Insurers and Regulators Respond to Oil-by-Rail Safety Issues; Potential Cost Implications

Breaking Energy 2014-05-23

Summary:

High Gas Prices Prompt Bush's Decision To Lift Ban On Offshore Oil Drilling

According to recent rail industry reports, US freight railroads are estimated to have carried 434,000 carloads of crude oil in the past year. Though oil-by-rail has proven its benefits relating to the efficient transport of oil from upstream to downstream, it has raised significant concerns regarding transportation safety and its environmental impacts. Due to recent

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Authors:

Bennett Resnik

Date tagged:

05/23/2014, 12:42

Date published:

05/23/2014, 12:00