September 1, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train, UK Railways
(Source: BBC News, August 28, 2020) LONDON — There are fears for wildlife after a train carrying up to 750 tons of diesel derailed, causing an oil spill at a scientifically important site. The freight train derailed and caught fire in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, on...
August 31, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CBC News, August 28, 2020) CALGARY, Alberta — The Alberta government is out $2.1 billion after unloading crude-by-rail contracts signed by the previous government, but the process and the reasons for the staggering loss are mired in secrecy. Full story:...
August 27, 2020 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 26, 2020) Canadian exports of crude oil by rail fell to 42,820 barrels per day in June, an eight-year low, according to a report by Kallanish Energy. Citing Canada Energy Regulator data, the energy news outlet reported that...
August 25, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Salt Lake Tribune, August 24, 2020) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah officials violated federal law last year when they awarded nearly $28 million in grants to plan and develop a railway that oil-producing counties have proposed to connect with the national rail...
August 25, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, August 24, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Environmental groups, 14 states and the District of Columbia are suing federal agencies over regulation allowing the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) via rail. Full story: Freight...
August 25, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bismarck Tribune, August 21, 2020) BISMARCK, N.D. — State regulators changed requirements for oil conditioning on Thursday to address part of a federal agency’s decision earlier this year regarding oil trains. The North Dakota Industrial Commission...
August 24, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, August 21, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail fell to an eight-year low in June as North American fuel demand remained low due to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Shipments were 10 times as high in February...
August 21, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: WHYY, August 20, 2020) PHILADELPHIA — Fourteen states — including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware — and the District of Columbia have filed a legal challenge to a new federal rule that would allow trains to carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the...
August 20, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 19, 2020) The Rail Transportation Regulatory Agency of Mexico has established rate regulations related to the transportation of several chemical and petrochemical products in southern Veracruz, the agency announced Aug. 17....
August 20, 2020 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, August 19, 2020) NEW YORK — Nonprofit environmental law firm Earthjustice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of environmental groups against the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), challenging a recently...
