In theory, bitumen could be
transported by rail, but this would add costs and environmental obstacles to a project that is already economically challenged.
To take just one example, much freight is currently
transported by rail.
It would then have to be
transported by rail to the new site.
McDuffie Coal Terminal on the south end of the Port of Mobile, supplied by coal from from as far away as Wyoming — most of which is
transported by rail.
An Accident Waiting to Happen» Huge amounts of oil are being
transported by rail from the shale oil fields.
That production will be shipped by ocean to a special port and
transported by rail to the Drax plant.
It has been estimated that almost 80 % of all goods transported between southern Norway and Bodø is
transported by rail.
The NYAG petition requests that PHMSA implement a Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) limit less than 9.0 pounds per square inch (psi) for crude oil
transported by rail.
Specifically, a pattern of releases and fires involving petroleum crude oil shipments originating from the Bakken and being
transported by rail constitute an imminent hazard under 49 U.S.C. 5121 (d).
The Attorney General petitioned PHMSA to add a new paragraph (a)(6) to the existing HMR requirements in Title 49 CFR § 174.310 that would «require all crude oil
transported by rail to not exceed an established Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) of 9.0 psi.»
Specifically, this rulemaking will assess the merits of a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Attorney General of the State of New York regarding vapor pressure standards for the transportation of crude oil to implement a RVP limit of 9.0 pounds per square inch (psi), for crude oil
transported by rail.
In March, the US State Department stated that the project was unlikely to have much impact on the rate at which Canada's oil sands are developed, suggesting that the oil would be
transported by rail if the pipeline were not built.
Modeled after the Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal, Va., the facility would serve as a logistics hub for cargo brought in by ship to the heavily congested Port of New York and New Jersey and
transported by rail to Jamesville.
On Saturday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. we will be holding an informational forum about the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline which is being planned to carry the very volatile and explosive Crude Oil which has been fracked in North Dakota (and
transported by rail to Albany), down the New York State Thruway Corridor to New Jersey refineries.
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.
This first shipment to Asia comprises some 200,000 wet metric tonnes of high - grade iron concentrate, part of the tonnage
transported by rail to the port over the last month from QIO's recently -...
The break - even price of tar sands oil is around $ 100 per barrel if
transported by rail, according to Anthony Swift, a staff attorney at NRDC (which publishes
McKenna also told Clinton that Canada is tripling the amount of oil that's
transported by rail because of a lack of pipelines.
«Whether it's pipeline or
transport by rail, I think the opposition will be equal.»
A vast increase in oil
transport by rail surely has at least something to do with the accident — if the train hadn't been carrying oil, its destruction might have been less catastrophic — but there will inevitably be debate over the conclusion to draw from that observation.
As politicians scramble to expedite laws addressing crude oil
transport by rail, citizens gathered in Albany today to demand the trains be banned from rolling on New York tracks.
With an array of exciting destinations to choose from, a Great Rail Journeys tour takes inspiration from the «Golden Age» of travel,
transporting you by rail for a leisurely experience where the travelling becomes just the start of the adventure.
The State Department's Final Environmental Impact Statement estimates that it costs between $ 3 to $ 9 per barrel more to
transport by rail than by pipeline.
This, when it became prevalent, in fact had substituted for the earlier
transport by rail using coal, and so your statement is falsified from the historical record.
Represented the interested party in this judicial review alleging a failure to consult and a breach of Regulation 1370/2007 on public passenger
transport by rail and road, arising from the award of a railway franchise.
Not exact matches
«Simply put,
transporting oil
by rail — or
by any method — is a disaster waiting to happen.»
According to a study led
by Roland Berger consultants, Brazil's
rail transport industry is expected to be worth $ 3.2 billion a year
by 2017.
They argued
transporting crude
by pipeline would be safer than alternatives like
rail, and charged Obama with hypocrisy for complaining about the lack of investment in U.S. infrastructure while obstructing an $ 8 billion project.
The Committee for Perth has added to the debate over Perth's public
transport system
by releasing research indicating light
rail systems attract more passengers, have lower running costs, and travel faster than rapid bus systems.
But it turns out, no one is interested in
transporting oil
by rail across B.C. — or so says CN.
Railways, who added crude
by rail capacity earlier this decade only to have the market vanish as pipeline space opened up, have been slow to move back in the oil
transport business, asking producers to sign longer - term deals.
Chevron has begun
transporting crude
by truck and
rail to make up the shortfall.
Like many European Jews who were rounded up and murdered
by the Nazis, Anne Frank was
transported to her death
by rail.
Crude -
by -
rail shipments are expected to ramp up in the second half of this year and into the first half of next year to «very material volumes of oil,» Pourbaix said, adding price discounts will improve but will likely remain higher than usual because
rail costs more than pipeline
transport.
Supporters say it would provide a safer and more cost - effective way to
transport Bakken shale to the U.S. Gulf than
by road or
rail.
Train traffic has been disrupted
by explosions on the
rail network, and on most major roads throughout the region, checkpoints have been set up
by rebels and Ukrainian forces, making goods
transport a risky business.
It will expand freight transportation capacity
by connecting with existing modes of road,
rail, ports and air
transport.
Rail can't possibly transport 5 - 6 times more oil than what is currently happening, particularly after the two recent disasters and the anger over lack of responsibility and buck - passing by rail authorit
Rail can't possibly
transport 5 - 6 times more oil than what is currently happening, particularly after the two recent disasters and the anger over lack of responsibility and buck - passing
by rail authorit
rail authorities.
The Downstream segment comprises refining of crude oil into petroleum products; marketing of crude oil and refined products;
transporting of crude oil and refined products
by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and
rail car; and manufacturing and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant additives.
You can
transport food a long way
by ship,
rail, barge, or heavy truck for a lot less fuel per pound than hauling tomatoes
by van.
Since the July 2013 Lac - Megantic fatal train disaster and other recent incidents involving oil
by rail,
Transport Canada has faced questions about whether it adequately addressed safety oversight concerns surrounding the transportation of dangerous cargo, which were repeatedly raised in internal audits.
«CN
Rail has expressed a desire to transport bitumen by rail,» said the memo, sent from Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the central department in government serving Harper's office and cabi
Rail has expressed a desire to
transport bitumen
by rail,» said the memo, sent from Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the central department in government serving Harper's office and cabi
rail,» said the memo, sent from Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council Office, the central department in government serving Harper's office and cabinet.
According to an internal document prepared
by Environment Canada, released to CBC environment reporter Margo McDiarmid under Access to Information, Canadians are increasingly likely to question whether oil can be
transported safely, whether
by pipeline or
rail.
Moving oil from Alberta to the Gulf
by pipeline would cost around $ 9 per barrel, or one - third the cost of
rail transport.
Rail transport, especially electrified rail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation by car or tr
Rail transport, especially electrified
rail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation by car or tr
rail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation
by car or truck.
«At the most basic level, this pipeline increases prices realized
by Canadian producers, allows more crude to flow
by pipeline out of Western Canada, and consequently lowers the amount of crude
by rail which is a much less cost - effective and more polluting method of
transport,» he said.
One spill is too many but pipelines are much safer than
rail for
transporting oil
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Conservatives are
railing against dual decisions
by the British government to prevent Alfie Evans» parents from
transporting him to Italy for further treatment, and to order Alfie's doctors to withdrawal life support from Alfie, which they did, and which soon led to Alfie's death.
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Rather it would give the energy minister the power to determine what type of oil and how much of it is
transported, and
by which method (pipeline or
rail).