 27, 2019) EDMONTON — Attempting to make good on a spring election promise, the government announced Thursday morning it has engaged CIBC Capital Markets to “help oversee the divestment of the crude-by-rail program and its transition to...
June 28, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CTV News, June 27, 2019) EDMONTON — The Alberta government announced changes to the oil production limit for August Thursday. Citing the private sector increasing its crude-by-rail capacity, declining inventory levels and improved efficiencies, the production...
June 26, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: JWN Energy, June 25, 2019) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian crude by rail activity is on the upswing again, according to new data from the National Energy Board. The NEB reports that rail offtake from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin averaged 236,252 bbls/d in...
June 26, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, June 25, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives is pushing back on the Trump Administration’s efforts to fast-track regulations to allow liquefied natural gas (LNG) to move in rail tank cars. Citing safety concerns, the...
June 20, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, June 18, 2019) HOUSTON — Heavy crudes have poured into the United States this spring, offsetting the loss of Venezuelan oil and producing a mini-surplus, with Canadian heavy crude this month being exported from the U.S. Gulf Coast. Crude-by-rail...
June 19, 2019 | Headlines, NTSB, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, June 18, 2019) FORT WORTH, Texas — Investigators will consider storm-related flooding to help determine what caused an April 24 freight train derailment in North Texas that sent 25 tanker cars off the tracks. Full story:...
June 18, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 17, 2019) PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill to boost readiness for oil spills from trains, advancing legislation whose years-long delay revealed the strong influence of corporate money in Oregon...
