Sentences with phrase «transporting oil»

Even if his reasons bear on transportation of physical, solid freight, one might argue that different considerations accrue with pipelines transporting oil and gas in liquid forms and facing particular business realities in the fact that they depend upon the laying down of massive amounts of new infrastructure in their construction.

As firefighters continue to fight the train fire and search for the 40 50 missing people, this explosion has already rekindled the debate over transporting oil by rail or by pipeline.

But that transporting oil by rail is more polluting than a pipeline is not a compelling argument for allowing the pipeline.

One of the arguments used by supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline is that pipelines are safer than transporting the oil via the rail roads, as is currently being done.

UPDATE III: Andy Revkin tweets to a report by the Sightline Institute from last month that looked at the way transporting oil by train could change the Northwest:

Now, however, it has separated into two eddies — which means the loop current could begin transporting the oil to more distant regions.

There is energy consumed with drilling, refining and transporting oil, but I don't believe it nears the 50 % range.

So, what «efficiency estimate» do you use for transporting oil?

But the idea the Turkish government is pushing of making an eventual transition to transporting oil and gas through land - based bypass pipeline routes has plenty of problems of its own.

And it says that alternate means of transporting the oil — rail, truck, barge — also have significant environmental and economic impacts, including higher cost, noise, traffic, air pollution and the possibility of spills.

The market price for a gallon of gasoline, for example, reflects the cost of drilling, extracting, refining and transporting the oil.

Scenic Hudson will have a place at the table for this reviewing of alternative strategies to address the safety of transporting oil and other hazardous materials on the river.

Further, the pipeline would help the environment, because moving oil by pipeline produces 42 percent fewer emissions than transporting oil by rail, which is how the oil is being transported in lieu of the new pipeline.

Yet now that the pipeline application has been denied, the additional cost of transporting oil by rail costs would come into play.

From the infamous Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 to the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we are reminded of the risks of drilling and transporting oil all too often.

But transporting oil from western Canada by pipeline is less expensive than shipping by rail, which requires specialized cars and / or specialized handling because of the very high viscosity of oil sands oil.

Pipelines are the safest way of transporting oil and natural gas, and we need more of them, without delay.»

They also say pipelines are a safer method of transporting oil than trains, pointing to recent cases of oil train derailments.

The Secretary shall define the term outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities for purposes of this subparagraph to include, but not be limited to, construction of vessels, drillships, and platforms involved in exploration, production, and development on the outer Continental Shelf; support and supply bases, ports, and related activities; offices of geologists, geophysicists, engineers, and other professionals involved in support of exploration, production, and development of oil and gas on the outer Continental Shelf; pipelines and other means of transporting oil and gas production from the outer Continental Shelf; and processing and refining of oil and gas production from the outer Continental Shelf.

To be clear, Enbridge is not abandoning its traditional bedrock: over 70 per cent of the company's profits still come from transporting oil through its vast network of pipelines, though Monaco recently indicated this could shrink to 50 per cent as early as 2020 as its other business lines grow.

H2 is so simple to synthesize from non-fossil fuel sources and can be made right at the point of consumption, thus saving a lot of expenses and energy in transporting the oil and gas long distance from the well, and then considerable cost in oil refining and Nat Gas purification, and then transporting the refined fossil fuels to the point of consumption.

«The extensive network of pipelines, shipping and other options for transporting oil around the world means that a single world oil price prevails,» the CBO pointed out.

As important as the Northeast Passage may become for transporting oil, gas, coal and ore, it is unlikely to significantly affect container shipping, in which on - time delivery is critical.

One would think that passage of Keystone XL would also meet with the Sierra Club's approval, as well, for several reasons: Wealthier countries and populaces generally protect their enviroonment better than poorer ones; Sierra Club executives and members inevitable all use petroleum products (unless they are living «off the grid»); and pipelines are a proven safe method of transporting oil.

Furthermore, the idea that pipelines are a safer alternative to rail is a false dichotomy — the oil industry does not intend to stop transporting oil by rail if they manage to force their pipeline through, as they hope to transport the oil by both pipeline and rail.

Uncertainties persist about the nature of oil and gas reserves, as well as considerable operational and technical challenges in producing and transporting oil and gas under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature and weather.

The spill and its aftermath has not just shaken an Arkansas town, but has also sparked continued debate over the controversial tar sands oil and how transporting this oil via pipelines puts communities and the climate at risk.

Recent research suggests that transporting the oil poses greater threats than the drilling process itself.

I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

There were seven railcar accidents transporting oil recently, including one that killed 47 people in Canada in 2013.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday issued new proposed rules on tankers transporting oil including quickly phasing out the use of old DOT - 111 rail cars for moving crude oil and other hazardous liquids.

A pipeline feasibility study on the possibility of transporting oil from Kenya and Uganda — where Tullow has another operation — to the Indian Ocean is planned.

There is nothing new about transporting this form of crude oil — and after nearly half a century, there is no evidence that internal corrosion is caused by transporting oil from the Canadian oil sands.

One spill is too many but pipelines are much safer than rail for transporting oil By Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari and Ashley Stedman The Fraser Institute State regulators in... Read more»

You'd never know from the fighting language used by the B.C. premier that the pipeline has been safely transporting oil through the province for more than 60 years.

Zooming in on climate change, Proxy Preview highlights one new shareholder proposal «that raises questions about transporting oil and gas by train and several taking up different angles on deforestation that connect ecological and human rights impacts.»

A recent poll for the Asia Pacific Foundation found that a majority (51 percent) of respondents felt that the potential risks to the environment of transporting oil and gas to Asia outweigh the potential economic benefits.

One such trade route is the maritime path for transporting oil from Persian Gulf exporters to East Asian consumers.

But it turns out, no one is interested in transporting oil by rail across B.C. — or so says CN.

I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

«Simply put, transporting oil by rail — or by any method — is a disaster waiting to happen.»

The incident might result in restrictions on using rail to transport oil, which could increase the price discount for Canadian crude.

While E&P and service companies benefit from rising prices, the same can't always be said for «downstream» businesses (think refiners and gas station operators) or «midstream» firms that transport oil.

There has been a lot of money and effort put into building pipelines to transport oil from Alberta to the Pacific coast.

Henry Huttleston Rogers came up with the machinery by which naphtha could be separated from crude oil and was also the guy who thought of using long pipelines to transport oil instead of railway cars.

This path is also the most efficient and cost - effective route through which these producers can transport their oil to East Asia.

Before their combination, both EQT and Rice operated midstream businesses — which transport oil and gas from wells to processing, transportation and shipping facilities — through limited partnerships.

April 14, 2005: The company announces a deal with PetroChina Co. to transport oil from Alberta to the B.C. coast for export.

If the $ 7 billion pipe is built, which is likely, it will transport oil from Alberta nearly 3,000 km to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

It's possible that the potential routes for pipelines, railways, and barge transport for oil are completely exhausted and that without Keystone XL, Alberta would be left to transport oil sands by Volkswagen brigade, but somehow, despite the photographic evidence below, I find that unlikely.