"Oil transport" refers to the process of moving or transferring oil from one place to another, typically using pipelines, tankers, or trucks. Full definition
Town of Rosendale Councilwoman Jennifer Metzger, a co-founder of the group Citizens for Local Power, says there should be no expectation that the pipeline would reduce the amount of crude oil transported by rail, and she criticized Pilgrim officials for making what she calls misleading statements. (dailyfreeman.com)
«Increasing volumes of crude oil transported by rail raise questions of safety,» the IEA said in its medium - term oil market report. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The oil and gas boom in places like Texas and North Dakota caused the crude - by - rail industry to erupt almost overnight: In 2008, there were only 9,500 railcars of oil transported in the U.S., but last year there were an estimated 400,000 — an increase of 4,117 percent in just six years, according to a new report by ForestEthics. (globalpossibilities.org)