Tag: Rail
CNR supports CanaPux pilot project to ship solid bitumen by rail
Toyo will create equipment to solidify and re-liquefy up to 1,000 barrels of bitumen per day for pilot project CNR says Calgary-headquartered Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd. has been selected to design and build a pilot project to produce CanaPux pellets, a key step toward demonstrating the commercial viability of moving bitumen by rail in solid form, according to […]
High-speed rail presents major opportunities for decarbonisation of transport – IEA
Significant environmental benefit is capacity to shift passengers away from aviation High-speed rail (HSR) passenger activity totalled 625 billion passenger kilometres in 2015 with China, Europe and Japan together accounting for 95 per cent of the global total, according to the International Energy Agency. HSR is also the fastest growing passenger rail transport service worldwide […]
Widening Brent-WTI price spread unlikely to change East Coast crude oil supply
Restrictions on exporting domestic oil were removed, refiners now compete with international buyers for domestic oil In Sept. and Oct. 2017, the difference between domestic and foreign crude oil prices has risen to the highest level since 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In the past, price differences between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
As coal shipments decline, rail dominant mode of coal transport to power sector
Transportation costs accounted for 35% of total delivered cost of coal The US electric power sector consumed 677 million short tons of coal in 2016, the lowest amount since 1984, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Electric power sector coal consumption accounted for more than 93 per cent of all coal consumed in the United […]
Increase in rail shipments of propane, butane to West Coast offsets decreasing production
Exports of LPG from the West Coast rose by nearly 5,000 b/d in 2016 to more than 37,000 b/d Total US production of propane and butanes—commonly referred to as liquefied petroleum gases (LPG)—increased to 2.1 million b/d in 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Production increased in all regions of the country except for […]
CSX CEO hopeful for U.S. economy in 2017 and that Trump can help
CSX CEO expects Q1 earnings to grow in “low-to mid-teens” in percentage terms By Nick Carey DETROIT, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The head of No. 3 U.S. railroad CSX Corp said on Wednesday he sees room for optimism that the U.S. economy could continue to gain momentum in 2017, especially if President-elect Donald Trump follows […]
US diesel demand set to rise as freight, oil drilling pick up: Kemp – Reuters News
Diesel consumption forecast to increase 80,000 b/d, over 2%, in 2017, as a result of a colder winter and freight growth LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Freight movements across the United States are showing signs of sustained growth for the first time in 18 months, which should support increases in diesel consumption in 2017. Freight volumes hit a record […]
Industry develops first responder safety course for oil by rail accidents
Course covers characteristics of oil, rail cars, strategies for spill response and firefighting, incident command system WASHINGTON – America’s oil and freight railroad industries have developed a new education module for first responders as part of a holistic effort to better prevent, mitigate and respond to derailments of trains carrying crude oil, the heads of […]
Crude-by-rail volumes to the East Coast are declining – EIA
Oil carried by rail from Midwest to East Coast remains country’s largest crude-by-rail movement at 176,000 b/d Movements of crude oil by rail within the US averaged 443,000 barrels b/d in the first five months of 2016, down 45 per cent from the same period last year according to the US Energy Information Administration. Fewer shipments of crude […]
Canada to phase out DOT 111 rail tank cars by November
Low oil prices help with transition out of DOT 111 cars By Allison Martell TORONTO, July 25 (Reuters) – Canada will take older tank cars out of crude-by-rail service much earlier than originally planned, its transport minister said on Monday, in the government’s latest move to toughen rail safety after a deadly 2013 crash. The […]
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