Oil tanker phaseout could last years
Oil companies and railroads appear to be moving to phase out older, rupture-prone tank cars on a faster timeline than U.S. regulators are envisioning. Regulators are expected to propose a six-year...
View ArticleOil industry wants 7-10 years to phase out tank cars
Leading oil industry trade groups on Tuesday told federal regulators that proposed regulations to boost the safety of transporting crude by trains need to be phased in more slowly and should not...
View ArticlePermitting, prices holding back new pipelines
"This may be the most difficult time ever to expand pipeline capacity," Andrew Black, CEO of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, told lawmakers on Tuesday.
View ArticleAfter oil spills, feds order valve replacements on 6,000 tank cars
The Federal Railroad Administration on Friday ordered the owners of an estimated 6,000 tank cars to replace unapproved valves that have caused oil to leak from trains heaving crude.
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