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Ferrellgas sheds PA-area oil by rail contract amid allegations of misconduct

Quiet sale raises questions about how transparent Ferrellgas has been with investors about the Eddystone terminal contract By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ferrellgas Partners LP has quietly shed a five-year contract at a Philadelphia-area crude rail terminal just a year after it obtained it through a deal that gave the propane company its

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Rail shippers petition to reaffirm DOT’s authority over oil tank car safety

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“Our petition simply requests that DOT adopt clear rules that ensure that the responsibility for establishing tank car specifications remains in the hands of federal regulators.” WASHINGTON – A broad coalition of shipper organizations has petitioned the Department of Transportation (DOT) to adopt rules reinforcing the Department’s authority to set uniform national tank car standards

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Oregon derailment likely to reignite oil-by-rail safety concerns

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Oregon derailment along the Columbia River By Eric M. Johnson June 3 (Reuters) – A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames along Oregon’s scenic Columbia River gorge on Friday in the first major rail accident involving crude in a year. While no injuries were reported, the train remained engulfed in

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Oregon oil train derailment fire extinguished

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Oregon oil train derailed near Mosier June 4 (Reuters) – Fire crews have extinguished a fire that raged in Oregon after a Union Pacific Corp train carrying crude oil derailed on Friday and burst into flames, the Federal Rail Administration said. The accident, which forced the evacuation of a school and the closure of a

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US rail shipments of liquid fuels decline in 2016, led by crude oil

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After reaching more than 1 million b/d in 2014, crude-by-rail volumes declined slightly in 2015 US rail shipments of liquid fuels dropped by 19 per cent in the first three months of 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Shipments of crude oil, ethanol, and biodiesel averaged 1.1 million b/d, much lower than the 2013–15 average. Since shipments of ethanol and

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Is Obama purposely trying to kill the Canadian oil industry?

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A person on trial for murder doesn’t need to be convicted with a video with them pulling the trigger. But can you see Obama pulling the trigger after looking at the evidence? You be judge. Nobody on earth can say 100%, Obama deliberately sabotaged the Canadian oil industry to advance his own countries interests, or

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Crude by rail boom not a given after Keystone denial

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Crude by rail numbers also depend on oil prices, oilsands projects CALGARY _ Now that the Keystone XL pipeline has been rejected, it’s not a foregone conclusion that much of the 830,000 barrels a day that would have flowed through it will move on trains instead, industry watchers say. “I think that rail certainly will

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USD Terminals Canada looks to expand facility to load more Alberta crude trains

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USD Terminals proposing to double current capacity EDMONTON _ A company wants to expand its rail facility southeast of Edmonton so it can load more trains with Alberta crude for shipment across North America. USD Terminals Canada says its rail terminal near Hardisty, Alta., can already load up to two trains each with 120 railcars

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Wisconsin oil spill clean up continues, residents kept away

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Wisconsin oil spill: 109 oil cars derailed WATERTOWN, Wis. _ Contractors worked to clear more than a dozen derailed cars of a loaded Canadian Pacific Railway train Monday after thousands of litres of crude oil spilled from one tanker, causing the evacuation of a neighbourhood in a small southern Wisconsin city. Residents who evacuated dozens

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Montana railroad safety lacking amid Bakken oil train traffic increase

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No active Montana railroad safety plan HELENA, Mont. _ Oversight of Montana railroad safety falls short at a time when volatile crude oil train traffic from the Bakken region, already high, is only expected to increase, a new audit found. Montana has no active rail safety plan and employs only two inspectors to cover the

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