(Source: Associated Press, April 1, 2015)
CASPER, Wyo. — Following a spate of explosive accidents involving North Dakota crude, the state began requiring companies on Wednesday to remove certain liquids and gases from oil before it’s loaded onto rail cars — a move industry and state regulators believe will make for safer shipments. The rules, developed over the past year, require all crude from the state’s oil patch to be treated by heat or by pressure to reduce its volatility before being loaded onto train cars.
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