May 1, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, April 30, 2019) MONTREAL — The head of the Canadian National Railway says shipping crude by rail remains a lucrative, albeit temporary solution to Canada’s pipeline quandary. Full story: Times Colonist
May 1, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, April 30, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota intends to sue Washington if that state’s governor signs legislation requiring oil shipped by rail to have more of its volatile gases removed. Proponents of the bill say it would boost...
April 30, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, April 29, 2019) BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s congressional delegation is urging the governor of Washington state to veto legislation they say would result in a “de facto ban” of crude-by-rail traffic from the Bakken. The bill prohibits...
April 29, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, April 26, 2019) CALGARY — Executives at some of Canada’s biggest oil producers say the private sector could potentially step in to take over Alberta government crude-by-rail contracts that the province’s new premier has vowed to scrap. Full story:...
April 24, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: News & Advance, April 23, 2019) LYNCHBURG, Va. — It was April 30, 2014 when 17 cars of a CSX oil train derailed near Ninth and Jefferson streets in downtown Lynchburg, sending three cars into the James River. A massive fire followed, and officials...
April 24, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 23, 2019) WASHINGTON — A bill that could dramatically impact roughly 150,000 b/d of crude-by-rail traffic to refineries in the Pacific Northwest has been sent to Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s desk to be signed into law,...
April 22, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 17, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The new government in the Canadian province of Alberta will likely take a more aggressive stance with the federal government in Ottawa on pipeline issues and may cancel a rail-car lease that would...
April 22, 2019 | BNSF, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Portland Tribune, April 21, 2019) PORTLAND, Ore. — Operations at Oregon’s only crude oil export terminal went off the rails on Earth Day weekend — after activists blocked all train traffic leading to the Northwest Portland facility. Extinction Rebellion...
April 12, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Western Producer, April 11, 2019) SASKATOON — Farm leaders are still wary of Alberta’s plans to move more oil by rail, hoping whoever wins the election will be able to prove grain movement won’t be affected. The deal, which would see the province move 120,000...
April 12, 2019 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Fortune, April 11, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump wants to allow natural gas to be shipped in railroad cars, a move that would open new markets hungry for the fuel but could risk catastrophic accidents if one were to derail. Trump on...
