Oil train derails east of Portland June 3 (Reuters) – A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire outside Portland, Oregon, on Friday, forcing the closure of an interstate highway and evacuation of a school in the first rail accident involving crude in a year. Union Pacific Corp, which owns the line, said 11 […]
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Bakken oil “fully in compliant with North Dakota’s crude conditioning order.” A shipment of Bakken oil involved in an explosive train derailment in North Dakota had been treated to reduce its volatility – a move that state officials suggested could have reduced the severity of the accident but won’t prevent others from occurring. Hess Corporation spokesman John
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Bakken crude oil has been described as “closest thing to gasoline from the ground” A freight train loaded with Bakken crude oil derailed on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting authorities to issue a voluntary evacuation order within 1 mile (1.6 kilometres), authorities said. The train derailed around 1:20 p.m. in a rural area where
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