June 8, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bangor Daily News, June 8, 2015) PORTLAND, Maine — Some victims of the train disaster that killed 48 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on July, 6, 2013, will again be able to file claims against as many as 25 defendants before the statute of limitations for...
June 8, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, June 8, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Robert Lipscomb has seen what happens after an oil train derails and explodes in flames. On Sunday, he stood near the fence at the Ezra Prentice Homes on South Pearl Street in Albany, looking at oil tanker cars...
June 8, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Associated Press, June 8, 2015) ST. PAUL PARK, Minn. — Authorities say a crude oil train and a semitrailer carrying flour collided at a railroad crossing south of St. Paul that local officials are calling to be closed. Full story:...
June 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, June 4, 2015) CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc , Canada’s No. 2 independent oil producer, has agreed to buy the Bruderheim, Alberta, crude-by-rail terminal from Canexus Corp for C$75 million in cash, the two companies said on Thursday. Full story:...
June 5, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: The Oregonian, June 4, 2015) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oil train traffic through the Columbia River Gorge has declined one-third or more from its peak amid an oil price decline that has pressured crude-by-rail shipments nationwide. Full story: The...
June 4, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Bergen Record, June 3, 2015) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A small bridge over the Oradell Reservoir used by trains hauling millions of gallons of crude oil has deteriorated to the point that the rail company will soon replace the 86-year-old span’s entire deck,...
June 4, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Globe and Mail, June 4, 2015) TORONTO — New rail safety rules are still coming into effect two years after the disaster in Lac-Mégantic. Meanwhile, serious crude derailments have continued despite a recent dip in the volume of oil-by-rail shipments. Full...
June 3, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, June 2, 2015) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian crude oil exports by rail in the first quarter plunged 28 percent year-on-year, the National Energy Board said on Tuesday, as shippers moved more crude by pipeline, which was cheaper. Full story:...
June 3, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Radio station KPLU, June 3, 2015) SEATTLE — BNSF Railway and oil refineries in Washington are teaming up to better respond to accidents. The railroad and BP Cherry Point, Phillips 66, Shell Oil Products US, Tesoro Companies and U.S. Oil Refining Company have...
June 2, 2015 | Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Albany Times Union, May 29, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — A state oil spill cleanup fund, recently boosted from $25 million to $40 million, is still woefully short of what could be needed after a major spill, explosion or fire, and should eventually grow to as much as...
